ANTENNA TEK

dougrainer wrote:
Reception is the same, but they use cheaper plastic on the components, so the crank mechanism is not as dependable as Winegard. Doug

Yes I know. The handle gets loose and comes off. Not good!

Some TV stations are VHF so you will need an antenna capable of receiving both VHF and UHF. In Minneapolis we have two stations that reverted back to VHF once the analog broadcasts were shut down.

If the ANTENNA TEK does not have UHF FREQUENCY operations than my answer is NO. From the one photo I got from GOOGLE doesnt show the UHF DIPOLES added to the assy.



Since the change-over to the new NATIONAL BROADCAST frequencies a few years back all of the local OTA TV stations are now ONLY broadcasting using UHF frequencies. You will need a UHF TV antenna to pull these signals in better.

IT will look something like this photo


We use our WINGARD BATWING OTA antenna all the time now picking up the new digital NATIONAL BROADCAST high def TV signals. We usually get 6-36 digital full blown high def HDTV signals just about everywhere we go here on the East side of the US probably due to lots of closer towns transmitting the HDTV signals. Even when we camp at electric camp grounds that have CABLE TV connection we still use our OTA BATWING antenna to pick up the local towns NATIONAL BROADCAST TV signals. High Def TV is much better than the ANALOG TV we usually get from the cable hookup at the camp grounds.

Just my thoughts
Roy Ken

That was the original antenna on my 5er. It worked fine until a hailstorm in TX.

Reception is the same, but they use cheaper plastic on the components, so the crank mechanism is not as dependable as Winegard. Doug

Have you tried it to see "if it is any good"? Seems they all work a little different, some better than others in same brand. Just try it and see.