UHF
TV Antennas
There is a lot of confusion in the market
over what an HDTV antenna really is. In fact, many writers
have accused antenna manufacturers and retailers of trying
to mislead consumers in order to sell more antennas. The
reality is that from an engineering perspective, there
really is no such thing as an "HDTV Antenna."
Television signals are broadcast in two
ranges: Ultra High Frequencies (UHF) and Very High Frequencies
(VHF). TV antennas are typically designed to be responsive
for one of these ranges although many antennas can actually
capture some signals in both frequencies. Since more than
90% of all HDTV broadcasts are transmitted in UHF, it became
common for consumers, retailers, and manufacturers to refer
to UHF antennas as HDTV antennas. In reality, there are
a number of stations that broadcast HDTV in VHF so an HDTV
antenna could actually be either a VHF or UHF antenna.
Since most of our UHF antennas will capture
high frequency VHF signals (Channels 7-13), we typically
only recommend using VHF antennas to capture the low end
of the VHF band (Channels 2-6). Occasionally, a VHF capable
antenna may also be required on channels 7 and 8. For your
convenience we have highlighted these 34 channels (channels
2-8) in red in a list of all of the VHF
Digital Stations.
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