Pulaski

Undoubtedly so. I only meant to point out that a garden rake on the roof is going to be massively more effective than anything you place inside near the TV, and I linked to the first one I found.

chuckles67

This was the antenna the local TV technician recommended me to buy (40 miles south of San Francisco transmitters). Apart from occasional interference on Fox Ch2, it has provided a great signal decoded by my Philips (US) TV.
Antennas Direct C2-V-CJM ClearStream 2-V

I did try this box but returned it for a refund.

Instead I use a Mac Mini with EyeTV 3 software and one of these to record shows:

RICH

I just bought . To see what happened.

I pinned it to the wall yesterday 6 feet up behind the TV facing, east which is luckily where most of the transmitters are, 25-30 miles away.

My TV found 32 channels, 22 are worth having, many are HD. NBC/ABC are a bit glitchy, Fox is missing (transmitter is directly behind another one from here) CBS is great. Also there is a house & big tree next to me and I am virtually at sea level. Good result for under a tenner I think. No idea if it will work with a UK Telly, mine is a Sony Bravia about 10 years old.

Michael

I think you should try to mount those on windows if possible since TV signals radiate through glass much better than walls. I see this one (or one if it variations) mounted on windows above the sliding glass doors in my condo complex in two different units and they are pointing at each other.

Without an external US RF tuner, it won't work with your UK TV.

RICH

You haven't seen my walls (Drywall & wood siding.)

Actually, I did try the window first, but it meant the antenna being a couple of feet lower, and further behind the adjacent house. The result was about the same, on a very cursory first couple of attempts.

Pulaski

Isn't saying that redundant when you live in Florida?

Michael

I suspect this one would work well if you mounted it on edge of the roof at the highest point on the house. Back in the '70 (pre-cable), I had a motorized antenna mounted on my roof and it worked very well.

RICH

Geoff mentioned mountains... The info I read said the transmitter/s was at 900 ft. ASL, but I think that must be at the top of the tower!

Pulaski

If the base is at 900ft then it's not in Florida.