Doesn't, but many of us were too lazy/cheap to put up a good antenna when the rabbit ears were working passably. Since DTV is all-or-nothing we find ourselves needing a higher-gain antenna to get the same stations.
-Tim -----Original Message----- From: Luther <benz-n-h...@gulseth.net> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 8:03 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: DTV antenna, homemade Why does DTV require a special antenna when it's using the same frequency as analog TV? This is simple physics, f/234 = 1/4~ length of the antenna, these things don't change based on the medium of transport (i.e. digital/analog/morse code/FM/AM/SSB/packet etc). Luther Loren Faeth wrote: > I just finished and tried out a $0.00 out of pocket homemade DTV > antenna. I am quite pleased with its performance, although SWMBO > decreed that it will not be in our house where it can be seen. I > guess I will hang it in the attic and run a cable down to the TV. > > To be honest, I used 10 new 3/4" wood screws and 10 new #10 or #12 > washers. It would cost me a little to replace them. A chunk of > redwood I salvaged off our old porch torn down 8 yrs ago, and I had > the antenna - coax dongle and I used the thin hangers from the cleaners. > > Instructions:http://cachefly.oreilly.com/make/television/04/DTV_Antenna_FINAL.pdf > > > from Make > > I wanted to plane the old paint off the 1x4, but could not find my > electric plane, so i just used the stick as is. > > Loren Faeth -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '87 300SDL (281,xxx mi) '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x59,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (183 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine "The Accordion" _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
