I live in Austin, Tx. central area, is it this antenna good for? how many channels can I watch there?
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I live in south central Louisiana and I can catch about 20 channels. I live in the country. I wouldn't think it mattered where you live. I'm very satisfied, easy to put together.
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We live out in the country in Ga. we get around twenty-eight HD channels mostly from local stations for the prize of the antenna - we thought it was well worth it. I would imagine that in Austin you may get even more channels
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Hello, I live in North Carolina and I can only speak for my location. We love this antenna and have purchased 5 of them for ourselves and friends. We are able to get 25 stations. It picks up stations about 100 miles from our home.
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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
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I have had no problems with this antenna. Channels come in clear and I have actually got more channels than before. It depends on how many over the air channels you have in your area but you should pull all of them in.
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I don't know about Austin but I get all the channels I like in Florid crystalcle Clear n hd
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after scanning, it will pick up stations in your local area. we get 5 or 6 air channels here depending on location in house/building. the magnetic antenna works good in car too. bought mine about 4 years ago.
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Conroe, TX ... If your TV was receiving ANALOG transmission OK.. back before they changed to DIGITAL; then it will do the same. It does require rabbit ears or other type of antenna. Has a great menu drive ... I think your like all the extras in Digital transmissions. Number of channels should be about the same as before.
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I live 42 miles northwest of Chicago on flat terrain. I bought this antenna because it will go down to digital channel 7. We have two digital stations that broadcast on the VHF spectrum. I can receive 61 digital channels, although when it is overcast I will lose a few of the low powered stations. All the channels are broadcast from the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) except for channel 24 which is broadcast from the Trump tower about a mile north of the Willis Tower and not as high. I have trouble receiving the channel 24 channels, when it is overcast, windy, snow or rain. This antenna is highly directional and you really have to play around with reception strength to get the best oeverall signal strength. A quarter inch rotation of the mast can mean good reception or no reception. This is probably true of all digital stations, no matter what the antenna is. An antenna which almost as good it the Winegard Air outdoor antenna which is a powered antenna and is only a rectangular black box measuring around 16" X 16' X 2". It doesn't even look like an antenna but it works pretty darned good. More expensive though. Antenna height is an important factor for long distance reception. I think mine is about 35 feet off the ground on the roof of my house mounted using a tripod base. I'm thinking about adding 10 more feet in height. Because of the size of the Winegard antenna, I probably would not need guy wires to hold it up. No matter what antenna you use, be sure you do a channel scan right after it is hooked up. Incidentaly the winegard works surprising well inside the house at maybe 5 feet height from ground level. I've tried many indoor powered antennas which hardly work at all. Winegard makes an indoor version of this antenna, but it probably is nowhere as good.
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hey, i'm in the same prob here, looking for something to boost my weak signal for my regular tv. I don't use cable, just rabbit ears. Any sugestion which antenna is best or should i go look for booster?
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The amp proved to cut out open air channels. I use a Winegard antenna mounted outside the home and a streaming Roku box for all my t.v. needs. Originally I had three digital converter boxes; then later three flat screens. All three hook ups with co-ax (longest tee'd in runs about 50' away) work just fine with reception NOT using the Winegard amp. The amp just sits in a drawer in a zip lock baggie. Your situation might be different; I'll sell you mine VERY reasonable; make me an offer. dann_subs@hotmail.com
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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 live in central FL and I am able to receive 56 channels between the Orlando and Tampa stations it picks up. I have it in my attic and I am using a signal amplifier, it is aimed at the Orlando towers based upon the heading that www.antennapoint.com gave me. I used the compass on my phone to do this and the antenna works great!
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Hi, I'm not in the Palm Bay area, I'm central Florida 10 miles south of Sebring. There are no TV stations anywhere close to me and I pull in 6 stations (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and a couple others). Depending on weather conditions I sometimes have to move the Leaf around a little, but for the most part it works great. I previously had an indoor antenna I'd purchased at Radio Shack and could only get one station. Florida is my winter home. My primary residence is Lansing, Michigan and I'm within 10 miles of several TV stations. In Michigan I pull in 18 stations. I dropped $93 a month cable TV and couldn't be happier. I have the major TV stations and Net Flix and save hundreds of dollars. Hope this helps. Hi, I'm not in the Palm Bay area, I'm central Florida 10 miles south of Sebring. There are no TV stations anywhere close to me and I pull in 6 stations (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and a couple others). Depending on weather conditions I sometimes have to move the Leaf around a little, but for the most part it works great. I previously had an indoor antenna I'd purchased at Radio Shack and could only get one station. Florida is my winter home. My primary residence is Lansing, Michigan and I'm within 10 miles of several TV stations. In Michigan I pull in 18 stations. I dropped $93 a month cable TV and... » Read More Hi, I'm not in the Palm Bay area, I'm central Florida 10 miles south of Sebring. There are no TV stations anywhere close to me and I pull in 6 stations (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and a couple others). Depending on weather conditions I sometimes have to move the Leaf around a little, but for the most part it works great. I previously had an indoor antenna I'd purchased at Radio Shack and could only get one station. Florida is my winter home. My primary residence is Lansing, Michigan and I'm within 10 miles of several TV stations. In Michigan I pull in 18 stations. I dropped $93 a month cable TV and couldn't be happier. I have the major TV stations and Net Flix and save hundreds of dollars. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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We live in a large metro area. At least one of the channels comes in from about 40 miles away but I believe the others are closer. We also live in Ia rather low lying area so that matters, too. This one brings all area channels in well. On another set, I actually used a splitter to join the power of two lesser antenna with happy results as well. Just a guess on my part brought success.
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works great but make sure you have a good indoor antenna mine hangs on a wall over the tv i get all 65 local stations here in central florida
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We researched antennas and thought this one would work for us. We live in a rural area in the foothills of Nevada - approximately 150 miles from Las Vegas... This antenna works well enough to bring in 14 stations without cable or satallite. Hope this helps you ...
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My tv sits in the middle of the room. I can get 8 channels if I leave it on the tv. However, I can get 16 channels if I place it near the window. I had to move mine around to find the best spot. I like it on my tv but if thre is a show I just have to watch I will drag it over to the window. Luckily most of my channels I like I can find signal for them while its on TV stand. I have had to adjust it and scan it several times. But it's worth it. And it's free TV. Can't beat that. I'm very pleased with mine. I actually get better reception when it is laid flat.
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I'm currently using this antenna just for over the air tv signals. I got it during the winter and did not brave the cold to install it outside. I currently have it hanging in my attic and I don't use the rotor. If you go on-line you can find what direction to point the antenna towards to get maximum channels. The reception is damn good, but as with any antenna weather and cloud conditions do effect some of the channels. Over all I'm very happy with this antenna. It's a lot better than having a cable bill every month.
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Hi, you should get those channels, this antenna has more than a 50 mile radius. Give it a shot and put it up high where no interference will block you signal. Hope this helps.
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It will work better than any other inside the home antenna that you would see at the store. Be sure to have it as high as you can up there, and pointed toward the broadcasting towers. I have mine outside, and pick up stations 60 miles away.
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I live about 15 miles from the antenna that transmits the signals from most of the stations and I get very good reception. I have mine in the basement and I have a very small window facing the direction where the antenna is, and I get all of the channels. Here in Minneapolis and St. Paul, there are a couple of main antennas that do this and I happen to know where they are. Maybe you are not facing the right direction, or maybe there are too many buildings or interference in the way, or maybe you live too far. Find out where the antenna that transmits the signal is and make it face that way. Since I bought mine, I get all of the channels. Before this one, I tried two different ones (RCA and another one) and neither worked. This one is so far by far the best. I think if I bring it to the main floor I will even get more channels. I hope it helps.