TV, Vikings on Fox, Macy's parade

[Montana Tom]

This past early summer, I tried to upgrade to wireless internet/internet TV (Roku), and free, over-the-air HD TV.  I killed our local phone company service and went with VoIP, DirecTV and a local (spendy) internet provider who could not even deliver 3.0 mbps speed out here in the country.  

I got an HD antenna, but have not been able to get local stations.  I was given an ultimatum by the Trophy Wife that I better have NBC by Thanksgiving morning so she can watch the Macy's parade...OR ELSE!  She has watched it since she was 4 years old, and she has NEVER missed it, and the gauntlet was thrown down.

So I reviewed the split antenna from the new HD antenna (finally), had to replace the connector, and still could get no signal.  I fiddle-farted around with the settings, and found that i needed to scan/find the local HD TV stations and get them "found" in the tuner.

I now have 49 FREE TV stations in HD, plus all the internet TV station options in Roku, (I do subscribe to Sling), and we not only get the NBC affiliate in HD, but I get CBS in two time zones, ABC, Fox, Public TV (four of them), and a bunch of other over-the-air channels that I have not figured out.

So because of the Trophy Wife's demand and ultimatum, I can watch today's Vikings/Rams game at home, instead of at the local sports bar.  And I can watch the Vikings-Lions game early Thursday morning, whilst I get the turkey and related food-prep ready...at home.

Thank you to the Trophy Wife for this pre-Thanksgiving gift!  There. I said it.

[Guest]

Tom, I am not understanding what you mean here:

 So I reviewed the split antenna from the new HD antenna (finally), had to replace the connector, and still could get no signal.

I've been trying to get a signal in north-central MN and nothing pulls in - what HD antenna are you using?

[Guest]

I have two TVs that we had connected to the DirecTV dish.  There was a splitter, which they installed.  Apparently, that splitter controlled the wavelength allowed.  I just went to Best Buy (locally) and got a standard TV splitter to replace it with.
This is the antenna that my internet guy recommended...it has an estimated range of 70 miles (from the transmitter towers).  I've had over-the-air antennas before, but this is a huge improvement.  I bet  you could pull in a transmitter signal from Blackduck, MN.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/antennas-di...Id=5894080

Does this help?

[Guest]

So basically what you are saying is she was right lol.

[Guest]

Thanks, I will try that antenna.

[Guest]

@Vikergirl said:
So basically what you are saying is she was right lol.

She too often is, dammit. :-)

[Guest]

My friend bought a rveal.   250 bucks.  

Gives him everything.  Every football game.  Every movie - past and currently in theaters.  

Every ppv.

For free. 

[Guest]

@A1Janitor said:
My friend bought a rveal.   250 bucks.  

Gives him everything.  Every football game.  Every movie - past and currently in theaters.  

Every ppv.

For free. 

Apples to oranges, rveal is a streaming device, you’ll still need an antenna for local & over the air ...

[Guest]

define local and over the air

[Guest]

@Montana Tom said:

@Vikergirl said:
So basically what you are saying is she was right lol.

She too often is, dammit. :-)

Spin that shit brother,  of course she's right often,  she said yes to you didn't she?  Happy Thanksgiving Big Sky.