[Shop-talk] HDTV antenna

[Don55CM at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/14/2008 6:20:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
doug at dougbraun.com writes:

An  antenna that is good for traditional analog broadcasting will be good for 
 digital (HD or regular).

So if you have a usable antenna today, just  try tuning in the digital 
version of your favorite stations to see if you are  happy with the results.

Doug



Any good UHF antenna will be good for HD / digital TV.   A directional 
antenna mounted up high will work a lot better than the  little wire loop that came 
with the TV.  A VHF antenna (like  the rabbit ears) that only pulls in the old 
channels 2-13 (no  decimal point) won't work after next February.  The new 
digital  channels (2.1, 2.2, etc.) are actually located up in the UHF  band.
 
Don