last night I went to Walmart with my 12 yr old grandson to buy some football gloves for him and ended up buying a 29" led tv to replace the 13" old analog one. I still have to modify where it hangs so for now it's sitting on the doghouse. I have the round flat dish type antenna on the roof and I did the channel search with 0 channels coming up. Do these type antenna work with the newer digital tv's? I'm not sure that the coaxial cable is even good, will have check that out.

If the "round" antenna you refer to worked on the old TV, and there is no cable problem, the antenna should work. There is no difference for the antenna to deliver analog or digital tv signals. The older round antennas did not capture signals very well though, so you might need a newer amplified antenna that rotates to the direction of the tower.

You need to determine that you are getting a signal to the TV. How many OTA stations should you be able to receive in Morris?? The question is not whether the antenna will work with the tv, but rather does the antenna work at all. Digital signals and analog signals are both the same thing, RF signals in the UHF range. The newer antennas usually are tuned a bit better for the digital signals, but if sufficient signal is available, the older ones will deliver a signal to the TV. Did you get any signal on our old TV before you replaced it??

as far as a signal on the old tv, none. I bought a digital converter months ago and couldn't locate a signal then. How would I check my coaxial cable to be sure it is good?

Checking a coax is just like checking any other wire. you will need some type of device to check continuity, I prefer a vol-ohmmeter, but a light bulb and battery will do the job. It is more difficult to work by yourself, as usually you can't be on both ends of the wire at the same time. Try this. Disconnect both ends of the coax from wherever they are connected to. Use the meter on one end to see if there are any shorts in the coax. There should not be any connection between the core wire and the shield at all. If not, go to the other end and connect the core wire to the shield (outside part of connector). then at the first end, your meter should show a completed circuit between the core wire and the shield(outside of connector). If it does, the wire is good. Sounds like the TV is not the problem.

Has it ever worked that you know of?

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Deano56
Explorer II
Nov 06, 2013
well, I have decided to buy a portable dish setup for 279.00 plus shipping and forget about installing a new antenna up near the front of the coach. We have dish in house presently and are pleased with the service. Any negatives about doing this over the antenna?
Deano56
Explorer II
Oct 28, 2013
ok, just an update, the original cable from power source to antenna is bad, as mentioned before I cut behind the slice I saw only to find that didn't fix the problem, tonight I cut back a few inches at the other end where the cable attaches to the antenna. That cable makes a very sharp bend to miss the support legs, still the cable heats up and I have no signal. I tried to pull on the cable but it does not move and I am concerned if I pull too hard I could pull the other cables loose from something, so I am done. I could run a new cable along the roof and drop down over the side and through the side window but really don't like that look. Anyone have some ideas that won't look rigged?
Deano56
Explorer II
Oct 19, 2013
temporarily I ran a exterior cable to the to the power source and to my surprise I picked up around 25 digital channels.
Deano56
Explorer II
Oct 19, 2013
disconnected the wire from amplifier to antenna and the wire still is getting hot, guess i will have to run a new cable. Thats going to be a treat if at all possible
Deano56
Explorer II
Oct 17, 2013
well tonight I repaired the wire by cutting back behind the damaged area then place a repair end on then a coupler and another short coaxial cable. Wished I had a crimping tool for the better ends, anyways the cable to the antenna still gets hot so tomorrow night I will get on the roof and disconnect the antenna to see what happens. Hope it the antenna rather than the cable, do not want to try to run a new one
Deano56
Explorer II
Oct 15, 2013
It is the antenna wire thats bad, I was able to see the labeling by the terminals
Deano56
Explorer II
Oct 14, 2013
Deano56
Explorer II
Oct 14, 2013
wire on roof
Deano56
Explorer II
Oct 14, 2013
the bad cable
Deano56
Explorer II
Oct 14, 2013
the power box

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