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How do you make a tv antenna out of a coat hanger?

April 26, 2017antenna coat consumer electronics hanger tv TVs

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How do you make a tv antenna out of a coat hanger?

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There are videos on YouTube on how to make a decent antenna with a coat hanger and a transformer from Radio Shack. No you cannot just “jam the coat hanger” into one of those holes. You need one of those 75-300 ohm transformers from Radio Shack for about $5 that has a coax female connector on one end and two spade connectors on the other. You run coax from the TV to the antenna location. You should also type your address into www.antennaweb.org to see where the TV towers are in relation to your house because antenna placement is very important. Putting the antenna across the room so it has an un-obstructed view towards the TV towers can make a huge difference. AntennaWeb will also tell you if you can get away with an indoor or need an outdoor antenna because of the distance.