Goodbye Cable!

[8/8/08]
Last night I installed our new UHF Antenna. I've spent weeks planning on installing it on the roof. My main trouble with that wasn't getting it working on the roof, it was figuring out how to ground it to protect us from lightning damage. That's a whole discussion in and of itself!
I finally *tried* the Antenna just sitting in the attic. I have received a couple of channels so it was promising. It looked like we'd need a Pre-Amplifier though to strengthen the signal.
Last night I mounted the mast to the rafters on the attic using U-Bolts. This was pretty straightforward but it sure it hot up there! After mounting the Antenna to the mast, wiring the cable down to our cable distribution point, cutting the cable to length, and putting on a new connector, we had Free HDTV! Take a look at the list of channels below!

Base Cost:
$29.99 - UHF 75Mile Directional Antenna (Radio Shack)
$12.99 - 5' Mast/pole (Radio Shack)
$6.99 - 75-300 Ohm Matching Transformer (Radio Shack)
$3.58 - 1.25" U Bolts (True Value Hardware)
Total ~$56.25 (with tax)

Accessories (stuff you may already have or can borrow):
$54.99 - 100' of RJ6 Coax Cable (I have ~80' left...) (Radio Shack)
$19.99 - Crimp tool (to put Cable connectors on) (Radio Shack)
$5.49 - 10 pack of connectors (I have 9 remaining) (Radio Shack)
Total ~$84.50 (with tax)
P.S. I'm selling RJ6 cable at 55 cents/ft if anyone needs it ;)
Also if you need to borrow my crimp tool, let me know

True out of pocket $140.75

HD Channels that we receive:
2.1 - WBAY-HD [ABC]
2.2 - WBAY (Weather)
2.3 - WBAYRTN [Retro Television Network]
5.1 - WFRV-HD [CBS]
11.1 - WLUK-HD [Fox]
14.1 - WIWB-HD [The CW, formally The WB]
26.1 - WGBA-HD [NBC]
32.1 - WACY-DT [My New 32, formally UPN]
38.1 - WPT1 [Wisconsin Public Television]
38.2 - WPT2
38.3 - WPT3
38.4 - WPT4
38.5 - WPNE-HD

Return on Investment Analysis:
$122.10 - Old Monthly Cable bill (Cable + DVR + Internet)
$40.90 - New Montly Internet Bill (internet only, 12 mo special promo)
$81.29/mo savings

So in less than two months we'll have already paid for all our expenses via our montly savings!