• SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeo
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    1 year ago

    A lot of places in the US are too far for using antennas. In my area all you can pick up is a religious channel and a channel named infomercial tv.

    • justTouchit@discuss.online
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      1 year ago

      80% of the US population lives in urban areas. An amplified antenna can pick up channels for many of those further out. Won’t work for everyone of course.

    • shortwavesurfer@monero.town
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      1 year ago

      Well… You could, you just have to get it as high as you can manage. Lookup a radio horizon calculator as most broadcast antennas are 400+ feet above ground.