Cabless at last

[hrj]

So you know how back on March 17 I cancelled my cable TV service? They finally -- after almost three months -- disconnected me. (I've been getting it "free" for the last couple months.) Since my current tv set didn't come with an antenna, I now have to actually acquire one, which may be amusing since I suspect most electronics shops assume that everyone has either cable or satellite service. The most efficient thing will probably be to get something I can mount up on the roof and run a line down along the same path the cable service wires run. Hmm. It occurs to me that with a little ingenuity, I might be able to use the existing wire, if it's possible to splice the right sort of connector onto the end lying across the roof. I shall need to look into this.

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[ldyanna.livejournal.com]

When we turned our satellite off a few months ago Crimson was able to buy an indoor antenna at Radio Shack. We don't get perfect reception but we can watch a few channels.

[hrj.livejournal.com]

I have a good sense of which channels I can get based on the bedroom tv (which just has the basic rabbit-ears type) -- and when I moved into this place, I went for several years without cable without feeling any pain. I should be able to get all the major networks and the couple of Bay Area-specific stations, as well as at least two PBS stations.