\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 http://www.cetusnews.com/life/Millennials-Unearth-an-Amazing-Hack-to-Get-Free-TV--the-Antenna--.r1IR4Qu1DZ.html
Just Jack Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 You'd think it's one of those satire articles but it is a real article from the Wall Street Journal.
Marv's Neighbor Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 Grew up in S Buffalo, 50-60's. By the end of the 60's a lot of homes had antennas that rotated using an electric motor. Had a box on the TV that lit up and indicated antenna direction. That's how we beat the "blackout" before cable. We could get; Erie, Rochester, Toronto etc. Snow didn't bother them much but sometimes ice would. Don't remember even having cable till the mid to late 70's.
145B4IDIE Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 Grew up in S Buffalo, 50-60's. By the end of the 60's a lot of homes had antennas that rotated using an electric motor. Had a box on the TV that lit up and indicated antenna direction. That's how we beat the "blackout" before cable. We could get; Erie, Rochester, Toronto etc. Snow didn't bother them much but sometimes ice would. Don't remember even having cable till the mid to late 70's. Had the antenna on a mast with a rotor. Somehow, needed a second antenna closer to the ground (6' from ground) to get channel 7. weird.
RaoulDuke79 Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 I remember when my family bought a rotor, which was this dial type contraption that you turned and made a terrible clunking sound as it turned the antenna to get the best reception.
DC Tom Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 What's next, the slide rule? What's wrong with slide rules? I have some. Nothing beats them for logarithms.
That's No Moon Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 I live far enough in the woods with still a noisy enough spectrum that an antenna is useless at my house without a directional and a mast. Doesn't really surprise me that younger people don't know they exist, my kids have never seen one and my oldest is 11.
BUFFALOKIE Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 I've been on a cheep antenna for 5+ years. It sucked. Just reconnected "the cord" a few weeks ago. It still sucks, but I waste more time searching hundreds of channels.
GG Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 You'd think it's one of those satire articles but it is a real article from the Wall Street Journal.It was a scary read.
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