[Merged] HD channels over the air from antenna

[glaswegian]

So I installed a tower and had a CM4228 antenna on it, along with a rotor and amp. No more cable bills :-)

Here are some of my results:

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[4flava]

WHOA!!!.. howmuch does everything cost in total???.. from antenna to receiver other....

Where do ya live??.. wanna come do it for me??.. I'll pay ya..lol

[phucyall]

Do you have any specs on the antenna needed for something like this? Say I want to just put one on the roof instead of a tower.

[Chr1s]

Nice!!!

So, how many channels do you get... and what equipment did you use (sources)?

[glaswegian]

Specs:

CM4228 antenna

CM7777 amp for better signal after splitting it and long cable run

9521a rotor from channel master also

I got all this from a company called Nutech electronics in Hamilton, but I believe they have a store in the GTA or Toronto also

I get over 15 digital channels, amonst them 10 HD channels, and I also pull in about 10 analogue channels.

The tower 36ft cost me $250. My LCD HDTV has a built in ATSC tuner which you need, if you don't have that, you will have to buy a stand alone tuner for the HD channels.

People without built-in tuners, use this samsung below

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4144839

[glaswegian]

check this store below for antennas also

https://www.xtek.ca/OTAHDTV.html?gcl...FQZiOAodYTAo6g


For more education on this, read this guy's blog below, he is in Toronto

http://stephandcharles.com/index.php...id=55&Itemid=2

[venice_it]

Thanks for posting this. I've been looking at doing this for a while as I am not too happy with Bell and Rogers.

How much was the cm 4228?

[glaswegian]

I got mine for $100 cash

[GimmeGear]

ah the tower -- brings back memories. Had one when I was a kid, until a storm blew it down.

[glaswegian]

must have been put up by mickey mouse installer, because you see a lot of them driving around, and they have stood the test of time.

Also am sure there wasn't HD broadcast at that time, unless it was recently that you were a kid You didn't install next to the falls did you?

ah the tower -- brings back memories. Had one when I was a kid, until a storm blew it down.

[fooit]

I want to install CM4228 in the attic - what kind of mast do I need to buy in Home Depot?

Also, where can I get roof/attic mount bracket like this -


or like this -

[RedDeer17]

Specs:
I get over 15 digital channels, amonst them 10 HD channels, and I also pull in about 10 analogue channels.

Do you get any educational channels that would be interesting for kids?

[PurpleTiger]

Do you get any educational channels that would be interesting for kids?

Check out this site for channel listings

http://www.remotecentral.com/hdtv/

PBS 43-3 is "Think Bright kids' educational channel", which has some interesting shows. I'm getting PBS perfectly with a really sh***ty setup.