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These 10 homemade DIY tv antenna plans aim to walk you through the steps of how to make your own DIY antenna, helping you to catch free over-the-air television broadcasts without the need for costly subscriptions.
- Christian Cawley
- Former Deputy Editor
- A Homemade TV Antenna From a Paperclip. Amazingly, it's possible to receive pictures over the air with just a paperclip as a DIY TV antenna! This will depend on signal strength, distance to the transmitter, and weather conditions, but.
- Card and Foil DIY TV Antenna. A slightly more elaborate option, this version of the DIY HDTV antenna should set you back less than $5. With over a million views, we reckon quite a few people are using this DIY TV antenna.
- "Fractal" Homemade Antenna. A visually stunning antenna for HDTV reception, this DIY build is probably the most aesthetically pleasing version of this project.
- The Coat Hanger DIY TV Antenna. Finally, here's one of our own HDTV antenna projects. Although bigger and uglier than the other projects, this DIY antenna is also the most durable.
Powerful Modern Homemade HDTV Antenna: TV Antennas have been around for many years - and people have tried all sorts of unsightly things to "fix" them or make them work better - anything from attaching a metal clothes hangar to aluminum foil! I realized it doesn't work and I don't want t…
Step #1: Keeping things ready. 22″ x 8″ plank of wood (pine wood is preferred) 8 wire hangers. 8 flat-head screws. 8 washers. Copper wire. Insulation tape. Balun. Drill machine. Coaxial cable. Measurement tape. PVC pipe or stick to hoist the antenna (optional) Step #2: Measure and mark the plank to be used.
Or you can set up your home network to watch TV on nearly any device, with a network tuner like the HDHomeRun. This thing that looks like a prop from a conspiracy theory website works just like any antenna you can buy in a store, but better.
