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Saltpork545 t1_izufjx0 wrote

Reply to comment by Cthepo in Attention: Cable & Satellite TV Cutters by CTYankeeinMO_1986

You need to use a powered antenna and get it outside of your house. Hang it on a deck or something else that sits higher than a window. The higher you can get it the better. Try to get it above your gutters if at all possible.

Also, try to not use a directional antenna. A yagi is likely your best bet since you're in town and not 30 miles away pointing it at town.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0024R4B5C

Something like that. Just remember, get it up high. Just not so high it's a lightning magnet.

Something around 75-100 bucks will likely fit the bill for what you want. Digital TV signals are a bit different than old school TV signals. You need to have enough equipment that gets enough of the broadcast to have it be of any value. The above things deal with these issues.

Also, getting an outdoor antenna matters way way more than any 'long range' nonsense. Range is relative by obstruction. Houses and buildings are extremely obstructive, hence get above them.

EDIT: Something like this would also work and likely handle the elements better than the RCA Yagi. https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Antenna-Omni-Directional-Reception-Stability/dp/B089LMG6L4

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purple_yosher t1_iztuahs wrote

Reply to Perceptions of Drury by Haidian-District

I went there for a year, the whole experience felt pretentious and I felt admins were too authoritative (students need to live in campus housing, no night classes for undergrads, to name a couple)

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