Manfredi, Albert E wrote: >Craig Birkmaier wrote: > > > >>There is NO incentive for most Americans to bother with >>that Yagi. >> >> > >No need, if a Radio Shack double bowtie can receive >stations from 40 miles. > > It can't. I have one. I even took it up on the roof and set it up just to see. Pointed it toward Philadelphia; nothing Pointed it toward Baltimore; just an occasional blast of unintelligible bits on the screen. It takes a big yagi or a parabolic UHF antenna [mine is 30 feet up] for that distance. I also took my Silver Sensor up there too. Same results. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.