Replace old TV antenna
Hi - Our 1996 camper has the typical old batwing type antenna that raises up with a crank from the inside. I recently hooked up a new digital tv to it and could only get about 1 channel. I thought I...
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WNYBob wrote:
The older bat wing antennas are usually VHF tuned, and most digital stations are UHF.
I am not sure abut the first half of your statement, but the second half is correct. While the old VHF frequencies can be used for the now standard digital ATSC, most station are now broadcasting on channel is the UHF band (14-50).
The channel number you see on your TV screen has no longer reflects the actual frequency the signal is broadcast on.
There has been discussion about the FCC "reclaiming" all VHF frequencies for other uses.
