ECAR1000
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I'm looking for an antenna to use indoors, but I keep hearing that any outdoor antenna is going to be better. I'm assuming that what's being referred to is the idea of using the antenna outdoors, rather than one that's designed to be outdoors.
What I'd like to know is that if I'm going to be using the antenna indoors, would one that is designed for outdoor use actually work better than one that is designed for indoor use? Outdoor ones aren't as compact, and I'm wondering if the larger size and the fact that it's not made for looking good and sitting nicely on a tabletop means that it's designed better for picking up signals.
Truth be told, I'm asking specifically about TV antennas here. I've had no experience with indoor/outdoor antennas with my scanner and just used what came with the unit, but I have never had a TV antenna indoors that was designed to be outdoors. Today's outdoor TV antennas are pretty compact.
What I'd like to know is that if I'm going to be using the antenna indoors, would one that is designed for outdoor use actually work better than one that is designed for indoor use? Outdoor ones aren't as compact, and I'm wondering if the larger size and the fact that it's not made for looking good and sitting nicely on a tabletop means that it's designed better for picking up signals.
Truth be told, I'm asking specifically about TV antennas here. I've had no experience with indoor/outdoor antennas with my scanner and just used what came with the unit, but I have never had a TV antenna indoors that was designed to be outdoors. Today's outdoor TV antennas are pretty compact.