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Cable - Cord Cutting

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sparcboxbuck said:
Yeah, seriously. I had great OTA 30 miles west in the burbs. You're Wrigleyville area right? Is there some kind of electromagnetic interference?

Pro tip: The antenna needs to be hooked up to something to receive the benefits.
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16 blocks South: Lincoln Park-Old Town border. A couple blocks inland from the park. There's high rises two blocks east of me, but everything immediately nearby is typical 3-4 story. I have the antenna in a ground floor window facing South.
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
Yes, but the tv room is on the ground floor. I'm not going to start drilling holes in floors to get it onto a higher window. Just to clarify, I'm using an indoor antenna that gets mounted to a wall or window, not an outdoor antenna.
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Ahhh... yes. Huge difference between indoor / outdoor. That said, you'd think that you were still close enough. Then again, I think the WGN tower for example) is in Schaumburg just south of Olympic Park... Who knows where the rest of them are.
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
Yes, but the tv room is on the ground floor. I'm not going to start drilling holes in floors to get it onto a higher window. Just to clarify, I'm using an indoor antenna that gets mounted to a wall or window, not an outdoor antenna.
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Sorry (Radio Frequency Engineer here) one last question is this an amplified flat antenna?
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
Mohu Leaf 30 1080 HD antenna. I don't think it's amplified. I'd assume there'd be a battery or plug in for that.
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Probably would try to pick one up that's amplified. If you want to (Winegard FlatWave Amped FL5500A) refurb - wouldn't pay more than $20 or so. usually its a little box about halfway down the cable that you can power via USB.
 
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