For Sale TV & Antenna, Pre-Amp & More $250

[ChuckO]

I gave it my best, but ain't gonna be any OTA TV for me. That said, an opportunity to get quality equipment for a hella good price. I'm going to be in East Contra Costa Friday 03/21/25 for anyone in the Bay Area, I can't deliver unless it's Brentwood / Discovery Bay, otherwise it will need to be picked up in one of those two cities. I can deliver it anytime in the Redding to Shingletown area, and at some point I will be. I will also be in the Petaluma area in the very near future

The set up includes:

EXTREMEtenna 80 ($169 New)

EXTREMEtenna 80

Channel Master (CM 4228HD) 8-bay Digital HDTV/UHF Outdoor TV Antenna picks up High VHF with a range of 45 miles and a UHF reception range of 80 miles.

www.channelmaster.com

TV Antenna PreAmp 1 ($85 New)

TV Antenna PreAmp 1

The Channel Master PreAmp 1 is a professional-grade TV antenna pre-amplifier designed to enhance the performance of any (non-amplified) professional-grade outdoor TV antenna. The PreAmp 1 will boost antenna signal strength, improve signal quality and may increase the number of channels...

www.channelmaster.com

50' Coaxial Cable Black RG6 ($25 New)

50' Coaxial Cable Black

High quality RG-6 Channel Master coaxial cable with F-type connectors. This cable is weatherproof and ideal for TV antenna installations. The color of the cable is black and the length of the cable is 50'.

www.channelmaster.com

High Pass Filter 50 MHz ($12 New)

High Pass Filter 50 MHz

The Channel Master High Pass Filter improves over-the-air Antenna signals by filtering out noise and RF interference that can disrupt television reception. Filters frequencies below 50 MHz.

www.channelmaster.com

FM Filter ($19 New)

FM Filter

The Channel Master FM Filter improves over the air TV antenna signals by filtering out FM signal interference.

www.channelmaster.com

Coaxial Cable Grounding Block ($10 New)

Coaxial Cable Grounding Block

The Channel Master Coaxial Cable Grounding Block is designed and optimized for professional grounding of the coaxial cable in over-the-air TV Antenna Installations.

www.channelmaster.com

5' Ft Galvanized Steel Antenna Mast Pipe Swedged End Length 1.25" OD ($25 New)

https://www.amazon.com/Galvanized-Antenna-Digital-Mounting-Off-Air/dp/B00UULWJ5S/?tag=tvwb-20

And From True Value Hardware
35' of Copper Ground Wire $65 New
1/2" - 1-3/8" Grounding Clamp $10 New

Total cost $420

Also included, some great advice from members of TVWBB

Thread 'Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna with Mast'

Feb 7, 2025

Now that I'm a Hillbilly, and I'm cutting expenses, I dropped YouTube TV because it's $90 a month and the fact is, I only watch the SF Giants, the rest of the time I never get on it

I still want to watch the games, and I still for the most part have Internet TV, which is exceptional because I have my TV's wired to my Mesh Routers and the picture has never been better. The downside, is that if I want to watch the Giants, I have to subscribe to a provider (NBC Bay Area) or look into other means. I can subscribe to NBC, and it's $25 a month, which brings me to the Hillbilly part. I'm...

• ChuckO
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[Bruce]

How do you light the darn thing?

 

[ChuckO]

How do you light the darn thing?

I might give it another try, but I need to make this guy some ribs and pick his brain on getting TV up here

 

[Wilmer Cogburn]

Sorry to hear OTA did not work for you.

 

[DanHoo]

I might give it another try, but I need to make this guy some ribs and pick his brain on getting TV up here

Those antennas look like amateur radio.

 

[Keith Jenkins]

Those antennas look like amateur radio.

Agreed. The owner of those antennas may or may not be able to help with OTA TV reception.

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If it's any consolation Chuck, situations like yours led to the development of community television antenna systems, where a group of individuals or a small company would place one or more antennas in a location favorable for OTA TV reception (for example, the top of a nearby mountain). The signals received on those antennas were distributed via amplifiers and cables to subscribers in the surrounding area. These local TV signal distribition networks were the first cable television systems.

 

[BFletcher]

Those antennas look like amateur radio.

Agreed. I studied for the test--including code--but then kids came and I saved some money decades ago.

 

[DanHoo]

Agreed. I studied for the test--including code--but then kids came and I saved some money decades ago.

I let my license lapse and sold the "old-school" stuff I had. I had no place to setup an HF antenna once I moved to suburbia so it was just sitting.

I'll likely get my license again after I retire. Looks like Tech and General don't require code which is good as I've not signaled in over 25 years. I still have a a 2 meter mobile setup to use the northern CA repeater network and it works from just about anywhere.

@ChuckO If you don't already have a license, you might look into getting one. The first level license is easy to study for and pass. A small handheld can reach repeaters and work great in the back country. I'm sure the guy with those antennas knows someone in your area that does the exams.

 

[ChuckO]

Those antennas look like amateur radio.

I believe he's a Ham Operator. We use the Wunderground weather app, it's his house that we get attach to, and get some of the best weather reports I've ever seen. I want to talk to him, but around here, you don't just go up to someone's front door until you know them

 

[ChuckO]

If it's any consolation Chuck, situations like yours led to the development of community television antenna systems, where a group of individuals or a small company would place one or more antennas in a location favorable for OTA TV reception (for example, the top of a nearby mountain). The signals received on those antennas were distributed via amplifiers and cables to subscribers in the surrounding area. These local TV signal distribition networks were the first cable television systems.

That's something for me to look into, I know I'm not the only one who doesn't want to pay $80 a month for a subscription to TV. It's not looking good for watching the Giants games this year, you watch this will be a winning year too

 

[Bruno]

That's something for me to look into, I know I'm not the only one who doesn't want to pay $80 a month for a subscription to TV. It's not looking good for watching the Giants games this year, you watch this will be a winning year too

Certainly an entertaining one.
Adames, Chapman and Lee should help turn this around and Verlander could be interesting.
Damn Dodgers though.

 

[Brett-EDH]

I believe he's a Ham Operator. We use the Wunderground weather app, it's his house that we get attach to, and get some of the best weather reports I've ever seen. I want to talk to him, but around here, you don't just go up to someone's front door until you know them

Unless you’re bringing fresh baked cookies or pies.

 

[Brett-EDH]

That's something for me to look into, I know I'm not the only one who doesn't want to pay $80 a month for a subscription to TV. It's not looking good for watching the Giants games this year, you watch this will be a winning year too

Unless you get a VPN and stream to your TV.

See if this helps, @ChuckO:

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