Ten Tips to Get More Channels with Your TV Antenna

Experimenting even with ridiculous positions are worth it. We were trying various window locations and various angles, but couldn't get the station we wanted. Then I just laid the flat antenna face-down on the windowsill. Success! Thanks for the suggestions-

A tip, trying to find the sweet window, I put the TV on my hardest to get to come in channel. Then I walked through the house with antenna, on a longer, temporary cord, going window to window. I heard the TV channel come in clear and leaned against the wall for testing. It came in clearer there without me being there. So I measured the distance to the crawl space and placed it in my attic,out of site and good reception

My antenna just fell on the ground while watching this. It's working great now.

You're the coolest dude. You got me 45 channels with perfect reception for $10.

I appreciate this video so much. After watching a bunch of "improve your reception" videos the RG6 cable was the trick for us! VERY, VERY appreciative!

Thanks for the tip on removing the amplifier, Brian! It worked beautifully.

I love this video. I have figured out many of these tips on my own by playing with the antenna and TV set up. I am glad to know I’m on the right track. You also gave me a few fresh ideas. Thank you for making this video.

Thank you for doing this, I really got a lot out of your video. Just nice to hear people willing to help, without having to get paid for everything we do.

Thanks for your video! tip number 6 was the winner!

You can also wrap aluminum foil around a cardboard box or board and place it behind your tv antenna and it will sometimes improve reception on some channels.Am now,doing it with Twist.I used a cardboard box with aluminum foil taped to it.

Adding a hanger really helped for me. Thank you!

I have a really cheap flat antenna I put in the bedroom window and I get 52 channels. They all come in clear. Just depends where you live. I’m in a city so works 👍

I have this antenna, and it actually works better than the mohu curve 50 that’s amplified, the trick is to place it high on the wall, close to a window. Both the flat antenna and the mohu curve 50 come with RG-59, I’m going to try RG-6 for the heck of it to see if there’s any improvement. Good video!

I "cut the cord" a few weeks ago. I'm now using a pair of rabbit ears positioned in my garage window....the only place where I could get a signal. I had the ears extended all the way out thinking I'd get a stronger signal for channel 9 (175 mhz). I'm using a 15db amp as I have a 75 foot of RG6 to the house. I was only getting a 1 bar signal on my TV for a few weeks causing for some bad reception. Then I discovered if I collapse the ears all the way down making the rods about 6 inches long my signal jumped to a 3 bar solid picture! I always thought the bigger the antenna the better but not in my case. I get 10 channels with the ears now. I going to try to ad another pair of ears just to see if that improves the signal any further. The more the merrier..I hope.

amplifiers are a must in ALL situations with DTV in my experience. with the amp plugged in, try putting the flat antenna flat on the FLOORS - especially at the back of the house. often under the bed. I don't know why this works. What will happen is you will eventually find a sweet spot that gets all the reflections. The walls need specific locations.. also it makes a huge difference on face side up or down.. one side is stronger. you'll figure it out.

Thank You very much I appreciate the excellent tips and I will try them.

Thank you for these tips. I do most of them, I wasn’t aware of the cable size, also not using the amplifier. I will try those tips. Thank you. 😀😎😀

Thanks a lot this helped out so much! Especially being near an open window or outside for ultimate tv reception

Installed a Terk HDTV Antenna model Thin TV 6a on the wall next to the TV and obtained great reception right away. "Lost' a couple of stations and could never get them back through multiple relocations. I'll just live with it for now.

A leaky microwave can cause havoc on signals. To test the microwave for leakage, put a cup of water in the microwave and turn it on for 2 minutes. While it is running, take a fluorescent light bulb and go around the door seal and around the microwave. If it lights up then it leaks, and have it repaired or replaced.