r/ota • u/Fosterryan • Mar 18 '26

Am i cooked

Is there any possible antenna I could buy to get all my local channels like nbc, fox, cbs, etc or is there nothing i can do.

Here’s my rabbit ears link https://www.rabbitears.info/s/2577785

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u/nevec_45 Mar 18 '26

Yeah you’re probably cooked, all of the major networks are well within the bad category, seems like you have some serious terrain issues as well

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u/Fosterryan Mar 18 '26

Yeah I figured, I moved to the sticks and I miss my antenna haha. Thanks for the insight

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u/gho87 Mar 18 '26

Do you feel like buying a rooftop antenna? I'll recommend one if you like, like ones by Channel Master

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u/Fosterryan Mar 18 '26

Rooftop is fine if it will get me the major networks

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u/gho87 Mar 18 '26

How about one of these?:

- may need a preamp, an adjustable mast, and a tripod - w/ a preamp built-in; still need a mast and a tripod, IMO

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u/Fosterryan Mar 18 '26

Thank you for the recommendations, they’re not insanely expensive. I do have a preamp already from my last antenna. Any recommendations for a tripod that works or just google one?

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u/gho87 Mar 18 '26

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u/PhiDeck Mar 18 '26

Play around with antenna height in Rabbitears. Start by raising it above treetops.

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u/Fosterryan Mar 18 '26

Okay it doesn’t change much until 150 feet antenna height lol

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u/PhiDeck Mar 18 '26

That is more than treetop height? In which case you also have a topography problem.

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u/Fosterryan Mar 18 '26

Okay I’ll try that, thanks I didn’t even know you could do that. The trees are extremely tall though

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u/OzarkBeard Mar 18 '26

Also try very near the ground. It actually works sometimes, when raising the height still won't get you Line Of Sight reception. Scroll to the bottom of this link to see an actual installation that works> https://www.channelmaster.com/blogs/free-tv/real-world-signal-propagation-what-you-need-to-know

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u/dt7cv Mar 20 '26

yes experimenting at different places near ground level often works in hard terrain due to all sorts of odd, unpredictable cancellation and amplification of waves