Dec. 4, 2008: ST. LOUIS, Mo. – As people are hooking up their converter boxes to their analog televisions, they are realizing their old-generation antennas aren’t picking up the digital signal. Why?

Engineering is largely about tradeoffs and constraints. Sometimes, the issues are clouded and the choices are fuzzy, but occasionally, the choice has a fairly clear split. I had one of the latter ...

The tried-and-true bowtie antenna under test. Note the high-tech antenna mount. The HD Quad under test. The CC Aerowave under test. Channel Master’s StealthTenna 50 under test. The performance of each ...

A: No matter where you live, a large, directional outdoor antenna with a rotor (to turn it toward the desired station) is the ultimate in performance. You will get strong, effortless reception and you ...