From: Some@Guy.com   
      
   >Paul wrote:   
      
   > OTA isn't all it's cracked up to be. Our government missed a   
   > golden opportunity, to move all the stations to UHF, which   
   > would have made the antenna end of things so much easier.   
      
   Really depends where you are.  Here in London, besides our one-and-only   
   local channel (CFPL) broadcasting on VHF 10, there really isin't   
   anything being broadcast on VHF within 100 miles that isin't also   
   available on a closer UHF channel.   
      
   > One problem with fancy antennas, is if your antenna is too   
   > directional, you'll need a rotator.   
      
   Or you can put up an array (two or more, each facing a fixed direction).   
      
   Go to TVfool.com and plug in your location (as specific as you want to   
   be) and you'll get a chart and compass graph showing all the   
   transmitters within about 150 miles of your location.   
      
   > OTA - be careful what you wish for. If you're currently on   
   > cable, and are thinking of OTA, by all means get your OTA   
   > gear and test it. And when you see how it works, you'll   
   > be "hugging your cable guy".   
      
   For one thing, given the absolute shit that's on cable, and the fact   
   that I'm downloading a lot of stuff (torrents, file lockers, etc) for   
   free, it's never been an easier choice to cut the cord.  I've downloaded   
   some good TV series (the new Sherlock on the BBC, and "Miss Fishers   
   Murder Mysteries" from Australia.  We won't be getting those same   
   episodes here in Canada for at least another year.   
      
   Second thing, I've already been experimenting with OTA last summer /   
   fall.  Tropospheric ducting was phenomenal.  In the evening, I was   
   picking up stations from Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Youngstown,   
   Akron,  and Erie PA.  And that was with a cheapo outside antenna and no   
   amplifier.   
      
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