Are these antennas worth the money? How much better are they than the mushroom antennas I'm using now?
1982188
They are Pretty good for the money. The stock mushroom gets around 1000 to 1200 feet depends on line of site. These get around 1500 to 2500 feet. Depends on what your setup is.
1982189
These are similar to the mushroom antennas. Instead of being encased in a plastic dome theyare dipped to protect them . And they are blue. They should perform very similar to the mushrooms.
844222
I have went thru at least 4 antennas of this type. I can assure you that this was not cheaply made. I have had it for 3 months now and still working good. It's 20 feet off the ground. I am 47 miles from Columbus and get all their channels no matter which way the item is aimed. I get some of the Cincinnati and Dayton channels. After the sun goes down I get all the stations even some not in our area
509797
This is a deep fringe antenna it works great as for your answer that depends on 1 fact are you going to use a signal amp (mast mount) ? That is how I use mine I,am in the RED zone it helps to have a mast mount amp if or when you do,nt need it turn it off it used for more distance towers hope this helps also go to solid signal WEB sight inter your zip this will also help your needs this antenna is a great antenna for the money should by all means do great for you!
394551
"Technically" they will work from 1GHz to 8GHz with varying results. I don't know how well manufacturer trim/tune the antenna. If you wanna go higher in GHz 5+ use a dome/helix antenna. This should work in the lower MHz range but don't expect loads of gain or range. If you are using a dual band card with 2.4/5GHz this should be adequate. If you are gonna use the antenna for a project, (like I did) it should work fairly decent. The connectors are standard mini coax size so you can upgrade the antenna in the future.
1218050
I purchased 3 NAGOYA antenna from the seller Hypario, they are all factory in the bag perfectly new and work great. It will take a few seconds with the longer antenna to get used to, not poking you're self in the eye, LOL
1329218
Hello,I installed mine over a year ago and it works amazing up here in the mountains even with a steel building. I have 5 bars on my phone through out my 7,000 sq ft structure. As I remember I had to call Wilson and ask which antenna would be best for my system. I purchased whatever they told me to get...and it works awesome. If you are wondering...definitely call Wilson for your particular installation and location.
1935156
Hey I also should have mentioned it in my last response to your question. If you want the best signal with these to order yourself one of the panel antenna to go with it, you won't be sorry. I found that to be the best one for multiple signal issues. I actually order two more of them for myself after buying the first one. I'm using it right now with a shared internet connection over a hundred feet away with buildings and walls in between for around two years or more now. Great connection and speeds. It also works better than either one of my laptops internal wi-fi. Good luck :-)
868460
An antenna is only as good as it's installation. It depends on the application as to home or auto and how well grounded it is. A good 5/8 wave antenna is best. Your not going to get much further that line of sight with a 2 meter fm signal at any power unless you have tropospheric ducting. A good inversion with throw a signal a long long way. I've heard Chicago repeaters in KC recently. I've heard mountain toppers get out 80+ miles with 20 Watts and I've seen 100W have troubles going 15 miles in the hills. As a rule of thumb, you can consistently expect 20-30 miles on a car with a well installed (i.e. grounded) antenna. A little worse on a mag mount and even less on a dual band. An antenna is only as good as it's installation. It depends on the application as to home or auto and how well grounded it is. A good 5/8 wave antenna is best. Your not going to get much further that line of sight with a 2 meter fm signal at any power unless you have tropospheric ducting. A good inversion with throw a signal a long long way. I've heard Chicago repeaters in KC recently. I've heard mountain toppers get out 80+ miles with 20 Watts and I've seen 100W have troubles going 15 miles in the hills. As a rule of thumb, you can consistently expect 20-30 miles on a car with a well... » Read More An antenna is only as good as it's installation. It depends on the application as to home or auto and how well grounded it is. A good 5/8 wave antenna is best. Your not going to get much further that line of sight with a 2 meter fm signal at any power unless you have tropospheric ducting. A good inversion with throw a signal a long long way. I've heard Chicago repeaters in KC recently. I've heard mountain toppers get out 80+ miles with 20 Watts and I've seen 100W have troubles going 15 miles in the hills. As a rule of thumb, you can consistently expect 20-30 miles on a car with a well installed (i.e. grounded) antenna. A little worse on a mag mount and even less on a dual band. « Show Less
1171108
I believe R. Garrison is correct. One other thing to know, though, is that from my experience this blade-type antenna does NOT perform significantly better than rabbit ears-type antennas if the signals in your area are not good to start with. If you're considering this to improve on rabbit ears, I personally don't think it's going to improve your reception much.
160834
I never buy an off the shelf antenna. I always have them made custom for my equipment. There are several really good cb guys nationwide that do excellent work. The funny thing is their custom stuff is usually less expensive in the long run than the name brand crap on the shelf.
1659067
I have a similar situation but don't know if it will work for you. The DB8e is the most powerful antenna I found so if it doesn't work, I don't know what would. My stations are all within 10 miles of my house. Locate the antenna where it isn't blocked by trees close to the antenna.
240524
This antenna works just fine, I bought 2 of them (1 for each of my Baofeng UV-82 dual band HT's) they were a vast improvement over the stock antenna's that came with the radios. I have no complaints they are good antennas.
380052
These are pretty good. Haven't tried these on an N66U but they worked well with my friend's N16. I installed them. Yes they are better than the stock antennas. Fundamentally, they should work well with the N66U as well. He needed higher gain antennas because of too much concrete in his apartment. For the second part of your question, the longer antennas have worked better for the same friend but those were 7 dbi. He switched to those when he moved to a larger apartment (2 floor 3000 sq ft x 2). Personally, I use the stock 3dbi antennas that came with the router (N16), and as far as I know, they are similar to those supplied with the N66U. I'm using these in my house without any problems (4500 sq feet of built up area x 2 floors). Hope this information helps!
1993003
I'm sorry to say, neither. I tried three of these Sangean ANT-100 antennas on two different Sangean CL-100 radios and there was absolutely no signal improvement whatsoever on ANY band (AM, FM or NOAA). The signal I was receiving prior to attaching this "antenna" greatly degraded the moment I plugged it in. I also took the liberty of trying this "antenna" on several other radios in my home and unfortunately, I obtained the same result. In my opinion (and experience), this so-called "antenna" is literally worthless and Amazon should discontinue this product immediately.
515686
It's hard for me to say since I live in a metropolitan area. I will say that it worked no better than my original Mohu Leaf antenna, so I returned it. Check out http://www.antennaweb.org, you type in your zip and it will give you information about what antenna may work best and which stations you should receive.
1623229
Buy yourself an indoor leaf antenna. All the channels you mentioned and more are free if you are in range of the broadcast arrays.
151918
I never compared any models to this antenna. I did my research and this one came out on top. After I installed it, it proved my research correct.