What kind of antenna should I use for my Philips TV? Published on 2019-09-10 In a SFN (Single Frequency Network) environment a more directional sensitive antenna is preferred. A gitter antenna (which is less direction sensitive) can cause bad signal. The use of a non-directional antenna could result in a bad reception, because of the interference from other antennas in its vicinity. Gitter-antennas are also marketed as digital antennas.