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 Does the job here in L.A., even with an obstructed view! September 1, 2010
The Moth (Los Angeles)
We are 15 miles from Mt. Wilson (and all of the broadcast towers), so it would normally be a no-brainer to get great OTA signals. Our problem is a giant condo complex dwarfing our little house, and blocking direct signals from the towers.
In theory, you don't need a unidirectional antenna in L.A., but this one works very well for us! After a test in the attic didn't go well, we mounted it outside (on the post that used to support the Dish!). It pulls in an average of 70% per station, with the exception of one PBS station, and CBS at night. We hooked up a Winegard signal booster, not only because of the condo building, but the TiVo Premiere we use doesn't have the strongest OTA tuner. The booster really helped out, and we have no noticeable signal loss on nearly all the channels (the PBS still has artifacts in the late morning, but it's much better).
This was a good antenna for us -- good bye, Dish! Hello, extra $850 a year!
Great Signal in Baltimore August 31, 2010
Consumer 3000
I ordered this antenna after getting very inconsistent reception with a set of RCA rabbit ears, living northwest of Baltimore, MD. I setup the DB2 antenna indoors, mounted on a camera tripod (consult [...] to see which type of antenna to buy and the direction to point it towards). Instantly, I saw the difference. Every channel, with the exception of 11.1 NBC, a VHF station (remember, this is a UHF antenna), came in crystal clear. To get 11.1, I attempted to use a coax splitter to add my old rabbit ears antenna in addition to the DB2 to get better reception. For some reason, just adding the splitter alone to the coax cable with no other antenna besides the DB2 connected to the TV fixed the reception problem. I can't precisely explain why this worked - it was just luck. Today, I not only get 11.1, but I receive every major Baltimore AND Washington, D.C. station and have NEVER had even the slightest disruption in reception. I cannot recommend this antenna enough for people in the Baltimore/DC area (but be sure to checkout [...] first).
 Digital TV Antenna August 24, 2010
JWyn (Columbus Ohio)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Update 26 Aug 2010: Overcame the directionality problem by removing the reflector screen. Reception remains superior to rabbit ears. Antenna is mounted indoors.
Good improvement over rabbit ears. Does not pick up more channels in our urban, tree lined area. Quite directional which for us is a bit of a problem: our major channels are 180 degrees apart ( see [...] ). Have considered purchasing another, point it 180 degrees away from the first and use A-B switch to toggle between them.
Perfect in every way!!! August 19, 2010
Jacob DiGennaro (WESTMINSTER, COLORADO)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this product because of its excellent reviews it had... so i decided why not, and what a great turn out it was. I get over 35 channels when pointing the Antenna towards my station towers (which i got info from [...]) and its perfect reception through really bad weather! I didn't use a pole or anything to let the antenna set on top of, I just simply ran my cable through my window by using Flat Coaxial Coax Cable ( found at [...] and then mounted it against the house and used a few staples from a staple gun to hold it up and it definitely works great!!
Buy this product if you want something cheap, easy to set up and works perfectly. DONE DEAL!!!
The Best... August 12, 2010
papamac67
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a Dish Network subscriber but cannot receive my local HD channels because where my dish is set up the satellite I need for those channels is blocked by my apartment building, the building owners won't let me move the dish to be able to receive them so I have to resort to using an antenna to watch them. I am using this antenna indoors, have it hanging on the wall next to my entertainment center, and it does an awesome job pulling in all my local HD channels. I live about 14 miles from the towers(4 towers are SE of me and 3 towers are NW of me) and I am getting good signals from all of them (avg. signal strength is in the mid 70's). I live in a "garden level" apartment...meaning my apartment is 1/2 underground and 1/2 above ground and even with that and being surrounded by other apartments and trees this antenna works GR8! I chose this particular antenna based on the many positive reviews of it. It was easy to set-up..took 5 minutes...took another hour of fiddling around to find the right spot on the wall for best reception. It was definately worth the money.
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