does this get UHF &amp; VHF HDTV ...or does that depend on the antenna ?
259329
This " turns" the antenna , in the direction of the channel stations. Yes "I" , get UHF & VHF HDTV , I'm using a Winegard antenna.
1433330
wrong jerry...a lot of UHF programming is switching back to the VHF signal range after june. Its cheaper to power those wavelengths. Check out TVfool.com to see what the new channels will be in your area after june...you will probably see some of them actually switching to VHF. Might want to fish that antenna out of the trash....
552268
Antenna is an Antenna. Some work better than others and that is the only difference. There is no such thing as a HD antenna. I suggest you upgrade your TV, instead of buying a digital converter. Come out of the stone age.
2112447
Yes Section 5 of the users manual says "Can this antenna work with Analogue transmissions? Yes, this antenna can receive analogue television broadcasts in the UHF and VHF bandwidths."
1433327
I would be very interested in a work around for this as well... would you be able to add a "combining splitter" (?) that would channel both a uhf antenna and a separate vhf antenna coax cables into single coax cable to the TV or Digital tuner?... that's the only thing I could think of, but I have no idea if it would work...
2121991
It's rated as a UHF-only antenna. However, it is possible to pick up upper-VHF stations, just not with the same gain as the UHF stations. For example, I can pick up a local real-channel 11 station that's about 40 miles away using this antenna. If your VHF stations are much farther than 40 miles, or if they are below real-channel 10, this antenna probably won't pick those up very well.
395005
I believe it is. I think the HD in the name/description (....HD VHF/UHF means high definition VHF/UHF). Their pictures are as clear as my Hi-def pictures via DSL streaming.
2097366
Antennas make a difference. Cell phone frequency bandwidth different from UHF or VHF TV.
1538440
I never saw any specifications provided with an indoor TV antenna. I am using this antenna on my first floor of my house and receive a high number of quality viewing VHF and UHF TV stations.
1552976
I have no problem receiving VHF or UHF signals. I have the SKY mounted in the attic and do get digitalbreak up, depending on weather conditions. I am about 20 miles from broadcast stations in the Detroit area.
1618248
Yes. I hooked up a $10 twenty-year old double bow-tie uhf antenna and pulled in about 40 over the air DTV broadcasts. I got all the network (CBS, NBC,ABC, FOX, UPN, WB, PBS) HD signals PERFECTLY. I live in Queens, NY and from my 25th story window I have line-of-sight with Empire State Bldg, so your actual mileage may vary.
1831970
keep looking, you just need a uhf amplifier, find one at radio shack. or even a old tv vhf,uhf amplifier,thats built in antena...
1888465
No. Pure and simple. Low numbered stations did not give up their low band VHF signals. That a shame but true for most stations. Once again the FCC dropped the ball and let the industry call the shots. So now we all need two types of antennas to watch TV: a VHF antenna and separate UHF antenna, unless one has room and a structure for a 120" boom antenna. Receiving channels above 13 is easy, receiving 2-13 becomes quite an expensive project.
1413641
It doesn't matter. I have a BD4e UHF antenna in attic and a Denny's Stacker UHF/VHF on an outside mast with rotor. Both have Winegard LNA 200 preamps. After the preamps, there are two 1' cables to the antenna coupler and then 1' cable to the powered splitter (2-Port Bi-Directional Cable TV HDTV Amplifier Splitter Signal Booster with Passive Return Path) that then connects to the two coax cables running to the 2 TVs. We are in the middle of a hilly woods and all this is necessary to pull the stations from about 40 miles away.
312434
Yes it does support HD, but you need an antenna specially made for HD. Also supports non-HD channels. Picture may not be as great though because HD comes in clear and regular non-HD channels come in fuzzy, which is normal, unless there's great reception. Where I'm at, I have 7 over the air non-HD channels. Once I have an HD antenna, I end up with 20 something channels including non-HD and HD channels.
1442107
An antenna picks up electromagnetic waves. It makes no difference to an antenna if those waves carry analog, digital, or FM content. Therefore there is no such thing as a "digital" antenna, it's all just an advertising gimmick. It's all just electromagnetic waves to an antenna. In most cases when they say "digital" they just mean the UHF-only part of the TV band. Since the change to all digital TV, in some areas, the TV stations broadcast on the UHF band, but not all areas. In my area of NY state, channel 67.1, 67.2, 67.3, & 67.4 broadcast over the old VHF channel 7. Channel 11, broadcasts on the old VHF channel 11. So if you want to pick up the most channels, you'd need an antenna that will pick up UHF & VHF frequencies well. Those thin, small "LEAF" antennas are UHF-only antennas & won't pick up VHF well, but may pick them up anyway if you live close enough to the VHF broadcast tower, & the signal is strong enough where you live. Usually (but there is no set rule), when they say "digital" antenna they're talking about a UHF antenna, because many (but not all) of the digital channels broadcast on the UHF band. You do not need a converter to use any antenna. If you have an older TV that doesn't have a digital tuner to decode the digital signals, you will need a converter box to turn the digital coding to an analog signal that the TV can pick up.
1961148
Yes it does. The antenna is "broad banded" enough that VHF will be picked up. You might see my other answers about beam width at distance as well as signal gain on receive.