Free television requires that the digital TV receives the broadcast signal from the broadcast towers which are usually many miles away. You can make a digital TV antenna to connect to the TV and receive the digital television signals. You will need a few hardware supplies as well as a few items from an electronics store. You will also need some tools found in most households. No electrical skills are needed, although adult supervision is suggested if the person making the digital TV antenna is underage.
Instructions
1. Unscrew the 75 ohm metal TV coax plug with your fingers. Place the four parts on a work surface. Slip the screw end of the 75 ohm metal TV coax plug over one end of the coaxial cable.
2. With the blade of a utility knife, strip off 10 inches of the outer shielding from the end of the coaxial cable.
3. Bend the paper inside the coaxial cable out of the way to reveal the copper braid. Cut off the paper with the blade of the utility knife. Bend the copper braid away from the end of the coaxial cable. Slip the bottom piece of the 75 ohm metal TV coax plug onto the end of the coaxial cable.
4. With the wire strippers, strip off an inch of the plastic cable inside the coaxial cable to reveal the middle copper wire.
5. Screw the white plug from the 75 ohm metal TV coax plug onto the end of the exposed wire stripped off from the plastic cable.
6. Screw the remaining piece of the 75 ohm metal TV coax plug onto the white plug. Screw the other parts of the 75 ohm metal TV coax plug that are on the coaxial cable together.
7. Strip off 10 inches of the outer shielding from the other end of the coaxial cable with the blade of the utility knife.
8. Bend the paper inside the coaxial cable out of the way to reveal the copper braid. Cut off the paper with the blade of the utility knife. Twist the copper braid between your fingers.
9. Strip off an inch of the plastic cable inside the coaxial cable with the wire strippers to reveal the middle copper wire.
10. Cut the 20 inches of copper wire in half with the wire cutters.
11. Loosen the screw on the top of the connector block with the Phillips screwdriver. Insert one of the ends of one of the copper wires into one of the two holes in the front end of the connector block. nsert one of the ends of the other copper wire into the other hole in the front end of the connector block.
12. Insert the end of the middle copper wire into one of the two holes in the back end of the connector block. Insert the copper braid inside the coaxial cable into the other hole in the back end of the connector block. Tighten the screw down with the Phillips screwdriver.
13. Screw the 75 ohm metal TV coax plug onto the coax connection on the back of the TV. Trail the coaxial cable across the baseboards of the walls to a window and stand it up so that the two copper wires are facing up.
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