RCA Outdoor 60 Mile Antenna With Mast - UHF, VHF and HDTV

Most of my DTV stations are on UHF. One is on VHF. They are about 20 miles away with tons of large trees in the way.

With the existing rabbit ears and loop antenna inside the house, my brand new Samsung plasma HDTV would cut in and out on several channels. Even placing the rabbit ears and loop in the window nearest to the direction of the broadcast stations only helped a little.

I purchased this antenna and had planned to install it on my chimney. It was easy to put together and is made well. It is also MADE IN THE USA by Audiovox. I put it up in the rafters inside my attached garage and tested it out. Worked well.

I permanently installed it by drilling holes into the mounting mast and secured it to my roof rafters. I then secured the antenna up in the rafters as high as I could get it, and pointed it toward the transmitter towers in Milwaukee. I added brand new RG-6 cabling to a 4-port GE plug-in amplifier. I then connected these outputs to my HDTV and my stereo receiver. Both of them work AWESOME on ALL available channels from the list that I received from ANTENNAWEB.ORG. I actually received 90% signal or better on all channels of TV, and even pick up signals from 30 miles in the opposite direction of where I have the antenna pointed.

Even with an amplified TERK indoor FM antenna in the window, I could not keep a "stereo" lock on most radio stations. This solved my issues there as well on ALL available FM radio stations. I plan to hook this up to receive my NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts as well on my emergency radio.

Bottom Line:

This thing is HUGE, but works GREAT.

We live in a low lying area of Englewood Colorado. Prior to purchasing this antenna, we had reception of only a few channels on each TV and often had interrupted signals. With this antenna, we are able to receive more channels than ever and the signal is typically very strong with no interruption. The only disappointment was that the antennal did not come with a mounting bracket which was not mentioned in the on line material.

Antenna gets excellent reception. I am picking up stations more than 30 miles away, off the back of the antenna. The mast is only about 4' tall, so a taller mast would be appreciated. It doesn't say on the website, but this antenna is only rated for violet range on the antenna chart. However, I am picking up stations in the blue range, using an 18db booster. This antenna exceeded my expectations, and I would recommend it. I am in Asheville, NC an am picking up stations from SC and Tennessee. The antenna is well made and easy to assemble.

The antenna was complete, as described, with all necessary hardware included. It restored unimpaired TV reception, without "No Signal" messages for the new digital stations. The only additional item I would have liked would be an attachment clip for the coax transformer, to keep it from flapping in the breeze.

I bought this antenna to replace one I had previously bought at radio shack, because I wanted to maximize the range of stations I would receive when the digital conversion occured. This antenna pulled in more stations. When aimed midway between Baltimore and Washington, I can pick up stations from both 60 miles away in West Vtrginia.

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