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Now, if you're finding that old antennas work better than new ones, what might be true, is that the newer ones are made cheaper and are of generally lower quality.  I don't really follow the TV antenna market so I can't comment on that.

The one I have from probably about 2005, has always worked well at tailgate parties, and here at my house.

Well, the old ones certainly don't work better now 

Just noting that while the old rabbit ears could be fuzzy at times, they picked up all the channels, for example, from Austin, down in San Marcos.  

The digital ones I've owned were basically rectangular flat surfaces, propped up by an inserted stand, kind of like a picture frame.  Very different design than the rabbit ears I used to have.  Definitely had more success in SM getting Austin channels (though far from "good") than I had here getting Beaumont channels.  

hah, back in the 1990s I bought a long range directional antenna, put an electric rotor on it, and would point it at Omaha about 90 miles away to pick up husker games that weren't aired in my market

It's becoming a thing these days, for people to go back to using those large aerial antennas that sit up over the house.  I think it's awesome.

Mine wasn't quite that fancy, but it didn't need to be at only 60 miles from the towers. 

It's becoming a thing these days, for people to go back to using those large aerial antennas that sit up over the house.  I think it's awesome.

My grandma's house has one that looks exactly like that.