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Old 12-20-2009, 08:10 PM
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I was at the Radio Shack yesterday and happened to ask the clerk there if people were having any luck with OTA signals. He said with attic or outside antennas on rotors it was OK, but not the small in-house or rabbit ear types. It's fringy enough here to require a large antenna.
Speaking from my own experience, with a clear antenna view over the water, about the best you can expect reliably is about 40-50 miles from antenna. Also, the signals seem to be very sensitive to line-of-site obstructions.
BUT, when you got'em the signals are GREAT! AND FREE!