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Old 06-04-2019, 02:56 PM
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I bought this antenna from Amazon two years ago for $25 with free shipping, it's now about $35 from 20 different sellers, still a good bargain. I can get every channel except channel 2, probably second antenna aimed in that direction would pick it up, but I did this for the guest BR so it's not important, I have Directv on my other two TV's. Most of the channels are either Spanish speaking or religious, but channels 6, 9, 18, 24, 27, 35 and a few sub-channels you'll have about a dozen channels that are worthwhile. I probably receive 40 to 50 channels total.

https://www.amazon.com/Antenna-Vansk...dp_ob_title_ce

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I installed the antenna myself with the optional bracket ($17 photo above) in the rafters in the attic above the garage and then connected to the coax that was coming from the guest BR. I wasn't getting anything at first, so I called Tom at Villages AV, he lives in St. James which is right next to me, he came by and found out the coax that came with the antenna was bad. He also aligned my antenna correctly, which was about 117 degrees and then everything started to work, he charged about $80 for an hour's work and some new coax. If he provides the antenna and does all the work, it's about $250 which was mentioned by retiredguy.

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