TV antenna guides

Practical, no-hype guides to getting free over-the-air TV: which antenna to buy, how to aim it, and when an amplifier helps.

Indoor, attic, outdoor or long-range: match the antenna to your distance from the towers.

Compass bearings, true vs magnetic north, signal meters and fine-tuning.

When a preamp or signal booster helps, when it makes reception worse, and how to test.

The RCA indoor, amplified and outdoor antenna types, and which one suits your address.

Point your antenna with your phone's compass, for iPhone and Android.