How well does this antenna receive UHF channels - my current antenna does a poor job, so I am looking for a replacement.
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Roger E.-Our DB8 picks up all the local UHF channels very well. It's mounted in the attic of a 1-story house and has a Winegard signal amplifier attached. We also get VHF channels 4,5,8,11 and 13 very well. We can get a channel 2 but not as well unless we rotate the antenna. There's not much on there we watch so we just don't bother with it.Keep in mind that the location of the signal towers and your particular location may cause issues receiving all channels. Some people have to buy two antennas and aim them in two different directions to get a good signal on all the channels. A signal amplifier will help too. Roger E.-Our DB8 picks up all the local UHF channels very well. It's mounted in the attic of a 1-story house and has a Winegard signal amplifier attached. We also get VHF channels 4,5,8,11 and 13 very well. We can get a channel 2 but not as well unless we rotate the antenna. There's not much on there we watch so we just don't bother with it.Keep in mind that the location of the signal towers and your particular location may cause issues receiving all channels. Some people have to buy two antennas and aim them in two different directions to get a good signal on all... » Read More Roger E.-Our DB8 picks up all the local UHF channels very well. It's mounted in the attic of a 1-story house and has a Winegard signal amplifier attached. We also get VHF channels 4,5,8,11 and 13 very well. We can get a channel 2 but not as well unless we rotate the antenna. There's not much on there we watch so we just don't bother with it.Keep in mind that the location of the signal towers and your particular location may cause issues receiving all channels. Some people have to buy two antennas and aim them in two different directions to get a good signal on all the channels. A signal amplifier will help too. « Show Less
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What I can say is that I am very happy with it. I have installed it inside my attic (single story house in 33470 Zipcode), tie straped to my rafters. I am able to recieve channels as far as 57 miles from my location. This distance determined by using tvfool.com and plotting my location and distance to various stations. WTVJ-DT (real channel 31, virtual 6.1) NBC is said to be 57 miles from my location. On certain days this channel does have drop-outs so I am assuming that it is near the edge of my range. I Know if mount outside I would do better but trying to avoid the hassels of hurricane damage. Most of my channels are UHF with a couple in VHF. What I can say is that I am very happy with it. I have installed it inside my attic (single story house in 33470 Zipcode), tie straped to my rafters. I am able to recieve channels as far as 57 miles from my location. This distance determined by using tvfool.com and plotting my location and distance to various stations. WTVJ-DT (real channel 31, virtual 6.1) NBC is said to be 57 miles from my location. On certain days this channel does have drop-outs so I am assuming that it is near the edge of my range. I Know if mount outside I would do better but trying to avoid the hassels of hurricane... » Read More What I can say is that I am very happy with it. I have installed it inside my attic (single story house in 33470 Zipcode), tie straped to my rafters. I am able to recieve channels as far as 57 miles from my location. This distance determined by using tvfool.com and plotting my location and distance to various stations. WTVJ-DT (real channel 31, virtual 6.1) NBC is said to be 57 miles from my location. On certain days this channel does have drop-outs so I am assuming that it is near the edge of my range. I Know if mount outside I would do better but trying to avoid the hassels of hurricane damage. Most of my channels are UHF with a couple in VHF. « Show Less
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We are extremely pleased, my parents have one now and two of my customers have purchased also and are very satisfjed.
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This antenna works well with the higher uhf channels but not with the lower UHF channels. Research shows that the elements are too short for the channels on the lower end of the UHF spectrum
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In the info on the Amazon product posting, it does clearly say "Receives Crystal Clear UHF HDTV Signals." Since it doesn't mention VHF, you should assume that it's intended for UHF and not VHF. That said, it is possible to pick up stations in the upper VHF band with this antenna. For instance, I use it to pick up a station broadcasting on real channel 11 that's about 40 miles away. Signals in upper VHF (10 & 11) can be picked up, but they aren't as strong as the UHF stations.
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I have a place in northeast Wisconsin and I am 72 miles from Green Bay, Wi and I now receive all the channels from Green Bay. I have the antenna only about 12 feet off the ground right now. So I would have to say the antenna works very well.
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Thank you for sharing your experence. sounds good for VHF. I am more into UHF myself. The UHF repeaters in my area are within 12 miles of my location, So I think It should do an above average job. Terrain considering of course. Thanks again.
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On a watt meter UHF output is just about exactly 4 watts on the high setting. I ended up going with a Diamond SRH805S stubby since I wanted this HT for UHF use anyway and I can say that the combo, even for a stubby and only 4 watts, is impressive as far as true distance is concerned. The stock antenna is not going to impress you for UHF IMO.Ron, W2ZXL
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I'm having better luck with this one than several others I have tried. However it is affected by weather conditions (wind, rain) and reception varies in different rooms. I imagine this is true of any antenna. I am satisfied with it.
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Possibly. NBC in your region is channel 11.1, but is actually broadcast on 10. A UHF Antenna (like this) will pick up high band VHF channels (which end at 14.) TV Fool (a website used to map coverage) says it has a strong signal to your area, but ti depends if where you live is hilly, or obscured by trees and also the height of the antenna.
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Yes, it came with a base kit and UHF channels worked fine. Buy the amplifier, it really helps pulling in channels. Good luck.
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Hi Blair - I purchased the Leaf about a month ago. I am very surprised at the number of channels I receive. However, I cannot receive the VHF channels in my area with the Leaf. I sent an email to Mohu customer support asking about UHF vs. VHF reception for the Leaf. Their response is below. Hope this helps. Thank you for your interest in our products. I am afraid that the UHF/VHF question is not quite as simple as a yes or no question. The Leaf does pick up VHF stations it just can't pick them up as efficiently and therefore not from quite far as away as it can UHF stations. There are two reasons for this. 1) The Leaf is optimized for the UHF band stations, VHF stations operate at a lower frequency and the Leaf is a little bit too small to receive them as efficiently as a larger antenna. The Leaf could receive VHF band stations just fine but it would need to have the surface area of a wall poster to do this. (Currently it is approximately the size of a sheet of notebook paper) 2) The FCC mandates that the VHF band stations are not allowed to broadcast with as high of a power as the UHF stations. As such, you may have trouble receiving VHF stations from as far away with any antenna. This is simply because they do not broadcast at the same power level. If you live pretty close to the towers, then you probably won't have any trouble with picking up the VHF stations as well as the UHF band stations. I hope that helps answer your question. If there is anything else I can help you with please let me know.
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I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you, but I am wondering the same thing - did you ever find an antenna that works? Thanks!
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I am using Over-the-Air antenna to receive TV signals. Put the setting on Plug&Play, let the program detects the TV signals automatically, and i found I can receive about 15 broadcast stations. The drawbacks are signals effective by the weather conditions, sometimes I saw "the signal is too weak or broadcast is temporary unavailable". But most of the time was working very good. If you subscribe Cable service, I presumed this TV works pretty good. And price is very affordable.
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I only have the DB2 hooked up now here in the chicago burbs and I get 2, 5, 7 and 9 just fine in addition to all the uhf channels.You'll really have to check it out for yourself, location, distance from signal, obstructions in the way, are you on a hill, flat or in a valley, house ,apt or condo etc etc...all are factors towards a good installation of the right antenna.
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I can only speak for UHF/VHF reception aerial antenna. We have 3 TVs running off a one main line that is then split for the 3 TVs. Before installing the Phillips booster onto the main line, all 3 TVs got a different number of channels. Now they are all receiving the same number of channels. All channels NOW have excellent quality.
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Any antenna will do. I get this question a lot. An antenna does not care if the signal is digital or analog, UHF/VHF broadcast is still the same frequency. Some of the new antennas pick up the signal a little better, but even the old "Rabbit Ear" antenna will work.
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Since the digital transition in 2009 many of the channels from 2-13 are now transmitting on UHF frequencies, so a UHF antenna may be used to receive those channels. You can see which stations in your area are transmitting on UHF frequencies by checking the FCC web site. http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/
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I have changed the antenna to different positions and it works great. After having several different ones over the years. This one by far the best I've had!!!!
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Actually that is my current setup. I have a Moho Leaf antenna and it works great. It also picks up TV guides for all current air tv channels.