Is it true that putting tin foil on a antenna makes reception better?
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Not that I know of. Are you talking about conspiracy theorists? Not all of them wear tin foil hats. It’s good to hear from you Danceswithwolves
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DancesWithWolves Same here good to see -
Shadow Of The Mind Great to hear from you
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That is something people living in fringe reception areas have been saying for years. I've never noticed any real improvement when I've tried it. Try it out for yourself and see. 1/29/25
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I doubt it will work it will just creat intferece I think . It wont work here as if you don't have an aerial on the roof you wont get a tv signal. Not that I know why anyone would watch free to air tv its full of bs. Only really ol people watch it I think. No I dont think it will help you get a better signal.
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It helps a little. Aluminum is a conductive material that expands the bandwidth and aperture. As a result, a television will receive better incoming radiation.
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DancesWithWolves
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Jenny The Great ⭐
Likewise.
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Generally speaking, no. Radio waves are highly polarized, so any added width to the antenna is not going to improve gaim in the signal and only improve gain in the noise (unwanted frequencies). Increasing the length can increase the bandwidth, but unless your sntenna is too short, or you are trying to pick up a signal with a longer wavelength than designed. The surface area of the antenna really does not matter the way people seem to think it does. The only way it really matters is in limiting the impedence of the intenna, which a crumbled ball of foil at the end doesn't affect. By the way, I'm happy to see you back here.
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Back in the Black and White days of the 1950s and 60s it seemed to help some. Signals and reception were not what it is today. I don't think it helps much if at all with the new digital TV sets. Back in the 1950s one of the jobs I did with our set was to clean the outside antenna of corrosion and check the connection terminals for corrosion and clean them. We also used a flat connector cable that needed to have 3 to 3 1/2 turns per 3 feet of length to reduce interference.
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