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Originally Posted by Anabana
And what about the businesses that made those giant (ugly) tv antennas that were on every roof? What happened to them? And who cares...?
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They still make antennas. Cheapskates and folk that don't want pay for the fare from 'Basic Cable'. Put one up OUTSIDE. 140 (Logical) channels can be had in the South SF Bay area: FREE OTOH rural or Terrain severely limits reception. (where I now live= 4)
The size (width) was because of VHF (2-13) frequencies.
2-7 frequencies are gone (the numbers you see are Logical, not frequencies. You need a chart to see those)
UHF (the old 14-83) is where most US HDTV channels are. UHF antennas are narrow.
The number of front to back elements (VHF or UHF) is about FOCUS. more tightens the beam, avoiding ghost reflections.