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I purchased this for my brother who is on a fixed income, and cannot afford cable. Before using this amplified antenna, he could only receive one station on his DTV in Greeley CO (Fox station from Ft. Collins). He now can receive 9 channels. Very happy with this product so far....

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Would not recommend

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Antenna brings in one channel and only one. My old rabbit ears w/foil is not great but it is better than this highly recommended (store sales person)high priced piece of junk.

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Poor reception

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I live right in the middle of town and cannot receive any channels with this! Complete waste of money. I did better with a coat hanger!

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First unit had poor performance. Exchanged for a 2nd unit that received zero signal whether gain turned on or off. It acted like a short circuit. [...] I am stuck with this junk and will not shop at Radio Shack again.

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This product is working fine. Home on the fringe area of some TV stations, so until we get cable or dish the odds of getting all digital channels are slim. For [$], this antenae is a good choice.

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This is the worst product of any type that I have ever bought, and the guy at the store said this was the best antenna that they have!!!

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it works for me there are just some hiccups in the reception but i think it is good and now i can pick up 34,43,and 52.

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receive only one channel with clarity

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Power cord is very short, always have to adjust, gain control is like using a radio where unless it is right on the mark it doesn't come in then you have to change it or turn it off completely to get other channels. Sales person said it is their best for the job.

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have a pair of 3 dollar rabbit ears from dollar store,at least they work

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I was not getting VHF stations but today I pushed in the amplifier and heard a click.

I rescanned and 7, 11 and 13 scanned in.

I still get no signal from channel 11 but 7 and 13 are coming in.

Hope this helps.

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Do not buy this antenna it is trash. i bought it hoping i would be able to watch the NBA finals on abc. long story short i had to watch the game on my computer. Also the signal amplifiy dial on it is completely useless you have to have it at max to receive any reception.

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plug it into my tv it didnt work signal sucks when it does work

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It seems to work fine on my converter box. It does have the occasional signal hiccup but that's usually when the weather is bad, and I was able to pick up all of the channels in my area. I just have to turn the signal up all the way and set the antennas just right. Only problems that I noticed was that if I stick up both of the antennas it blocks my internet wireless signal completely so I have to adjust only one. I also tried it on my brother's HDTV and I couldn't get a signal at all.

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Bought to go wtih HDTV receiver but works just the same as the worst attenna we have.

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In New York City, unable to get ABC (Channel 7), although my old TV's rabbit ears could pick it up clearly.

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This antenna is not worth the money. Says its for dtv but its not. Do not buy!!!!!!!

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I have 2 identical tv's and convertor boxes. The TV with the older antenna works, this one is newer and doesn't work at all...there is NO signal!

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There seems to be a problem with some of your employees knowledge of electronics. As the salesman promised it would work with the DTV converter box and it DOES NOT. Or Like a previous comment that it was because I was a woman so just sell the product.

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I have to constantly adjust the antenna to bring in stations.

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I found that this antenna doesnt work well with the new converter boxes like the radio shack seller that sold it to me, i tried every room in the house does work well with out converter box but after the change the antenna is no good to me, i believe radio shack just tried to sell me something more expensive since i am a women

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this one is really really poor receiption, I have to adjust almost every 2 hours.. do not recommend to buy this product..

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Does exactly what it's supposed to.
Great reception.

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I connected this antenna to the digital converter box. It only seems to work OK on certain channels. I live near downtown, and the broadcast towers are close enough that an antenna should work well. signal strength on a scale of 1-100 never gets above 45. every slight dip in signal strength causes "stuttering" image and audio. signal strength dips every time a car drives by. turning on the amplifier overmodulates the signal, so it cancels out the reception. sometimes I use a guitar string plugged into the converter box for better results than this antenna.

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Compare this antenna to the other amplified antennas in the store. It's not the smallest, but at least it doesn't look like the Starship Enterprise. This antenna is pretty nice. If you know how to use the gain on your antenna, then you should know that you basically need a nice balance. Not too much gain, not too little. Any other trouble you have with this is trouble you'd have with any set of rabbit ears.

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a waste of money for this product.

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It does work, but the bunny ear one given to me works better, and would be cheaper.

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Reception stinks.  This thing is does not fit into my converter box.  The connecter is loose.  The Radio Shakc [$] model is excellent.  I am going to exchange this for that. 

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Funny how I don't have the option to give ZERO stars. We had two regular rabbit ear antennas' that we purchased from a flea market for $10/each a decade ago (before we could afford cable). When my wife went to purchase a digital converter, the saleman talked her into buying this amplified antenna, because it's "better" than a non-powered. We got duped. It's actually worse. [...] Now it sits in a closet. I don't do much shopping at Radio Shack anymore. Oh, and the "gain" control? That's a joke. If you move it - or + AT ALL, the signal dissappears. What's the point then? [...]Good luck.

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My old rabbits ears work better. Black material on the product was all over my hands.

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This amplified antenna has received some pretty bad reviews. First of all, there are many reasons for poor or no reception. I purchased this from my local RS store knowing that it is returnable if I was not happy with it. Before purchase, I came to this website and read reviews of all of the amplified indoor antennas. I brought it home and just for "test" purposes, I hooked it up directly to an analog TV without re-scanning the channels. Guess what! Very poor to no reception. I then re-scanned the channels. Better! I then hooked up a digital converter and rescanned again. Excellent! Outstanding picture (hi-def and standard def when I hooked it up to my new Sony Bravia). Picked up 26 channels digital and analog. Has very minor "occasional" blips in digital reception which I have found almost normal. I do not wish to question other reviewers set-up but I wonder if they actually rescanned the channels before they gave up on this antenna. Note that all stations are within 15 miles of my home and that the land is flat which I'm sure makes a difference in my results.

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live in a hilly area does a good job even pulls in a low power uhf channels well worth the price

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The reception with this thing is terrible. I have a 20 year old rabbit ears on the tv in the next room that works better than this. You're better off using a coat hanger than wasting money on this.

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This did not work well for me at all. I bought the Terk HDTV Antenna Pro and this one works. It is a bit tall and can fall over if bumped. But I now get my channels I want!

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I purchased this antenna for the DTV converter box. I received only 4 channels, very disappointed. Will be returning this tomorrow.

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Does not do its job.

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We just purchased an HDTV in January to get ready for digital and wanted to upgrade our old antenna to get clearer channels. My 10 year old rabbit ears work better than this model. I was told amplified was the way to go, but I disagree. We lost 6 channels-3 of them local. I am taking it back tomorrow.

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I have one TV with rabbit ears that has problems with a few of the digital signals. I bought this 'power' antenna to see if the problems would go away. It didn't - I lost 2 channels by using this antenna so it got returned to radio shack.

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Works best if close to an outside wall. Had to move the TV next to the window to get the best reception using this antenna. Fine tuning was touchier than I expected but worked out fine.

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I needed an antenna for a newly purchased digital TV since every TV I had was analog. This is a good antenna for urban / suburban use. My home is located in a strong signal area. I had to turn the boost up midway and move the antenna around to receive most of the local digital channels, else the antenna would not pull in several local stations; but once I did, they all came in strong. I also picked up a weak analog translator with the boost all the way up which suprised me. The one strong analog channel in my area does not come in clearly no matter where I position the antenna, but this channel is available in digital & comes in crystal clear.

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I bought this antenna to go with our converter box. My old antenna is broken and was very cheap (rca.
After an hour of trying to get a decent signal I unhooked it and put my old one in. My old cheap broken antenna worked perfectly!
Im taking this one back to the store.

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This product is a disappointment. It picks up a strong signal with no problem but is not sensitive enough to pick up the weaker signals even with the amplification feature. Use it near a window facing the direction of the signals.

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Our ten-year-old antenna that we were trying to replace works better.

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I can only get 2 channels and I keep getting a message that the signal isnt strong enough..also the VSF elements wont stay in position. when I called my local Radio Shack they told me that any antenna would work. We live in a apartment and cant put up a outside antenna.

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Poor signal gain, even when elevated to attic space and connected with coax to tv. UHF loop even interferes with VHF signal reception antennas!

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Looks high tech and works well in a rural area that has always had limited reception. This antennae is the best we have tried and we are pleased with it.

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Location is in Bellevue WA, some hills in the area but fairly close to transmitters. Was looking to replace an old FM antenna for our new TV. For all channels, VHF/UHF, analog or digital, the wire gave much better reception than this antenna. The amplifier seemed to improve reception for some channels (you have to fiddle with the boost so you don't over-amplify the noise too), but never got as good as the FM wire.

Another problem was the AC adapter started making a loud buzzing noise after a few minutes of being plugged in. Could have just been a defective part on my antenna, but if the antenna is louder than the TV, it's not something I am going to keep.

In summary, this is going back to Radio Shack immediately. It's a waste of money... spend a fraction of this on some copper wire and string that up... you'll end up with better reception. Don't buy it.

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This is not going to take the place of cable. And the location & direction are really important.

I had it on one side of my room, and it was not getting much better reception than my bunny ears. But when I set it up by the window, and I followed the directions (lower the antennas to halfway for channels 7-13?! not something I would have thought of!) I found it worked much better than the bunny ears.

I actually got a few stations crystal clear, and some that I had had a lot of trouble with were at least watchable.

I was set to return this, but was really glad I tried the other side of the room, as it made all the difference.

Still it needs adjusting when I switch channels, and that may just not be worth the money I save on cable. There's a price to pay for being so cheap!

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it's a good product however i think i might have got the wrong antenna for my DTV, but it does work for HDTV. i'm enjoying my television as much as possible now. Thank You Sincerly Radio Shack!5 star rating from me.

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I use mine in living room. I am a casual user so I did not like paying for cable as I usually watch the 4 major channels and pbs. With cable I was throwing money away because I still watched abc, nbc, fox, cbs and pbs. I canceled cable purchased this antenna and converter box and all pictures are very clear.

Every once in awhile I might have to adjust for a channel but no big deal. I bought one for me and then got one for my son about 2 miles from me to use with his hdtv so he could cancel cable and he loves it too. Picture is fantastic for him too.

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Set up is easy but reception is poor and inconsistent, especially VHF. I'm in NYC and the transmitters aren't too far from where I am, so signal strength is good.

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Our apartment has pretty much no direct signal and this antenna doesn't help at all.

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when i first set up the antenna, i was only getting nbc with good reception, and a couple of fuzzy pbs channels. after moving it around a bit and re-scanning, i now have all of the digital channels perfectly clear with little scramble. no complaints! perfect for someone poor like me who can't afford cable. :)

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I live within 10 miles of the city (nyc) and I pick up about 15 channels. All the cons of rabbit ears of course (fuzzy pic/snowy on cbs/nbc - need to adjust occasionally) but I expected that. Easy to set up. Great If your TV has a HD digital TV tuner built in (I pick up 3 crystal clear HD digital stations FREE!). Set up was 1.Connect 2.TV automaticly scanned for all the available channels and 3. Watch TV. I would recommend this antenna if you live near a major city and are looking for a free/cheap alternative to cable/sat TV.

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Like most people, I bought this unit along with a converter box to use with my old analog TV. (I haven't tried it with the digital TV yet)
I found the antenna very simple to set up and use.

I live in traffic-infested, noisy, crowded Anaheim, CA. surrounded by high-density appartment buildings (I know - I oughta move instead of buying a new antenna, but that's another story) and this antenna brought in local stations that I didn't know existed!

Picture quality and sound are (comparitively speaking) EXCELLENT. Some of the local network stations (which I never watch but I did in order to check this antenna) had almost as good a picture as what my Direct TV satelite dish gets on the digital TV!

I would have rated this antenna 5 stars, but for one thing. When a particularly large or fast vehicle passes by (I live quite close to the street) the picture tends to "pixelate" and "stand still" for a couple of seconds.

No-one can tell me if this is a problem with the antenna, the converter box, or the digital signal itself! A friend uses a much more expensive antenna with her converter box and is in a similar location to mine, and she experiences the same kind of interference, so we are thinking that it isn't fault of the antenna, but that it's an inherrent problem with digital broadcasts.

I would recommend this antenna to anyone - with the afore mentioned proviso of course.

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This antenna worked worse than a plain loop of wire. No TV signal with AMP On or Off - and loud hum on TV set audio when connected.

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Tried to get this working in multiple locations and did not have success anywhere. I am about 20 miles from NYC and could not pick up any NYC channels.

I will go back to Radio Shack tomorrow and exchange for an external to see if it works better.

Don't waste your money on this.

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It works better than nothing at all. Overall, extremely dissapointed. Need for constant adjustment makes this unit a nightmare. I made one from coat hangers, cookie cooling racks, and a spare balun transformer and it consistently outperfoms this unit by at least 10%. DIY for [$]

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Didn't provide enough boost to pick up DTV signals...

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I live in Fresno, California. I had to place the antenna about 6 feet from my dtv, which required purchasing a coupler and extension cable. It picks up NBC, ABC, PBS, CW, sometimes Fox, and an oldies movie station. I have to get up and adjust the weaker stations from time to time (PBS and Fox), but the others are rock solid and look great. I'd recommend this with the caveat that it's not a substitute for cable or dish. Maybe things will get better after analog shuts off?

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it works worst than the plain old rabbit ears I've been using for decades

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I was very enthusiastic about this, i live in a somewhat rural area, but after two hours of setting it up to our DTV converter box, it has been a pain. the most channels that we could get was 9, and 3 of them didnt work, it was just a hassle and not worth [$]

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I originally bought an amplified antenna which worked well before the digital stuff came along. I had to replace it with this one because Binghamton NBC is broadcasting on the cheap low power digital channel and I could not get their station anymore. Now I got 7 channels since I moved the antenna to the other side of the house. Still looking for that elusive NBC station. Position is key with any antenna.

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My city lost Fox from cable due to a contract dispute and I've been using the antennae to watch the Sunday night lineup. The reception is pretty good (not as good as cable) and the directions are straightforward and easy to understand. I recommend it. It's not spectacular technology or anything but it definitely has been helpful.

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I have a hi-def Sony Bravia TV, and a hi-def cable package. Since Fox ended their contract with Time warner, I had to come up with alternate plan to get the fox channel. I hooked it up, and was not immediately impressed (picture was fuzzy), but once I ran the search for the digital channels, my TV is bringing 9 local high def channels from at least 45 miles away! You can't tell the cable hi-def from the antenna hi-def. Seriously! They are identical in quality. I am totally, TOTALLY satisfied, and would recommend this antenna to anyone! I do have an amplifier hooked up, and don't know what it would be without that, but it's so perfect now, I'm afraid to disconnect it.

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I've never had much luck with receiving analog signals where I live in Metro Atlanta. I'm in the middle unit of a three story apt in a valley surrounded by tall trees; my outside wall and windows face away from the tv towers. I asked the Radio Shack rep for a recommendation to use with my new Tivax converter box and he said to use an amplified antenna since Atlanta has a ton of interference. I hooked this up without power, sitting on the floor, dipoles retracted and picked up two channels. Then I plugged it in and set the gain to max, resulting in 11 channels. Finally I moved it on top of my tv, fully extended the dipoles, and performed another channel scan; 18 channels were found with a clear and smooth picture. I'm keeping this one, and can finally get rid of cable.

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At the highest point in the county where a number of transmitters are located, I can only tune the NBC and ABC channels in HD. The standard signal is unwatchable. The gain knob is more of an off-on switch. Using the signal strength meter on my TV, I get one bar if the gain is off and 4-5 if its own, regardless of position.

I will be looking for another alternative.

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DOES NOT RECEIVE SIGNAL EITHER FROM VHF CHANNELS OR UHF

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Get better reception with a single antenna sticking strait up.

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This antenna actually picked up one less channel than the simple rabbit ears I had been using. Returning it tomorrow.

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I received equivalent performance to this antenna from my non-amplified rabbit-ears antenna on the same digital set top box. Furthermore, in trying to adjust it to pull in a long-range signal (70 miles), the antenna fell and both telescoping rods immediately bent and crimped, one so severely that it snapped the next time I touched it. This was the first day I used it. This unit is flimsy and I'm going to ask about restitution because it broke far too easily compared to my good old rabbit ears.

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I have bought and returned several models, and this one is the first that easily receives all the hd signals in my area (Little Rock). Granted, I'm not too far from the towers, but the Phillips antennas (amplified and unamplified) and my old rabbit ears wouldn't pull in the NBC station. This antenna works great - I have the gain on, though at only 15% or so, and I receive all local signals just fine.

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I get one channel, and even that is scrambled.

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the sub-geniuses at radio shack said i HAD to have this to make the new digital converter box work. that my $12 rabbit ears wouldn't work with it. not only did i get only 3 stations with this, i had to keep adjusting the ears every time i changed channels,like it was still 1963. so guess what i hooked back up again and it worked just fine?

liars and cheats.

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Strong signal but ZERO SNR. Equals NO TV in digital. I did not try with analog TV

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I am in a Chicago suburb about 15 to 20 miles from most of the Chicago area TV stations. This antenna with the amplifier on gets about 30 digital stations with good signal strength, with my Radio Shack digital TV converter. I am in a second floor brick apartment building.

The antenna does not require much fussing or moving around. I get the best results on VHF when the rabbit ears are fully extended and close to horizontal, and UHF results are also good. I usually keep the amplifier set for maximum gain, but some stations do come in well with the amp off or on lower settings.

My only complaint is that the bottom of the rabbit ear rods, where they pivot, look like they should have been of a sturdier construction. It looks like it might not be very hard for them to be broken, so I will handle them gently.

The antenna has a maximum gain of about 22db, according to my manual, and is sufficient for my purposes, but I have seen other antennas like this for a similar price with 40 db of gain or more. But gain claims can sometimes be misleading.

You can never be sure how such an antenna will work at a given location until you try it, so make sure you have a good return or refund policy when you purchase one.

Several reviewers in situations almost identical to mine have reported terrible results with this product, and I have also seen several people similar to me who gave it good reviews.

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Don't waste your time or your money.

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I recently purchased a 37" HD television from Radio Shack and complimented it with this antenna. I am picking up the CBS and FOX stations in Youngstown, Ohio (60+ miles away) , along with a host of local stations that i didn't know were over the air digital broadcasts. A great antenna at the right price!!!

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I bought this hoping to find an upgrade over the $10 rabbit ears I was using. This [$] model actually performed worse across the board than the $10 model, regardless of how I adjusted the gain. It's headed back to the store!

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No matter what I tried I was able to receive only one station with this antenna. The first one I bought at half the price brought in eight. I live in major metropolitian area and can receive more signals with no antenna hook-up whatsoever. Don't waste your time!

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I concur with the many others who give this antenna a bad review...though I'll backup my opinion with some quantitative numbers. I tested this antenna two ways.

First I compared it with and w/o amplification. I've found that the amplifier doesn't work right. Even though it has a knob to tune the gain, this switch is effectively useless. There's basically only ONE narrow setting (turn the knob about 90 degrees after you turn it on) that works. Anymore or less than that, you get VERY poor reception (when the amp is on)! In fact, if I turn the gain all the way up, I receive zero channels! Without any amplification, I can receive only about half of all available channels in the area...and about half of those channels have a reception strength of less than 50%; only about a quarter of those are really watchable (w/o pauses and such). With amplification (at the right spot), I can watch about 3/4 of those stations that I do receive. As the amplification only works in that one position (that I've found), I don't see why they even bother including an adjustable knob...it should just be an on/off button for the amplification. With the amplification, I can usually get about 10~15% better reception strength compared to the unamplified signal.

In my second test, I compared it to my several year old RCA ANT-200 amplified antenna. I placed both antennas in the same position and oriented the antennas and loop the same way. For every channel that this antenna received, the signal strength on the RCA is always 15~25% better (both in amplified mode; RCA gain set to max, while the RS antenna set to that one position that works). For example, Channel 2 might have a signal strength floating around 50% on the RS antenna, but the RCA antenna will be floating around 75~80%!

As most of you who have DTV know, usually a signal strength below 35% or so is not a watchable channel; while just about all channels above 40% are okay. Even in the optimal position, this RS antenna just doesn't compare to the several-year-old RCA antenna. On the RCA antenna, I can just about watch every channel in the area, with only one channel down at 40%, while the RS antenna has that same channel at only 12% (effectively no signal).

This product does work, but it just doesn't work quite right...and not up to par, considering that it's about the same cost of the RCA ANT-200 antenna... If this was a $15 or cheaper antenna, I would consider keeping it, but as it's twice that cost, I'm returning mine to the store...

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my ancient rabbit ears worked better and picked up more hd channels than this one ... it's going back to the store

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Bought 6/26/08[$] from local Radioshack in combination with DTV converter box. I've played with every angle and cannot get the signal strength beyond 45%. I'm returning it and will try another antenna.

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this thing is awful i brought it to go with the converter box and low and behold if i see another pbs/ wxxi channel i am going to scream its the only channel that i can get so i am on my way back to radioshack now to get my money back i cant get there quick enough

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I purchased the product and I should've read the reviews. It did not work for me, my external VHF does a better job that this thing. I'll trade it for an external UHF and see if it works better.

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I retuned it the next day. I would suggest not buying this antenna.

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Model 15-1868 worked better at my location. I initially bought the 15-1868 and then exchanged it for this model hoping the gain would help get some of the weaker digital stations. It didn't. No matter how I tweaked it the cheaper model with no gain had better reception. I'm going back for the cheaper model.

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This antenia was a dud! I live in a very congested part of Chicago. The salesman recomended this Anteena. I recieved only 6 chanells. Everytime I turned up the signal strenth I would lose my chanels all together. I looked up some products on-line and at a competitor of your there was an RCA Anteena which was only $10 but it got a high customer rating. I know get 24 chanells four times the channels I got with this Antenia.

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It is unfortunate to see the emotional responses to a product that is expected to be perfect in every application. I purchased this antenna to receive digital broadcast, not analog. This antenna is not perfect, but then no indoor antenna is. Almost every aspect of reception depends on location location location. I was able to receive very reasonable signals while on 3rd floor of a condo and my line of sight to the Shoreview broadcast towers is behind three large steel chimney flues. So, I recommend trying the product and if it does not work for you, take it back and try another. I was able to receive all local digital channels except channel 17. Did not try 41 in St Cloud. None of the channels are perfectly stable and signal strength varies (not the fault of the antenna).

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i picked up zero channels with this hunk o' junk. i managed to pick up 7 digital channels with an FM dipole antenna and no matter how i aimed this antenna or adjusted the gain i could not pick up a single channel

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I live just outside of Philadelphia, PA (approxiamately 15 miles) in southern NJ. This antenna was able to bring only two stations in clearly, FOX and the local PBS station but the majority were still nothing but snow. My non powered unit brings in the stations better!

When I upgreaded to a digital tuner, it did bring in some additional stations but it was iffy at best. Get a unit with a stronger amplification if you are not within the city limits.

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People need to understand ....this antenna, like any other on the market ...regardless of cost, is NOT going to work in ALL situations or locations! If you want an antenna to work WELL for YOU in YOUR location you have to select the RIGHT antenna design for your location. "IF" you are within 10 miles of the TV Station's transmitter and do NOT have a mountain or any other MAJOR obstructions between YOU and the TRANSMITTER, this antenna is a GOOD low-cost solution. I bought this antenna to solve a temporary need, until I could spend the time and expense to put up the "right antenna" for MY location in relation to my area's television transmission towers. For the short term, for me this antenna has worked adequately. I purchased this antenna in January 2006 so I could get the Super Bowl broadcast in High Def ...it worked GREAT!

I plan on installing a more substantial and higher gain rooftop antenna that is suitable for my location this spring. This little Radio Shack antenna worked fairly well for me. If you live out in TIM-BUK-TOO ...and the closest TV transmission tower is 50 miles away or you have a major obstruction between this little antenna and the tower ...guess what, this antenna is NOT going to work for you ...but that doesn't mean this antenna is a pile of junk!

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Not worth the money !!!!!! It is junk and I would never get another one from them.

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[...] We have a itty bitty TV with old-school rabbit ears at work to watch basketball games with. The reception with this antenna was actually markedly worse than with our simple rabbit ear setup. Not a good product.

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I have a 20-year old analog TV set which nonetheless still works well. However, the UHF reception at my new house in Columbia, MD was very poor with standard rabbit ears. I took a chance on this indoor antenna from Radio Shack. It gives me very definite improvement on the UHF channels, though VHF performance is about the same. I had realistic expectations ( I'm NOT one of those who must have the latest & greatest in tech). For me the improvement is sufficient to keep the product. If you're in a similar situation, have realistic expectations, and like myself hate the idea of paying high cable bills, this antenna could be a great choice. Of course, performance will vary greatly depending on your location. Usually the only way to know is to try it.

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I have a regular $[$]RCA antenna, then got this hoping to get additional channels I want. With the RCA i get 40 channels, and with this i got 20. It basically loss major OTA HDTV Channels.

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Tried this on my large televison. Can get all the the channels with much tuning and twisting of the unit. A couple of channels do not come in clearly through.
The sad thing is my RCA rabbit ears work better than this does.

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set up in bedroom single story and 5 minutes later had 32 channels picked up by samsung 32in lcd with 5 being digital from 30miles away
tecumseh, mi-toledo,oh

only downside is the wife doesnt like seeing the rabbit ears

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I have an analog TV. I told the radioshack guy I just wanted an antennae for basic tv stations and it looks like he pointed me towards an antennae which is probably only worth it if you have cable or the fancy hdtv stuff. Im definitely not a gearhead and prefer not to waste hours and hours of my life watching TV each day, but this thing, for the price, couldnt even bring in the basic channels. I was constantly adjusting. Im gonna get the cheaper ones this time. Methinks $$ was the main reason he suggested this model to me.

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This actually got less channels than my old RCA rabbit ears. The non HD reception was poor (though I've never gotten it good on this TV). It does allow the fine tuning of some channels. Radio Shack touts this as an HDTV antenna, but I don't think it is any different than an sdtv amplified antennae.

In Albuquerque, Ch 4 and 13 are hard to pull in on HDTV. I can barely get the regualar channels, let alone the HDTV ones.

I'm returning this to the store tomorrow.

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I live between Detroit and Toledo and can get HD signal from both major cities. I am getting 18 digital signals and 23 analog on my TV with this thing. I was skeptical at first but this thing is great.

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At first when i brought this uhf amplifier i thought it was just garbage but when i later adjusted it i got more and more signals to more and more channels. Now i can receive all my local channels in HD with no interference and i live about 40 miles away from a broadcast tower

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I'm using a pinnacle ultimate stick.This antenna works great over the one that comes with the pinnacle package.

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I have [...] and got their HD receiver that has built in over the air tuner but of the 5 local stations in town I get one really good two soso and the other two cut out all the time not worth the little price if every time the Colts score that I lose my signal. Going with outdoor antenna next.

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The folks who are unhappy with this antenna must have analog TVs. It does not work well with those channels (4, 5, etc). But go to the digital ones (4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, etc) and the picture is fantastic. The few shows in Hi Def are too good...ya really see the freckles!
The instructions say to extend or collapse the antennae depending on channel range you want to watch. That would be a big nuisance but I found it works fine for all channels with the antennae extended for only two segments.
I was disappointed to find the coax connection is the slip-on kind versus threaded/screw-on. I've heard screw-on makes a better connection but I'm pleased enough as is. So far, no accidental slip-offs.
What I do not like is sometimes the picture's digital packets are not received, making a skippy or frozen picture. I do not know if this is the fault of the antenna not receiving the data or other interference not the fault of the antenna. The gain control is on full blast. I'd rather have a constant old analog picture than this dropped digital data but ... our government regulators says we gotta go digital.

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Live in remote area with nearest station 25 miles and most 50 miles. By correctly positioning the rabbit ears and the gain it drags the fringe station to my [*] with booming stereo. I use in kitchen where there is a lot of wiring, lighting, ect. and it works great. It takes up a little counter top room when extended but tht is a small price to pay.

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I recently got an HD DVR for DirecTV, but to my disappointment I found that our 6 local channels did not come in in HD. The only option was to plug in an over-the-air antenna to the receiver or the TV.

For the price, I could hardly ask for more. Setup was easy, and it took more time for the DirecTV tuner to identify all the available channels than anything else. About 5 minutes of fiddling with the positioning, and I'm now enjoying great reception on all the local HD channels (including "extra" ones that the main channels provide). The circular antenna for HD can be positioned anywhere from the horizontal to vertical, and rotates on its base, too. (Fortunately, all our local channels have their antennas in the same place, so I won't have to move it at all.)

My only complaints, and they're rather trivial, are that I would like a longer coax cable (it's only 6 feet) and it would be nice if the rabbit ears, which I don't have any use for, folded down more neatly or were removable.

One hint: Don't even turn on the gain knob unless you have need to. I turned it on right away thinking it would help, but I what I discovered was that the reception was actually far superior without it. So try it both ways and play with the antenna location and positioning. It's well worth the effort, especially for this price.

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Like All others need to be in right location to get a signal

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I decided to not get cable when I moved into my new place to save money and decided to buy an ok atenna. I replaced this with my $8 rabbit ears which I only get 2 channels that you can actually watch, and the same 2 channels seem to come in a little clearer with this model so I did not return it. Maybe it all depends where you live to see what will come in good or not- if I can just get FOX I'd be happy. I think I'm going to upgrade to $50- $65 dollar model and move this to the bedroom. If it sucks then I will take it back. But I guess this is okay but not much better then the $8 Rabbit ears.

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This works worse than the one I bought at the 99 cents store. I bought it on Sunday and returned it on Monday.

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I live in the DFW Metroplex and got every digital channel except FOX and ABC. 27 was weak, as well. I decided it was worth it to spend the money on this nice, amplified antenna as an upgrade from my bare-bones dipoles. Boy, was I wrong. I lost many digital channels and the amplification seemed to do nothing. I may try to find a new antenna, but for now, I will return this and use my ol' rabbit ears.

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I purchased this hoping the kids could get better reception in their play room. Unfortunately, it was no better than the standard, non-amplified antenna we already had hooked up. I tried several different positions, and played with the gain button, to no avail. It might have a 1 or 2% improvement over the old antenna, but honestly, I can't notice anything. Unfortunatly for me, I bought this while on vacation in the U.S., but am back home in Canada [...]

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First of all, I got this because I have an older version (discontinued) that's amplafied and I liked it. The old one had 15db gain and this has 22db so I thought it would be as good or better...I was wrong.

This thing is absolutely worthless...when I turned the adjustment knob from off to low I lost allmost all the channels and when I got to med/high I couldn't pick up anything.

Save your money. Get anything else.

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Despite playing aroung with the amplification knob on the front (as a previous reviewer suggested was likely the main problem for other people) we still only received 2 channels. Those two channels were slightly more clear than they had been with our previous antenna, but that's not enough to warrant keeping this product considering we live in the middle of Denver.

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I am not sure why other people have so many complaints about this antenna. I have been using it for about a week now and it works very well. Although its not perfect (and I don't expect the reception to be perfect), I get most of the local channels very clearly. Some channels are a little problematic, but by positioning the antenna I can get watchable reception.

It works for me and I would recommend this antenna.

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Bought this, did NOT work at all! I actually got better reception with a coat hanger and tin foil! I tried everything, including turning the little knob on the front. This was a waste of money and time, and I am returning it today.

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Realy surprise me that I was able to pick up the towers around Texarkana(ch6-40 miles was 50% and towers 55 miles was hit or miss). Not recomended for long distances but I believe at 30 miles this antenna would do fine.

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I've had other radio shack antennas before, but I've never had one that got reception this bad! It literally took 5 min to find a channel in the middle of the city - something that my old Radio Shack antenna did effortlessly. I strongly recommend looking at another antenna.

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Mine works great for me... I think the reason why people don't have very good luck with them is because they don't use the 'gain' nob on the front. As you turn up the gain nob you increase the amplification the ant puts out. All these bad reviews seem to be just because people refuse to skim the manual...

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Utter junk. Don't waste your time with this one.

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I live in Philly. I had a cheap radioshack antenna and only picked up a couple stations. I have a friend who picked up 15-20 channels with her antenna, which was cheaper than this one. So I bought this one, and amazingly, it was worse than the dirt cheap antenna I had previously!

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This thing is junk.bought it and returned it as soon as I tried it out. All I get is bad reception on every channel.

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picked this up for the HD, tested with a couple of others. If you can get the coax to seat, worked just fair for a 50 mi reach.

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Worked fine for the first month then everything started flashing and turning purple. I could mess with it and get about 5 mins of good picture then it would start again. Finally got so frustrated with it i threw it across the house. Horrible waste of money.

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Snap to use, great reception. I don't know why it works so well for me in contrast to most of the other reviews, but I'm very happy with this antenna. It not only brings in more stations than my previous (now deceased) antenna (was not a Radio Shack product) but they also come in much clearer. A good buy. One thing I'm not crazy about is the physical size, a bit big. My previous antenna was smaller, sleeker and ranked a little higher on the "cool" meter, but then again I would never trade good looks over functionality (in antenna's anyway :)

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I live within 5 miles of most of the broadcasters here in Houston and it was unable to pick up any channels clearly except PBS. Don't waste your time trying to see if this antenna works, just buy a better one. After I return this I'll be on my 3rd upgrade antenna...trying to find one that works to receive local HD channels.

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worked well in 1st apartment location. worked terrible in 2nd apartment a few miles away. I am not happy with product

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Bought this to get the local HD broadcasts. It even brought in the KY PBS stations that I didn't expect to get. It is not great on the standard over the air but does a fine job on digital & HD.

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It pulled in only 2 channels, one of them came in real good and the other one was so-so.

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A definite decrease in performance compared to the rabbit ears I already had which pre-date HD broadcasts. With my existing antenna I was already getting all 4 networks in HD, although the signal would occasionally come and go. I was just looking for a more stable signal and thought the amp would do the job. Nope. With this antenna I only get PBS and none of the 4 networks.

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Helped in receiving the HD broadcast of one UHF station that is 40 miles away and obstructed by a hill. This amplified antenna improved signal strength by 7% over a similar non-amplified antenna, and enhanced a marginal picture full of dropouts, to a good stable picture. Installation was far easier then an outdoor antenna, but my wife does not like the retro 1950s Sci-Fi look.

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This antenna has solved my problem of receiving the 2nd HD channel of a distant FM station.

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I bought one of these antennas for my mother in December 2005, after I had given her an HDTV and DirecTV for Christmas. All I did was connect the antenna to the DirecTV receiver, plug it in,turn it on and place atop her TV. From the outset she reliably and consistently gotten not only her 5 local channels, BUT also 6 "distant" channels--- ABC, CBS, FOX,NBC & MNT affiliates that are 56 MILES from her home, and a CW affiliate that is 72 MILES distant (according to AntennaWeb). Guess it's like the old real estate adage says, "Its all about Location, Location, Location".

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I am very disappointed in this antenna. I got it just to get over the air HDTV programs, but didn't get one channel. I couldn't even pull in a decent UHF/VHF Channel worth watching. I don't know if I am to far or if its the antenna. I bought one based on my buddy using one at his house and I was impressed, but I did not have any such luck. The manual could give a little more info for getting a HD signal.

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I have dish network and a hd ready tv. this antenna was supposed to help with the high def part. Dont waste your money. There was no change at all. Its is going back to the store.

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I'm a bit disappointed in this product. The constant adjustments required to go from VHF to UHF are really annoying and inconvenient. It brings in crytal clear reception on ABC and CW11 but the other 16 channels it detected are grainy and drift in and out. For a moment I considered using this as my main antenna for my HDTV instead of a second cable box. But I'll have to return it. It's not worth the $$.

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I bought this antenna to replace my standard 'bunny ears' because this setup was inexpensive and had an external power source. It received some of the UHF channels but when I set the signal to pickup my HD UHF, you could not get ANY VHF signals. When I tried to switch them the same thing happened. I will be returning to RadioShack and getting the antenna that looks like the USS ENterprise . Don't waste your time or money, either upgrade to a better unit or get the $10 cheapies.

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Might work for FM, but it's a waste for HD UHF/VHF reception. I'm in the same boat as others, I got about the same performance from an unamplified rabbit-ear antenna.

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This product is a waste of packing material. I actually got better reception with a wire hanger. I am offended that RadioShack would pass this schlock off on their customers.

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We were told this would improve our reception dramatically. When we opened it, we first found that the antenna extensions pulled out until the came apart (poor craftsmanship), but that we didn't get any better reception than with the standard "bunny ears" that came with the tv. This was a very poor product!

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It wont show local channels 3 & 5, all I see is snow. It brings in local channels 8, 19, 25, 43,& 55 clear and beautifully sharp.

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I defenitely do NOT reccomend. It has a lot of interferences and the reception in worst than an unamplified antenna of 4 bucks!!! I just get back and take another one

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I currently have a Zenith Silver Sensor antenna that works, but maybe once a week I have difficulty picking up one channel. So I thought I would try this amplified antenna. A COMPLETE WASTE OF $$$. This amplified antenna could NOT PICK UP A SINGLE CHANNEL, while the unamplified Silver Sensor picked up every channel. Don't bother wasting your $$$ on this amplified antenna. It works much worse than the unamplified Zenith Silver Sensor.

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Antenna works fine. I have my stereo set-up in basement of house. I can receive FM stations ONLY when 22 db amp. is turned ON. (Not many stations received when amp. is turned OFF.) Nice looking unit, too.

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I have to move the antenna to tune in HDTV channels. Move it to the left to get CBS, move it to the right to get ABC. It is most likely too much local interference as I am only 3 - 4 miles from the broadcast antennae. I recommend you purchase this first for HDTV reception, but if it doesn't work, take it back and upgrade to a better (more $$) antenna.

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I live in a valley and it's hard to pick up FM stations. This antenna significantly improved my FM reception (with the built-in amplifier on).