Amusing reading some of the descriptions people stick on products on the web.
Fleabay/Scamazon antenna descriptions
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There's a sucker born everyday😄
I have similar log periodics to the green one and I see nothing wrong with its advertising. The TV antenna below is a stretch of the imagination.
Here is another ad that is way beyond reality.
12dBi WIFI Antenna -20°С ~ +80°С Assembly PARTS Spare High Gain 4G LTE | eBay
Gain: 12dBi. 1 x 4G LTE 12dBi magnetic base SMA male antenna. Net weight: 70g;. Connector: SMA Plug Straight Connector Adapter;. Frequency range: 698-960 MHz, 1710-2170 MHz, 2300-2700 MHz. Impedance: 50 ohms;.
www.ebay.com
Personally, I like watching broadcast TV from far away, so I'm opting to get the indoor antenna with 800 mile range 
Look 500+ people bought it this month
Look 500+ people bought it this month
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I am on the east coast, so 800 miles is not enough to receive those late night talk shows from Los Angeles.Personally, I like watching broadcast TV from far away, so I'm opting to get the indoor antenna with 800 mile range
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Look 500+ people bought it this month
K7MEM
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Yea, I like the part about 800 miles of antenna range. But they can say almost anything they want about antennas, and get away with it. And, almost anything can be an antenna. You know what they say: "there's a sucker born every minute".
[story]Around 1970, TV stations were only available in the VHF range. And in that range there was only channels 2 through 13. Extensive use of the UHF range (channel 14 to 83) didn't happen till many years later. To prevent channel-to-channel interference, one area would only use channels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13. And another area would use the in-between channels. This was the case in the NY, NJ, and PA areas. At our house, in east central NJ, we would get all of the NY stations on channels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13. The other channels were from Philadelphia, and were intended for the PA and western NJ area. I always thought it was a little odd that most/all of the NY stations had their studios in NY, but their transmitters were in NJ.
Anyway, around that same time I rented an apartment in South Boundbrook, NJ. I didn't have a TV initially, so I depended on my FM tuner and my stereo components for entertainment. I have a updated stereo, but I still have all the original vinyl. A few years later, my girlfriend's aunt had old B/W TV to get rid of and gave it to me. For the youngsters, B/W stands for Black and White. I didn't get a Color TV until after I was married, years later (yes, the same girl friend). The first time I ever saw a color broadcast was "The Wizard of Oz' at a friends house, in 1956, when I was 7 years old. But I digress.
In the apartment, on my living room wall, was a TV antenna outlet box (300 Ohm Twin Lead). So I plugged in the B/W TV, connected the antenna, and was surprised that I could receive all channels, 2 through 13. As it turned out, it wasn't that big of a deal because, the same program material was broadcast from NY and PA. But what surprised me was the coverage. I thought that the landlord had some super antenna system in the attic, and I was itching to take a look at it.
A little while after I got the TV, I finally got a chance to see what the antenna installation was. And that was a shock. It turned out that the 300 Ohm twin lead, from the box in the living room, just went up the wall and was draped over one of the beams. There was no antenna at all. Well, I was careful not to disturb the wire and enjoyed all of those extra channels for the rest of my time there.
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[story]Around 1970, TV stations were only available in the VHF range. And in that range there was only channels 2 through 13. Extensive use of the UHF range (channel 14 to 83) didn't happen till many years later. To prevent channel-to-channel interference, one area would only use channels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13. And another area would use the in-between channels. This was the case in the NY, NJ, and PA areas. At our house, in east central NJ, we would get all of the NY stations on channels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13. The other channels were from Philadelphia, and were intended for the PA and western NJ area. I always thought it was a little odd that most/all of the NY stations had their studios in NY, but their transmitters were in NJ.
Anyway, around that same time I rented an apartment in South Boundbrook, NJ. I didn't have a TV initially, so I depended on my FM tuner and my stereo components for entertainment. I have a updated stereo, but I still have all the original vinyl. A few years later, my girlfriend's aunt had old B/W TV to get rid of and gave it to me. For the youngsters, B/W stands for Black and White. I didn't get a Color TV until after I was married, years later (yes, the same girl friend). The first time I ever saw a color broadcast was "The Wizard of Oz' at a friends house, in 1956, when I was 7 years old. But I digress.
In the apartment, on my living room wall, was a TV antenna outlet box (300 Ohm Twin Lead). So I plugged in the B/W TV, connected the antenna, and was surprised that I could receive all channels, 2 through 13. As it turned out, it wasn't that big of a deal because, the same program material was broadcast from NY and PA. But what surprised me was the coverage. I thought that the landlord had some super antenna system in the attic, and I was itching to take a look at it.
A little while after I got the TV, I finally got a chance to see what the antenna installation was. And that was a shock. It turned out that the 300 Ohm twin lead, from the box in the living room, just went up the wall and was draped over one of the beams. There was no antenna at all. Well, I was careful not to disturb the wire and enjoyed all of those extra channels for the rest of my time there.
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We used to have TVs in our elementary classroom so we could watch when there's was something relevant. Whatever the F connector jack on the wall led to wasn't good, or maybe there was nothing connected at all. However, we were able to watch the Challenger launch (and subsequent disaster) using a paper clip stuck into the back of the TV. It wasn't the greatest picture, but it was something.
And I thought I was old.
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And the older you get, the better your stories get. Did I tell you about the time . . . . . .
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Antenna specs for even the low gain designs always look so good. The PCB design will be very amiliar to radio mic folk - where Sennheiser and Shure charge lots of money for things that are very, very similar to that design.
At my age your entire day is determined by your morning, uh….business. And you can’t remember what you did yesterday but things from 40yrs ago are still very clear. That’s why we tell the same stories over and over.
UHF TV has been around at least since the '50s. I remember watching UHF when I lived in Columbia, SC, I would watch "Cactus Quave" in the mornings on one of the UHF channels, either channel 19 which was WNOK or channel 25 WOLO. On our RCA TV, one would constantly have to fine tune the signal for the UHF. The VHF (channel 10 WIS) wasn't that signal intensive. I would also watch the science fiction movies in the afternoon, too. Robbie the Robot rocked!
In 1952, when the "Television Simplified" book I have was published, second edition, there are 3 VHF channels listed - 4, 7 and 10 and 1 UHF - 39 in Columbia, SC.
In 1952, when the "Television Simplified" book I have was published, second edition, there are 3 VHF channels listed - 4, 7 and 10 and 1 UHF - 39 in Columbia, SC.
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