Reddit mentions of Eagle Aspen Dtv2Buhf Directv 2-Bay Uhf Antenna

1. buy this $15 antenna
   
2. stick it behind tv cabinet
   
   If you want something that just works, try this. Costs only a little bit more than a DIY.
   
   

You need an UHF TV antenna. Don't worry about finding an "HD" antenna, as long as it is for the UHF bandwidth, it'll work fine.

Mine like this works well.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000GIT002/

The correct direction in your case is east? Then all the channels from that direction are in the UHF band. If you can make one fit I suggest the good old 4 bay UHF. Here are some random examples:

• Antennas Direct DB4e
  
• Antenna Craft U-4000
  
• Solid Signal HDB4X (Digiwave ANT2086)
  
  If you have space issues then you could settle for a 2 bay. Example:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Aspen-EASDTV2BUHF-Directv-Approved/dp/B000GIT002/
  
  The antenna you mentioned is pretty expensive for a mere indoor antenna. Go for an outdoor antenna if you possibly can.

I'm in Lenexa and use this antenna: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000GIT002/ I am able to get every OTA station in KC without any issues. There are ultimately three issues that can cause poor reception. The first is being outside the range of the towers...which we know isn't the issue. The second is line of sight. The best TV antennas are directional, like the one above, so it needs to be pointed in the direction of the tower, with nothing between the antenna and the tower, and as high above the ground as possible. This also helps with issue number three, which is multipathing. This might be unavoidable if you live in a densely populated area, or near high rises. The TV signal from the tower bounces off of objects before getting to your antenna. But, the antenna also receives the original signal. It sends the reflected signals as well as the original signal to the tuner, which goes, "what the fuck?" As ATSC standards have matured, more recent generations of tuners better handle multipathing issues. TLDR: Buy this antenna, put it outside, point it toward the towers, enjoy free TV, and then figure out why and how it works. It's pretty fucking interesting. :)

So, i do use a tivo which I had prior to cutting cable. It sometimes seems a little silly, since I now only get like a dozen channels and given the availability of online tv. Not sure whether I'm going to keep it, but it does know about the OTA channels.

Re: antenna, here's what I've got:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EHUE7I/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

though it looks like maybe that model has been discontinued. this one looks like it:

http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Aspen-Dtv2Buhf-Directv-Antenna/dp/B000GIT002/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_1

I also got the stand for it, which is easy to find. I screwed it to an old wood crate just to get it to the same height as the window it looks out of.

The window itself, as I mentioned, faces north, which is where most of the stations are (relative to portland). There's a site that will make a map for your address here:

http://www.antennaweb.org/Address.aspx

I run it through a 75 ft coax into the basement, then up through the floor to the tivo. About 2 hrs worth of work all in.

Eagle Aspen EASDTV2BUHF Directv Approved 2-Bay UHF Outdoor Antenna https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GIT002/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_LtDTBb4DGMB7Y

Well I don't think you need a rotor! :)

First I'd try a simple VHF/UHF set-top type antenna like this one. If it doesn't work you're only out five bucks and if it does then you can send the cash difference to me. ;)

This antenna should do about anything you'd need unless you really want to pull in those stations that are > 30 miles away (hint: you probably don't). That type of antenna is known as a "DB2" by the way, no relation. ;) Note: It will likely fail to get channel 8, your closest PBS station. To fix that all you'd need to do is get a "hybrid splitter/combiner" which should be dirt cheap and a rabbit ear antenna, then hook both antennas to one side of the splitter/combiner and the other side to your TV. The $5 antenna might work for that but you might (read: probably will) have to pull off the metal loop so as not to be generating your own UHF "multipath" - that's where the tuner sees the same signal twice but one is out of sync with the other, older tuners choke on that hard.

Judging by your TV Fool results I'd bet you don't need to climb out on your roof for any of this either, even the DB2. Putting it in the attic would be plenty I'd think, and that only if a lower place didn't work well enough. I'm thinking that simple antenna (the first one) is going to work fine for you though.

> North facing wall (TV is on this one ) has the other two apartments.

So as you are facing the TV you are looking North?

I'd get one of these; DTV2BUHF This antenna will do as well or better than the one you selected and its only $18 -vs- $70

Mount it on the wall behind your TV pointing it South. Drop all the hardware and the reflector, etc. (but keep it in case this doesn't work) and mount only the boom that holds the bow ties ><. Put it high up on the wall but keep it down from the ceiling 6"-8". You should have a long enough coax cable to go directly into the TV. re-zero and rescan your TV. If you have trouble getting channels 7 thru 13 with this antenna there is a simple mod to fix that but see what you get without any mods.

Height is your friend, how high can you get your antenna? I'm running this antenna in my attic, and I added a vhf antenna to it. I am in vanderveen and get cbs most of the time, some days it doesn't come in as good as others

I bought this and stuck it on my back porch: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GIT002

At the time it was $12.99 with free shipping, took about 10 minutes to point it the right direction with this: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29

There's a great guide to what antenna type to get and how to figure out which way to point it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/comments/17ir41/sylver_dragons_quick_newbie_guide_to_a_tv_fool/

Then I just re-used the existing cable line that already ran to my TV and hooked it to the antenna instead. I did have to do some splicing and stick a new connector on it, but that was also cheap and didn't take long. I have less than $20 and less than 30 minutes of time invested in the whole thing and get everything except MNF and the Thursday games.

Try one of these. It even works indoors.

the new 50 mile antenna is overloading your signals .. you can not use an amplified antenna in your location. this antenna pointed to 18° might get you better signal for stations higher than 13

http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Aspen-EASDTV2BUHF-Directv-Approved/dp/B000GIT002/

I am a fan of This Antenna.

It would work great for this by removing the reflector as suggested by Zippy. Aim it at channel 49 or 19 and you should get just about everything.

At $12.99, you could also buy two of them and use a splitter and aim them 180 degrees apart. You don't need much gain, so the loss from the splitter shouldn't be a big deal.

I got this one passive from Amazon and it works way better than this amped one I got from Monoprice. It looks like they raised the price of that Eagle Aspen since I bought it. It was below $20 back then.

I went with the EASDTV2BUHF and RCA TVPRAMP1R Preamplifier. Stuck the antenna in the attic (insulation is below the antenna, only wood and shingles between it and towers) and the preamp downstairs at the end of the line connected directly to the antenna and it works great for me! Only downside is it's UHF only, but that's the majority of the channels anyways. Dual band antennas typically do two frequency ranges not as well as a single band antenna.

not recommended for lower floor nyc apartment dwellers.
only higher altitude and fewer obstructions will help you,
not this over hyped flat which works just like any other
$20 single bay bow tie antenna. http://www.amazon.com//dp/B000GIT002/

the problem now will be hi-VHF antenna reception.
UHF is easy, even a small bowtie facing west will do that,
but you need a few 24-36" long sticks to catch high VHF.
if you only get a bowtie, you'll be missing your; 7,5,6
so if you can live without ABC from OTA, you'll be fine.

see if you can get away with putting this on your AC;
https://www.amazon.com//dp/B000GIT002

this would be better, but is more difficult to hide;
https://www.amazon.com//dp/B01ET7BGDY
that single stick along the top might get 7 for you.

I would like install an attic antenna that would capture as many of my available channels as possible.

I have this antenna outside, but the reception is really poor overall.

Suggestions are appreciated!

Nice work, you will most def get more channels if you mount it up in the attic, depending of course on where you live. I was going to build my own antenna but bailed and decided to buy one after some research.

I just mounted this antenna up in my attic. I bought it on Amazon for around$20 at the time and I must say 40+ OTA HD channels later, $$$ well spent. Expensive does not always mean better. I had a Terk and while it did an adequate job this antenna blew it away and was half the price! OH, and I recommend getting an amplifier too, I bought an RCA 10B+ for $10, and thats all i need. (I did get channels without but picked up a few more with it)

http://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Aspen-Dtv2Buhf-Directv-Antenna/dp/B000GIT002/ref=sr_1_49?ie=UTF8&qid=1312512578&sr=8-49

GL HF! F dem cable companies!

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Amazon Smile Link: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000GIT002/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_Pqxstb1B32WQX


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Hey man, I think you are better off buying one. Here is my suggestion. If you want two antennas, use this combiner I used it and it worked great. As for an antenna, I am biased because I used this one, it is cheap and it worked like a charm for me, although I roof mounted it: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GIT002/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_Pqxstb1B32WQX

It looks like your channels are mostly UHF so it should be good for you. It's less than $20, and includes the balun. You can barely build one for cheaper. Other suggestions here are good but this worked great for me and its an inexpensive option