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Best TV antenna for a tailgate?
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:20 pm
Whats the best antenna to get? Our tailgate needs a new one as the current one can’t even get CBS
TIA
TIA
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 8:21 pm
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Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:26 pm to ForeverLSU5
Dish playmaker/tailgater
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:40 pm to ForeverLSU5
You can make one out of coat hangers and cookie cooling racks. That’s what we did and it works great.
All you have to buy is the little coax deal and screw it to the mast of the antenna. You can find out how to make it in detail online. Just YouTube it.
All you have to buy is the little coax deal and screw it to the mast of the antenna. You can find out how to make it in detail online. Just YouTube it.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:00 pm to la_birdman
TracVision
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:06 pm to ForeverLSU5
FWIW, we bought one years ago from the Direct TV guy that was floating around campus. It's a great antenna, but we also have issues with CBS. We pick up other stations fine, including a few from Lafayette, but WAFB is sensitive.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:26 pm to ForeverLSU5
You can actually use a paper clip if you get in a bind.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:27 pm to ForeverLSU5
My GF bought an HD antenna at bestbuy. I made a fractal antenna out of galvanized wire. No brazing or solder. Just screws and washers with a wood back. I made 4 star shapes with two about the size of a plate and two the size of a saucer. It beats the pants off the one we bought. It took 10 minutes to make. 
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:39 pm to ForeverLSU5
Can’t go wrong with a Marathon. $169 and compact. I get New Orleans tv stations in Gonzales.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:49 pm to ForeverLSU5
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 9:53 pm
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:24 pm to BTRDD
Brilliant! You say only screws and washers? It looks like soldiering but that could just be flash from the camera.
Hmm, I wonder if I could make one from those political sign holders (wire H things).
Hmm, I wonder if I could make one from those political sign holders (wire H things).
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:35 pm to LSU Tigerhead
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You say only screws and washers?
That's exactly what we did. Just like the poster you're replying to said, use a wooden back and just screw the screws in. We cut up wire coat hangers into "V" shapes, but turned them sideways and put a screw/washer at the base of the "V." You want the base at the middle of the wooden back and have the V open wider as it goes further from the middle of the wooden back, if that makes sense.
Only thing we bought was the coax part that you also screw on, then just screw on regular coax cable to the bottom and run that to your TV. Ours, like the previous poster said, took about 10 minutes to make. We get ABC, CBS, NBC, and it was dirt cheap.
Plus it's kinda fun to make it.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:35 pm to BTRDD
That looks like you'd die if you touch it.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:39 pm to ForeverLSU5
Amazon Firestick or Apple TV.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 6:36 am to lsutigermall
I have ROKU, but for my local channels and out door (MAIN CHANNELS only-no cable) I use a $10 antenna from ebay.
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work pretty good.only 1 local channel I do not get because of location pf antenna, but outdoors should do better.
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work pretty good.only 1 local channel I do not get because of location pf antenna, but outdoors should do better.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 7:15 am to ForeverLSU5
We use a Verizon jetpack. It's $20/month, unlimited data. Hook up a Roku/Apple TV/etc and you're all set.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 7:43 am to AverageJoe26
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We use a Verizon jetpack. It's $20/month, unlimited data. Hook up a Roku/Apple TV/etc and you're all set.
Doesn’t this require streaming? How do you get clear stream signals when there’s a ton of people on campus?
Posted on 10/4/19 at 7:57 am to lsutigermall
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Amazon Firestick or Apple TV.
Neither are antennas. The real question you need to ask is how hard is it to catch the channel you want to watch from the location you are watching it. I'm guessing you want to catch CBS and ABC from LSU's campus? This shows the distance from the towers to LSU's campus. You should have a problem catching ABC, CBS or FOX using a cheap antenna.
Antenna direct
This post was edited on 10/4/19 at 7:59 am
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:00 am to lsutigermall
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Amazon Firestick or Apple TV.
How do you stream?
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:54 am to BTRDD
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My GF bought an HD antenna
Sucker.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:56 am to la_birdman
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You can make one out of coat hangers and cookie cooling racks.
This. After buying every antenna on the market, we made one with coat hangers and a two by four and it works better than anything you can buy.
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