Holly Mann shows us how to build a DIY HDTV Antenna. You probably have most of the things around the house already so it shouldn’t cost more than about $5. Holly designed a good looking antenna that actually works after purchasing a few off the shelf HDTV antennas that didn’t work. I might need to give this a try since just like Holly I am getting tired of my ever increasing cable TV bill.
“Materials:
- A few feet of cardboard
- Cardboard cutting Materials – scissors and boxcutter work well
- Aluminum Foil
- Glue (I used wood glue – it’s super strong)
- Drill
- two screws with nuts and washers
- Â 75 to 300 Ohm UHF/VHF Matching Transformer (about $3-5 online or $6 at Radio Shack)
- 6 foot coaxial cableÂ
- *Optional: paint, markers or special paper to decorate the front of it”