Televes DAT BOSS Mix LR Low-VHF/High-VHF/UHF Antenna Review
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- Опубліковано 17 лис 2022
- In this video I review the Televes DATBOSS LR Mix Low-VHF/Hi-VHF/UHF Long Range Antenna with 5G Filter model 148383. This is an updated version of the previous Televes LR Mix with more gain, low VHF capability, a better amplifier, and 5G filter. How well will it work at half the size of other long range antennas?
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I have a story time related to this antenna: I was staying in the Phoenix area as I have some extended family who live in Arizona (an uncle of mine recently celebrated his 80th birthday this week) and I actually saw a TV-style antenna input for the FM section on a Bose radio in his house. That led me to think after getting into this video: are this antenna's low VHF (RF 2-6) elements tuned to also work with FM radio since it is so close to low-VHF TV in the United States?
I understand this antenna blocks FM signals so it does not interfere with VHF Low.
@@robertogalvez3865 That's too bad because were I to design an antenna for the North American TV region, I would tune the low VHF elements to receive FM radio as a single cohesive section tuned to 54-108 MHz, with the notable exception of the 4 MHz gap at 72-76 MHz.
link to the hi vhf version?
Will grounding pretext a Amplifier on your Antenna?
This was one of the best TV antenna reviews ever. Kyle, you hit this one out of the park! I'm tempted to buy this aerial to finally capture 6ABC's wide airwaves in OCNJ. Miracles do happen.
ABC is the American Brainwashing Company !!!
I'm having it installed in Bethlehem, Pa next week. Fingers crossed, because it didn't pick up abc6 from my yard ..hoping the final mount on the roof (about 30 up) will work
@George Nassif ;
So how did it turn out? ....
Are you able the get the "trash" signal from ABC 6 with this antenna yet?
I know this is older, however for new folks finding this channel, I just installed this antenna (2024 purchase new) for my pops in Georgetown Florida along with the RCA outdoor antenna rotator @20 feet plus the 3 feet above the rotator, 70 channels from Orlando south direction and 69 channels from Jacksonville North directions. I recommend this antenna also as it is a long range beast!
Good job Tyler! I am glad that you were able to pick up the station! 🙀
The fact that you were finally able to pick up 6 ABC reliably with this antenna really says a lot, and shows plenty of promise for it!
Thank You Tyler. I live in Simi Valley, California. I have had this antenna on a 10 foot mast on top of my roof for about 6 months now. It is plugged directly into a Tablo 4 tuner recorder . It is aimed due west towards Mt Wilson . Despite a small mountain ridge between us and no direct line of sight to Mt Wison I am able to pickup 81 useable channels . I have nothing but good to say about my reception. I do have one problem now with our windy season upon us. I need to get back up on the roof and beef up the antenna tripod and mast. I may need to add some guy wires to keep the antenna up and pointed in the right direction. I have tried lesser antennas with mixed results . This Televes does the job. My thanks to Tyler. You provide a very usefull service ! ! !
You are doing good Tyler getting more sponsors. God bless you.
Thank you Tyler for all of your help and info on my situation!
I tested and reviewed the smaller version of this antenna with Low VHF elements, picked up RF 2, 4 and 9 very well. Good quality antennas from Televes.👍
Televes continues to knock it out of the park! I have the Dinova Boss Mix thanks to Tyler’s recommendation and it’s works fantastic! The company really knows what they’re doing!
I have the same antenna, it has been great hanging out in my attic.
@@AlGoYoSu I don’t have an attic but it works great on my roof.
@@JoshRazauskas Mine's on the roof too. Works good, and doesn't look too 'antenna-ish'.
I just put this up on my house yesterday and I've gotta say I'm thoroughly impressed. I'm about 75 miles from the broadcasting towers and I got 107 channels with excellent signal strength.
I bought this antenna after watching Tyler's review and I can honestly say this antenna knocks it out of the park. Here in NYC there are several TV stations still using the LOW VHF band and I was having a heckuva time trying to pull them in with my 25 year old old massive VHF/UHF antenna that was falling apart. I wound purchasing a bunch of antennas as time went by and they were hopelessly inept in pulling in the Low VHF stations. It's an excellent antenna - I get around 75 stations now, so thanks Tyler for the antenna review.
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Happy to see a company still innovating the in the OTA space.
Great job Tyler. Sounds like the new antenna I need. I get 26 channels now but there are 18 more that I could be getting. I will check out the link through you when I am ready to buy it soon.
Great review! Can tell you put more time into this video. Not sure why I'm into this kinda thing! 🤘🤘
Great video. I cut the cable cord a long time ago and this information is great. I really appreciate it. Thanks.
I use this exact antenna as I have a major broadcast station (CBS) that broadcasts on Low-VHF channel 3. Nothing but great things to say about this antenna. Thanks for the review.
Just wondering. Would that station be WCIA?
@@1L6E6VHF no CBS affiliate KDLO
I enjoy your channel, I started using a flat antenna 📡 a couple years ago, I agree, they are junk. I have a 25 year old antenna about 15 feet in the air that I wasn't using so I hooked it up and now have better reception than ever, thanks for your help
Televes really is a great antenna company. They put their money where their mouth is and they don't disappoint.
I purchased the Televes dat boss...according to antenna web, I can NOT get OTA reception in my area. Well, We put this antenna on a 40 ft tower....86 CHANNELS! I bought it because of your reviews. Thank you sooo much. After 20 years, we finally got to kick DTV to the curb! It's been up a month now paired with a Tablo Quad. So although there is a learning curve...I am happy! Thank you for all of your honest reviews. THIS ANTENNA IS THE BOSS!
How far are you from the transmitting towers?
Just installed this antenna, and it works great! Picks up 27 total channels in Green Bay 80 miles away.
It can be a little overwhelming to put together at first but gets easier once you get the parts organized and you need to remember to get the coaxial cable as it's not included in the $179 Antenna from Menards.
Awesome antenna overall
What city are you in? Can you hit Madison and Milwaukee?
Thank you so much Antenna man !!
I just installed this antenna at my Quakertown home and it has not only given me more channels but they are all rock solid! I even get Philly channel 6!
I wonder if it would be better if I add in the amplifier provided with the antenna? 🤣
Ok, I had to try it first before plugging in the amp power supply but, since it worked so darned good, I just haven’t bothered yet!
Thanks so much for the antenna recommendation, Tyler!
Great review.
Thanks Antenna Man, free TV & radio 4 ever!
Sounds like an awesome antenna to be using for watching TV
Years ago I was testing the difference an amplifier made by simply unplugging the power inserter; it made a big difference as without the amplifer, the signal was snowy and with the amplifier it was clear. It wasn't until later when I was thinking about how the amplifier worked when I realized that the signal was still going through the amplifier even though I unplugged it.
I was in high school then and was just learning about electronics.
It's nice to see something different in the antenna world besides the 10x or yagi from the 50s and 60s. If there were anything on television worth watching, I'd give it a try 😉
FINALLY!!! One that can reliably pick up WPVI!
"Automatically adjusts the (amplifier) gain as needed."
A smart, powerless preamplifier that senses what amperage is necessary, if any.
That's encouraging.
This feature is very helpful for people in heavily wooded areas where signals might otherwise be overloaded with multipath on windy days. It's not say it will stop drop outs in that situation entirely but it should limit them.
@@AntennaMan
That's insightful to know. I'm not in a heavily wooded area here in Fort Lauderdale where there's many towers.
But I am prone to winds causing signal breakup, presumably by blowing tree branches in the pathway, but yes, perhaps multipath, but I'm most intrigued because I have some towers very close where any amplification disrupts the picture, yet also, have access to some towers which are further away where subtle, smart amplification should be useful.
@@c2jones I'm in the exact same boat! Windy days cause pixelation on selected channels...but only on ONE of my TV's! (the one with the shortest coax that's closest to the antennas) I use 2 antennas for the scenario you described (one of them is a Televes). I've always wondered if my situation could also be multipath as well.
Great stuff. As a ham radio operator, I am always looking for ways to build VHF, UHF antennas. Finding parts, aluminium tubing and fixtures is the problem. Is there a catalog I could look at?
Thanks.
Looks like a really good product.
Now that we're near the end of the year, I can't wait to see all the so called updated 2023 model Antenna's on the market.
I think this model should be "up to date" for a while. The updates came with the FCC repack a few years ago. It took a while for Televes to update their antennas because of supply chain issues.
Your dozens of UA-cam are Great and I’ve learned a lot! Very educational but I have one suggestion and that’s so use your iPhone compass to help online are your directional antenna anyway you’re great I appreciate all your help you’ve given me thank you, next will be Tablo!
Televes Omninova ! Review needed PLEASE ! And Thanks Again !
Only if Televes sponsors it as my reviews of their antennas perform poorly compared to smaller, more popular antennas.
It would be interesting to see how the new design compares to the old one.
Kyle. You totally rocked it with this review. Thank you. Amp and antenna under $250. I'm going for it.
Congratulations for achieving the near-impossible reception of WPVI!
Yes, you do post cool videos! 👏
That would be an excellent antenna for where I live as I have a CBS affiliate that broadcasts on low VHF channel 4.
Well great, does this mean my Televes 148381 antenna sucks now? At least it's doing its job, can't afford to replace it this early. Keep up the great work Kyle!
No, it just means that this one is a slightly improvement. If your current Televes antenna works fine you can keep it.
Low VHF antennas are good for FM reception and DX.
Definitely going to get one of these, but how can I boost the signal into the wires of my house and what size of coax should I use when I do so? Looks like you guys know a lot about this type of thing. Thank you
Great video and review. How would you compare this to the winegard hd7698p? We need low V, as there are some stations using that. If you haven't can you do a comparison of those two antennas?
I have one that broadcast on real ch 2... it's only 20 miles away, all others are 60 miles away... wildly, it's easier to pick up the ones farther away despite the power level of the vhf lo channel being quite high... the problem?... interference from vehicles on the hwy about a mile from my house... used to show up as sparkles in the old analog days.... FCC database suggest it might be swapping to uhf frequencies soon.
Great Video !
Hello Tyler. You may remember me asking some things about analog tv reception and analog shutoff here in Argentina. I just wanna say that the shutdown has not happened yet so i can keep using my analog tv
Thanks!
Thanks Ben!
Thanks for the review. Wow, I'm super impressed how the "trash" abc channel was able to be picked up. Oh my, that antenna is almost $220 bucks, that's way beyond my budget my friend. I live about 18 miles from the main broadcast towers, and my "new upgraded rebuilt" or I should say (modified) antenna is now far better than it's original version 😅 darn thing didn't work that well, shucks, I really had to do it man 😆. And we get all channels now, I've added a reflector and a amplifier than into a slitter to 3 TV's. Works so flawless now all channels are from fair to excellent signal, and very stable, planes, cars, people, trees, apartment buildings etc. nothing interferes with it. And it only cost me less than $5 bucks to modify it. Heck, I love watching free over the air TV, and I sure love to watch it with no pixelation.
Just note: (It's an indoor/outdoor antenna) it's installed outdoors. It's original version only works with it's own amplifier, now it works with or without the amplifier. I modified it by removing the chip and replacing it with a 300 ohm to 75 ohm transformer by soldering the antenna element with two antenna wires to the transformer and plugged in to a coax coupler and sealed it with waterproof silicone, that's how I modified it myself.
Thank you
I understand the redesign previous issues
the earlier model I have when I connect
larger eliments I loose a channel
when I use the 3 beams only 70 + channels
HOWdy A-M,
Thanks
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Great video thanks for the info. In your review I noticed you didn't include the distance tested between you and the broadcast tower. Can you tell us what that distance was? Thanks again
The distance was shown on the chart of TV stations but it's about 45 miles.
Excellent review! Any recommendations for wireless streaming of an ota antenna signal? I would need to put the antenna about 75 feet away from my tv. Signal will be a clear line from tv to antenna.
Remember in the analog days that Low-VHF was the most desirable position and provided the best signal coverage. I'm guessing that WCBS and WNBC could have any channel they wanted and chose channels 2 and 4.
This is no longer the case thanks to a ton of interference from electronics that didn't exist 70 years ago
Will the TELEVES work good in an inside attic type situation? Thanks in advance, Tyler, great video
Yes, you can put any antenna in the attic.
@@AntennaMan right now I am using the GE Pro digital antenna rated for 80 miles upstairs in my house, but I assume if I had a quality antenna Like TheTELEVES, being it has the preamp and filters on it would work much better, Less Pixculation , then at some point I could put it outside
Have you ever used an outdoor FM antenna to try to receive your low VHF RF channel 6? I live in a rural area (about 50 miles from the source) and have had great success with my Antennas Direct Yagi/rotator combination 25' up with no booster. I've used it in the summer to capture HD tropo and e-skip channels from several hundred miles away. We have a VHF RF channel 12 that the Antennas Direct ignores, but it brings in a reliable signal with my FM antenna. A friend had the challenge of trying to capture RF channel 3 from 50 miles away. He used an old, massive Channel Master from the 1960s with a low noise booster some 60' up. It captures RF 3, but ignores all UHF RF frequencies.
Thanks
Several years ago my wife & I picked-up a new Winegard HD7697P, when a local Radio Shack Dealership was closing. It's still new in the box in our garage, & we've been thinking about installing a tower, as we'd prefer to not put a tripod on our roof. Any thoughts to where to purchase a tower, decent rotor & control box, as well as coax & connectors? The next step is finding a shop that still installs towers. We live in Central Illinois, about 45-miles away from Peoria, so the stations are quite a distance, & rabbit ears does't really work on the 1st floor. My daughter's room on the 2nd floor is able to receive several Peoria stations reliably, when it's decent weather.
We're also shopping for ATSC 3 receivers, as the standard is changing.
I'm open to your thoughts & suggestions. As always, we greatly value & appreciate your efforts.
Sounds like a robust R&D department able to make efficient improvements in their product(s).
Now if they could make a really good omnidirectional antenna for the U.S., that would be great!
Where I live all the channels are scattered around the compass and up to 45 miles away. Flat terrain, but lots of trees.
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Do amplifiers like the Televes that you reviewed a while ago, must it be installed close to the antenna or can it be installed closer to a power source?
After watching this channel... and reading/listening to all of the complaints about ABC6 reception, I was surprised when my 4V picked up the channel perfectly, from my attic, at almost 50 miles away.
The next day, not so much.. garbled mess. I started kicking myself.. why didn't I get an antenna actually constructed for low VHF??? I thought it was impossible to get this channel from my location using an attic antenna.
The early brief success gave me hope though... after many hours of research, trial and error... I was able to modify the dipole and find a location in the attic to where I am able to receive the channel perfectly at all times (so far).
The low VHF channels were preferred by TV stations in the analog era and VHF in general was preferred as well because UHF doesn’t cover rugged terrain very well in the analog days but it seems like UHF favors Digital signals better than VHF where it’s the opposite for Analog signals
That and everyone seems to hate big antennas cus they're "ugly"
Not really. UHF still has less distance coverage than VHF High or VHF Low, they can run a million watts and still miss the valleys.
The exception is tropospheric refraction conditions. These are abnormal propagation conditions, in which TV signals can follow the curve of the earth between two layers of different layers of air.
In one case, I (in Michigan) saw Little Rock (AR) stations on Channels 4 and 7, even as a channel 7 station in Evansville (IN) could not be seen, having been caught inside the duct.
My area has two stations that have been on VHF-Hi channels all their life, even on digital today (11 and 13).
And the sad thing is that the FCC still doesn't get it, it doesn't matter if it's digital or analog those are RF signals and they will travel the same regardless of how they are modulated and we all know the higher the frequency the shorter the wavelengths get and in order to cover the same area you need more power and even if they say a million watts digital is equal to 5 million watts analog is a bunch of bull because it's still a radio wave and it still reacts the same regardless of if it's digital or analog and the only reason why VHF Low is being called trash is because it's more prone to interference than VHF Hi or UHF which at the current power levels would make digital transmissions worthless and all TV channels are subject to trop and e-skip the only reason why we have the trash channels of 2-6 is because of the lobbies in Washington that are backed by the cable TV and satellite providers because they know going in that their service was far superior then over the air broadcast signals but when the government mandated that TV stations go digital in order to provide high-definition that's when the death cry was sounded for cable and satellite because TV stations didn't need to invest heavily in their over the air facility because they were getting big bucks from cable and satellite in retransmission fees and they only needed to provide a high quality signal to the cable or satellite headend because the number of people that were getting TV through an antenna had been dropping like a rock to the point where almost everyone was hooked up to cable or had a satellite dish soap the regular over the air TV using an antenna was becoming a dinosaur, so the government in a last ditch effort to save broadcast TV from becoming pay only came up with the idea of going digital and hi-def and that meant that TV stations didn't have to rely on cable and satellite for the money needed to stay on the air they could rely on advertising for that like it's always been, but when the cable and satellite lobbies seen how much better than quality of the over the air signal was to what anyone would get from cable or satellite they started shaking in their boots because now the TV stations themselves were going to pose a real threat to the wellbeing of cable and satellite TV so they had to get their lobbyists in Washington to do something to make Congress pressure the FCC to do something, and what they came up with was to on purpose degrade TV signals to the point where nobody would have a choice but to get cable or satellite and the way the FCC did it was by making every full power TV station digital just to appease the broadcasters and by making all TV low power TV so the cable and satellite providers are happy because by keeping everything low power it basically makes every TV signal trash especially on VHF-Low (channels 2-6) and add in the crappy 8VSB modulated scheme, where if they had just went with COFDM like the rest of the world and kept the power levels the same as they were during the analog era Channels 2-6 wouldn't be trash because every TV station on 2-6 would still be running 100 Kw instead of 20Kw (7-13 would still be at 316Kw and not the 36Kw now and 14+ would still be at max 5 Mw and not 1Mw) because it would take into account for terrain and the limitations of the RF signals
My "trash" signal is PBS WQED 13 rf 4 out of Pittsburg. This antenna should arrive on Sunday. Will keep you posted.
So, what good rotor do you recommend? I'm in between two markets. Sounds like with this antenna, I don't need to buy a separate trap to block out cell. I have a tower within 2000ft or so, this sounds like the way to go.
I was just looking at these earlier today, shame I'd purchased the amplifier beginning of this week
Ten foot long yagi's in the old days for analoge, WOW, and these anemic digital signals need much help. I remember
early mornings in the winter, due to tropospheric ducting could pick up analog TV stations several hundred miles away, not with digital.
Is this yagii compatible? Station require this.
hey you forgot the comparison of WNJS between previous Televes antenna along with WDPN
I bought that exact antenna but found out I might be moving so I didn't install it yet, because I would like to pick up that trash channel 6 ABC Philadelphia at 59 miles away from Manheim PA and I lost 34.1 61 .1 ion Network about a year ago , Fox 29 RF 31 in the past couple months. I also bought a rotor the AR-500 (brand NEW but 10-20 yrs old on Mercari ) because because it's heavy duty and 500 yards of Channel Master rotor wire. I need a rotor because Baltimore is also 59 miles away 90° from Philly. I'll give results if I don't move, I've tried many antennas and got acceptable results with my Lava 2605 antenna ,one of Tyler's favorites 🤣🤣
The antenna that duplicated to 100 different brands.
help ----- which do I need to get the low vhf or the high vhf antenna version zip code 147818 (45 miles south west of Buffalo up on the ridge )
ok so yeah I know you said you weren't going to do it but I still want to see the televes indoor antenna it also lets people know it's bad
Damn good antenna as my only gripe with them is they're highly directional.
The directional antenna is just what you need for distant stations. It prevents noise from the side and back from messing up the signal.
Right on the money! This a Long Range (LR) antenna and it needs to be highly directional to do its "magic".
@@robertogalvez3865 Yep, a perfect antenna to put on a rotor.
@@kensmith5694 Still a little too directional to be permanently fixed in one direction as this is definitely the type of antenna you will put on a rotor.
@@jamesm568 That is only true if the stations are spread apart. For many in suburbia and slightly rural areas, all the stations they can get are nearly in the same direction. For some all the distant stations are in one direction and a few others are in a very different direction. For them a 2nd antenna is better than a rotor. If stations are in 3 or more directions, then it is time for a rotor.
If your neighbor has an antenna and you have an antenna wouldn't it be cool to have a wireless connection between the two or more antennas to send/receive the strongest signal possible amongst the group of neighbors antennas. Crazy idea? I could be wrong.
Hej Tyler. Szkoda, że nie zainwestujesz w miernik, pomiary w procentach nie nadają się do porównań. Pozdrawiam
Was wondering if this is your ultimate pick still for trash chanel 6 as we have a trash chanel 6 and 2 in our area of the pacific northwest, if so i will buy from your link or a suggested antenna that may be similarly in another video?
DO you sell this antenna on your store Tylar ?? I need low VHF is a must as I am trying to get channel 6 Sir. Thanks v
Dang I’m too Olde 🎅🏻to get back in my attic space. I have a ten footer up there. Originally my neighborhood was HOA. So no roof top and a rotor 🤬
Good antenna
Ok pics up 6 ABC, how bought metv in the Philadelphia area?
I bought the original version of the Televes with the low VHF capability. From 25 miles away, I could not get channel,2, which is low power at 3000 W, with one edge diffraction. I was a bit surprised that this antenna worked because the one element that is live is actually an elongated loop antenna similar to UHF antenna. I’m a bit surprised that the addition of the “reflector“ actually made a difference. Great UHF capabilities though. My only issue with Televes is the couple of untactful engineers I talked to there.
Antenna Man, I am a deeply dissatisfied spectrum customer who wants to cut the cord. What is the first step ? Buying an antenna or researching local stations or what ? How far can I expect to get a good signal and/or should price be my main concern ? You seem like the man to ask.
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hello antenna man
are those 3 long beams able to be shifted
up down as the previous model ?...
excluding the center beam
Question regarding the low VHF element, can it also help pick up high VHF broadcast making a better reception?
I don't believe so. To get better high VHF reception you need more high VHF elements on an antenna.
I have asked this question before and I wanted to know I have three TVs and connecting a splitter breaks down the signal which you've mentioned. Could I connect three direct lines to this antenna from each TV to get the best signal this looks like a real quality antenna living in Rhode Island
Nah ...
This antenna only supplies two direct outputs from coax outlets on the power inserter. So you're still going to have to use a 2 x 1 splitter on one of the lines.
This antenna should work for FM., since the FM band operates on Low VHF right above channel 6.
It won't work for FM since there's an FM filter built in to improve TV reception
@@AntennaMan Thank you.
The Televes preamp is a good one, but mine lasted less than a year. It died the other day, no lightening in the area, but I hate to spend another $80 for another one. I may buy the $40 Winegard.
Did you use a solid copper cable? If you used anything else like a copper clad steel coax cable that would be the reason the preamp failed. CCS will not carry the appropriate voltage and would cause any preamplifier to fail
@@AntennaMan I use good quality RG6 Quad or RG11 for all of my antennas. The 91XG I was using RG11. The Televes replaced a long-time work horse the Channel Master 7888. I must have had that up there for a good 10 years or more.
I need your guidance. I bought this antenna on Jan 10, 2023 based on your review and had it set up by the 15th. I received 4 ATSC-3 Stations and so many other ATSC-1. I was giddy. Yesterday I watched some Sunday morning shows, shut the TV off, and went out for a while. I came back and all the ATSC-3 channels came up “weak signal”and my other channels are not as solid as they were. The weather was clear yesterday and I am at a loss. I also cannot figure out how to contact Televes - the Miami # allowed me to leave a message, Denver # rang off the hook. The form they provide is for dealers. I have checked all fittings, the Coax is new, and my new HD Homerun had no changes.
So, I need some guidance getting assistance from Televes.
What is a good attic antenna from Televes?
i would like see you compare this antenna to the largest channel master
I want to buy this antenna, What is the best rotator compatible with this antenna?
Tyler, this is the antenna I want to buy for my house as I also live in the Philadelphia market just below Quakertown. I'm curious, did you happen to test it to see what other stations it may get from surrounding markets? As always, great job on the review!
I don't test other stations from other markets as it confuses people if I give them too much data - which is why I choose to test 4 UHF channels and one VHF channel. I just happened to see WNJS come through on a channel scan with this antenna.
I have the first generation of this antenna and am happy with it. However you did not mention whether or not you tested it with the preamp powered up. I'm guessing it was and if so I'm sorry but I would have expected to see much better results compared to the other two antennas. Testing an antenna with a preamp on it against one without is pretty much an apples to oranges kind of comparison. To be a fair comparison the other two antennas should have been connected to a quality preamp as well.
It doesn't matter if I had the preamp on or not because I only used a 10 foot coax cable. Preamps only prevent signal loss in a long coaxial cable. They don't magically bring in channels that aren't hitting the antenna in the first place.
TYLAR, have you ever tried using a homemade antenna the is a 2 bay gray-hoverman type Sir ?? How about a double hoop antenna made by Mr. Hop To It on youtube ?? What do you think Tylar ?? They are a lot smaller in size but supposedly really killer performers according to many youtubers. I want to get the harader to reach stations. Thanks fella too. vf
It seems to me is that if this antenna is that good coupled with the unpredictability of the FCC moving more TV Stations to Lo-VHF in the future, that people buy this antenna or Lo-VHF though to UHF basically from channels 2 to 36 from other manufacturers as well. I can imagine buying a Hi-VHF/UHF TV antenna as I did (CM-4228HD) only to have a TV Station in my area moved to Lo-VHF.
Correct, this is a good antenna that's "future proof"
I checked Rabbit Ears and found the only low VHF station for my area is WJLP the MeTV station in New York. It airs on RF channel 3 but displays as 33.1 (ironically my monopoly cable company has the station on channel 33! There are also three High VHF stations, WABC, WPIX, and WNET, which air on RF channels 7, 11 and 12 respectively. Maybe this antenna could do the trick?
It should as it does have low VHF elements
Clearstream5 will do it
I seen a video last week of a guy assembling this very same model Antenna.
Yes, I'm pretty sure that was Bob. He's a follow antenna enthusiast.
@@AntennaMan I'm pretty sure you meant to type "fellow" instead of "follow"
This would actually work for my location, though I would lose opposing-market coverage.
Then you install a 2nd antenna in the right direction and combine them with a Televes SmartKom or AvantX.
That would work, but for others reading, we're now into $500. A better choice would be backless clearstream max-v etc. I don't have enough money for either, so am sticking with channel master 4221.
My CBS is RF channel 3. It's only 10 miles from my house however so I didn't consider low VHF when choosing an antenna.
Which channel is that?
@@AntennaMan KDLO in South Dakota I think?
@@AntennaMan I guess your right I just assumed it was RF 3 given it is on 3-1. I knew RF channel was different than the call letters, but apparently it's different than the actual station number on the TV set.
@@ASMRPeople WWMT is actually on RF channel 8, which is hi-VHF
@@Hogstuff NBC wood TV 8 is on RF channel 8. Perhaps WWMT is on RF channel 8 in kalamazoo.