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Pros & Cons
Pros
House is 40+ miles from the broadcast towers, there are hills and high rises in between, and i don't have roof access. Two are just under 50 miles from tx and both pick up the channels with no problem.
It works as advertised. Tried other antennas over the years. Powered and unpowered, the rca is the best option for me.
Cons
Quality of the antenna is substandard. No identifying info on product that remember, looks different from pic on box. Boxed everything back up and sending back today.
The coax jack breaks very easily when bolting it to the nuts so that made the antenna useless. The matching transformer is cylindrical so even without the rivet head, it would not sit against the beam securely.
Highlights
Quality
The picture quality is excellent and once we got the antenna oriented in the correct position we we getting a 95% to 98% signal strength.
And i’m very surprised how good the picture quality is.
The only way to overcome the curvature of the earth is with height.
It still does the job, but the build quality just isn't what is used to be.
Competitiveness
It also has a flat dipole uhf driven element instead of the oval winegard 'tetrapole' driven element used on the original model.
I should also insert a ymmv disclaimer here because i am within 16 miles of major affiliates (cbs, nbc, abc, etc.
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signal, broken, attic, local and coaxial. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 12,589 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 4 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Receive 89 channels clear as a bell
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Didnt put in an amplifer or a cellular filter and all good
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Arrived with a broken element support and bent pieces
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Buyers should be aware to inspect for bent pieces that may be touching nearby bare metal
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also look for interconnecting wires that are not firmly connected to the elements
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Granted im quite afar from the ota stations 70 miles per rabbitears
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However in la three stations kabc7 kcal9 and kttv11 are still broadcasting on the channels in their callsigns and they are vhf channels
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Out of the three i can get kttv11 but it is less than marginal it has too many digital artifacts to be watchable
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