Televes Repack 148383 DAT LR UHF/VHF HI & LO "Trifecta" Assembly Video
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2021
- This video, although long, will take you though every step of the assembly of the newest Televes long range Televes Repack 148383 DAT LR UHF/VHF HI & LO "Trifecta" antenna. Testing has put this at the top of all UHF antennas I have tested.
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Bob, I'm so glad you didn't cut anything out. My kit was missing the instructions, and I was able to fully assemble because of this video. Thanks!
Glad I could help. Please come back and comment how well your antenna did for you. In my estimation 95% have achieved better UHF performance and are happy with the VHF high and low performance.
@@bobh.4580 and I had a large antenna that was over 30 years old and could no longer pick up the PBS station out of Milwaukee over 55 Mi away that went on a trash VHF channel in 2012 with the Government auction/repack. (The antenna fell apart as I took it down - so it's not a good comparison) . I got this antenna specifically to pick that station up - and it does. Picks up the uhf bettery too. This is the antenna I've been waiting for!
WOW! A lot of assembly. Can’t wait to see the performance.
Performance was great. Time will tell when the leaves on the trees come back. I have a pair of them recently I had to take them down to redo my masting and Guy wires
www.avsforum.com/threads/televes-repack-designs-and-some-testing-results.3231964/post-61347734
Hi, Bob! 👋
First of all thanks for not cutting out or editing any part of this because it shows step by step and then some. I'll be watching this again when I get my antenna. I also learned a few things by watching you put it together. So thanks again.
Thank you sir, they're a little more complicated to put together but well worth the time.
@@bobh.4580
I'm retired so, time I got but, patience...?
... will see!
Thanks, I know it'll be alright with these instructions, I'll just watch this video again.
Yeah, you just take your time. Since you're retired you've probably got more time on your hands then I do! The main thing I can tell you to watch for is making sure you locate the VHF low elements with the gap at the bottom and the clamp on top. That will ensure that you put the phasing strips on the bottom where they won't get in the way !
Mine will be here Sunday. Can't wait.
Bob
Thanks so much for this video. You saved me with your proper assembly of the phasing strips.
Now on to chimney mounting. Have a 10ft pole with fm antenna on top
Great video
Holy cow!! Good thing you parents got you an "Erector Set" when you were a kid, no? Man, that thing is HUGE!! Thanks.
Great Video for assembly instructions. I did not receive my instruction manual. I am 50 - 60 miles from the transmit antennas. Previously mounted small antenna's in my attic. One just stopped working and the other never picked up the low VHF channels. This one installed in my attic works beautifully! Thanks for your help with the assembly!
Best video I’ve seen on this antenna. Thanks Bob. Keep up the good work
Thank you for the compliment. I'm definitely not a professional videographer and depend on my son to zoom in and catch the right angles which I see we can work on for the next one.
Thanks. Not long at all. I was looking for a video like this and I appreciate you. From beginning to end. Will probably buy one soon.
HOWdy B-H,
Thanks for the unboxing & the Assembly
COOP
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Good job, Bob
Thanks !
Video was incredibly helpful. Wow. Very well done sir! Thank you
Excellent presentation, I didn't get instructions with my antenna, the phasing straps go to dipole then where else I didn't know.
Glad it helped. To be honest I'm not a professional videographer, but sometimes I see the need to fill in some holes which is why I made this video. I kind of wrongly called those phasing strips I don't really know what the technical term would be but they do join the receiving element with the preamp.
Thank you, this is an awesome video, it helped me so much. I did move the pole mounts as far as I could towards the back. Like you said, it's about balance and with the low VHF extension it makes the back of the antenna heavier. Thanks too you video I was comfortable doing that.
Beautiful antenna 😍
I have to agree with you, it looks like a mix of a high-level technology and good old-fashioned tried-and-true.
I am gonna be assembling one of these in my attic soon. Was gonna get the smaller one, but my wife has to have the MeTV channel that's lo band.
There is another smaller Televes DAT with VHF LO that might be a better fit in your attic, the 148281. However you will lose some reception quality in an attic, so you may be better off with the 148383 if it fits.
Hiyah Bob. Complete video, very good. The closest I know about how cold it can get up there is that as a young Airman, I went to tech school at Chanute AFB and once Fall hit, it could get damned cold and I hung out in my dorm room drinking hot chocolate. I left on December 7th so I never saw January there. Yes, assemble inside.
The only Televes antenna I did not have to assemble was the DiNova but it's no powerhouse compared to the LR antennas.
Thanks a lot Bob for the video. Hopefully we get to see a video of the previous version vs this one to see how it performs. Cheers!
Some of the results can be seen in this group. You will have to join this group. Its the most popular antenna group on Facebook and there are a lot of knowledgeable people hanging out there, so I would recommend joining it:
m.facebook.com/groups/1576273552698216/permalink/3194779837514238/
@@bobh.4580 Bob the link you posted is broken.
@@victoryfirst2878 the link isn't broken it's because it's a private group and I'm sorry about that. I thought that anybody could look at those threads. However, you can join the group though, pretty much no vetting at all. But here take a look at this in the meantime:
www.avsforum.com/threads/televes-repack-designs-and-some-testing-results.3231964/post-61347734
Thanks for the video, it greatly assisted me in assembly as the instructions although not terrible were a little confusing.
I bought this exact new model to replace a Televes Ellipse Mix.
Reason is transmission towers located at 68.7 miles away 3* separation with a 3rd tower at 82 miles. Antenna height is restricted to 20 feet but mine is exactly 22.
The performance is outstanding. Picture clarity with no pixelation on all 3 towers. Local towers within 40 miles are not over amplified.
Even best on 2 channels, cell phone interference is now a bad memory as the filters in this model cured that.
Surprising is the light weight on a really well engineered structurally sound antenna.
Extremely satisfied especially with the back-end ability which receives a tower 52 miles almost directly to its rear. The Ellipse could not accomplish this feat but am using it on 2 other sets & have it aimed at that particular tower although it is set st 12 feet on the same mast 10 foot lower.
Glad to hear that your Televes 148383 is working out for you. The Ellipse is not a long range fringe type antenna but definitely a good antenna
Nice job thanks probably save me assembly problems
Thank you for this video. I watched through it at least twice before I even opened my 148383 that I purchased from Solid Signal, So I had a good idea what I was in for upon assembly. I found it to be heavier in the rear, not balanced very well after installing the VHF boom and moved the mount brackets one more element to the rear for better balance. I'm in the Detroit area so I needed a VHF low capable antenna.(for Channel 3 WHNE). Its mounted to the Chimney 25-30 feet up on a Channel Master rotator.
Performance:
AMAZING,I replaced a Winegard HD8200U MONSTER with this one and I'm amazed how much better it works at about HALF the size--I'm only 11-15 miles from most Detroit towers to the North so I like to aim the antenna South and pick up Toledo just like I did as a Kid in the 80's but was UNABLE to receive Toledo 24 w/the Winegard and w/the Winegard South Detroit stations got choppy, w/It north I was loosing Toledo Stations. With this Televis south and the preamp plugged in I get ch. 24 at 100% along w/all other Toledo stations and ALL Detroit stations loud and Clear.
However I had to add an omnidirectional (round)FM antenna and another coax cable to the mast w/this Televis due to FM filtering The Winegard picked up FM however directionally. A worthy Trade off for the better TV performance and MUCH smaller size of this Televis.
Glad you liked the video, how did the 148383 perform for you?
@@bobh.4580 I'm Very Happy with it as I noted above it works Better than the 15' Winegard that it replaced. The built in Preamp w/2 outputs is a bonus as I am sending a signal from it to 3 TV's. I Would Highly recommend this Antenna to anyone considering it or the non VHF Low capable version depending on the market it is being used in.
Good video. Always use the proper tools for any job!
You got that right! I usually don't use power tools but I have on occasion. You just have to know your tools and be careful not to over tighten screws and bolts, especially those going into plastic!
I'm glad yours came nicely packed. Amazon just shipped mine as is. Arrived ok though.
the best antenna
I chose it because of the less wind load. I needed to antennas on for north and one for south and I didn't want to put two large VHF High antennas similar to the Winegard 8200 or the Channel Master 3671 which consequently aren't as good on UHF anyhow. Because I needed to go high I simply didn't want the wind load found on the big VHF low antennas.
Great video! Lot of fun watching this. If you aren't a teacher or trainer, you should be.
Thank you Jim. Actually I feel like I could do a lot better with the presentation. On the other hand the friend of mine said that he likes the unpolished real-life hands-on instruction.
@@bobh.4580 Un Polished version is what sets you apart from the fakers. Nice video Bob.
Bob, I would like to thank you very much for taking your time to show us this. I am on the verge of purchasing this very same Televes Antenna. I'm in Simi Valley , California 45 miles west of the TV transmitters atop Mt. Wilson. I recently purchased a Winegard HD7694A which I have mounted on a 10 foot mast atop my roof. I use it with a mast head preamplifier then a 4 output distribution amplifier to supply 4 TV sets in the house. I get 70 plus channels of stable reception using the Homeworx TV converter boxes. My problem , I cant seem to pickup a reliable signal for PBS Channel 28 which we watch a lot. I think I need a larger antenna. I may purchase it this next week. Thanks again !
I envy anyone who has a shot at Mt Wilson. That's the Mighty Mo of broadcast tower locations. Channel 28 is confusing, who joined or took over whom, are they in Burbank and do they still broadcast on RF Channel 28?
I do not like that a lot of PBS stations just took the buyoff money and shut down before the repack. Personally, I feel that the sub 1ghz frequencies can't carry enough bandwidth anyway for what is being sold by the cellular carriers now and expected by the consumer so I think it was shortsighted. Give us our high UHF channels back!
I moved the antenna about 10 feet or so due south across the ridge line of my roof and now I am able to get channel 28 very reliably .
@@jagr9228 that's great, sometimes siting the antenna is more important than the antenna itself, at least to a degree. I take it you ended up not getting the Televes antenna?
@@bobh.4580 I did get the Televes antenna. It works great. I use it directly plugged into a Tablo box connected to my home wireless router . The signal is then picked up by Roku deivices connected to the TVs in the house. This eliminates all the signal eating cable and splitters normally used with an antenna. The Tablo box also features a very nice program guide and recording function. I have the antenna on top of a 10 foot steel mast. The winds can get pretty bad here in Simi Valley so I will need to get back up on the rood and install some guy wires to help stabalize the large antenna.
A year later, funny thing, we have high winds in the fall and winter here in Simi Valley. My 10 foot mast required some guy wires at 3 points half way up the mast. This helped to stabilize the antenna in high winds. The high winds also did some minor damage to the VHF boom extension at the rear of the antenna. The boom actually rotated or twisted about 30 degrees causing the VHF elements to be come misaligned with the rest of the antenna. It looks like heck. I have yet to determine if the VHF electrical connection has been damaged. This did cause some loss of channels too This is due to the flimsy plastic insert joining the rear boom to the main antenna. I may have to replace that plastic insert with something stronger.
Watched this video before I put mine together, very helpful, I hung mine up by the mounting brackets and on the back with two ropes over my roof trusses in the basement, don't think you can get this thing through a door, lot of antenna in that small box (6.5×10 ft.). Thanks for the video.
So I assembled mine in the basement just for the video and I knew it wouldn't make it out the door with the VHF low elements. I just took one side off turned the antenna sideways and carried it out.
That's a beast.
Not as bad as some of the bigger antennas I played with
Could you please do an update to your video on this antenna since there are no videos on UA-cam showing the results of using this antenna. How does it work, did you get any extra channels, are the channels cleaner, or did you lose any channels. Also maybe you can answer the questions was it a good buy, would you do it again. Maybe do some screenshots showing the clarity of your TV with this antenna. Thank you
You can see some results here:
m.facebook.com/groups/1576273552698216/permalink/3194779837514238/
@@bobh.4580 , link is broken
@@aa721ss it's probably not broken you just need to be a member of that page. Try the link below this comment.
www.avsforum.com/threads/televes-repack-designs-and-some-testing-results.3231964/post-61347734
@antennamanpa did a review of this: ua-cam.com/video/795qyfT8CEA/v-deo.html
Looks like a weapon🍻🛸👽
Wow!!
hej Bob, u nas w Polsce jeszcze nie ma w sprzedaży Televes LR wersja mix 😞, jest tylko Televes LR
From what I understand Europe has completely abandoned what we call VHF low. So if you need an antenna with a VHF High (BIII) you would want to get the DAT Mix LR 149884. I was hoping because Televes is a European company that it would be available to you.
How does this perform with front/back ratio? I have two stations, almost 180 degrees apart, on RF 33.. and the front station has a slightly higher dB signal than the back station...Any chance this can just capture the front station, as currently it just shows "no signal" on a regular antenna, say Antennas Direct 91XG.
Well, I have a friend who we installed the same exact antenna and he receives all the strongest Chicago stations through the back, as his antenna is aimed at Milwaukee. So, if it's a strong station they can make it through even at 45 miles.
Good job Bob.
I'm probably going to replace my omni sphere with one of these.
How receptive are these to signals coming in from 90 degrees?
P.S. that sofa looks comfy.
That's an interesting question. They're highly directional. But VHF can come in from other angles. If you're trying to avoid co Channel at 90° I wouldn't worry about it too much. We set one up at a friend of mine's house and he actually got VHF from about 90° ! RF13 from across Lake Michigan which is 100 miles. It was clearly watchable but we do have some weird tropo that can come across the Great Lakes. It was gone the next day.
How much did the antenna cost you BOB??? How did it stand up for you do far and how is the reception. ???
love to see an if doable ATSC 1.0 3.0 scan
signal report
Joseph, I wish I could upload some scans. This is just a assembly video but I would like to do a performance video which would be a lot harder splicing in all the screenshots but I do have that information.
@@bobh.4580 Look forward Bob to your video. Hope to see it soon. Thanks V
@@victoryfirst2878 www.avsforum.com/threads/televes-repack-designs-and-some-testing-results.3231964/post-61347734
www.avsforum.com/threads/televes-repack-designs-and-some-testing-results.3231964/post-61347734
sweet
I like to see this thing mounted and performance. Also, will this have a rotor or be fixed?
Well, it was just an assembly video and not a performance review. I can tell you the performance is excellent. I will do some performance videos when the Great Lakes tropo calms down probably when the weather stabilizes here.
How long is that antenna?
104 inches long, 84 inches wide
SHORTER than the HI-PERFORMANCE Channel Master 3671 and Winegard 8200/7698.
Hello Bill, did you get your tennas back up ??? ALso, did you connect both antenna together to really max out the signal selections ??? Look forward to hear from you SIr. Peace vf
Bob here. Actually, I did get everything back up. I combined two of these 148383s with a Televes Avant X. One is aimed at Chicago and the other at Milwaukee. On a good signal day I can get 146 virtual channels. I'm getting several Milwaukee stations 49 miles LOS at 97 percent signal strength with well over 35 dB SNR.
@@bobh.4580 The signal strength is just crazy as well as the signal to noise ratio. What I would like to know is what are the numbers on bad days of signals ??? Thank you for getting back to me Sir. Peace too. vf
@@victoryfirst2878 well I'm up to 156 channels as it is winter here and there are no leaves on the deciduous trees. I also separated the antennas by 7 ft (they were five feet before) and pushed the antenna mast up another two feet, and improved all my guy wires. My lowest Channel count on a very bad reception day can be about 135. I'm pretty much going to leave the set up the way it is as I think I'm done experimenting. I will however add a new rotator. I really don't need a rotator per se oh, but I do want to fine tune the aim on certain days. I also like to "sniff" across the lake for DX.
@@bobh.4580 I have to get going on my antenna build. I got side tracked with COVID. Still feel like DO DO. But I am at the tail end so that is good. Finally got my materials to make things happen. Just need some airing out my mind days. My materials are all first class, Copper and bronze all the way. I still do not know which way I should go down the road. The Televes way or the Gray Hoverman way. How about some input on that fella ??? Good day too.
@@bobh.4580 So you have two antennas ???
Shucks, we did get to see how it performed.
I’ve got it together,now how do I do I get it out the door ?😅😂😅🤣🤣😅🙈👍 kidding of course but super great video and my question is after I get it on the mast ,how important is leveling it then ? Are the transmitter booms supposed to be pointing upward at a certain degree or straight?
90% of the time you need to have the boom perfectly level, and you can do that with a carpenter's level. There are exceptions where you might want to aim them up to clear a tree or large building. Usually a little bit is enough. You would definitely have to experiment if you have some obstruction in your line of sight.
@@bobh.4580 Thanks! 👍
Hi Bob. I am still picking up UHF channels above 36. I get 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 and 42.1 42.2 43.3 also low VHF 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 5.5 5.6 I guess they haven't heard of repack in my area (central MN) They all come in pretty good but sometimes i will have like all the 4s drop out or all the 41s dropout or all the 42s drop out for 1 to 5 days. I live about 90 miles west of the twin cities. They do not have 3.0 yet. Since 3.0 is supposed to be easier to receive. Is there an antenna that will pick up 3.0 that far away and cover all the channels I get now with an older outdoor antenna with a 24db gain indoor amp. JIM R
You are naming "Virtual channels" not "Real channels" or as I call them "RF Channels" So, yes, the FCC eliminated every channel above RF36. Those frequencies are now used by Cellular phone companies, mainly T-Mobile for 5G. Anyhow, your "Virtual Channels" are allowed to use the old channels numbers to keep the consumer familiar. The average viewer doesn't know the difference after a scan.
How did you get it out the door. Hope you had a garage door.
This is a great video. I'm getting mine this Thursday. How did yours work?
Thank you for your compliment. On a good signal day I can get 146 TV channels. 📺
@@bobh.4580 I get 190 in Woodland Hills ca but only use 59 It is one hell of an antenna. I just did a video on the antennas I tried take a look at it and see what you think.
www.avsforum.com/threads/televes-repack-designs-and-some-testing-results.3231964/post-61347734
@jkelley2091 how do I find your video ? I'm sure I can search it here in the UA-cam search box. I'm also like to say that on a good day I can get 161 channels thanks to the Green Bay Wisconsin RF-15 ATSC 3.0 lighthouse 137 Miles away!
@@bobh.4580 ua-cam.com/video/y6FmhSYAeMA/v-deo.html
Where can I buy it from?
TelevesUSA.com
televesusa.com there should be a phone number. You could also email them
amazon has it for about $200
@@lexmarks567 and Menards is carrying some full size DATs now.
I look forward to see how this antenna works for you Bob. Will tell you that if successful for you Sir I will be purchasing one for myself. How expensive is the beast Bob ???
Thanks vf
Sorry for my late reply on this, I purchase mine directly through Televes. it is available through Amazon and Ness Electronics. They also have purchasing through Lowe's and they have worked a deal with Menards to put them in the stores. Pricing can vary but it appears that $199 is the most common price I see.
Televes 148383 - DAT BOSS LR Mix U/V-Hi/V-Lo Antenna a.co/d/iQfnWF3
Performance is great, by the way. I wish I could post photos!
@@bobh.4580 Most phones can do the job. Give it a try Bob.
@@victoryfirst2878what I'm saying is you cannot add photos to the replies
Got it Sir. Thanks.@@bobh.4580
Thats for Deep suburb and rural settings.
You are correct it is what they would have called in the old days a "deep fringe". I actually have a couple of modifications "hacks" that have improved on the reception.
@@bobh.4580 What are the hacks Bob ??
@@bobh.4580 , Yes... What are those hacks?
@@victoryfirst2878 www.avsforum.com/threads/televes-hack-dat-boss-xlr.3170039/post-60163253
There's also a repack hack coming up. I recently purchased several to experiment with. These should be some of the most powerful Televes antennas, across the board. But that will have to wait till this fall.
@@aa721ss www.avsforum.com/threads/televes-hack-dat-boss-xlr.3170039/post-60163253
What's the farthest channel you could pick up how far away is it in miles
I actually don't use these for DXing I have some antennas built for that purpose already. I used two of these as a practical home OTA antenna setup I can get 148 stations from Chicago and Milwaukee using an Avant X to combine them.
Interesting, since you made your comment we installed one of these on a friend's Tower. He picked up WZZM in Grand Rapids Michigan all over 100 miles away across Lake Michigan. I'm sure it's the lake enhancing the reception but I thought it was interesting. Oh, and by the way the antenna was pointing 90° perpendicular to Grand Rapids. The signal was obviously reflecting somehow. But we watched it for a few minutes and there was no pixelation. VHF will do that though.
I’d like to know how well this does on low VHF channels. I have the original version, and it’s not worth crap for low VHF. Excellent for UHF, but not good for VHF esp low VHF.
To me, this is still a poor design for low VHF channels. What’s essentially supposed to function as a dipole for low VHF is in effect an elongated loop almost like a UHF antenna. It’s connected to the two ends on the bottom and loops around connected through on the top. The updated antenna now has two of them instead of one, but one of them doesn’t connect at all and acts as sort of a reflector or director.
On the version I have, low VHF without the amplifier actually has a net loss according to the specs. So, the amplifier is doing all the work.
I have a low power channel 2 in my area 25 miles away. Height above average terrain is 387 feet with one edge diffraction. I have never been able to get it. Yet, someone DX’d the channel from Fort Wayne to Poughkeepsie, NY not long ago.
I am Picking up VHF Low Channel 3 WHNE in Detroit w/this antenna at approx 20 miles from the tower Loud and Clear.
@@MoparTech yes, especially being 20 miles away. I get RF5 from Milwaukee, I am 49 miles south. I also pick up RF4 & 6 from Chicago and I am 40 miles north as the crow flies, so to speak. RF6 is a Franken FM that uses an ATSC 3.0 hybrid video signal. I always have to keep in mind that it's a very low power station yet I pick it up here. I'm surrounded by trees and I'm on the Lake Michigan Shoreline only about ten feet above lake level which is a disadvantage compared to my surrounding area which is much higher elevation. So, I'm very happy with my VHF low from this antenna.
You are correct the earlier version 148381 was much weaker, however I installed one on a friend's house and aimed it at Milwaukee and he picks up RF5 quite strong, he's probably about 40 miles south of Milwaukee. So it did have its place, so maybe 40 Miles is the max the 148381. As for the improved 148383 version. The new version is much better for all the bands but especially VHF low. 5dB better! You are correct in assuming that it is a reflector on the VHF-LO extension, but you are incorrect in assuming it is like a UHF element.
Yes correct....
The VHF-lo antenna elements are not really "like a kind of UHF loop" design. But are actually called "folded dipoles."
Which function electrically like conventional straight dipoles, but with a four-fold increase in the center fed feedpoint impedance of 70 ohms nominal to 280 (or approx. 300) ohms.
@@H.T.2foreverthanks for that explanation. One element is a folded dipole and the other is considered a reflector. The design was to keep a minimal footprint for shipping and wind shear. They know they can make a big VHF low antenna like the Winegard 8200U but then the shipping can become an issue as we all know what has happened to shipping costs in the last few years.
An Now he measures the doorway.....lol
Let's clarify here. The video was made to show how to construct the antenna, To take it through the door, only requires removal of the VHF low dipole, a very simple task.
I enjoyed the video, but all the camera motion was very distracting.. Sri.
Yes I'm well aware about the camera motion, but my son was only 10 years old at the time and he is easily distracted! We will improve.
TELEWIESŁAW
What?
@@bobh.4580 xd
No the repack DID NOT do away with over 36 channels!!! The stations STILL COME OVER THE SAME NUMBERS!!!!!!!!! THAT IS ALL CONSUMERS WANT TO KNOW!!! THE RF frequency changes are TOO CONFUSING FOR SNYONE TO CARE ABOUT!!!--------- JUST THE CHANNEL ON WHICH IT COMES IN, IMPORTANT!!
NO, do NOT use an Impact Wrench on these!! Sheesh!!!
I'm not sure anyone understands you. There are 36 channels for television with a hell of a lot of sub channels.
Harold, your statement here is confusing along with your capitalization and punctuation your point gets lost. Did anybody say we lost 36 channels? For anyone reading this there are now only 35 RF channels 6 MHz wide. Not to be confused with "virtual channels" with many many more sub channels to choose from. Out of about 30 RF channels in my two Market areas, I get 146 subchannels. One thing I believe you got wrong since the digital transition the virtual channel number does not have to match the station number (RF channel). I hope this clears up some confusion on your side.
@@bobh.4580 Well said ,love that UFO shirt 👍🎸
@@AudiophileTommy Michael Schenker is my guitar hero
Very painful to watch. Why would you wait till the end to tell someone to build in garage because of size. How did you get it out of basement?
The video was an assembly video just to show how to put it together. To get it out of the basement was very simple I just took the low VHF dipoles off.. less than a minute with a ratcheting screwdriver. What was so painful to watch? Please elaborate and I'll try not to do it in my next video.
I found the video to be very informative. It's only painful if you want instant gratification. Sometimes it takes time to put these together.
The unlimited greed of cable companies and constant gouging raising prices combined with lousy repeating programming and a thousand commercials a day has forced billions of people to cut the cord.,,,,this awesome TU video is a good reason not to buy this super hi quality antenna that is way too complicated and time-consuming to assemble.
Sorry about that, I can put it together much faster if I'm not narrating and thinking about what steps I need to do.Then, I can just do it quickly. I could also employ a screw gun and make it go faster. A few minutes extra assembling this antenna is well worth the performance. Consequently, if you don't need VHF low or even VHF high, the UHF only version goes together in minutes. So, if you're absolutely not mechanically inclined, you could take your time read the instructions and actually make it happen. Not a big deal whatsoever.
@@bobh.4580 Right on Bob.