[JoelJohnson]

Not sure why someone would point their antenna toward Orlando, when the transmitters are in Melbourne.

[MikeVillages]

Originally Posted by La lamy

How high up is your antenna? I'm in the north end too and mine got ABC the first day it was installed, and nothing since. It's also headed towards Orlando.

Hi La lami, you were one of the first people who replied when I started my antenna research last year. Are you still using the LAVA Omni Pro HD-8008 antenna? Is ABC the only channel you lost? Anyway, mine is installed on a pushup mast with a max height of 28 feet. However the mask is mounted in cement a little over a foot below grade & not extended to the full height. The top on the antenna is about a foot or so above the roof peak but the antenna is over 3 feet tall. I think the center of the antenna is about 20 feet above the ground. I'll get a better estimate later.

[MikeVillages]

I thought a posted a link to the antenna I'm using but here it is now.
EXTREMEtenna 80 TV Antenna, Outdoor | Channel Master (CM-4228HD)

[daniel200]

Did you install a lightning surge surpressor? I see Channel Master sells this one: Channel Master CM-3205 TV Antenna Lightning Surge Suppressor

[hoot2602]

I've been too lazy to sit down and type of this list while scanning the channels. We live in mid-Villages area and receive all the channels via an antenna in our attic. Thanks for doing this!

[JGibson]

I bet the picture quality is crystal clear and not compressed like cable.

I canceled cable and just have ESPN+ Peacock which includes live local NBC channel and Paramount + which includes live CBS channel.

All for $20 a month.

[Regorp]

Originally Posted by MikeVillages

List of english television channels I reliably get with an outside antenna. Additionally I get several test patterns which may be future channels but i'm not listening here. I'm located in Marion County in TV near the Sumter County border.

2.1 WESH (NBC)
2.2 MeTv
2.3 Story
6.1 WKMG-DT (CBS)
6.2 DABL
6.3 Cozi
6.4 Start
6.5 Catchy
9.1 WFTV (ABC)
9.2 Laff
9.3 Mystery
15-1 WDSC-HD
15-2 WDSC-ED
15-3 WDSC-WD (DW, World news)
18.1 WKCS (Same as 2.1)
18.2 TCrime
24.1 WUCF-HD (PBS)
24.2 Create (a PBS channel)
24.3 Kids (a PBS channel)
24.4 NHK (mostly world news from Japan in english)
24.5 FL CH
26.2 LATV (Shopping)
26.3 Comet
26.4 Charge
26.5 CourtTV
27.1 WRDT
27.2 CourtTV
27.4 This
28.1 WFTF-HD
28.2 BOUNCE
28.3 GRIT
28.4 Mystery
28.5 HSN (Shopping)
32.1 WMOR-TV
35.1 WOFL
35.2 Buzzr
35.3 FOX WX (Weather)
42.2 Fettuccine
43.3 Bounce
43.4 Mystory
43.5 Quest
43.6 Twest
45.1 WTGT-DT
51.1 WOGX-DT (FOX-51)
51.2 Movies!
51.3 ion-tv
51.4 Catchy
52.5 POSITIV
55.1 WACX-D1 (Christian)
55.3 WACX-D3 (Christian)
55.4 WACX-D4 (Christian)
55.5 WACX-D5 (Shopping)
55.6 WACX-D5 (Christian)
55.8 WACX-D8
55.11 WACX-D11
55.13 WACX-D13 (Christian)
56.1 ION
56.2 Bounce
56.3 Grit
56.4 Defy TV
56.5 SCRIPPS
65.1 WRBW
65.2 Movies.
65.3 H and I (Heroes & Icons)
65.4 Grio.
68.1 WEFS-HD
68.2 WEFS-CL
68.3 WEFS-NS
68.4 WEFS-FL
106.1 Next Gen ATSC 3.0 version of 6.1
109.1 Next Gen ATSC 3.0 version of 9.1
124.1 Next Gen ATSC 3.0 version of 24.1
127.1 Next Gen ATSC 3.0 version of 27.1
135.1 Next Gen ATSC 3.0 version of 35.1
165.1 Next Gen ATSC 3.0 version of 65.1

Very interesting, but I left old school behind and enjoy my You Tube TV. Peace, brother!

[Whitley]

I recall getting 7 stations in NYC and 3 at my home outside the city. Times have changed. People with a smart TV can also pull in local countrywide stations by going to live TV on the screen. It has hundreds of stations in addition to dozens of music stations.

[Foxtrot]

And still nothing to watch.

[MikeVillages]

Originally Posted by daniel200

Did you install a lightning surge surpressor? I see Channel Master sells this one: Channel Master CM-3205 TV Antenna Lightning Surge Suppressor

I installed the coax grounding block & I grounded the mast. Some of TV homes where people invited me to take a look when I was doing my research did not have this. This is the easiest & cheatest thing to do when the antenna is installed on the utility side of the home.

[MikeVillages]

Originally Posted by JGibson

I bet the picture quality is crystal clear and not compressed like cable.

I canceled cable and just have ESPN+ Peacock which includes live local NBC channel and Paramount + which includes live CBS channel.

All for $20 a month.

Yes, the picture is sharper even with the same resolution than cable, especially the new NextGen ATSC 3.0 channels.
I was thinking of getting Paramount + while doing my research when I first moved here last year but was too busy.

[I'm Popeye!]

Originally Posted by Whitley

People with a smart TV can also pull in local countrywide stations by going to live TV on the screen. It has hundreds of stations in addition to dozens of music stations.

You just spoiled it for those with roof antennas...

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by Whitley

I recall getting 7 stations in NYC and 3 at my home outside the city. Times have changed. People with a smart TV can also pull in local countrywide stations by going to live TV on the screen. It has hundreds of stations in addition to dozens of music stations.

Guess I need a seminar to attend or something. The wifey has tried to explain the differences between our older and newer "smart" TV's. Understanding the concepts of "dashboard" and "menu" and "home screen" would likely help. She sez it's to do with buttons or keys. Too scary. I need hierarchies or outlines or something like that.

Never mind. She just explained that DVR fast-forwarding is lost with all these other options. Deal killer.

[Battlebasset]

Originally Posted by Ellwoodrick

My wife and I have a home in the Northern end on the Marion County side. I am looking at tiring an Antenna with amp in the Attic. Has anyone had any luck with that?

If you are pointing that at Orlando stations, they would be 60+ miles straight line distance. Might push the limits.

That said I live in DeSoto, Fenny area, and put a large (8 foot) Long Range UHF- HDTV 91 Element Yagi Antenna (Amazon) in my attic and paired it with a Winegard LNA-200 Boost XT HDTV Preamplifier (Amazon). I get all the channels the original poster does.

The large Yagi antenna has the best UHF gain going, which are almost all of the stations you want to watch. Also, I connected the pre-amp once the cable exits the attic and goes into my garage. I was concerned that mounting it on the antenna itself in the attic would fry it in the summer with 130+ degree heat. Doing it that way doesn't appear to have any detrimental effects on signal strength. 3+ bars out of 5 on almost every channel.

I'm sure you would get something with my type of set up, though some stations might fade during storms. Very important, you need to have as little immediately between you and your direction to the transmitters as possible. You already have the attic roof to go through. A tree or another house/rest of your house will have an impact. Also, can't have a foil barrier in your attic.

Use an internet site like antennaweb.org to get the direction to point your antenna from your address, and to let you know what you might expect as far as reception.

Good luck! Between my antenna and a few internet services like Netflix and Amazon, and all of the free stuff on Roku, I have plenty to watch. And way less than cable/satellite.

[bobchap]

If you are thinking of trying an antenna for your TV follow the link below. When you put in your address it will give you an idea of what stations might be available to you at your location.

AntennaWeb - Antenna Signal Prediction