DIY Coat Hanger Antenna reception video in CALGARY! 2009 OTA DTV Over the Air DIY coathanger

This is a test video of me cycling through the channels from my home. Calgary has a couple of DTV channels which broadcast in HD, and that's pretty awesome! I'd rather have a few channels that I can receive for free than pay money for a lot more channels that I'll never watch.

As you can see, the major channels are picked up nicely (

I built my coathanger antenna from a piece of wood from a pallet found outside, some screws and washers, 4 coathangers and a bicycle brake cable. I used the bicycle brake cable in place of additional pieces of coathanger, in that the cable is very flexible and easier to work with.

If you want to step up and build a better-quality antenna ( the gray-hoverman ) look for single or double model DIY designs available online. it will likely cost you a bit more money but also a project worth trying out. cheers!

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[r3s3t063]

Cheers man! Happy New Year :)

[steevum]

How far do you estimate you are from Signal Hill? I noticed one of your stations comes in fuzzy but the rest of them look reasonable.

[r3s3t063]

@steevum I have trouble getting a nice, clear picture with the analog channels CTV, Global and Access right now. (I do get CTV and Global perfectly in HD, though). CITY is also currently broadcasting in HD, and CBC is expected to follow this spring.

I estimate approximately 15km away from Signal Hill? My antenna is aimed roughly in that direction from the outskirts Northeast area of town. The antenna line-of-sight has a relatively unobstructed view.

[steevum]

Is your antenna inside or outside?

[r3s3t063]

@steevum the antenna is placed inside, and is "wedged" in the window frame as the height of the antenna fits perfectly in there. the angled coathanger wire faces inward from the window and is aimed towards downtown from the NE.

[MultiTask1000]

I have one of the old tv's(fat ones) and i was wondering do you need a converter box or do you just plug it straight into the tv?

[r3s3t063]

@MultiTask1000 most likely you will not need a converter box. as long as your television has a built-in TV tuner you are good to go!

[steevum]

Many thanks! Very helpful information.

Happy New Year.

[r3s3t063]

Agreed though, free HD television is awesome .. and something very few people are even aware of!

[r3s3t063]

It has more to do with where in Canada you are located. I am in Calgary, and the only stations broadcasting HD are CTV and Global out of Calgary. There are no other stations to receive here currently, where in Montreal or Toronto you can receive more from large centres close to you.