"Tim Wescott" wrote in message
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* or could -- does Rat Shack still carry antennas?

Yes. If anything there's been a bit of a rebirth in antenna sales as people
start hearing about free over-the-air (ATSC) HDTV.

(Speaking of HDTV... Fry's is advertisiting ATSC-NTSC converters for $59,
coming very close to the $49 I was predicting a while or so ago... Joerg will
be pleased. :-) )