Outdoor HD Digital TV Antenna, Long Range Smart TV Antenna, Supports 4K 1080P HD Smart TV VHF UHF, J Mount Included for Attic or Outdoor, Weather Resistant, 29884

I live in a suburb quite far from the city and many of the broadcast station antennas. I purchased the GE 29884 antenna a couple of weeks ago from Amazon. Along with the antenna, I purchased a PCT 4 Port Cable TV/HDTV/Internet amplifier (model PCT-MA2-4P) just in case I need it. I have been trying to "cut the cable" and stop paying expensive cable TV fees for even local basic television stations. In addition to the fees, my cable company switched to a system requiring cable TV boxes that you rent from them for $6/month per box. I have tried other powered indoor antennas and have had miserable experiences with them. Few channels could be scanned and the picture quality was dismal, or heavily pixelated, especially in the daytime hours. The few stations that I could pick up were often unwatchable. So back to cable I went. I decided to try the GE 29884 antenna based on the reviews I read on Amazon. The antenna comes in a fairly small box labelled as Pro Outdoor/Attic Mount Antenna. The installation booklet is small with tiny "mice" type. So you might need to scan in the booklet in order to be able to zoom in on the text and illustrations. All the parts are nicely packaged and are easily identified in the instruction manual. A count of each part type is also given, Prior to installation it helps to layout all the parts including the nuts and screws, the reflector rods, dipole antenna parts, main mast, mounting parts, etc. The installation can be a bit tricky, if you follow the manual. However is you do a search on "GE 29884 antenna assembly", YouTube videos can be found that simplify the assembly process a great deal. It took me about a half an hour to assemble the antenna. One nice thing is that rubber end caps were provided to cap off the dipole rods. The antenna definitely seems to be a quality product. I mounted the antenna in the attic, as high as possible using the provided J-mount mounting hardware and supplied M5 bolts and nuts. I disconnected the coaxial cable from the cable TV provider, and connected it to the antenna's connector located on the main mast. Using a bedroom TV, I then selected "antenna" as the input, and performed a channel scan. A total of 106 channels scanned. Most were crystal clear. Perhaps 3 or 4 were pixelated. Sure many of the channels are trash or of no interest to me (shopping channels, religious, languages I don't speak, etc) but many great channels came in beautifully including all the local channels and sub-channels, movie channels, retro, public, etc. A few audio-only channels were picked up. And I didn't have the amplifier connected. I did wire up the amplifier simply because a signal splitter attenuates the signal from the antenna as you feed the signal to multiple TVs. The 4-port amplifier boosts the signal going to each TV. So far, I've had the antenna for a week and I have not been disappointed. All I can say is "bye bye cable TV company". It is time to cut the cable. The antenna and amplifier will pay for itself in a month or two. Update: 6 weeks later: This antenna works like a charm. I have cut the cord, get no more monthly cable bills, and could not be happier.

Antenna was well packaged and arrived in good condition. Lots of parts that need assembly, but take your time. It's not hard, but the instructions are not very detailed and the parts are not specifically indicated in the instructions, so you have to figure it out. There is a video that is helpful, but actually leaves some of the washers out, and if you follow the video you will have left over washers. Just know that there are no extra parts in the parts bag. The straight antenna aluminum tubs that insert into the main frame of the antenna seem very tight as the center of the tube nears the frame. Look closely, and you will see the antenna tube is crimped in the middle. The hole on both sides of the frame appear oval in shape, and the aluminum tube needs to be rotated slightly to align with the frame (the crimped part of the aluminum tube with the oval hole in the frame). Push the antenna tube through the hole and out the other side until the tube is centered in the frame. Then turn the tube a quarter turn to lock it in place. There are twelve of these tubes so take your time, and make sure all of the tubes ends are aligned. The other aluminum antenna parts are easy to attach with screws provided. Attach the stepped mount to the antenna frame and insert the U-bolt and screw on the wing nuts. Assemble the pole and base with the two remaining long screws with washers and nuts. Use the two bottom holes if you need to rotate the mounting pole. My antenna is mounted in my attic to a 2x4 cross support. The mounting plate is more than 4 inches long so I used stainless steel cable ties which you can see in the pictures. I used two 12 inch cable ties together on each side for the attachment, and used a cable tie gun to tighten them up. I pointed the antenna in the general direction of my two VHF local channels ABC & CBS which are 36 degrees apart and the reception is excellent. All my other channels are UHF and they are spread over an additional 51 degrees to the north, and again the reception is excellent. Altogether I am receiving 38 channels, which includes all major networks ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and PBS. The GE antenna is a passive antenna, so I added the RCA Digital Signal Amplifier for $33.15. The GE Antenna was reasonably priced at $38.98 and gets excellent reception with amplifier. Also make sure you are using at least RG6 coaxial cable. I had a section of RG59 cable that some cable installers had used years ago which I had to locate and replace because the reception was poor. I started to blame it on the antenna until I checked the cables and found the problem. Would highly recommend the GE Antenna and the RCA Amplifier because of thew reasonable cost and the great outcome. This antenna replaced a $90.00 ChannelMaster Flat antenna with an amplifier built-in that just quit working after two years. Very satisfied with this package.

3/5/2025 GE Outdoor HD Digital TV Antenna UPC 030878298841 I live in the suburbs of the San Francisco peninsula and my house is about 40 miles southeast of the broadcast TV towers in South San Francisco. I had an amplified flat flexible indoor antenna mounted on a window. I got a lot of channels but the ABC and NBC channel signals were weak, resulting in no TV signal or extremely pixelated images and no audio. I purchased this antenna to install outside to improve reception. The product came in a box stuffed with all the small parts. The assembly instructions were good and although tedious, putting it together was not difficult, note that the coax connector is under the boom (not shown in any photos). The only difficulty was placing the plastic weather boot over the connector, which had to be sliced at the small end. I installed the thing on the side of the house and pointed it about northwest to the towers. This antenna is very directional so I used the manual tuning setup of my LG TV to measure the signal (in %) of a channel to orient the antenna. Anything >70% gave a good picture and audio, there is occasional brief pixelation with the weakest channel, but tolerable. I used the RabbitEars site to get more precise signal and compass data, which matched my experience. With this antenna my TV receives all the major local networks now, very pleased with this product and value. I also purchased an Ancable Window/Door Feed Through Coaxial Cable (AN-340) from AMZN, $8, so I didn't have to make a hole in the exterior wall. The feed through went through a double pane vinyl window and the window closed and locked without damage to the feed through.

Holy crap this is a great Antenna, seriously! I have bought a couple of the little dinky electric ones because I thought "It's electric, it's got to work better than my dad's old antenna style antenna" I have to tell you, honestly, none of the little electric ones have ever really worked for me. They pick up a channel or two and not consistently, the weird graphic artifacts and the sound going in and out, it always just led to major frustration and finding a streaming alternative. So I decided to give this thing a chance and boy am I happy, I hooked it up to my TV in my metal work shop and I get 43 super sharp and clear HD channels out of the 45 it picked up. I am beyond happy with this thing and that never happens.

I decided to buy a good antenna for my new 65" LG OLED, and this GE 29884 antenna received 106 channels in Orlando with pitcure perfect quality!! WOW! I located the GE in the attic of my one-story house and hope the plastic parts hold up and don't get brittle in the summers when the attic temperatures get up to 110+ degrees during the summer days! Time will tell. While the instructions are not well done, I found it fairly east to assemble...but I'm very handy. I had been using a $35 flat plastic antenna that worked fairly well, but was unattractive hanging from the ceiling vent. I bought a $66 electronic box antenna on Amazon due to 90 "5-star reviews" but it was a total joke and only received 20 crappy channels. I almost ordered a high quality Channel Master $149 antenna, but found out that I receive every important local channel with this small $39 GE 29884, and was actually shocked it was so amazing!

Overall, seems ok. Picks up all the same channels as an inexpensive indoor antenna and isn't all that useful to me. I need something with better range and ability to pick up multiple signals at once (I turn it 5 degrees and lose some channels, gain others).

I previously picked up a $10 flat panel-style indoor amplified antenna here on Amazon and while it did much better than my old RadioShack antenna, it left much to be desired. It was able to pull 37 channels, but only half of them had 3/5 bars signal and a handful 4 bars at best. Several major stations experienced pixelation issues (granted I am 35+ miles away from nearest broadcast tower). The antenna was also an eyesore next to my new 55" television and entertainment center, so I was determined to find a better solution without having to subscribe to cable service. I endured buckets of sweat to install this attic/outdoor antenna in my attic— pointed and positioned geographically the same but roughly 10 feet higher than where the panel antenna had been mounted in my living room. I strongly recommend you have someone assist you with the install. I did this by myself and it was very difficult to juggle everything, tiptoe across the beams in the attic, hold in place and do the mounting. Needless to say, it was definitely worth the effort because with ZERO amplification I was able to pull an astounding 97 channels (almost all of which had 5/5 bars...only a handful with 3 or 4 bars). The basic package for available cable services only has 125-150 channels, so picking up 65-75% that many— at no monthly cost— is pretty amazing. NOTE: although this antenna is advertised as "whole home ready," you WILL experience signal loss if you use the antenna with any kind of splitter. This is the case with virtually any kind of coaxial infrastructure. When I connected the antenna to my 8-way splitter, I lost 1 channel entirely, and almost all the channels lost at least one bar in signal quality. Additionally, since poor weather can degrade the quality even further, I will be getting an amplified splitter to compensate for any signal loss, and this should bring me back up to 5/5 bars for the whole house. Both the assembly and the install were dead simple— I recommend first reading the instructions start to finish, then watching the instructional video available here on Amazon. Also, make note of all the washer and bolt sizes before you actually start to use them, as there are specific reasons and purposes for the different sized parts. My only complaint is the gray mounting bolts did not drive very well— I used an impact drill and only 2 of the 4 bolts were able to drive all the way into the wood. I attempted all four and two of them protrude about an inch. It looks very tacky, but nobody goes into the attic every day so I have moved on with my life. In hindsight, I recommend ditching the mounting bolts and just sourcing thick and long flathead screws. The antenna is not heavy but you will need more than one screw to maintain stability for the mount. On a final note I would probably not install this antenna outdoors because much of the body is manufactured plastic and UV/weather damage would not be kind to its durability. For attic installations it's perfect. Overall, this is a very valuable and well-engineered antenna. It would be a better deal against competing antennas if it was $10 cheaper; however, for as many channels with excellent quality from a major brand, you really can't go wrong with this purchase.

Initially I tried installing this on the roof, and the signal really wasn't that great - but after some trial and error that seems more due to the quality of the coax lines running to the roof rather than the antenna itself. Now after moving it inside as shown in the picture, I get a clear picture and many more channels than I got previously with a smaller indoor antenna. Assembly took a little bit of time but wasn't too bad. Overall worth the price.

So pleased with this! Assembled easily, took 5 mins to hook up in the roof cavity - picture perfect - don’t know why it took so long for me to get around to doing this - so much better than rabbits ears, that’s for sure!

Cumplio con las espectativas, facil de instalar

Requires full assembly, instructions are reasonable but not superb. The hardware used to assemble the antenna is very small (3mm) and no spares are provided. The entire installation can be done with a Leatherman I’ve you have a pre-existing pole to mount the antenna on. Build quality is good. Reception with this little antenna is excellent. I was able to get almost identical results with a much larger and more cumbersome yagi directional antenna.

I had originally purchased one to test out this antenna in my region of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. I saw on Antop Signal maps that we have towers in the US that we can get US channels, and also the Montreal towers for the Canadian stations. When I installed in in my attic, and pointed it to the south, I was getting all the channels in Yellow on Antop for my adress, and even a few of the ones in Red. So I tried it with the Montreal stations, and I am able to get all of them, but not when pointed to the US towers. I ended up ordering a second of the same model, to have one pointed in each direction, and combined signals with a gold RCA top of Line 3GHz splitter that I purchaed from Reno Depot. The splitter has made me loose only the channels in red for my address (ABC, and FOX), but I now have a combination of almost all the US channels, and Montreal channels. CTV, GLOBAL, TVA, V, TeleQuebec, Radio Canada (french and english), CBS, NBC, PBS, CW and many more. I cut the cable and can watch everything that I need for free. I would recommend this Antenna to all my friends and family if they are looking to save costs from high monthly cable bills!

I’m an electrician and I’ve installed a number of TV antenna’s nothing compares with the GE Pro, picture quality is amazing. I’ve since changed my antenna and couldn’t be happier.