Suggestions, Please

[Photo Guy]

After paying $100+ bucks each month for years for DirecTV, I've decided to ditch it and go OTA HD coupled with EyeTV for recording live local programming, along with a Netflix account for movies, and HULU via Boxee for other shows. When we did an inventory of what we watched, we were paying all this $ for about 12 channels we regularly watch. I'd rather have a mac-mini at each TV and stop paying for dish. Anyway, I need recommendations for an antenna in my attic. I have an amplified Terk desktop in the basement pointed SE and pick up the major networks with 80% signal strength, so I'm pretty confident the antenna in the attic will work. Any recommendations? Below is the list of OTA stations in my area.


Compass Miles RF
Channel Heading From Channel
* yellow
uhf WAGA-DT 5.1 FOX ATLANTA, GA 154° 15.9 27
* yellow
uhf WUVG-DT 34.1 UNI ATHENS, GA 154° 15.2 48
* yellow
uhf WGCL-DT 46.1 CBS ATLANTA, GA 154° 15.2 19
* yellow
uhf W49DE-D 49.1 TBN MONROE, GA 15° 4.9 49
* yellow
uhf WATL-DT 36.1 MNT ATLANTA, GA 154° 15.2 25
* yellow
uhf WATC-DT 57.1 REL ATLANTA, GA 16° 4.9 41
* yellow
uhf WHSG-DT 44.1 TBN MONROE, GA 164° 18.6 44
* yellow
uhf WUPA-DT 43.1 CW ATLANTA, GA 164° 18.6 43
* yellow
uhf WSB-DT 2.1 ABC ATLANTA, GA 163° 17.3 39
* yellow
vhf WXIA-DT 11.1 NBC ATLANTA, GA 158° 18.5 10
* yellow
uhf WPCH-DT 17.1 TBS ATLANTA, GA 154° 15.2 20
* yellow
uhf WPBA-DT 30.1 PBS ATLANTA, GA 159° 18.2 21
lt green
uhf W38CU 38 TEL ATLANTA, GA 114° 16.4 38
lt green
vhf WUVM-LP 4 AZA Atlanta, GA 154° 15.2 4
lt green
uhf WIRE-CA 40 BOX ATLANTA, GA 155° 11.9 40
* red
uhf W47DN-DT 47.1 TEL Atlanta, GA 114° 16.4 47
* red
vhf WGTV-DT 8.1 PBS ATHENS, GA 130° 23.0 8
* red
uhf WDTA-LD 22.1 DAY COLUMBUS, GA 168° 16.9 35
* blue
uhf WPXA-DT 14.1 ION ROME, GA 340° 24.0 51


Thanks

 

[boba]

A Winegard HD1080 UHF/VHF antenna should work in your attic. Leave the back reflector elements folded up that way it will receive from front and back. I am using it to pull Dallas stations from 60 miles with pretty good luck and I am getting 2 Sherman,TX Ada, OK stations off the back side at around 45 miles.

 

[Photo Guy]

Thanks boba, I really appreciate the information.

 

[highdefjeff]

Here's the homemade antenna that you won't need to access your attic to use.

GrabBit Ears

I am quite certain this will work for you.