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NOT MUCH THATS GOOD IF IT DON'T WORK. BUT NO HASSLE TAKING IT BACK

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If it wasn't for the cbs6 engineers this product would work fine... now I have to find another vhf antenna

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I have had this antenna for around 4 months now.It is mounted about 15ft of the ground at the peak of my house. I have it pointed northeast toward the quad cities.My main channels are southeast in quincy. Although i only pick up the quad cities in the evening&sometimes all day.Those stations are around 60 miles away.Even though it is pointed northeast i always pick up quincy channels that are around 40 miles away.Depending on the weather conditions i have picked up St.Louis,Chicago,a few times channels out of Wisconsin&Nebraska.I don't have one complaint about this antenna.It has worked great!

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This takes up very little space and works so well. I put it in my attic and the signal is good and strong.

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works fine for one tv. will not work with a splitter on on more than one tv. I purchased this antenna for my home. The antenna when used on more than one tv will not supply adequite signal for reception. Was very dissapointed when i bought a 3 dollar antenna from big lots and got all of the channels except pbs in my area. save you money and get a 3 dollar antenna from big lots for your tv. they even had 25' cable wire for 4 dollars instead of 20 dollars at radio shack.

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Works great with UHF Channels. After the DTV switch, two stations have gone to VHF and I cannot receive either. I have to look for a new antenna now. Go to [@] for a listing of stations near you. You can find their band range and so on.

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This thing IS overrated. It works when it wants to. I have fairly clear line of site, and towers are between 2 and 10 miles away and this thing struggles. It came with a puny in-line amplifier which burned out right away. Stations are dropping all the time. I will be replacing it soon.

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I live about 25 miles from the transmitters and on the oppisite side of a mountain. I tried two other antennas and I could not receive a good picture, digital or anilog. I installed this antenna in May 2009 and got very good (comparable to cable or Direct TV) picture on the digital stations but still a bad picture on the analog. As soon as all stations went digital, June 12th, all the stations come in excellent. I mounted it and using the signal strenght feature on the TV set aligned the antenna, I am getting 8 to 9 out of 10 bars. The antenna is mounted at about 45 degrees and aimed in the direction of the transmitters. Well worth the cost.. I have now canceled my Direct TV account.

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Make sure to check you buy any DTV antenna whether any stations in your area are remaining on the VHF band. In many cities which had an analog channel 6 or 10, those stations RETURNED to those VHF channels after the switch. This antenna will not work in those cities. You need a VHF/UHF All Channel antenna in those cities.

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I'm the chief engineer at a TV station and after reading the product description, I figured I'd point out that the note about 95% of stations being UHF is NOT ACCURATE. 25 to 30 % of the stations out there now in DTV are indeed VHF (channels 2-13), meaning that you probably have at least one in your market. Please keep this in mind as this antenna will not pick those stations up with any great success. There is no such thing as a "Digital Antenna". Please look for ones that are indeed for both VHF and UHF reception (typically none of the square or flat models are good at this).

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I recently upgraded to the Dish Network 722 receiver with antenna input. I added the digital antenna and can record two programs off the antenna and two more on the dish for a total of four programs simultaneously. Another benefit is to be able to record on the dual DVR and switch over to watching a digital tv station while still recording. I am thoroughly impressed with the flexibility and quality this antenna has given our family.

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Decided on this antenna after research lead me back to it over and over again. Didn't disappoint at all. Mounted it right where old dish was. Coupled it with the digital converter I am able to get 23 crystal clear channels. Just make sure you get the coordinates of your stations because it is directional. Best on market for the price hands down.

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I bought for HDTV and mounted it in the attic. I'm between two metro areas and can get some stations from each area, but to get a steady, locked in signal, the unit has to be pointed directly at that stations tower. It might be better to have a rotor for this antenna. I get a better reception from a little HDTV antenna that came with my HDTV card for my computer.

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I had a Terk antenna for 1 week and it was awful so I returned it and got this antenna and it works grreat! I get all the channels in my area and it doesn't drop the signal ever. It looks kind of like a satellite dish on my house only better.

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I HAD BOUGHT THIS SOME TIME AGO TO GO WITH THE NEW HDTV I HAD ALSO BOUGHT,,THE STANDARD ANTENNA JUST WASNT CUTTING IT,,I HAD SOME ISSUES AT FIRST TRING TO GET GOOD RECEPTION (HAVE LAGE TREE IN THE WAY) BUT CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION,,I USED AN OLD DIRECT TV MOUNT (ALREADY ON HOUSE),,I USED A POLE SMALL ENOUGH TO MOUNT TO THE ANTENNA AND RAISED IT UP 6FT ABOVE MY HOME AND WOW WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT NOW PULLS IN AT LEAST 33 DIGITAL CHANNELS .....

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We live over 75 miles from the multistation transmitter - this directional antenna brings in all of the available signals. It is bulky and, as previously stated, could use a stand, if using indoors.
We mounted it directionally [275 deg] behind the tv and made a wood stand for it.
Very pleased with product.

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About the same size as your common Dish Network satellite dish, but made of plastic and about 6 inches thick. I mounted it behind a fence out of view, cuz it's not the sleekest device I've ever owned. But it performs like a champion. I had tried a couple of compact, outdoor antennas with limited success, but just couldn't get any reasonable consistency getting my two networks that are 40+ miles away, especially the one VHF network. I didn't want to mount a traditional, big, ugly, antenna [...]. With this antenna aimed at the two networks at 40+ miles and perpendicular to the transmitter for the other networks (7 miles away), only the 40 mile away VHF channel comes in less than 96% (76-78% of signal strength). Weather has not been a factor for any of the channels in the two winter months that I've owned it and I couldn't be happier.

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its never worked i hate it dont buy this product

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We live within 25 miles of most stations and we are constantly loosing signals. Weather doesn't seem to matter. We live in the country and this thing is mounted on top of an antenna tower facing the direction of most stations.

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I replaced a satellite dish with this antenna on my houseboat this weekend. I mounted the antenna on the aft party deck using the supplied hardware, and re-used the same high quality coax cable left over from the satellite dish (about a fifty-foot run). I managed to complete the installation in about one hour without dropping antenna, tools, or hardware overboard. After some simple adjustment using information obtained from an FCC website listing available stations and their bearings, I am getting over 20 channels. I also split the signal after the amplifier to supply two televisions, which seems to work okay. I am quite pleased with the ease of installation, appearance, and initial performance. The antenna will be exposed to intense sunlight, rain, wind, and vibration so time will tell in terms of life expectancy. However, compared to the cost of satellite [...] the payback is about three months.

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I LIKE EVERYTHING I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT I GIVE IT 100%. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO INSTALL IT PAY A HANDYMAN OR A PROFESIONAL.

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I keep this antenna indoors and it works great! The only bad thing is that its flimsy. Can't really stand it upwards unless you find a stand for it so you can lean it on. Not designed the best. But works very well. Kinda big too.Great if you place it outside, it will look like a dish.Have to make a smaller one I guess.The best antenna I owned so far..

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I could never get channel 8,10 or other channels that I had never even heard of. The channels I did get was a constant struggle to adjust the indoor antenna for every channel. I live in a one story duplex with multilevel condominiums all around and I installed the antenna on the roof. I ended up almost lying it down on the roof to get the channels. Wow, not only are the channels I have crystal clear (6,8,10,15,69,51 etc) but I also have extra channels that I never had before. In total I have about 15-18 channels with the help of the amplifier booster that comes with the antenna. The converter box will not pick up channel 7/39 but when I turn off the converter box I get the channel crystal clear just using my antenna, I do not know why?. PATIENCE is the key to fine tuning the antenna. I went up and down the ladder about five times before I practically layed it down on the roof and recieved the best signals. Some stations are still working out the bugs on their digital signals (it's not the antenna). The instructions suggest connecting the antenna with just the cable to the tv and walking around until you get an idea where the best signals are coming from, this helped me. Also, go on the internet and find out where your station signals are coming from. One last and very important point. Radioshack has a very bad habit of reselling returned items that are not complete sets or damaged. Before I bought my antenna I openned three boxes to make sure it was all their, the third box was complete and new. The employee was going to combine the other three boxes to make one complete set to sell(poor sales approach), at another RadioShack when I bought an ultra indoor antenna before hand I was almost sold an empty box because half the stuff was missing and the radioshack employee took stuff out of the other incomplete boxes and made me a complete set. He then took those boxes of incomplete sets and put them right back on the shelf to sell!. BEWARE, open the box when you buy anything from RadioShack. Yes I did by another one for my mother, and yes I did open the box to make sure it was complete. My mother can see all her soap operas with delight.

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Poor pickup even with straight clear shot at broadcast towers. [...] Very unhappy.

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I Live In A Dead Spot For Most RF Reception (AM/FM/TV). I Also Am Surrounded by Concrete (Metal Gurter Is A Real RF Killer). I Was Skeptical About This Antenna, However, I Am Pleasantly Surprised At The Kind Of HDTV Signal This Antenna Is Achieving. Using The HDTV Gain Meter On My TV,(A Very Helpful Feature Bundled With HDTV Sets And D/A Converter Boxes :) Useful When Calibrating Line Of Site Because It Functions In Real-Time!) I Was In The Lower 20's With Previous (Un), As Well As Amplified Antennas, But That Got Annoying, because Of The Pixelation, Etc, That Is Inherint With Weak Digital Signals. I Am Now Getting At Least 80 Across The Board On All The Local HD's. That May Change As A Few Of The Stations Drop Back Down Into VHF, But, I Hope Not...A Quick Note To "Michigan Steve", If You Connect Your Splitter To The 75 Ohm End Of The "Power Injector" Marked "To TV", It Will Be Upstream From The Cable Feeding The Antenna And You Can Feed More Than 1 TV. Peace.

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Great antenna. Tried another [...] RCA flat antenna and a “ARM” antenna from[...] with no luck. The rabbit ears I had were better. But could not quite get all the channels, so I read reviews and saw Rat shack had this 4 start antenna with good reviews (the other Wineguards were only web). Decided to try it and whalla! Works great. I did however have to remove the amplification aspect as it blanked out 2 channels for some reason (the other were fine with it). Those other stations work great without the amp.Definite buy for those in need of signal.

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I have had this antenna for about 2 1/2 years in San Ramon. I direct it toward the Sacaramento/Stockton towers and have been receiving excellent digital/analog signals. I cannot receive some of the major bay area stations because I live behind a hill which is fine because I get ABC,CBS,FOX,NBC,CW,58 from the Sacramento stations. I also receive the PBS stations 54 from San Jose and channel 36. I have just noticed some problems with it this past few months. I have not been able to receive channel 40 fox and channel 3 NBC. I don't know whether it is the antenna or the digital transmission fluctuating. I have read some of the reviews and wonder if it is the circuit board? Does that have anything to do with receiving signals? And is the circuit board different for other areas of the country receiving signals? Why do we need the circuit board and other antennas don't have one? I will probably check for loose wires next or buy a newer model? I read a review that had you change from a 15 volt transformer to a 12 volt 850ma transformer for better reception. When I went to the Radioshack person he directed me to an amplifier. Is that the same thing? I am at lost between a transformer and an amplifier. Will that help in receiving better signals. This is the problem that I am having now. Otherwise, this antenna has been working great. Any help out there? Thanks

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The ac adapter burned and I can not find the replacement, even in [...]..

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[...] I did'nt know anything but what the Radio Shack employee told me, and my house antenna had to be adjusted from time to time to time to time but now I only visit my attic when I need something. And I get more channels now. The real important thing about that is, all the channels are perfectly clear just wait untill my other TV's quit working on antalog! also when will I be able to get some of Radio Shack's four extras digital channels?.

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This is a great antenna. I purchased and returned two other HDTV antennas before this one. I didn't even mount it to the post. I just set it on top of the entertainment center, plugged in the booster, and ran the cable to the TV. It literally took less than five minutes. I get better reception than anyone I know that is currently using an antenna. We get perfect reception from broadcasts that are over 55 miles away. It is so good, I don't intend to mount it to the post. I'm actually going to buy one of these for a friend. Highly recommended!!

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Inside the antenna has been redesigned to prevent wires from breaking. Amp wires are no longer screwed to the housing so there is not any tension on the wires. This antenna works great indoors & outdoors.

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So far, this has been the best antenna I've ever had. I see from a lot of other reviews that people have had problems with externally mounted antennas after storms, wind, etc. I mounted mine to a rafter in my attic, and it's getting great reception. That would be my suggestion.

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I upgraded to this antenna from model # DA-5200 after moving out of that one's range. I have had it on my roof for 8 months with NO problems despite temps ranging from 0 - 95 degrees, rain, snow, ice and winds over 60 MPH.

After reading other comments about problems with wires breaking internally, I installed this using the included mounting bracket (just bolted to the side of my house below the roof line with the mast sticking up over the roof). I made sure to leave a little slack in the cable to avoid putting too much pressure on the electronics inside. So far, so good: minimum 75% signal strength on all 7 channels I would expect to be able to pick up.

This is a DIRECTIONAL antenna, which has good and bad points. Bad: All signals you wish to receive must be coming from roughly the same direction unless you want to rig some kind of rotor. Not a problem for me. Good: I have an airport nearby that causes interference with multi-directional antennas. It is outside of the signal path of my TV stations, so this antenna ignores the interference.

It is true that you can't use a splitter because of the power injector, so it's only good for one TV. I use it with my Media Center PC and then watch TV on any PC in the house. It's also good if you have satellite but don't want to spring for a second receiver, or to be able to still get network TV when rain or snow knocks out the sat signal.

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After trying all kinds of expensive antennas that didn’t work, I decided to give this one a chance, I’m glad I did. This is the best antenna I've ever had...money well spent...

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this unit lasted six months, then we had a 40-50 mile and hour wind and the vibration broke the wires inside the antenna. average person would have to pay big $ to have it fixed. first thing radio shack ask was did you buy insurance for it, no its only six months old, that what i get for buying china junk, to bad we don't make anything in america

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[...]I now get 22 channels with this Radio Shack Antenna on all 3 T.V. sets I have. I was get 200 channels with Dish. But, only 13 was worth watching. Now I get free channels and more of them are worth watching. The directions says it picks up Station signals up to 50 miles away. But, I get Stations over 100 miles away. Also, I used the old Dish Network mount on my roof when I install this Radio Shack Antenna. It was so easy to install. This antenna "BEST FOR THE BUCK"@(^L*)@

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Mounted in the attic facing a tv tower 15 miles away. I am running 50 feet of RG6 coax cable to my ATSC digital tuner card in my media server located in the basement. Install was simple with the included hardware. I get every UHF and VHF channel.

I get abc, fox, cbs, nbc, pbs and a few other local stations in great HD in schenectady NY. Picture quality is better than local cable.

I am ready with the soldering iron should it fail. I think it should be fine up in the attic.

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Bought this antenna this afternoon and had it set up in time for CSI:MIAMI. I am using a Zenith 901 converter box and was using a TERK antenna that was attached to a defunct directtv satellite dish. I could pull in 4 channels strongly. But immediately after installing this antenna and rerunning a channel scan I pulled in an additional 16 channels. Whats even more amazing, its only on a mast approximately 5 foot off the patio of my apartment. I am surrounded by trees and other apartment buildings. I have a strong signal across all channels with no drop out or signal degradation. I was skeptical that I would suffer from signal blockage but that is not the case with this antenna. Easy to set up with good directions, although U-bolts are NOT included to attach the base plate to a mast. I have read other reviews that suffered the broken solder connections so I am waiting to see how long it will hold up before it happens.

I did not rate it a full 5 stars until I have had it awhile.

All in all I am impressed with this and will recommend it to others.

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I purchased this antenna on reviews posted in it's early days.It's got reception like no other antenna I've tried yet. The only downfall was after a storm,it quit working.Took it back and exchanged it for another and was back in buisness.Later,it quit again after a hard wind storm.It was out of warranty so I thought,what the heck, and took it apart. The problem is where the fine element wires connect to the circuit board in the antenna.I resoldered the wires and have been back in buisness for over a year now.The transformer died the other day and could not find a 15 volt 150mA transformer that it had.I used a 12 volt 850mA transformer instead.Antenna works better than ever!!I figure the the 12 volt transformer with the 850mA power is working better than the 15 volt 150mA because of the length of coax running outside to the antenna.It is roughly 50 feet long.The antenna also works through a splitter but the splitter has to be after the power inducer and of very good quality.No Wally World stuff.If you have a friend at the cable company,it's a plus! :)
I'm pulling in channels from 100 miles away and I have the antenna 20 feet off of the ground.Signal strength for Fox 64 was 65, now it's 90!

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I have almost as many channels (Digital and Analog) as I had with basic cable. I mounted it outside for better reception (10' mast), however after 3.5 months it stopped working for all but 2 channels. It was past warranty so I dug into it. I found the interior antenna connectors had broken loose from the circuit board. A few simple solder connections and I was back in business. I connected the antenna to my exterior cable connection, then plugged the amplifier into the cable junction box in the basement - and we're good to go.

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it is better set it up outdoor.

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I'm considering canceling my cable service and reverting to off-the-air reception.

I bought this antenna after trying a smaller indoor/outdoor one in my attic. Local stations are all in the same general direction from me, but a couple transmit from a different location that's a bit farther east than the main "antenna farm".

When I first hooked this antenna up in my attic, I had all the local DTV channels except one that's known to be weak. I moved the antenna about 5 degrees to the east, and then I had the weak channel as well.

But I find that I can't send this signal to more than one TV at a time. The instructions warn against putting a splitter or any sort of booster between the antenna and the powered booster that came with it. When I put a splitter behind the booster (that is, between it and the DTV box), then I lose one or more channels. The very presence of the splitter is enough to cause this; I had nothing even connected to the splitter's other output.

So far, I haven't found any booster that doesn't require inserting something inline at the antenna end, which this antenna's instructions say not to do.

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I bought this antenna 2 winters ago. It worked through the warranty period and then died. I bought another one with the same result. Avoid. Warranty is only 90 days. There are cheaper units with a lifetime warranty. It's great while it works and is easy to set up, but it's not worth it if it doesn't work longer than 90 days.

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it worked like a normal antenna and it cost so much. worked the first 2 days then it just broke. [...]. it wasnt worth it all.

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I use to get several digital channels before the rain. Now I only get 2. Piece of junk after only 6 months. I want my money back.

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I live in the Sacramento area 30 miles from the antenna farm. I tested this antenna on my living room floor and was amazed at the HD reception at ground level. I permanantly mounted it in the garage attic and all of the local HD stations come in crystal clear. The antenna is lightweight with heavy duty mounting hardware. I couldn't be more pleased with this antenna.

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Finally an antenna that works!

I have trees around my home and have tried so many different antenna's I almost gave up. I brought this antenna home, hooked it up and had a better signal from the living room than I had from the antenna on the roof.

It's now mounted near my satellite dish for the off air HD and I couldn't be more pleased.

If you're like me and and have all but given up give this antenna a chance.

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Put it in my attic and pointed it downtown. Works quite well. I can pick up all the local stations. Split it to get FM as well.Comes with a/c supply. The difference when powered on vs powered off is minimal. The power only helps a little with marginal stations. I would have done just as well buying a $30 passive antenna instead of spending [$], but at least it does what they say it should do.

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I've tried 4 other Radio Antennas (they must be sick of seeing me). I started with bunny ears then inside the outside antennas and this one worked the best. It was easy to install, I just mounted it on my roof, adjusted it to get the best signal, ran the wire through the old cable hole and that's that. I get Detroit channels great and on a clear day Toledo channels.

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After buying this I tested the attenna by holding it near a north facing window and hitting scan and not even mounted I went from 6 channels with rabbit ears to 22. Being way to hot to get on the roof I mounted it on a 10ft masting and attached it to the pole for the bird feeder in the back with trees in the way I was able to pull in stations from as far as 45 miles away and I'm 80 ft above sea level, the front to back ratio is quite good, the backside is able to pull in stations up to 15-20 miles. I can't wait to get this on the roof..........

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Firts of all, I live in Homestead fl.Almost florida city.I I also live in a townhouse where no aluminum antennas are permitted.I also purchased RCA digital converter since my tvs are all analog.I placed the antenna outside and aimed it North/Northeast I got nothing at all digitally and a poor reception of channel 6 (our strongest signal) by analog..I Aso hooked up a Phillips indoor/outdoor antenna inside my home.I recieved 12 channels digitally.not that I recommending the Phillps but This wa a big disappoint ment.Maybe works well nearer to Miami.

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i am south of miami so I face it north east and get 37 channels. This unit is best if you have a HOA because it looks like a dish and works great with digital tuners i like digistream I get siganls from 70-93 on all channels.It was better than radio shacks small white outdoor one. Considering the cost of sat tv with 5 boxes, I canceled my service and have all 5 rooms with free tv. I save 80 bucks month.
I highly recommend this one. it's directional so have someone read you the meter while you rotate it for optimum reception. I got my mom inlaw and bro inlaw hooked on this one too they also canceled sat tv.

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Outdoor mount, great reception for 1 year then signal strength dropped from 95/100 to 65 at best from 30 miles (many stations would not display). Took it apart and soldered wires as previously reported and back to 100 for signal strength. Too bad that a product that works so well has such a flawed design. I would recommend with a word of caution.

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Read that it was flimsy in weather and it seems possible as I unpacked it. So decided to try it first outside, then inside, then in the attic. Found that out side and attic gave about the same results and mounted it in the attic as the more secure location. Before this I had rabbit ears coupled with a digital antenna on the set and got only a few channels. Now the TV set scanner found 21 digital and 20 analog. I'm located about 20 miles north of the San Francisco broadcast towers and with a few hills in between. Digital pictures are sharp and the old analog stations much improved. Good product.

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I live in Concord NC and all the local HD stations come from Charlotte about 30 or more miles away. Got this antenna and decided to try it in my attic.
This thing is awesome! All my HD channels come in with full strength signals. I have read a lot of comments online about attic installs where there is a loss of 30%-50% signal loss. That was not the case with this antenna.
I would like to note that all of my HD stations were in the same general direction, but I believe this is a multi-directional antenna.
It is made of plastic that could be considered flimsy. That was part of the reason for the attic install, but no problems with it.

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i bought this antenna and is very good catching ota channels but i think it gets better if installed outdoor,people says it gets damaged easily by rain and wind so be carefull and install this antenna in a protected and safe place.iam impresed it works perfectly.

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I limit myself to low profile antennas due to space and location when mounted on the roof. I purchased and installed this antenna seven months ago and it has worked better than all previous antennas I've tried. For seven months it was flawless with perfect clarity and many channels. Then we noticed after a week of wind storms the reception decreased and then was gone totally. I removed the screws from the outer shell and took cover off to find the two wires connecting the circuit board to the antenna itself had disconnected from the solder joints. I soldered new wires back on and put back together and reinstalled. Worked 100% flawless again. Aside from the soldered wires breaking the antenna is great. If you have this antenna and it just stops working check this, it's a simply fix. Probably could have been designed more durable to withstand vibrations, wind, etc. Overall I love this antenna despite the one issue.

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I live in an apartment complex in Avon, IN and this pulles in over 30 channels with the new DTV converter box.

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Great antenna! Nice sleak look similar to a dish antenna. I just got the new converter box and it pulls in over 32 stations.

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lasted about 6 months, w/ only 90 day warranty! I see a lot of "Short Life" reviews, add me as one more sucker...

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I've had mine installed for three months and it just stopped working. The unit had been working excellent and I was really impressed with it's performence. However, if it only lasts three months it's definetely not worth it.

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I was using the Square Shooter 2000 (UHF only) but was looking for an antenna that could pick up High VHF (7-13) in that size. Then I found this one. I live 42 miles from my local TV stations antenna farm and this antenna picks up the digital VHF channels 7-13 i couldn't get with the SS 2000,and of course it picks up all UHF. Signal stregth for 42 miles away are: UHF 80s and 90s and High VHF 70s. Very happy customer.

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been on my house since september 2007...have had no problems...still very high digital strength...most channels at 100%...one at 85%...all stations are over 25 miles away...had alotta storms with high winds...no problem even during storms...maybe i got a good one...i"m not sure but love the HD picture it gives...

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Works great. We are 5-9 miles from the transmission towers in Portland, so signal strength is not a challenge. I intended to mount outside, but after testing in various location I found that inside the attic under a tile (concrete) roof gave the best results - and saved me the trouble of mounting outside.

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I have had 2 of these. Both lasted about 3 months and quit. Radio Shack stood behind it the first time. Hopefully they will the second time.

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OK!! I'm on a budget. It's does the job, but the 10db gain amp does seems weak pulling some of TV channels. I'm getting signal strength from 50-71 on a 0-100 scale. The plastic casing is ok but flimsy around the back mount but good enough mount to mounting base.
Over it does do a descent job using it indoors, since I can't mount it outside of my rental place.
Over all that's why i gave it a 4 out 5 stars

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I have two HDTVs. The large one in the living room receives signals from this antenna in attic. Receives good signals from 40 miles. I put one of these antennas outside for my bedroom TV to receive more distant stations. It worked fine when new but didn't hold up to the windy weather and rain we have in eastern North Carolina. I do not recommend for outside use. It will not hold up. It is very suitable for the attic.

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Purchased 5 months ago and mounted on the corner of the roof it produces great pictures on my HDTV. Easy setup and adjustment. No problems other than picture quality degrades somewhat during heavy rain storms.

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Problem with antenna is the wire inside is too flimsy or to short, as cold and heat work on the antenna it breaks the wire connecting the antenna to the inner board. I took mine apart and resoldered the wires and now works perfect again. Would be an easy fix for the factory. Scary to think how many people may have trashed theirs for this reason. Hint if you are going to disassemble yours, remove the nut that holds the antenna connection to the case first then pull cover off.

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Worked really well for about 5 months, then signal started to fade and some days would work other days not at all. Currently can't even pick up an air channel, Overpriced JUNK~

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After purchasing this antenna, which worked fine, I found out that my old "analog" antenna worked just fine. I suggest you try your old antenna first before purchasing a new "HDTV" antenna. It's all a marketing ploy to make you think you need a new antenna.

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During the last four months the antenna performed great.
After that the reception was almost nonexistent. I wouldn't recommend this product.
Since waranty expired within the 90 days after purchase, I did replaced this antenna by a powered RCA rabbit ears antenna, did place it in the Attic and get the signal back to normal (except getting ABC 5.1 & 5.2)

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It picks up two of the three locals 20 miles away. For the [$] the product should be equipped with a stronger and varible gain amp. The third station comes in on a clear day other days it comes in but, freezes to frequently to watch. I mounted it outside on a pole 20 feet off the ground.

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At first the antenna performed flawlessly. After four months reception was almost nonexistant. Took antenna cover off only to find that the solder joints between the circuit board and the antenna elements were broken. Very poor construction. The RF cable puts undue stress on the connector and circuit board which makes the wires to the antenna elements very fragile. The mounting for the circuit board is poor as well, two plastic slides, and adds to the problem. I wouldn't recommend this product unless you are using it indoors with little or no pressure on the antenna connector.

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It's true that after a wile the signal goes dead, but after opening it up, and reattaching two wires, then reinforcing them with a bunch of soder, you get even better signal and you wont have to mess with it again

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This antenna is great. Easy to tweak to get just the right picture. Every durable product dropped it from roof with just some minor scratches as a result. I picked all the channels in my area with a minimum of 70% signal strength

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Nice product. I tested the product prior to installing on my roof.(I mounted the antenna on a 3 foot tripod w/ 5 foot mast) I receieved great signal strength having the antenna on the back of my sofa when I ops tested it. I really noticed a difference when I didn't have the built in amplifier plugged in, it didn't pull in half the stations. It's nice that it is omni-directional since there are multiple stations in different directions and I don't have to reposition anything. I am 60+ miles away from local stations and it works like a charm. Hope this helps when making a choice.

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If you live in the north, your kid may be able to use it as a sled.

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I purchased this antenna and it worked great for about four months. Then I noticed severe signal fluctuation. Now it does nothing at all. I get no signal strength reading on both TVs hooked up to it. It was easy to install, but from reading some of the reviews rain etc. causes problems. It has been windy but the antenna is pointed the same direction. We have had some rain and freezing conditions. I don't know what happened. What I do know is it doesn't work any longer. I went from a great supporter in September to someone warning in January. And guess what? It's out of warranty.

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I bought a Terk HD-TVi indoor antenna and was only getting 65-75 percent reception. Then i tried a Philips MANT940 Indoor/Outdoor antenna which was a little better about 75-80 percent reception but then would consistantly drop down and then jump back up causing pixelation from time to time which was really annoying. Finally i decided to purchase this one. I am definetly happy with this antenna. No more pixelating with my DirectTV(HR10-250 Tivo) YEAH!!!

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Third time's a charm... This is my 3rd antenna and I am very happy with the results. I live in Mira Mesa, San Diego, CA. I mounted this device on a 6' mast on my two-story roof. Using antennaweb, I pointed it towards Mt San Antonio in TJ where my primary target is to get channel 6 FOX. Sure enough, FOX came in loud & clear (80%). Along with FOX, I can get ALL of San Diego's networks including PBS (100%). I can also get KTTV, KCBS and KOCE all from Los Angeles and all 105.0 miles away, according to antennaweb. Friends, after much research and a few trials, I have founds a great device that has given me FREE HDTV. I watched my Chargers beat-up on the Colts and now looking forward to seeing my Bolts in the AFC-championship game with the Pats in FULL HD. The picture quality is incredible - FOR FREE. Once you go HD, you cannot go back..... Oooo-So True. For those blessed with having a HDTV, do yourselves a favor and get an antenna that can bring you FREE OTA HD. This device is working great for me, with the one exception that the power injector was defective. I took it back to RS and they swapped it out. I am very happy with it. I hope this helps in your search.

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I would buy this product again ...works great!

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Installation was not bad. Initial preformance was great - Clear picture and good reception on both analog and digital. I ran it into a distribution system and fed three different TV's -two analog and one HD. Do not like the 90-day warranty. Had it 4 months and then we had some wind - not excessive but enought that it KO'd the antenna. Since it was out of warranty, I opened it up and found a couple of broken wires between the circuit board and the antenna grid. Tried to repair the wires, but the circuit board apparently was damaged by the open circuit and the repair did not help. Store said "over 90 days - we can not help you." I will not get another one if it is not more reliable than this.

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I live in upstate NY and Dish Network does not offer locals in HD yet. I purchased this antenna in May because of it's looks and price. I mounted it at the peak of my home and was able to pull in 14 channels from Mt. Mansfield in VT...4O miles away with the lowest being 75%. All summer and fall I had no problems at all. Until this winter...Now I am only receiving 2 all the time and sometimes 2 more. Wow...a grand total of 4 channels for over [$] and the time and effort of mounting a useless dish on my roof. I went onto my roof in the middle of winter made sure the antenna was clear (it was) and wasn't moved by wind(it wasn't). Right in the middle of football season!!! I can't even receive the analog signals. I purchased the Terk amplified indoor antenna just so I could watch my games (Go Giants!!!, by the way) and it was pulling in all 14 channels again at higher percentages than this so called outdoor antenna. Don't buy it unless you test it in the winter or maybe try mounting it in your attic out of the way of the elements, but you'd be taking a chance.

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Direct TV doesn't offer local channels in the Columbus, Ga. area so we mounted this in the attic to bring in the OTA HD signals for the network affiliates. Picks up all 4 networks perfectly from 20 miles NE of the towers.

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I have this unit for about 6 months. It worked good especially for channels 2 to 7 which I couldn't get with my rabbit ears. Suddenly, it dropped 90% of channels. Called the store, and they suggested I replace the whole Unit. Very sad! I did some research and found out that Antenna Craft is the maker, I have been attempting to reach for days, no luck!

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Dish Network Las Vegas, NV does not offer local channels in HD, so an external antenna is required. Could not locate any product that could pull in all of the local channels. None pulled in PBS 1,2,& 3. This was the only antenna that pulls in all 3 PBS HD channels. Nearly perfect signals re PBS, but otherwise performs well all other local channels. Attractive and discreet enough to fit in a CC&R requirement community. I am still searching for the perfect performing external antenna.

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I bought this antenna as a replacement for an indoor HDTV/UHF/VHF/FM antenna. I live in a valley with hills blocking most of the transmitters for OTA channels.

I went to a friends house that was in a good location on top of a hill and was impressed with 10 channels compared to the 3 he got with the same indoor antenna I have.

Took it to my house, installed it, pointed it at the strongest signal. The signal comes in crystal clear, compared to fuzzy with the indoor antenna. And as a bonus, I get 1 additional channel!. Not bad compared to what I had. I can't wait until I can get an ATSC HD tuner to test it with. I figured I may as well future proof my investment.

Have not tried FM from it, but it does describe FM blocking to prevent problems in the low VHF bands. Might be why 1 review didn't like it.

Looks good outside, it's not a gigantic boom that will have problems with wind, and receives signals just as good as a boom can in my opinion.

Only thing that could make this better is an Omni-directional antenna. But I'm still happy.

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I wanted to replace the rabbit ears I was using 'cause I hated having to get up and re-adjust the tuning for specific stations. Tried a small Phillips HD antenna[...] and it wasn't any better than the ears. Read the reviews and decided to try this and it's amazing. I receive ALL the HD channels without any adjustment. I am 40 miles from Chicago. Just great. I plan to put it up in the attic. For now it's sitting next to my dresser and I get a great signal. It is large, so I wouldn't leave it open. Don't want to put it outside cause it screams "I have an HDTV." Highly recommended.

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This is the perfect Antenna for anywhere. [$] well spent. My grandparents live out in the country and have always had poor reception because the nearest tower is 60 miles away. Today i went and got them a new HDTV and bought this bad boy, hooked it up inside and just pointed it out their window, it picks up everything in CLEAR AWESOME HD without even mounting it outside. I recommend this to everybody looking to get an HD antenna and this would be especially good for RV owners. You get what you pay for, best buy of the year.

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I live 5 minutes from Downtown Sacramento and am unable to pick up any Analog tv stations mounted in my attic... and holding outside. Purchased for future HD use but mainly for local FM reception. Using a Onkyo SRTX805 and Parasound Zone Tuner I get static in the low frequencys. Would not recommend to anyone using for an Analog antenna (even though manuel say so) Thank you [...] return policy.

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If you mostly watch local channels, get rid of your satellite or cable (and the bill!). This antenna delivers as promised. I am 40 miles away from the signal in Houston. I receive all the digital signals in the area and the picture is perfect - better than it was with Dish HD. That is with the antenna mounted in the attic of my two story. Note that you do have to have a TV with a digital tuner to get the digital channels.

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Decided to try this b/c of inside set up. I have it on a plant ledge in the living room. Signals are 75-80% from towers 55 miles away. Its not the best looking living room decoration...but it certainly does the trick.

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I read all the reviews and was skeptical this work for my location.

I have hdtv with an outside antenna on a tower and so had low expections of this working for my friend. But after reading the reviews I bought one an indoor installation for a friend.

I hooked it up and set it in a chair next to the tv. Our hd stations about 20 miles away and so I thought maybe one or two stations might have a signal.

Well to my surprise this antenna worked like a champ. It works almost as well as my high gain antenna at 60ft.

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I work on the road, mostly in rural areas in Southern Texas. It is very easy to set this up using antennaweb and a compass. The antenna just has to be pointed in the general direction of the transmission towers. It will even get good HDTV reception from transmiters behind the antenna and from 65+ miles away.

One Caveat, I use this for digital reception, but even analog reception is fairly good.

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After hours of research I finally decided to get this antenna. First I thought it was a lot smaller like the size of a plate but its just like the size of a dish. [...] I brought it home and hooked it up and it is AMAZING. The channels even if not in HD look 10X better than with the cable company. I live in central NJ about 36 miles from NYC where the transmitters are and it picks up 37 channels, 16 of which are HD including all the major networks. Currently its next to me on top of the couch until I can get to tools to install outside and I have a strong signal. Would definitly recommend this one

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My house is about 9 miles from all of the local transmission towers - and they are all within 3 degrees of each other.
This directional HDTV antenna, mounted on the side of my house, gets perfect reception of all local, digital channels (even without the signal booster).
The picture quality of Digital OTA is so much better than Cable that I've canceled my cable service.
One of the best investments I've ever made.

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This antenna works as designed. Excellant HDTV, and poor analog signal reception. I didn't expect this to work well in VHF range for which you would probably need a separate antenna. I don't really know the range of the stations but it does pick up a lot. I'm very happy with the performance. Power injector doesn't fit tight into my Sony Bravia TV input.

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I am about 45 miles away from Downtown LA and I was able to pick up all the HD stations from Tustin Ranch area. In fact, I did not have to mount the item outside the house.

I Highly recommend this item.
Joseph

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After years of using rabbit ears on a 20" CRT TV, I decided to purchase a better antenna when we purchased a 37" HD LCD. After looking at several web sites and reading numerous reviews, I decided on this unit. I was influenced by two reviews in particular. First was the review by FreeHD who, like us, lives about 60 miles east of L.A. The other was the review by Rodeo Girl. Based on her comments I decided to place the unit in our attic space to protect it from wind, weather and UV. After going to antennaweb.com, I pointed the face of the antenna west, approximating the direction recommended by that site. I did not even mount the unit. It is merely sitting on top of the isulation in my attic, resting against a vertical 2x4. All I did was attach the cable to the antenna, attach the signal booster directly to the back of the TV, and voila! The results were outstanding.
After marginal signals with rabbit ears, we now have clear signals on all the local VHF and UHF stations (about 72, all told), including all available HD programming. We are even getting a clear signal from a station located 50 miles EAST of us.
At this point, I cannot think of a single negative thing to say about this product.

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I am able to pull in HD stations at Mountain Cabin from Bakersfield California (about 16 miles away). Signal is stable. I am going to buy a second unit for the Los Angeles area.

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Like most people,just worried about spending money on something your not sure of...but I am very very satified about this antenna...have 4 local channels...3 are at 100%...other at 80% signel strength...all are more than 25 miles away...2 on uhf,2on vhf...unplugged booster and still had over 75% signel...I normaly do not leave comments, but this antenna is well worth the money and not very costly either...my HD on my 56 inch is perfect...

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EASY TO INSTALL WORKS GREAT

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[...] Analog VHF signal is nonexistant. Analog UHF signal is nonexistant. The literature states that it is good for both and it has no signal on either. HD was good for a week and then dropped 3/4 of the channels. Very poor service life. Still under warranty but [...] store personel figure if it works on some channels it must be working ok and that is not the case. DO NOT BUY THIS ANTENNA! IT WON'T LAST LONG ENOUGH FOR THE CHECK TO CLEAR THE BANK AND THE WARRANTY IS JUNK.

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In my quest to get OTA HD signals for my television, my adventure started with attic installs of large multi-element antennas. Since I don't live close to the television broadcast towers (I live in Loganville, a suburban area to the northeast of Atlanta), I did not even bother with rabbit ears or small television top antennas like the Silver Sensor. But with attic installs, the best I could seem to get was a few powerful UHF broadcasts. I had zero luck with anything VHF (NBC in Atlanta transmits over VHF), so I decided it was time to break down and put up an outside antenna. My two big concerns were finding an antenna that would not be an eyesore on my house, and would be able to pull in all the major channels from around 35 miles out.

I found this antenna online and ended up buying it in the store. The kit comes with most of the major parts you need for your installation (you are on your own with the coax line to your tv, but that is to be expected). It includes the mounting post, the antenna, a signal booster and all the mounting hardware. The instructions are clear and the installation is a snap. It took me about an hour to get it bolted the the side of the house and a picture on my screen. This is a directional antenna, which is nice for me since I am far enough from the city for all the transmitters to be in the same general direction. I did not even have to get it spot on to get a perfect signal, it seemed to be pretty forgiving as long as I was pointing it towards Atlanta. I managed to get all the major network signals for my city at better than 90% (most at 100%), and I knew my VHF problem was solved when I watched NBC for the first time.

Overall I could not be more pleased with this antenna, it is a real home run for Radio Shack. I do want to qualify this review with a few details though. I live in a flat area, and another than trees and other single story houses, don't have any major obstructions blocking the signal. Also, I live far enough out were all the transmitters are in the same general direction, so I really can't say anything about how this antenna would perform for a multi-directional setup (it was forgiving about direction, but would loose signal if facing away from the city). And the most important detail I have found, your mileage almost always varies with ATSC tuners. My brand new LCD big screen television has a very poor ATSC antenna, but my DVR and a smaller LCD TV have excellent ones.

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I purchased the 15-1892 and it worked ok until I moved from semi rural to orlando. I would have to change the 15-1892s direction in order to get different channels.

I purchased this a week ago and all of the hd work great with no need for adjusting. I have it installed underneath the stairs and dont think I would put it outside in an uncovered area.

The power injector hooks directly to the tv.

I live in a 2 story condo. Between two other condos.

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Well I went to radioshack. Explained that I have a old large 40 element tv antenna in attic....With a metal roof you would think It wouldn't work. Yet I does even bringing in several high def channels. I am considering Satellite system so I thought I'd clear up some of the clutter space for installers The new antenna brings in none,No, zip channels I just don't understand.[...]

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This antenna is great once you first buy it. Then after 1 month, it is junk!!! If you have a storm (rain, wind, ect.) it doesn't get a signal anymore. There is nothing that moved it on the roof, just doesn't work like when it was new. I am very unhappy with it [...]. I suggest looking into other antennas.

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We live 50+ miles from the broadcast antennas in San Francisco, but wanted an indoor antenna in order to hook it up to the unused cable wiring in our house. We bought, serially, seven antennas from different stores, all of which bragged about their range, but none of them worked at all, and we returned them. We finally bought this Radio Shack antenna, thinking it probably wouldn't work indoors either, but it could be mounted outdoors (ugh; second-story job; I hate ladders). We put it in a window on the second floor (as we had all the others) and it worked! We get every single digital signal from SF, and even most of the analog signals. Connected it to the cable outlet in that room, and now we have on-air HDTV from all the other outlets in the house. I don't know what makes this one so much better than the seven we tried before, but I'm one happy customer.

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easy to install works great with my direct tv receiver

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Are you ready for some FOOTBALL. I got this badboy up just in time to watch the Steelers and the Chargers in FULL beautiful (FREE) HD. This antenna rocks! I live in Moreno Valley on Historic March Field Zip Code 92518. I popped this baby onto my roof using only the supplied mounting hardware and Wallah!!! All of the Major Networks in full HD, Honestly the picture is the best I have ever seen... better than my old dish network HD, and better than my previous cable HD service. and all for the price of one month of cable service. One other thing I wish I could include pictures that show that my one story rental is surrounded by huge 20 and 30+ foot trees and I still get great signal strength for CBSHD, NBCHD, KCALHD, ABCHD, FOXHD (Fox is a little shakey sometimes) and a hand full of other HD channels, univision, and PBS. Reception for VHF channels (old analog) doesnt fair to well this antenna was designed to bring in UHF up to 50 miles away. I am about 54 miles away from the broadcast towers in L.A. If you want HD and don't want to pay for Cable and all the junk that comes with it buy this Antenna and make sure that your TV has a tuner ( all sold after April 2006 have them). Peace I'm off to watch more beautiful free HD programming.

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We are in Los Angeles, about 25 miles from the transmitters, but in a difficult neighborhood to received clean signals without multipath problems (ghosting) because of hills between our home and Mt. Wilson and buildings all around us. We have DirecTV hidef service, but sometimes the local Over-The-Air hidef stations look a little sharper on OTA than their uplinked satellite versions.

To get a clean signal, we had been using a good yagi antenna that is mounted on a 45 foot high mast that is itself mounted on the top of a garage that is higher in elevation than our house. That's a long way up! I mounted the Radioshack 15-2187 on the roof of the house below its peek, pointed it in the direction of Mt. Wilson, and it pulls in absolutely perfect reception of all the digital channels in the Los Angeles market. So the 15-2187 antenna, mounted at least 45 feet lower than our large yagi antenna, performs just as well on all the digital channels. I am now looking forwarding to removing the towering beast that is mounted on top of our garage. (I bet the neighbors won't miss it either.)

The 15-2187 does pull in the analog stations, but not at a quality that I would be happy with. To be fair, we would get that same unsatisfactory result with any type of antenna mounted in the same location on the house. But that's just a problem with our local terrain and since all our Los Angeles stations are now broadcasting in digital, we don't use the analog stations anyway. In open areas without multipath problems, analog channels might be ok. So "your mileage may vary." Besides, all the analog channels will cease broadcasting in February of 2009 and digital will be your only option.

Another advantage of this antenna is that birds (and we have a lot of them in our neighborhood) can't perch on the antenna and deposit droppings on the roof. Birds just looooooove yagi antennas.

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I live in a hilly rural area and small town in central Virginia near the Blue Ridge Mountains relying on DISH, which provides local DC stations although I live closer to Charlottesville. I am caught in that DC Statistical Marketing Area. I also live in an HOA neighborhood, which contrary to FCC rules tries to prohibit outside antennas. I live about 52 miles from the Charlootesville towers. This looks like a dish and very lightweight. I hooked it up inside and set it atop a shelf shooting out the window. I got a digital picture. Regular UHF was fuzzy. Then I tried teh attic. A little better and more stations including some DC stations analog and digital on the backside and more than 70 miles away. The pictures were not great, so up to the roof. WOW!!!! It was so easy to install, a Caveman could do it. I got all seven Charlottesville stations crystal clear and all locked in at about 70%. I am so pleased with this thing. I was hoping for good results but instead it was great. I highly recommend it. I have some trees and two story homes near me and I still got a very acceptable picture.

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Should buy directional over omni-directional of the same class antennas...like this one (it will pick up channels from all directions so it's unnecessary to buy the omni-directional, which gives a weaker range). Mounted on my roof top, I am getting 15 clear HD channels in the range of 15-30 miles away (even XETV in Mexico), can't get the channels that are 100+ miles in L.A. county. The price for this one [...] is pretty good. ***Caution, when plugging in the signal amplifier make sure you don't use splitters or attached to other amplified devices, it will short the antenna's amplifier.***

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At first the signal was ok, not very clear but acceptable after about 3 months the signal would come in and out then it was gone completely. Of course I didn't buy the extended warranty because if you can't stand behind your product why would I give you more money for a bad product.
JUST DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT THERE HAS GOT TO BE BETTER OUT THERE THAN THIS!!!

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I have tried many antennas, but this one has been the best. I live in Maineville, ohio and I am getting all digital channels that are local (even channel 9!) plus 7.1 and 2.1 from Dayton. Channel 16 is my only prodigal channel. I found that the optimal direction to point the antenna for channels in my area is approximately south east. I hope this helps someone. I would have like to have known this information when I was looking!! Happy Surfing!

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This antenna works great! I bought it to pick up local HD since DISH does not have them for the DC area. Took about an hour to install on the roof next to the DISH. I picked up about 40 channels, while my previous set top antenna had been picking up about 25. Two suggestions: If you are having trouble picking things up, make sure there are no obstuctions and the antenna is pointed towards the source. Also, ask the people at Radioshack for Diplexers. These enable you to use the wiring already run for the DISH when you intall the antenna.

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works as advertised. I live in a wooded area and still get very good reception. I am very pleased.

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Set this up inside, got more channels than the indoor only model with the remote but still not all. Tough time getting FOX and NBC without having to adjust. Still a nice unit.

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Outstanding Reception

Directional antenna is an irrelevant term in this case. I have it pointing south and stations 50 miles north come in great. Picking up Miami and West Palm Beach stations from Ft Lauderdale. VHF / UHF no matter. 86 is the lowest signal reading across 41 channels. Didn't even bother with fine-tuning.


Placement is a non-issue. Great signal while testing unit on the living room floor. Now mounted on the side of the house below roof level.

It's not often I'm impressed. This unit sure did. If you have HDTV, this is the antenna for you.

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I live between Chicago, Illinois (55 mi.) and South Bend, Indiana (16 mi.). I tried another Radio Shack HD antenna earlier and picked up 7 channels from South Bend with it sitting indoors on top of the entertainment center. It was pointing nowhere near any of the towers. I set it outside and picked up 17 channels from both Chicago and South Bend. When I tried this antenna and set it outside temporarily on a ladder, pointing towards Chicago, I was able to pick up 30 something the following channels: Chicago WLS 7, WMAQ 5, WGN 9, WTTW 11, WCIU 26, WPWR 50. South Bend: WNDU 16, WSBT 22, WSJV 28, WHME 46. Gary: WYIN 56. All had a signal strength of 90+. I thought if I could get this many channels with this antenna, maybe if I bought another one from somewhere else, I could get more channels. Wrong! All I got was South Bend channels, wasted time, and a lighter wallet spending money on shipping it to me and back. Stick with this one!

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[@] puts most of my stations around 30 miles out or more in one general direction. Pointed towards them and I got 32 unique channels! Just bought new tv with hd digital tuner. I live at top of hill just past Chain Lake Elementary on Chain Lake Rd. in Monroe, WA. Love not paying for cable! Now I know why the gov is standardizing digital transmissions! HD Channels have program guides and show info at press of button on remote! Didn't know free tv was so good.

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Breeze to install. It picks up not only UHF channels, but the VHF channels as well. I'm 15 miles from most of my towers, have it installed in my attic (you can install outdoors, too) and still pick up all locals plus not so locals (channels from 50+ miles away).

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I live 65 miles away from the Television Towers in Topeka Kansas. With a set of amplified rabbit ears it was hit and miss. I live in an apartment so a huge antenna array isn't pratical. I bought this antenna and put next to my dish. I pulled in every digital station in Topeka and 6 in Kansas City, Mo. 75 miles away. This Antenna is not as big and unatractive as bigger antenna arrays and it works fantastic. I would recommend this antenna to anyone.

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My grandparents have dish and on the rare occasion we have storms and we have the dish get knocked out. I was able to wire this antenna using diplexers into both receivers so it broadcast off air HD Locals thru regardless if the dish is up or not. It was super simple to install and is very light, BUT was able to pull lower power PBS stations which is right at 50 miles away with 75% digital signal and everything else was 100%! One good thing about this is the shape is oval like a dish so we were able to slide it by the neighborhood rules because they don't allow external antennas outside of dish and being this is grey it's a great solution! excellent product.

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After much research, I installed this antenna yesterday at my wife's studio. She has a small flat panel HDTV that she watches between clients. After an initial connection problem it performed great. The clarity of the picture (British Open) was phenomenal, better than cable. I was able to pull in 10 digital channels and another 18 analog. [...] only showed 7 digital channels in my area, so I was pleasantly suprised. The only issue I had was when I tried to put a weather boot over the F-connector at the antenna connection....this created the connection problem I had above when I forced the boot on. I ended up sealing it with caulking. Perhaps the addition of a custom 90 degree weather boot would be an improvement? I plan on using one at the house when I upgrade there. Nice to be "off the grid"!

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This antenna is going to be a life saver. I live about 40 miles from the nearest antenna and this thing works great. Nice HD pic from all the local stations and PBS. I also pic up a bunch of other channels as well. I'm going to save about [$] a month with no cable bill. I was sceptical, but it works great. Even my wife said she was surprised by the image quality.I would definately recommend this antenna. It works great.

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I live near I-5 and Eight St. I'm about 35 miles from the towers at about 22 feet off the ground. Pointing North/East but more East. I get 18 HD channel including Spanish. Signal strengh 90%-100%. I only use it for HD channel. Use the product for 3 months now.

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I wrote on this earlier before I got my HDTV and was impressed with how well it worked with my analog TV, I helped pull in the signals better and now that I have an HDTV (Visio 42" plasma) all I can say is this antenna rocks when I went to scan for stations it pulled in 27 analog and 33 HD/Digital stations of course most I wont watch but was very impressed that it did this...I would recommend useing a good quality RG-6 cable tri or quad shield is best and make sure to keep it away from other electrical wires as this causes inteference......

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I live about 30 miles from the broadcast towers. There are several large trees around my home in the direction of the towers. I placed the antenna in my attic and the reception is great. I receieve all of the big four digital broadcasts with great quality along with the PBS broadcast. Several of the channels have signal strength of 90-100%, and the others have about 78-86%. This antenna has worked very well for me.

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Got this to mainly pick up the "big 4" out of Knoxville because the local cable seems t have a LOT of trouble keeping the NBC and Fox stations' HD/DT signals on the air consistently. Live about 43-45 miles from the towers and I live almost on top of a ridge but on the side facing away from Knoxville. Not only can I get the ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, CW and Fox stations from Knoxville, but can also get the Fox station from the Tri-Cities, CBS from Hazard, KY (which also multicasts the CBS station out of Lexington), PBS out of Sneedville (which is closer to my location and the EXACT same channel as the Knoxville station) and the PBS from Norton, VA. Also a religious station from Harlan Kentucky amd the ION station from Jellico, TN. What really impresses me is that the Hazard station is a VHF station with a tower 52 miles from my houe and the Norton station is 64 miles away. All this and I haven't even installed the antenna yet! All of that is from standing about 5 feet in front of my house and holding tha antenna in my hands or propping it up on a chair. This is a really good antenna!

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I LIVE ABOUT 21 MILES FROM THE ANTENNA BANK IN AUSTIN TX I HAVE TRIED ABOUT 10 DIFFERABNT TYPES OF INDOOR ANTENNAS AND ONE OUTSIDE WITH 95% LOCK ON RATE I COULD NEVER GET ALL OF THE CHANNELS I HAVE 1 CHANNEL THAT IS VHF AND COULD NEVER GET IT LOCKED IN AT 100% I DID NOT WONT TO PUT UP A BIG ANTENNA BUT WOULD HAVE IF NEEDED, THIS ANETENNA LOOKS LIKE A SAT DISH SO IT DOESE NOT STICK OUT IN MY NIEBORHOOD ALOT OF THEM HAVE DISH NETWORK, IT MOUNTED UP EASY IT COME WITH EVERTHING YOU NEED I HAD ALREADY RAN MY WIRE IN THE ATTIC TO MY HDTV FROM A PREVIUS ATTEMPT TO INSTALL A SMALLER OUTSIDE ANTENNA I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT DURABILTY HAVE NOT HAD IT LONG ENOUGH IT ALO WORKS GREAT IN THUNDER STORMS AS WELL WE JUST HAD BAD THUNDERSTORM WITH HIGH WINDS,HAIL,LIGHTING WITH ENTERUPTED SERVICE. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL FIT YOUR NEEDS BUT I SURE WILL TRY BEFORE I WENT THROUGH ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH ONE OF THOSE BIG METAL ONE. I NEVER DID TRY IT IN THE ATIC HOPE THIS HELPS

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I live in a very hilly area (SW Austin), and even though I'm within 5 miles of the transmitters, I couldn't get more than 1 channel (and it was erratic) on any indoor antenna (even amplified). I just installed this antenna on the roof, but I wasn't optimistic about getting any improvement. I had already tried a RS cat#15-2186 with no luck. Hooked this one up, pointed it to the compass heading I found on antennaweb.org, and did a scan - got my 7 local digital channels with excellent signal strength. This antenna is very similar in size and look to my Dish 1000. They look like they were made to go together. Easy to install, decent looks, and fine performance. I'm happy with it.

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Works great! Get 25 channels! Reliability ubknown, haven't had it long enough.

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I mounted it on a pole behind a bush in my front yard and it picks up all but one station (9) extremely well. I even get the stations from Dayton and I don't have it pointed in that direction.

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Live about 20m from transmitters, 7 of them in different areas. Get a 100% strength on my Dish network meter. 2 downsides, can't mount to existing mast because of design, needs to on end of mast, and its size can be a bit cumbersome while working on a roof. But I still got a high 90% when laying in front yard.

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I tried several indoor antennas that did not work well; however,I bought this antenna today and thus far I am well pleased. I live in an area with trees all around and was unable to get a line of sight for satellite HD. With this antenna, (mounted on my deck, below the roof) I am receiving 30 HD channels. Some stations are over 70 miles from my home and I am receiving them with great picture quality. Excellent buy!

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I have Dish network in Lansing, MI & local HD channels are not offered. This was my 2nd antenna purchase (RCA indoor I bought before this simply didn't do the track). First I set it on top of my entertainment center & got 19 digital channels including ones 50-60 miles away. Then decided to install on roof (about 15-20 feet off of ground) & got 21 digital channels!! I get 90% or better signal strength on all local channels & 65-75% on channels 40-50 miles away. I highly recommend this antenna!

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Set it up in my garage about 12' high and got the 5 local HD channels perfectly! I am expecting even more from the roof.

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it took 3 antenna's to finally get the right one. This antenna found 27 High Def Channels. Easy to set up. Highly recommend.

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I bought this today un-packed it set on top of a chest in the bed room pointing stright up !! And ran the auto program on my TV and got 19 chennels all HD is super sharp720i & 1080i, I can't wait to get this mounted outside to see how it preforms. I was looking at Channel Masters 4228 before I found this one as of right now I don't think I could do any better with any thing else? I guess I'll keep it. Note:Reliability is only a guess let's hope for a 5 star rating on that one...

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I couldn't get any digital stations with an amplified RCA indoor HD antenna. Installed this unit outside and now receive 100% signal strength for local HD stations - just in time for March Madness. If your satellite service doesn't provide locals in HD, get this unit and enjoy free local HD. I installed the included in-line amplifier before the existing splitter in my basement. In my case there was no need for additional amplification from the splitter - I left it unplugged and the signal throughout the house is great.

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USED AN OLD MUSIC STAND TO SET IT UP BEHIND MY TV. PICKED UP TONS OF STATIONS IN THE UHF BAND. HD COMES IN GREAT!!! VHF NOT SO GREAT BUT THEIR PROGRAMMING ISN'T SO HOT ANYWAY. I WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT A 5 IN THE PERFORMANCE CAT IF VHF WAS BETTER. PUT IT ON THE ROOF NO INCREASE IN PERFORMANCE. HOW CAN YOU INCREASE ALREADY CRYSTAL CLEAR HI DEF PICTURE. I LOVE THIS THING

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I am replaceing this unit with an old "stick antenna" I purchased some time ago,I am soon getting a HDTV so the old wore out one just wont cut it, I was impressed with the signals this one was pulling in even for my old CRT TV, It added about 10 more channels than I had before, overall this unit is great. I will repost after I get my HDTV to let you know how much more I get,,,,

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Works great! Picking up every channel with almost maxed out signal strength. Also easy to install... was my first outdoor antenna, so nothing to compare to, but I would recommend it.

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Recently bought an hdtv but don't subscribe to cable. We're over 21 miles from the Phil. tv towers and I tried three other antennas before finding this one. The best of the others found eight channels, but could only display three with any regularity. Still, I knew then that there was hope! Bought this, set it up, which is ultra simple, in my attic; plugged in the coax and ran setup on my tv - found 24 stations! Some I will eliminate, but it has ALL the major ones I wanted, and even the minor ones that would be nice to have - and also others I didn't even know were out there. VERY impressive! I'm using it with a Sony Bravia 32" with a built-in hdtv tuner. Great product - far outperforms the antennaweb prediction.

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Oh, my god! I used to get only 1 HD channel. I set this up inside on top of the TV and picked up 9, then put it up outside just one foot above the normal rabbit ears and got 12! This thing is the stuff!!!!

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Installed this antenna today and all I can say is wow! Placed the antenna inside my garage attic with a 100ft run of RG6 cable and received clear signals from Chicago. I even received a couple of channels from Milwaukee. I'm located 43 miles away from the Chicago market and received every HDTV channel that is broadcast except CBS (channel 2). Easy to install, just mount the antenna, aim, hook up the RG6 cable to the antenna, run the cable to the TV, then connect the supplied DC power injector and start watching HDTV. If you're connecting directly to the TV, make sure it has a built in HDTV tuner.

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Installed this unit in attic to receive HD local channels. Stations are about 15 miles away and all come in at 100% strength. I am using it with DirecTv to get local HD channels(not offered through DirecTv in our area) This antenna works great, very satisfied!

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Have this unit installed on ground for now and I am picking up stations all the way up in dayton that is more than 50 miles away. Had rabbit ears and picked up only 20 channels with this unit I pick up 47 channels. I'm going to install on roof and hoping to pick up even more channels

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Purchased after trying and returning various amplified indoor UHF antennas. Installed in garage attic, connected to DISH network HD receiver, receiving excellent picture for digital transmitters located approximately 30 miles away.

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Purchased this to supplement my cable line up that doesnt include all of the local HD stations, including the one that the NFL is on....so put up this antenna on a 10 foot mast mounted at ground level. I was able to find 15 HD stations, including all of the Boston stations that are 40+ miles away...very nice value...

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Receiving NY HD from 38 miles away. Hooked this up with a Samsung DirectTV SIR-TS360 box and am receiving most of the Digital Signals as defined by antennaweb.org. My intention is to receive Digital in UHF since I am not willing to pay more to get HD from my cable. And I must say this antenna works as it is advertised for the HD.

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My rabbit ears in my onm y TV picks up better than this antenna. The rabbit ears also picked up HDTV better. I tried it inside and outside with no luck. I am returning mine.

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I was using a Winegard Omni and it wasn't good enough to pickup a 12 mile distant station running low power. All my wanted stations were within 60 degrees and decided to look at some directional antennas, but I didn't want to install a rotator. Stations ranged in distance from 12.6 miles to 28 miles. Ranging from channel 2 (analog) to 55 (digital) I looked at Winegard's SquareShooter and was taken back by the price. Then I saw this model. I just changed out components from my existing antenna and adjusted the antenna between the station's spread. Awsome signal and and no more occasional pixelation on the digital channels. All analog signals were clean with no ghosts! I gained 2 more distant stations (about 35 miles and analog) on 12 and 22 (snow, but watchable). This is an impressive antenna for its size.

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Perfect picture, better than dish and now its free. We have line of site to broadcast towers and are able to receive vhf and uhf channels. Local HDTV channels have multiple sub channels with extra content.

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EXCELENT ANTENNA FOR LOCAL AND SOME WHAT DISTENT STATIONS. THIS ONE OUT PERFORMED THE High-Definition Amplified Outdoor TV Antenna Model: 15-2185 | Catalog #: 15-2185. AND IS MUCH EASIER TO INSTALL TAKING LITTLE ROOM. I INSTALLED IN MY ATTIC WITH A ROTOR. IN THE BUFFALO NY AREA I GET ALL LOCAK STATIONS PLUS CANADIAN STATIONS. VERY WELL PLEASED.

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Excellent antenna. I am getting 90 - 100% signal strength on all local channels with the antenna pointed west and mounted in the attic of my 2 story house. I live near the junction of Hwy 412 & I-540. I hope this helps others :)

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I did alot of research before I made this purchase, because I heard alot of different opinions regarding TV reception. The most common one was not to use an amplified antenna because it also amplifies the bad frequencies, so my first purchase was a directional, non-amplified 100 mile range outdoor antenna. I knew I would have an isssue with the size, and I wanted to to place it in my attic for estetic reasons. Sure enough, there wasn't enough space to aim it properly, and I did not receive a single signal, so I returned it and purchased this one for it's size. It was a very easy assembly, and it came with all the necessary hardware. Without even aiming it, I was receiving 10 digital channels, and I am located about 35 to 45 miles from the broadcasting stations. What an easy alternative to a roof mounted antenna, and a cheap way to stick it to the man! (man being my 20 dollars a month for HD satalite company). Just goes to show, that you can't believe everything you hear!!!

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I have this HDTV antenna set up temporally on top of a tall cabinet in my dining room with 50ft of coax cable. I get all the Baltimore HD stations and a few Washington HD stations. I can not wait to attach it outside to the roof to get better reception. All the Baltimore HD stations come in at 90 percent and the Washington HD stations at 70 percent. If you are buying this to receive VHF channels this in not a good choice they all are of poor reception quality. 2-6 VHF was very poor and 7-13 poor. If all you care about is the HDTV stations this is a good choice. I have Adelphia cable for the VHF stations and the HDTV antenna for my HDTV stations. I believe this HDTV/VHF antenna is the same as the Antennacraft HDX1000.

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This is a very nice antenna. I live 40+ miles from all of the major stations and I get all of them. I have it mounted on a tripod on the side of the house and have had no issues. But I'm only trying to get HD and nothing else so I can't comment on the VHF side of things. On a side note most people think that they can just plug this into their HDTV monitor and expect it to work. It won't, you must have an HD tuner.

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I liked the look of this antenna and wanted to get off the cable track where they charge you extra for high-def stations, and just go to an antenna. I'm 40 miles away from the stations and thought it would be just the ticket, especially for high-def. All my digital channels are in UHF band. Based on this antenna's mileage chart UHF channels 14-69 appears to be the antenna's strongest suit. Wow! Was I impressed! All my digital stations came in crystal clear. The antenna looks great. Just make sure you face the front of it towards the station and mount it vertical (upright), not tilted like a satellite dish. I made that mistake first and soon figured out that was a problem. Love the perfect-digital reception!

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this unit does not stat that it will not catch vhf channels from 2-6 that are over 14 miles away from your location. this is not a good antenna for all channels. only got few channels with this (7 and above) with ok quality. i will return this.

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Installed unit in my attic, with unobstructed line of sight to transmitters ( Philadelphia, 20 miles away).I got very weak signals for analog and no signals for digital and HD. Better analog signals were obtained by installing my rabbit ears in the attic. Will return the unit promptly.