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Hello,
Sorry if this question has been asked and/or answered before; I've just started hanging around in this particular section of AVS.
I currently get my SD stations via DirecTV and a small cable hookup so I have no need for a traditional outdoor antenna. However, I now have an HDTV Tuner (Panasonic TU-HDS20) and have started playing with the digital broadcasts locally. I get very spotty reception with plain old rabbit ears but am within just a few miles of the towers.
My question is whether I can get a UHF-only antenna and mount it in my attic for the exclusive purpose of getting local HDTV broadcasts? These are obviously considerably smaller than combo yagi units. Will dedicated UHF antenna work for this purpose? Any downsides? A long way off but will broadcasters eventually drop their digital feeds down to the VHF channels?
Thanks
Craig
Sorry if this question has been asked and/or answered before; I've just started hanging around in this particular section of AVS.
I currently get my SD stations via DirecTV and a small cable hookup so I have no need for a traditional outdoor antenna. However, I now have an HDTV Tuner (Panasonic TU-HDS20) and have started playing with the digital broadcasts locally. I get very spotty reception with plain old rabbit ears but am within just a few miles of the towers.
My question is whether I can get a UHF-only antenna and mount it in my attic for the exclusive purpose of getting local HDTV broadcasts? These are obviously considerably smaller than combo yagi units. Will dedicated UHF antenna work for this purpose? Any downsides? A long way off but will broadcasters eventually drop their digital feeds down to the VHF channels?
Thanks
Craig