Coat Hanger HDTV Antenna! (VHF SOLUTION!!) PART 1

Wanted to make my Coat Hanger HDTV Antenna (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQhlmJTMzw ) able to pick up VHF. By using the guts if my previous antenna (RCA ANT585 Amplified uhf/vhf hdtv antenna)
and attaching them methodically to the original 'coat hanger HDTV antenna' i was able to make VHF/UHF happen. this is a vid my working antenna. Now i can watch PBS, which in my city is a VHF channel.

i know i didn't explain this very good. sorry. i might make a more in depth video if people want.

****UPDATE****
I have made a much more in depth vid here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsoVDHbtpYU

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[JLCAHA5]

Get a job man and get laid u virgin. Am I right or what

[leftyventricle]

@JLCAHA5 maybe being 14, liking indy cars and kimbo slice will help me get a job and get laid. am i right or what?

[Krica5veces]

what is the difference between this antenna and the olders?

[leftyventricle]

@Krica5veces it receives both vhf and uhf signals. the other coathanger antenna only receives UHF signals.

[patrickhill82]

do you kneed a cable or satelite provider to help recive signals

[leftyventricle]

@patrickhill82 no you don't need cable or satellite. this is all for over-the-air television.

[atyourservice666]

i did tht and it works

[n3uro42]

Nice vid. My first couple of UHF antennas looked much the same.

[n3uro42]

@CheapAntivirus

Length is based on frequency. VHF requires longer elements than UHF because it is a lower frequency, building an antenna with mixed lengths will produce undesirable results however, so you actually need to combine separate VHF and UHF elements on one antenna and use a mixer to send both signals down the line.

I built one for UHF only using 9.5" whiskers and 9" spade bit interconnects. Worked well for fringe distance reception. (DB8 design)

[romester07]

anyone can make a better antenna than RCA. I do not understand how RCA is still in business. Their New HD Tv's sound like am radios.

[emanuelmegaunico]

seu merda não entendi nada?

[chesterht]

3:51 el bastardo de daniel ortega.

[CheapAntivirus]

Hi i have an antenna with the following spec details

Gain: 135 to 145

VHF channel 1-14

UHF channel 21-45

Can it capture TV signal from 50 miles away?

[CheapAntivirus]

Some people say if you want VHF/UHF make the antenna rod longer

[gbbg123]

@JLCAHA5 thats..very stereo-typically ignorant

[davidr680]

how many channels can you see ?????

[EricsComments]

Most asians can't or don't say "the." This guy over-uses it! The YouTube. The PBS.