I wanted a quick solution for a room upstairs. I didn't want to rent a digital cable box because of my hate for cable companies, nor did I want to buy anything substantial. So I talked to one of my electrical engineer friends who's also an amateur short wave radio buff on how to do this. I was surprised at how easy it was. Using two pieces of cable and some electrical tape.
Total cost for this - 1.50$ for coax cable (5 ft).
Required items.
- Pliers
- Coax cable 4ft
- Power cable (thick) 50 cm long
- Utility knife
I was surprised with the end result.
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| Take a small coax cable. I used a 4 ft one. |
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| Cut in half. |
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| Expose the shielding. |
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| Separate the shielding and twist into a wire and the plastic coated wire. |
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| Find a good electrical cable |
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| Cut the ends making sure to have around 50 cm in length. |
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| Make sure only 1 wire is selected. |
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| Frey the ends and remove the rubber. |
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| A perfect 50 cm wire. |
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| Now join one end of the wire to the shielding and the other to the actual coax cable. |
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| Tape up to form a loop. |
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| Plug into tv. |
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| Auto tune and... |
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| Enjoy free tv in under 15 minutes. |
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| position towards largest major city. |
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