I live on top of a moutain. Three big cities within 70 miles. Do you recon this antenna will work?
515078
You can never say it won't until you try it. At the price, it's worth the gamble.
515079
70 miles is a long way but it is worth the try. You may need to go to an outdoor antenna or amplified one.
1139329
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.
262010
I am 30 miles away from broadcast towers and although they are quite clear, the lower channels are tough to tune in. I'd say you should probably go with a larger outdoor antenna at that distance.
878278
Sure. For me the antenna worked better in my basement then on top of the house. Still it was very sensitive to placement. I think my local station were too close too strong and the antenna's internal amplifier was too much gain. Best advice is just to try it and see if it works for you. If not send it back. Good luck.
587602
I would say NO. I returned this antenna because it would not pick up channesl 20 miles away from my home. don't waste you money on this.
1800357
It should work just fine. Basically, these are just gain antennas in the 2.4 GHz band, and will send the signal farther. The standard antenna I used did not get the signal there (about 50 ft.) When I used this antenna, it made it just fine.
112109
I live about 40 miles North of Dallas and it works really well. If I understand the package instructions right, this is a medium multi-directional antenna. I think it could get a signal 60 miles away, however, check out this web site: http://www.antennaweb.org/ to make sure I'm not telling you something that isn't so.
1134533
Yes it will, this is a great long range antenna, had mine for like 3 years now.
1166168
Should work. I had mine in the attic and it worked ok. Only returned it because it worked no better than my current antenna.
258310
Yes it will, my only complaint is the antenna that comes with it unless you live in town where it is broadcast from, you will need a bigger antenna
1876956
I use mind on a outdoor antenna, improved my signal by 10 times. It should work for you.
1323325
Yes, it will. You will probably have to do some fine tuning, yet extend the telescopic antenna before you do so. The relative success of which may depend upon how good your current signal is or if you are located in a larger city or rural location.
455148
I am Ham operator, I took this antenna shortened it to work on 10 meters. I have it in my attic and it works awesome, I have been able to work many country's. I'm sure your idea will work fine.
1560539
I had nothing but trouble with 2 of those amplifier. To get stations 70 and 20 miles away I put outside antennas with a pre amp plus a rotor to fine tune reception. If your stations are close, you will still need at least a small outdoor antenna. HD stations need good signal reception.
1998788
I have the Mohu curve in a house near Yosemite. I thought there was no chance I'd get any reception there, but can now get about 20 channels. I would think if it works in a remote area like this, you should have no trouble in San Jose. I think this antenna is great.
151916
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 ...
809379
I think that as long as this antenna is mounted segurely on the poll and you can get it in the right direction, it may work. I have nmot tried it with this poll.