Best way? Maybe if you live 10 feet from the broadcast antena. Not to mention that there's nothing worth watch on broadcast.

I will email one of the broadcast stations here in L.A. to ask them when they switch to just digital, are they going to boost the signal strength? Right now, most of the local channels come in fairly well and the picture is great compared to analog, but at the same time the signal, even if it's 75% strong (my TV has a meter to measure the signal strength of digital broadcast) it is still easy to interrupt. Cellphones completely mess up the signals. I don't live too far away from the antennae of these broadcast stations, and 75% signal strength is very good, but I still think they need to boost power or something to help with its current deficiencies.

Another question I wish to ask them is if the quality of the broadcast will go up. If so, what is the current resolution for their HD broadcast and what will it go up to in 2009? Additionally, will they include digital surround sound or stick to stereo?

p.s. In regards to your website's bot protection thingy where you have to type a sequence of letters in a box, is there a way to add an option to where it can be refreshed to a different sequence because sometimes I can't read the letters in the box? If not, that's OK.

"Best way? Maybe if you live 10 feet from the broadcast antenna”. Traveler: I get your point. If you’re located 10 feet from the broadcast tower, a wire coat hanger may work. “Not to mention that there's nothing worth watch on broadcast." That's a matter of opinion not shared by me and other millions.
As to RCA’s new flat indoor antenna, why would anyone invest in a flat panel HDTV and then a very large flat indoor antenna? I’m sure RCA did their homework, but…
Obviously the switch to digital broadcasts is bringing consumers back to Off-Air reception and the increasing sales are providing the motivation and investments necessary to develop new models and new technology. This has opened new doors for antenna engineers to develop smaller antennas with greatly improved performance, power and aesthetics. There are new antennas on the market now that are neat looking and don’t need to be hidden anywhere.
But the real issue is antenna placement in the viewing room. Viewers living in metro/urban locations are going to have to deal with digital Multi-path. Multi-path (bounced signals) is caused by any large hard object in the line-of-sight to the broadcast towers like buildings. They cause signals to reach the antenna out of phase, confusing the ATSC chip set in digital TV sets. If the signal reaching the front of the antenna is not 2 to 3 times stronger than a bounced signal from the same station reaching the back or sides of the antenna, the ATSC chip doesn’t know which signal to use when it receives it from the antenna, so it just keeps searching. I wonder which side of this new RCA antenna is the front. My guess is that it’s Omni-directional, inviting multi-path issues.
RCA say “You can hide it underneath, beside, or behind your set, and its wall mountable, too.” Signals bounce of walls and ceilings also in the viewing room. Sometimes a bounced signal can be better than a direct signal.
OK, outdoor antennas are better, the higher the better. But besides not having to run cable from the roof, if you can, new good looking powerful indoor antennas that deal with multi-path are available that offer the opportunity to move them anywhere in the room to find the best location for the best reception. Try one from a source that will refund the total purchase price, no questions asked. And get one that will raise the GAIN, not the “game”.

Please note: 'Off-air' or 'off the air' signifies the absence of a broadcast signal, as in, 'the station is off the air'.

I think you want to use 'Over the Air', whose acronym is 'OTA'.

To say 'off the air' is similar to 'where did you get the money, billy?' 'Oh, I got if off my mom.'

Clearly, 'off the air' is an error, but one which is being repeated so often that it is becoming a new, but addle-brained 'standard'. Please help by stating 'over the air', when referring to broadcast TV.

And BTW, here in Spokane, Wa, I enjoy wonderful OTA DTV and HDTV, via my Panasonic DVD recorder and also, an RCA 'settop converter box', purchased using a gov't coupon. I have nothing but praise for the programming, esp that of PBS.

-Gene

Will the rca flat antenna work in my camper van or should I place it on the roof?