Digital VHF and UHF TV Antenna

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I am going to be writing this up over the next week or two so stay tuned and bear with me! These parts are designed to attach, insulate and configure the various components of an antenna designed to pick up the FREE digital broadcast signals. To test it, I hung mine in a tree at approximately rooftop level and I'm receiving 21 channels! Several are more than 60 miles away and they are coming in crystal clear. The HD channels look better than the same channel over cable and I just watched them during a heavy rainstorm. I was going to mount it higher later, but may just leave it! Your results may vary, but for most flat land, mounting the antenna 45' up will yield the best results. If you have high speed internet, this antenna and a subscription to Hulu's new streaming service, or YouTubeTV or USTV NOW(cheapest and good), or Sling etc is the cord cutter's ticket. You will need: 12 plain wire coat hangers (not the ones with cardboard tubes for pants) 18 #8 x 1/2" Phillips pan head sheet metal screws 12 #10 washers 2 6' coax cables with female type F connectors on each end 2 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/RCA-VH54R-Matching-Transformer-VH54R/dp/B00005T3EY/ref=pd_sim_23_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00005T3EY&pd_rd_r=XSGX6HWQ5Q30PGZBM70R&pd_rd_w=mBi8l&pd_rd_wg=RJfEH&psc=1&refRID=XSGX6HWQ5Q30PGZBM70R">UHF/VHF Balun splitters</a> 1 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003P92D9Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">RCA signal combiner/booster</a> 1 piece of 1"x3" wood at least 40" long And enough coax cable with female type F connectors to connect the antenna to your Tuner. 4 UHF, 1 VHF and 1 Balun prints from the attached stl files. You will need a Phillips screw driver, some wire cutters stout enough to cut the coat hangers, some pliers to bend the coat hangers, a little electrical tape and some zip ties for wire control and mounting. You will need to get the following lengths of wire from the coat hangers by cutting/straightening: 8 - 19" long lengths for your UHF "V's" bow ties 2 - 30" long lengths for your phase wires 2 - 14.5" long lengths for the VHF "T" The diagrams I have attached give you an idea of the layout and spacing of the UHF bow ties. The VHF "T" goes at the very top and it should be centered 9.5" above the top bow tie's center. These diagrams are all over the web and I cannot seem to find who to attribute. I did not draw them and if you know who did, please let me know so I can give proper recognition.