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My DirecTV Hughes HTL-HD Receiver is receiving video signals great. I am using a Zenith Silver Sensor in conjunction with it. During the beginning of my setup up, everything was fine. However, after inserting a paper clip into the antenna input (which by the way got my local channels but had...

Yeah, but it problem is that this is all the way up in the attic (where the cable is originating from apparently) and I havent been up there, ever. It's probably all dusty and, well, its type of attic where you only have space to crawl in. Also, this is for my old home (which I barely use...

Hello again, I recently discovered the coaxial cable stemming from my roof antenna. I was thinking about connecting this to my Hughes HTL-HD Receiver but the coax cable lacks a connector at the output end. The antenna was left over from the previous owner of the house (some 20 years ago) and so...

Hi, I am a newbie and so I know very little about OTA HD. From what I understand, the Silver Sensor is one of the market's best indoor UHF antenna but it unfortunately lacks VHF acceptance. * yellow - uhf XETV-DT 6.1 FOX TIJUANA MX 143° 28.3 23 * yellow - uhf KFMB-DT 8.1 CBS SAN DIEGO CA...

I only know the rudimetaries of HDTV reception and so I was wondering how far a paper clip can get you on a HDTV receiver. The one I bought (shipping in progress) is the DirecTV Hughes HTL-HD; I plan on using it only as an OTA receiver. Would plugging a paper clip get me reception for HDTV...