DirecTV and OTA antenna help (1 Viewer)

[WilliamPC]

Thanks, I hope this is the right place.

I have Directv and am not eligible to recieve any network HDTV feeds. I have tried several indoor antennas and odly enough the old generic non powered rabbit ears worked the best but only occassionaly and only for one channel, ABC.

I checked atennaweb for the right antenna but became confused with all the colors. This is what we are looking at when I just search for "digital" stations:

* yellow - uhf KNVN-DT 36.1 NBC CHICO CA 131° 23.4 36
* red - uhf KIXE-DT 9.1 PBS REDDING CA 268° 17.2 18
* red - uhf KRCR-DT 34.1 ABC REDDING CA 268° 17.2 34
* blue - uhf KHSL-DT 43.1 CBS CHICO CA 125° 51.9 43

Can someone tell me the best antenna to get to pull in all these channels?? Also, according the antennaweb, the Fox carrier in Chico, Ca isnt a HD carrier so am I SOL if I want FOX HD?? I get FOX SD thru DTV.

Is an outdoor antenna going to give me better results? If yes, can someone point me in the right direction??

 

[Jeremy Swenson]

i couldnt recieve anything until i put up a big outdoor antenna, and even then i need an amp to make it a good signal, but i am a ways from the tower,

a rooftop ant. was a huge difference for me though

 

[WilliamPC]

Thanks Jeremy,

Can you tell me anything about your setup antenna wise??

Make, model, and anything I should be aware of?

What I dont understand is how to incorporate it into my existing DirecTV setup. Do I need to make a new wire run or can I splice into the existing run and somehow split the signal at the reciever???

 

[Robert_J]

You can combine it into one of your coax cables from the dish using a diplexer. You split it back out at the receiver using another diplexer. You will lose a little signal strength from both the antenna and the satellite by going this route. It shouldn't be noticable unless you already have a marginal signal.

Stay away from Terk or any other antenna that looks stealthy. An antenna looks like an antenna for a reason. Stick with Radio Shack, Wingard and Channel Master as good quality brands.

-Robert