Antennacraft Heavy-Duty High-Definition Vhf/Uhf/Fm Antenna

Bought this to replace old antenna that was getting worse at picking up and holding the signals I receive in a very remote,mountainous area, (approximately 50 miles or more from broadcasting stations). While similar to my old one, this one was a little bigger, with more elements and heavier duty construction. Assembly is straight forward per instructions, but you must proceed carefully to fold elements out in proper order and be sure before clicking them into place with their holder/brackets. Installed on my existing pole, and once connected the HD signal was strong and sharp, and has not even hinted at breaking up. I split the signal with a high quality two way splitter and feed my TV and a FM stereo. It has been one month and every thing weather wise has been thrown at it... high winds, constant fog and rain, a little snow and a week of hot dry temps. Still a perfect signal. I am extremely happy with it and would recommend it without hesitation. Best price compared to similar antennas.

100 miles is a stretch.... I live 50 miles from the main broadcast area, knowing that the miles rated for antenna's is under perfect conditions and what they'll do in the real world is much less... I went for the biggest, longest range, and best reviewed antenna I could find. Since two of the main networks in my area are VHF I thought this would be a good idea. It wasn't... it could be the terrain around me, but I got ABC which is the closest at 31 miles and that's it. I even put it up on a 40 foot telescoping mast. My homemade antenna.... 10 channels and 1/4 of the size. Ordered a Terrestrial Digital DB8 Multi-Directional 'Bowtie' UHF DTV Antenna have it on a 5' pole not in the air.... in the umbrella hole of an outdoor table on the deck!!!! Got 23 channels!! Two VHF (PBS) stations will not come in, but everything else does. Be sure and check tvfool.com or something like them for the channels in your area. Also, not the "Real Channel" vs "Virtual Channel". Local ABC is channel 2... vhf right?? No, since the digital change they are actually channel 27 (UHF), but on the tv it shows as 2.1. My understanding is that most channels have done this. Check your local area. If your channels are VHF, this thing is a beast!! I thought it was very high quality and in the day when VHF ruled... I doubt you could beat it. In my area though.... 23 channels vs 3 channels speaks for itself.

I live about 40 miles from the signal source and I get great reception with this antenna. I bought it because I was dropping stations, did not realize how much it improved my reception.

I bought this based upon the specs i saw online, and boy i wasn't disappointed. I'm 50 miles from the tower probably on a slight decline, as i'm very close to the beach. My target? The empire state building. TVfool predicted some channels (WABC) out of new york was going to be tough, it labeled my neighborhood blue/violet, the weakest area u can get before it goes to grey, which means no signal.Based upon some testing done indoors, I knew the Antennacraft 10g212 preamp was the best i could find ( i will do a separate review on this piece as well.) So on installation day, i combined the antenna (it's the antennacraft hd1850) and the 10g212 preamp.The results: HUGE signal on all new york affiliates. WABC is coming in at 95%. And again, TV fool has my area listed as very weak reception. It ocassionally picks up channels from the Philadelphia area, even though i'm pointed nowhere near that.IN summary, the gain (db) on this antenna is huge. If u are in a fringe area, you can buy this, or waste your time. I would strongly suggest this to antenna to anyone, even if they are not in a fringe area. Signal conditions can change, leaves, wind, storms, etc, you want to have a huge signal, so these factors will not have you with a borderline picture if it';s a windy or rainy day.In addition, i would also STRONGLY reccommend this to anyone doing an attic installation. If there is an antenna that can make up some gain, for the loss of signal for being in an attic, this is it.I'm more than 50 files from any major tower, and i have almost 50 channels.

I dropped cable TV over a year ago and am saving about $100 per month and loving it. At the time, I picked up a modest $50 antenna (Channel Master PCT 3016) to get local stations. It paid for itself in two weeks.After checking to see what other stations could be watched (see tvfool.com to see what you can get), I figured that the right antenna could pull in stations from our nearest metropolis that is 57 miles away. So, I wanted the biggest, baddest (within reason) but affordable antenna that could pull in these stations. This antenna looked to be up to the job.After installation, I'm happy to report that it was indeed up to the job. I went from 15 channels with my little antenna to 36 channels using this monster. Life is good.Make no mistake about it. This antenna is really big. It is 15 feet long! However, it is very lightweight. You will have no problem lifting the antenna but it can be challenging to work into position given its size.

Yes it's huge...In my area it is picking up TV signals from 100+ miles away. Outstanding clear picture. Easy to put together, and install. We purchased a longer U bolt to easily fit around the pole we used. Purchased a per-amplifier, it made not difference in the clarity of the signals,or the number of channels we received.

My location is over 60 miles from the broadcast towers. I placed this antenna in the attic of my garage at about 15 feet above ground level. Included in the install is the Antennacraft 10G222 amplifier and 100 feet of RG6 quad shield coax. Let me say that I am very satisfied with the signal gathering capability of this Yagi design antenna. I receive EVERY station being broadcasted including two stations that are a bit closer and the signal is coming in from the side of the antenna. I also thought that I would use the rotator, but this antenna is too big to rotate within the attic. If I ever elect to install it outdoors in the weather, I'll then use the rotator. This is an excellent design and I recommend anyone who has signal dropouts with another antenna.