[Amps] Amplified TV Antenna

[W2XJ]

I disagree. No one in their right mind would have used an omni to 
receive NTSC.


On 7/6/12 10:16 PM, donroden at hiwaay.net wrote:
> Analog antennas that advertised channel 2 through 13 were broadband
> from the get-go.  You can't get them much broader than that .....
> Digital not withstanding.   And "omni" is not "digital" either.  Two
> totally different subjects.
>
> Don W4DNR
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> Quoting W2XJ <w2xj at nyc.rr.com>:
>
>> That is not entirely correct. A 'digital' antenna is generally one that
>> is either omni or has a wide beamwidth. A bowtie is a 'digital' antenna.
>> Yagis and logs do not usually work so well. Unfortunately, a lot of this
>> depends on the skill set of the end user. With a typical consumer those
>> skills are nonexistent which mean a lot of confusion.
>>
>>
>> On 7/6/12 1:53 PM, Robert Morris wrote:
>>> On Jul 6, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>>>
>>> On 7/6/2012 11:13 AM, Jerry Kaidor wrote:
>>>>    Need a little advice here.
>>> I get excellent results from an old standby 4x2 bow-tie with reflector.
>>>
>>> And if you go to Radio Shack, the kid will tell you need a digital
>>> antenna, just like when you needed the special one for
>>> color RF.
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