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(This answer assumes you are in the US)

The first thing to learn about rabbit ears is that they are usually two different antennas that are put together.

Typically there are two telescoping rods that stick up at about 45 degrees. These mostly pick up analog stations 2-13* which are in the VHF band.

There will also be a smaller loop, bow-tie, or figure 8. This is mostly to pick up analog stations 14-69* in the UHF band.

In general you want the UHF part to be closer to the TV transmitter than the VHF telescoping rods.

If you put your location in one of the first two links below you can find out where your local TV transmitters are located and what channels they broadcast on.

The first step is to adjust the length of the telescoping rods to the best length. This is explained at two of the web sites that are linked to, but basically you figure out what the lowest channel number is that you want to receive and then adjust the length of the rods to match.

At this point you start playing around with the antenna. In many cases it works best in at a window that is in the direction of the TV transmitters. Many times you will get the best signal by placing the antenna as high as you can (such as on top of a bookshelf).

There are better (and more expensive) indoor antennas than your $15 one. Your neighbor's experience is probably your best guide.

If you get to the point of wanting a suggestion, I suggest you add the following information to your question.

zip code
What floor is the antenna on?
What does the picture look like. Is it snowy or does it have ghosting?

*Digital TV channels use the same frequencies as analog ones. However unlike analog channels, the digital channel # doesn't tell you if it's in the VHF or UHF bands. To find out if a digital channel is UHF or VHF, you have to look a a web site and find out it's "RF" channel which is equivalent to the old analog channel system.

There is no difference between a plain old TV antenna and a "HD antenna" or "Digital antenna". These are just marketing terms.

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