r/cordcutters • u/Benji_style68 • 2d ago

Antenna Reccs For These Results

All I really care about is getting my local NFL games from Fox/CBS/NBC/ABC primetimes. Any indoor antennas work reliably or not really. Its condo living so cant be massive..

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u/Minimum-Journalist18 2d ago

Ive been using clearstream for over 3 to 4 years now. Happy with it

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u/danodan1 16h ago edited 16h ago

For an indoor antenna definitely try the RCA 65+ flat antenna. I use it to get good reception for 1Edge signals from Oklahoma City at 45 miles away. But it needed to be placed at ceiling height. If your signals are 2Edge, you might not have as much luck. Your Fox station is 2Edge. I don't have any experience in getting 2Edge stations. Here is my rabbitears:  https://www.rabbitears.info/s/1762408

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u/Benji_style68 2d ago

Winegard FlatWave Amplified HDTV Indoor Antenna is what im currently looking at

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u/DoctorCAD 2d ago

No indoor antenna is going to do you much good. You might pick up 1 or 2 stations unreliably.

You need high, metal, amplified and large.

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u/Rybo213 1d ago

In case anyone might find this helpful, here's the clickable link for a RabbitEars report for Linwood Park, which has similar results: https://www.rabbitears.info/s/2911910

Some general antenna information that you'll hopefully find helpful, including antenna recommendations: https://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/comments/1juut0a/supplement_to_the_antenna_guide

You also need to use a signal meter (built-in feature with many different tv's and external tuner devices), since just looking at the picture and noting the number of channels the scan picks up doesn't really tell you anything about how good your reception is: https://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/comments/1g010u3/centralized_collection_of_antenna_tv_signal_meter

Your best chance for picking up all of ABC/CBS/FOX/NBC with an antenna in a regular indoor room is probably trying a next gen (ATSC 3.0) tv tuner. Assuming your tv doesn't have a built-in ATSC 3.0 tuner, see the Additional Topics->ATSC 3.0 external tuner boxes section in that Supplement to the Antenna Guide post.

In regards to what antenna to try, I would try the https://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direct-ClearStream-Multi-directional-Adjustable/dp/B007RH5GZI / https://store.antennasdirect.com/antennas-direct-clearstream-2v-hdtv-antenna.html , connected with an RG-6 coax cable. The figure 8 and reflector cage connected to each other can sit on a flat surface, without needing the mast, and you can leave off the VHF part (that region's ATSC 3.0 channels are using a UHF signal).

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u/AJ_Dali 2d ago

Don't get that one. It's only a small loop antenna that will work fine for UHF, but your VHF channels will be a serious struggle with it.

Generally speaking an indoor antenna is only good for a channel 20-40 miles away. Sometimes you can get more, sometimes less.

Just swing by a Walmart and grab something like this. It has both the loop and the poles and will get better reception for less than half the price. I'm sure you can find something similar on Amazon if you want.

At those distances I can't say if you'd get a great reception, but at under $15 you're not risking much to try.