The large hill and trees behind my home are blocking the line of sight to the broadcast towers 10 & 35 miles away. Would this antenna still work well?
1659065
This is a UHF (real channels 14 and higher) only design. I have not found any consumer grade UHF only antenna intended for the North American market that matches this antenna's gain performance. Check at TVFool to see what real channels are used in your area and how strong/weak they are expected to be at your location. If there are any VHF channels (real channels 2 through 13)that you need or want, a second antenna designed for the VHF bans(s) would be needed.
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I live in Waldorf MD. I am about 35 miles from our towers as well. I tried 3 antennas. Clearstream 2V, DB8e, and the Winegard HD 7694P. The Clearstream 2V worked pretty good, DB8e not as good for me, and the Winegard worked the best by far. Higher is better. I ended up with the 7694 a preamp and distribution amplifier to send throughout the house. I got about 30 channels on the Clearstream but it took a lot of tweaking. The DB8e never dialed in as well. The 7694 worked great the moment I set it down.
1659066
I also have trees in line-of-sight to Tampa, but having no issue with signal strength. I highly recommend this antenna in addition to a TIVO DVR which offers a signal strength feature to fine tune your antenna.
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.
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Go to TVFool.com and run a signal analysis for your location. That will tell you what stations you are likely to get and the type of antenna to buy. If you need help understanding the analysis, there is a forum there for questions.
1659069
I do not know what the antenna would do given your situation but it is very directional and really needs to have signal amplifier inline.
1801444
I don't know how big the range is. It worked ok for me but the local stations are very close by. It probably average. It is going to depend where you live and the geography between you and the broadcast towers.
1947391
Maybe, may not. It depends on lots of factors, many to do with your antennas and configuration. Line of sight should be much farther, but a poor antenna might not even go 30 meters. Good luck.
956682
It may be rated at 30 miles but I am receiving channels that are 50 miles away in a 100 mile radius. I am still amazed at how well it works because my home has a tall rocky ridge about 100 yards from my home blocking sunlight to the West and the North of my house. So I thought I was doomed as far as getting a TV signal. I installed my antenna on a short pole just inches above the peak of one of my homes gables. I then sprayed the underside of the antenna with camouflage brown paint that I found at Home Depot. This made the small antenna even more unobtrusive, in my opinion. For your information, I think you will find out that no HOA can tell you that you cannot mount an antenna on your home. There is a Federal ruling about everyone's right to communicate... or something like that. With all that said, I have no idea how well the antenna will work in your attic. I didn't even attempt it because I knew I was really stretching the limits of this device. But I sure have been impressed and it is so inexpensive anyway. Good luck to you!
1831401
I live on top of a 3000 ft hill in the Calif . range is depended on height of antenna, terrain, and the ground plane effect...its not all antenna.
887916
Probably not. My house sits kind of low with trees on side that it points toward. I got better reception in the winter when leaves were off trees and when I first got this antennae. I also have a hill with trees that is higher in elevation that causes issues. Picture will freeze and sound goes out a lot when trees are moving in the wind. Reception was definitely better the first 6 months I had this antennae. Hope this helps.
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I have my antenna mounted on the A part of roof and it has metal trim and it is about 2ft. above roof. In all from ground up it is about 25Ft. The antenna works great! No interference the nearest tower is about 23 miles away. If it was an fm signal it would interfere. The metal roof can help pull digital signal in.
969273
Hi, I'm in CT as well, 52 miles from the NYC transmitters. I was curious if you ending up using this antenna. If so, what kind of results have you had? I'm thinking of doing an attic mount but may go rooftop if needed. Where did you mount it? Have you noticed any seasonal issues with it (I'm concerned about when the trees are in bloom)? Thanks
1985738
My antenna picks up signals from transmitters 50 miles away, but a friend picks up signals that are 90 miles away. We live where it is flat with no obstacles to block the signal.
388526
My gate is 300 feet from my house. The antenna wire comes out toward the house. On most days it works from the house. On the street side I have to be a little closer because of the antenna wire location.
1362624
100 miles is really stretching it. It's going to depend on terrain, height of antenna, do you use a pre-amp? And transmitter strength of the station. Use the internet to research this antenna.
1926294
I have received signal up to 3 km in hilly area. Beyond this, I didn't tested and in plain areas range may be even greater may be up to 5-8 km. Buildings and Trees are enemy to signal and try to keep antenna as up as possible, say on the topmost floor of your building.
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Since over-the-air transmissions travel in a straight line, anything between the broadcast tower and your antenna will affect the received signal. Mountains will definitely block a signal. Trees aren't as much of a problem unless the are very close to your outdoor antenna.Digital transmissions aren't like the old analog signals. With analog, if your signal was weak, the result was a snowy picture. Digital, on the other hand, you either have a signal or you don't.
832301
I suspect that you would get pretty good reception depending upon how open the area is around it. I'm mounted around 9 feet off the ground with houses and trees all around, but still get amazing reception (picking up stations from all major markets within 50 miles).
1382779
I have picked up from that distance, without a lot of things blocking your signal. You can put this antenna outside when you use it, but if I do put it outside, I don't when it is raining, I always bring it back inside later on. Put it up high outside. There might be something you can pick up between your house and the Library that you didn't know about. Try different directions with the antenna itself. I love mine, using it right now! Good Luck!!
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I can say it will do it, but you could hook up an external antenna to the back, which would definitely help. I bought one for my Mom, who lives about 75 miles from New York City, and it worked o.k. for her, but on a powerful station, WCBS. You could also look into getting an antenna booster system. C. Crane sells a "Twin Ferrite AM Antenna system. The way it works is that you mount a Ferrite antenna outdoors, somewhere where you can get a good signal, like up high, not near any obstructions, etc. A coaxial wire brings that signal into the house [you need to make a small hole], and then there is a receiver sections that you can tune to the one station that you want to receive, and the receiver has an antenna that rebroadcasts the signal from that station amplified. I looked into hooking that system up to get some weak AM stations, but haven't gotten around to it yet. The reviews for it are very encouraging. Living in the mountains might make getting your stations difficult, and also it depends on whether you listen day or night. Usually the signals travel longer at night, but the stations also cut back on their power in order not to interfere with each other. I am sorry that I can't give you a definite answer. One thought is, if there is a Ham Radio club in the area, try connecting with them. They usually have a good idea. Last thought is internet radio or Satellite radio like Serius. That is what my kids finally did when they couldn't get the AM and FM stations they wanted, even though it costs them.
651974
This antenna worked well with one television for stations that are 30 to 50 miles away. I had to use an amplifier in order to use a 4-way splitter, but I'm not in a direct path for the broadcasts.