Build your own HDTV Antenna Plans Here's what you need to get started: 1
22 inch section of 2x3 or 1x3 board 2
18 Screws 3
18 Washers, sized to fit on the screws to clamp down wire 4
15 feet of wire
Roughly 5 feet of copper three conductor house wiring will do fine
Coat-hangers can work if stripped of paint at all connections
Reflector grid (Mesh like reflective metallic material
) Two 15x9 grill screens work well for a few dollars
(See first video below
One Balun - A thing with a coax plug on one side, two wires with screw holes on the other
These are commonly used to attach old TV's to coax antenna's (or cable
) They are inexpensive (I've seen them in bulk for as little as 30 cents each), and commonly available
My local dollar store carries them
Tools: 1
Drill 2