Help with installing a digital antenna.

[agent817]

So I tried hooking up an antenna for a TV that's in a room so that I can get local channels. I tried looking at the instructions and I following each step. However, I am having trouble getting a signal. What's the deal?

["I'm Batman..."]

Did you scan for channels?

[Hugh Mungus]

www.tvfool.com/

Use the above link to aim in the direction of the station's transmitters.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

It's not 1987 anymore and no channels broadcast over the air?

["I'm Batman..."]

Wonder what happened?

[beamanhogan]

Jan 27, 2015 8:02:37 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

It's not 1987 anymore and no channels broadcast over the air?

Channels are absolutely broadcast over the air still.

[Kash Flagg]

Plus it depends on where you live. Lots of trees? Might hinder the signal. I put my antennae up high on the wall. Still don't get all the channels around here, but most of them.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 28, 2015 10:58:52 GMT -5 beamanhogan said:

Jan 27, 2015 8:02:37 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

It's not 1987 anymore and no channels broadcast over the air?

Channels are absolutely broadcast over the air still.

Not in this country. I can't believe that's still a thing.

[beamanhogan]

Jan 29, 2015 5:07:20 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Jan 28, 2015 10:58:52 GMT -5 beamanhogan said:

Channels are absolutely broadcast over the air still.

Not in this country. I can't believe that's still a thing.

Which country?

[agent817]

It's okay, it's already been taken care of. It's installed and has been for a few days now.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 29, 2015 7:34:43 GMT -5 beamanhogan said:

Jan 29, 2015 5:07:20 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Not in this country. I can't believe that's still a thing.

Which country?

Canada. We shut that shit down a few years ago.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Jan 29, 2015 5:07:20 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Jan 28, 2015 10:58:52 GMT -5 beamanhogan said:

Channels are absolutely broadcast over the air still.

Not in this country. I can't believe that's still a thing.

At least in the States,Canada and I think Mexico it is. Hell I know plenty of people locally that dropped cable or Mini satellite and just get over the air channels. With a decent rooftop antenna you can get like 15 channels.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 30, 2015 3:25:56 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

Jan 29, 2015 5:07:20 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Not in this country. I can't believe that's still a thing.

At least in the States,Canada and I think Mexico it is. Hell I know plenty of people locally that dropped cable or Mini satellite and just get over the air channels. With a decent rooftop antenna you can get like 15 channels.

Nah, not Canada, it's digital box or you're SOL.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Jan 30, 2015 3:27:52 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Jan 30, 2015 3:25:56 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

At least in the States,Canada and I think Mexico it is. Hell I know plenty of people locally that dropped cable or Mini satellite and just get over the air channels. With a decent rooftop antenna you can get like 15 channels.

Nah, not Canada, it's digital box or you're SOL.

But there is still over the air channels. At least as far as I knew. Got a buddy in Vancouver who was telling me about it last year.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 30, 2015 5:17:25 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

Jan 30, 2015 3:27:52 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Nah, not Canada, it's digital box or you're SOL.

But there is still over the air channels. At least as far as I knew. Got a buddy in Vancouver who was telling me about it last year.

Really? They ran like a two year long campaign that if you didn't convert to digital you were going without TV. I suppose you could still get stuff from the US, we never did, but I guess depending on where you were it's possible.

[Malcolm]

The digital channels ARE the over-the-air channels. Modern TVs have a tuner built in while older TVs need the converter box.

[Display Name]

Since we're on the subject..My mom recently got rid of cable, so she got one of those digital antennas for her hdtv and the directions said to push "scan" to scan for available channels.There isn't a scanning option on her tv, it's an older model('04ish?).Anyone have any tips?Thanks

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 31, 2015 4:32:21 GMT -5 Display Name said:

Since we're on the subject..My mom recently got rid of cable, so she got one of those digital antennas for her hdtv and the directions said to push "scan" to scan for available channels.There isn't a scanning option on her tv, it's an older model('04ish?).Anyone have any tips?Thanks

Somewhere in the menu there will be a channel search option. It might not literally say scan, but a TV that old, it's totally there.

[Display Name]

Jan 31, 2015 5:21:43 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Jan 31, 2015 4:32:21 GMT -5 Display Name said:

Since we're on the subject..My mom recently got rid of cable, so she got one of those digital antennas for her hdtv and the directions said to push "scan" to scan for available channels.There isn't a scanning option on her tv, it's an older model('04ish?).Anyone have any tips?Thanks

Somewhere in the menu there will be a channel search option. It might not literally say scan, but a TV that old, it's totally there.

Great, I'll check it out again, thanks for the reply.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Jan 31, 2015 3:31:39 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Jan 30, 2015 5:17:25 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

But there is still over the air channels. At least as far as I knew. Got a buddy in Vancouver who was telling me about it last year.

Really? They ran like a two year long campaign that if you didn't convert to digital you were going without TV. I suppose you could still get stuff from the US, we never did, but I guess depending on where you were it's possible.

He must be getting US signals then. I do know he was mad cause he wasn't getting hockey anymore. Which was the one thing he watched on TV.