T.V. antenna

Fizz wrote:
This style of antena is as old as TV itself.
I remember my Dad making one out of cardboard and sheets of tinfoil.
Useless then, useless now.

Actually they are OK if used in groups of FOUR, or you are ~10-15 miles from a full power transmitter at most (we used to buy these things for $3/ea by the pallet and pass them out to viewers during the DTV conversion) they are just OK. Thats called the 4-Bay Bowtie, and is certinally as old as UHF.

Originally they were never sold commercially as singles because as Fitz said, they were essentually useless, especially with the receivers of the time, but a real 4-Bay Bowtie antenna is one of the better antennas ever made. They even made them in 8-Bay configurations.

Oh yeah... This is UHF ONLY

Just a reminder to not fall for the 'Digital' antenna marketing ploy. There is no such thing as a digital antenna. The old antenna you used on your black and white TV in the 1960's will still work today. Only requirements is to find one that has good reception for the bands used by your local broadcasters, VHF, UHF etc.

This style of antena is as old as TV itself.
I remember my Dad making one out of cardboard and sheets of tinfoil.
Useless then, useless now.

I tried a Winegard version of this same type of antenna(which I would trust a lot more than the Seen on TV cheapie) and had poor results. These flat antennas despite claims are not omnidirectional and pull in only a few of the digital channels available in an area. Save your money.

Just note that the website states that it works best within 25 miles of the TV towers. Antennas like the Winegard Batwing work best if you are within 50-60 miles of the TV towers.

Are you referring to this one? http://www.cleartv.com/

Depends on how far you live from broadcast antennas and how many hills, buildings etc. in between. This antenna is very low end but could be all many need if you're close and line of site to the towers. Generally it needs to be placed on a window facing direction of signal.

I have a ClearStream 2V antenna. Originally had it inside my house. It picked up quite a few channels but several were missing and some were fuzzy at times. I then mounted it outside and everything now comes in clear with many more channels from further cities. Huge difference just putting it outside. It also allowed me to connect it to my houses splitter so all TV's in the house share a single antenna.

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