I made one of these for my too-cheap-to-pay-for-cable kid. Works like a charm!

Ok...some things need clarification here, especially the differences between UHF and VHF. The article has that exactly backwards. Channels 2-13 are VHF (Very-High Frequency), and 14 and above are UHF (Ultra-High Frequency). There is a HUGE difference between them. VHF antennas are the big ones you see, usually on…