So how high off the ground does this item have to be? I can't get VHF stations 30 miles away. Why it won't rotate all connections are solid?
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We live in the hill country. our antenna is on our roof and we get great reception and no problem with the antenna rotating. after install we did have to go to menu in the T.V to have it search for all digital and analog signals. you might check and see if your T.V needs to do the same, before we had it do the search we could not see any channels. Also we had to point our antenna toward the city closest to us which was south west. Hope this helps.
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When you purchase an antenna, make sure it's able to pick up both UHF and VHF. You may also choose to buy two separate antennas but that depends on your distance from the stations in your area. I got an antenna made by Antennas Direct and it works as advertised (and maybe just a little bit better than that). I have the Antennas Direct C2-V-CJM ClearStream 2-V Long Range UHF/VHF Indoor/Outdoor DTV Antenna with 20-Inch Mount. I'm about 35 miles from all of the stations and am very happy with this converter box. It's low priced and works.
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VHF is 'line of sight' transmission which essentially means that if the two locations wishing to communicate can 'see' the antenna of the other then communication is possible. Normally with a hand-held radio such as this one it would mean that you're limited to considerably less than 15 miles because the curve of the earth will preclude a 'line of sight' that far. The only exception would be if the other location (i.e. - the Lock) has a very tall antenna then it could be possible, but only if the antenna is very tall.
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These antennas are designed to pick up a broadcasting network. On my home and also on my RV I have telescoping antenna masts. You can even use a paint roller telescopic pole with three sections as I did on my RV to extend the length to twenty feet above ground level in still air conditions. They can be found at most large hardware chains. I have a telescoping pole with a thirty foot powered USB extension cable to get my home antenna to fifty feet above ground level. The higher your antennas the better they receive weak signals. These are directional antennas and must be pointed at the signals source to have the maximum RF gain. Without knowing your specific conditions I can only state that there must be a line of site connection, I.E. you cannot have a hill in the way of the 1.5 mile distance. The trees block your signal; if you have a lot of trees your signal will be degraded. In my own experience these antennas work as well or better than Yagi antennas. The height of your antenna and the terrain the signal must travel are the determining factors in your question.
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Not that great I'm afraid: line of sight is fine, but unless you can get up on a pretty high perch, don't expect much. However, this is true with all handheld VHFs. What I'd love to see is a way to connect the antenna port to a mast-top antenna. Maybe such a thing already exists?
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Make sure you have power to the antenna, and then rotate it 90 degrees and do a channel search. Do a channel search every 90 degrees until you have went 360 degrees. I know it says Omni-directional but it does have a blind spot. If you still can't get a good signal your to far away from the stations or the antenna is defective.
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I believe using 100 feet of it might be somewhat lossy on UHF and VHF, I use a short length(6ft) for a handytalky dual bander antenna in my bedroom, if I were to mount on top of the roof, I'd get the larger(not rg58 lol) and better coax to go vhf/uhf with that long of a run. Quality coax is like quality tools, work better/last longer. I suggest a quick call to HRO and get their advice.
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This antenna works OK by itself in my application. I am 20-25 miles from the broadcast antenna, and over a hill or two. I think the documentation tells what channels it is optimum for. As I recall, it is the high VHF channels (9-13). It will work with another antenna since it includes the balancing connection. One thing to remember is that the channel may not broadcast on the channel your TV displays. For example, our channel 7 actually broadcasts on 39.
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it will not pick up VHF channels with a tower within 2 miles of my home and no tall buildings, seems to work for UHF. but if you want both buy something else!
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This is a VHF HIGH and UHF antenna, so it doesn't receive channels 2 through 7 (VHF LOW). But very few stations actually use VHF LOW these days. For example, in the Indianapolis area, we have Ch 6 that shows as (virtual) 6.1, but their physical channel # is 25. Of around 100 channels within 80 or so miles, not one is VHF LOW anymore. If your TV scanned for channels, and whatever is supposed to be on 3 isn't there, you might have one of the few VHF LOW stations still around. You can check a website like Rabbitears dot info for a very detailed list of your areas stations. Only if your ch. 3 is actually above 7, could the mast height be the problem, but there are a LOT of possibilities. ... Good luck to you. :)
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We're down in a valley, but have no problem getting stations 30 miles away, and FM 40 miles away. The antenna is very directional and needs a rotor for best performance. If we were on a hill we could get much farther.
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Hi James we get a lot of wind here to in west virgina we live on top of ridge. Its a big antenna and catches a lot of wind but so far its done great. One thing I suggest is using two inch mast pipe thu. I used inch and quarter and the wind bent it some but stayed up. I'm changing mine to two inch in spring. I live 50 100 miles to stations and I regularly get 30 to 37 channels. FREE You SHOULD INJOY IT
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VHF only, not UHF. I get good VHF reception 180 degrees from antenna direction.
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If you require a longer coax than that which came in the box (12 feet), you might consider buying an amplifier to help it out. Otherwise, placing it horizontally near a wall closest to your weakest stations should do the trick.
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Yes, you got a lemon. I am able to receive FM broadcast stations clearly 50 miles from the tower. Check your antenna connection. Clean the contacts well where the antenna threads into the radio with IPA.
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Pick up some cheap rabbit ears or any other vhf antenna and added it to your set-up with a splitter. I currently have a amp, splitter, the RCA basic antenna connected with my Leaf. I have no issues with reception or getting all the channels in the area. Make sure you use a digital splitter.
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If your connections are good, you are probably on the edge of the reception area. Mounting the antenna higher and outside (if in the attic) will help. Go to antennaweb.org to see if the station you are trying to get is in range. If you are using a splitter for more than one TV, a multi-port distribution amplifier will also help. This is a good antenna for people that live in an area where the TV stations are in different directions i.e. 45 degrees are more. If all your stations are within 20 degrees a directional antenna will do better for distance stations. Hope this is useful.