New OTA Antenna

Do not watch enough OTA to justify $399.0.

Bumpyroad wrote:

skyquest4494 wrote:
Hi

For anyone interested this new Rayzar antenna was just reviewed and tested against an old Batwing antenna.

Review is Here

I guess the take home message is "save your money"?
bumpy

After reading review that was the message I got.

Course at $349 I didn't need to read review t make up my mind.

Whatever I get OTA FREE is what I watch.

It might be good for a narrow class of installations, but the downside I see is the low height. Height is might in OTA reception. Don't see any reason to get rid of the batwing and Sensar Pro combo I use.

skyquest4494 wrote:
Hi

For anyone interested this new Rayzar antenna was just reviewed and tested against an old Batwing antenna.

Review is Here

I guess the take home message is "save your money"?
bumpy

Hi

For anyone interested this new Rayzar antenna was just reviewed and tested against an old Batwing antenna.

Review is Here

Dutch_12078 wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

Tom_M wrote:
Only $399!!!

I think I will stick with the crank.

IIRC walmart was selling a dish 211k with automatic dish for $462 or so.
bumpy

The OTA antenna doesn't require a monthly programming fee though... :W

very true, but it only gets OTA free programming, not the good stuff.
I was just comparing the price for a rabbit ears vs sat. programming.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

Tom_M wrote:
Only $399!!!

I think I will stick with the crank.

IIRC walmart was selling a dish 211k with automatic dish for $462 or so.
bumpy

The OTA antenna doesn't require a monthly programming fee though... :W

Tom_M wrote:
Only $399!!!

I think I will stick with the crank.

IIRC walmart was selling a dish 211k with automatic dish for $462 or so.
bumpy

Cute. There were receivers around several years ago that drove an antenna and repointed it depending on the channel you went to. This is the same but you will be standing up all night if you're a channel surfer. A 2db difference in noise figure isn't going to hardly make a difference except make a pretty graph.

I'll take a mast all day long

Actually been talked about a couple times already.
As I noted in one of the discussions, it's still right on the roof line and subject to shading by the roof A/C, etc.
There are two truisms on antennas. Height it Might and Size rules all. Higher and bigger is better then lower and smaller.