[ale] Disney takes ownership stake in Hulu

[Sean]

Back before the 8-10' dish antennae first appeared we lived in what the
TV broadcasters refer to as "deep fringe" -- more than 90 miles from the
nearest transmitting tower. We put the largest (14 feet long as I remember)
antenna we could find on the roof, with a rotor and an "exterior" amp 
designed to fit in a compartment of the antenna.  You want to put the
amp as close to the antenna as possible to avoid amplifying the noise.
All of our components were from Radio Shack. Of course, once the BIG
dishes hit the market, we went to the satellites and never looked back.
I suspect that Radio Shack still offers signal amps for just this purpose.
The one we had worked well and was well worth the money.

Sean



On Monday 04 May 2009 10:46:11 am Denny Chambers wrote:
> I just dumped DirecTV and their $100+ bill per month. I invested in a
> good high gain antenna, now I am getting ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, 2- PBS,
> and some independents in crystal clear digital and HD for nothing.
> Picked up a Tivo HD and we are getting Netflix on demand through that.
> Now I just need some sort of amp to boost the signal through a splitter
> so I can hook up 5 TV's. Anyone have a suggestion for some sort of amp
> that will work well with an off-air antenna?
>
> BTW, I am in South Alabama, so I can't really speak about broadcast
> signal strengths around ATL.
>
> You can find out more about getting off-air broadcast here:
>
> http://www.tvfool.com/
> http://www.dtv.gov/
>
>
> Denny
>