Aingaran's Tech and Biz Blog » free hdtv http://www.aingaran.com technology, business and current events blog Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:43:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Free HDTV Channels OTA (1 time cost under $10) http://www.aingaran.com/free-hdtv http://www.aingaran.com/free-hdtv#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:24:52 +0000 aingaran http://www.aingaran.com/?p=1562 I recently saw a youtube video (attached below) on building a HDTV antenna with coat hangers and a piece of wood. Initially I was skeptical, but after seeing multiple similar videos on Youtube, I decided to try it myself.

There are hundreds of videos on Youtube. This is the video I followed to build my antenna:

The results were phenomenal!

You need a HDTV with an ATSC tuner (if you do not know what it is, refer to your user guide).

In Toronto, near Scarborough Town Centre (Highway 401 / McCowan Road), I am able to pick the following channels in beautiful HD:

  • ABC (WIVB)
  • CBC
  • CBS (WKBW)
  • CityTV
  • CTV (CFTO)
  • CW (WNLO)
  • Global
  • NBC (WGRZ)
  • OMNI 1
  • OMNI 2

You can pick up a balun (the connector) at a Walmart or The Source for around $6 or less.

The piece of wood can be purchased at Home Depot for under $2.

The screws and washers can be found around the home, if not it shouldn’t cost more than $2.

You should have coat hangers if you recently had your clothes dry cleaned.

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