Cable TV is a luxury. You can save yourself lots of money by limiting yourself to local channels. To do this, you can build your own TV antenna out of everyday items.
Instructions
1. Cut a length of ten feet or more of speaker wire. Speaker wire works especially well considering how conductive and pliable it is.
2. Strip one end of the speaker wire with your wire strippers. Expose about 1/4" worth of the metal wires. This is the part that you will hook to the back of your TV.
3. Spiral the speaker wire around the metal hoop. An arts and crafts hoop, like the kind that people commonly use to make dream catchers, works rather well. Wind the wire around the hoop, and tie it off on the other side of the hook so that it stays in place. Allow yourself some room on the other side with the stripped wire.
4. Find the UHF antenna area on the back of your TV. This will say “UHF” and has a couple of little metal screws beneath it.
5. Secure the stripped end of your antenna wire to the UHF screws on the back of your TV. You will probably need a blade screwdriver.
6. Hang your antenna. If you turn your TV on while you are trying to locate a place for the antenna, you can see what kind of reception you are going to get in different areas of the living room.
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