[itzfun]

keithgerri, would you mind telling me what antenna you have? It sounds great!

[John_W]

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[JoelJohnson]

I have the same one, but I live in CCH and the reception is sometimes good, sometimes bad.

[lewie]

We live 2 blocks behind Bonifay and use Model# C4-CJM, mounted in attic, amided toward the East and can get NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, FOX and other stations, about 40 in total. Not using a signal amp but a signal splitter for multi sets. It also depends on weather conditions and you get better reception at night

[camaguey48]

Channel master. 66 Channels include network channels. Had it installed and never looked back. Check to see how many channels you watch on DirecTV or other satellite tv companies and how much you pay. Not a good investment. With antenna you will recover your initial investment ($550) in less than 6 months.

[GregP]

Time I add my two cents
I live in Summerhill in a Villa.
I have put a, "Antennas Direct ClearStream 4V Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna with Mount - 70 Mile Range - C4-V-CJM" up in the space above the garage.
According to Antennasdirect.com my antenna should face 110.18. I have a signal booster on it. I have a top of the line compass ( used to compete in Orientation contests) AT first I got 42 channels All but the one I really wanted MeTV. So I played with it and ended up now only getting 12 and still no MeTV.
I might add at this point my MAJOR want was, MeTV, COZI, LAFF, Decades,Antenna TV, yes all the old programs. Anything else was a plus. It is for the TV on my Lani only.

Would a second antenna pointed in another direction with a signal combiner help?

[Tom Grooms]

Height is the key to success in over the air antenna reception. We're 60+ miles away from the transmission towers. The Earth is round and the curvature at 60 miles comes into play. The higher up in the air you can get the antenna, the better the performance, every foot counts. Villas are tough for attic installations because of their extremely low roof lines.

[kja966]

Here is another option for pointing your antennas especially if you are in the northern villages. Ocala has three translators or re-transmission towers. All three are easily receivable if you point the antenna toward Ocala. They are only 20-30 miles away. Fox 35 from Orlando transmits on channel 51. The programming is almost the same. WESH and WKMG (NBC and CBS) have translator towers which are received with no problem. For ABC the Gainsville station on 20.1 comes in fine as well as their PBS station. Orlando is 60 miles away from me and this made it easy. I don't get the religious or Spanish channels but not interested. Give this option a try.

[John_W]

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[RoadToad]

Originally Posted by Md girl

Is anyone successfully using an outside antenna? If so what type is it and how many channels do u receive? Thanks in advance for your input

Yes, Vansky, $35, Amazon, 60+ channels, 25 ft high, must clear tree view, lots of religion, spanish, old movies

[xlhig]

For $48/month, I get a bunch of channels with little to no commercials. I can watch live tv, all major networks and if I wanted, I could add extras like HBO and Showtime, but I don't need those. I can watch this on any of my tv's, laptops or cell phones, anytime, anywhere. And with this plan, you get cloud DVR recording included, to record your programs. Hulu does offer less costly plans, starting at $7.99/month. And if your tv doesn't have the Hulu app, you can buy an Amazon Fire stick for $29 and plug that into your tv, then you can get Hulu. Check it out!

[maxmolly]

According to all the reps at Best Buy, it's a waste of money here. We are just too far away for good reception. I've tried because I would love to ditch Direct TV

[LynnWM158]

For those of you who use an antenna, do you mind saying who installed the antenna and how to get in touch with them?

Thanks for your input

[biker1]

Where are you located? There are plenty of people (go back and read all of the posts in this thread) who have no problem with pulling in the Orlando stations with an antenna, including myself. I wouldn't listen to the reps at Best Buy. I would listen to Tom Grooms at TheVillagesAV.com. BTW, there is really no longer the concept of "good reception". You either get the station or you don't. If you get the station then the reception is perfect since it is digitally encoded.

Originally Posted by maxmolly

According to all the reps at Best Buy, it's a waste of money here. We are just too far away for good reception. I've tried because I would love to ditch Direct TV

[biker1]

Tom Grooms at TheVillagesAV.com.

Originally Posted by LynnWM158

For those of you who use an antenna, do you mind saying who installed the antenna and how to get in touch with them?

Thanks for your input