Antennas Direct ClearStream 2V Indoor Outdoor TV Antenna UHF VHF Multi-Directional, 60+ Mile Range, 4K 8K UHD, NEXTGEN TV – w/Reflector, 20-inch Mast

In my previous review of the Mohu Leaf Ultimate Amplified Indoor HDTV Antenna , I commented on how I was located in a complete dead zone for signal (sitting in a valley surrounded by acres of trees in the middle of a woods). The Mohu Leaf brought in two digital channels which demonstrated the promise of getting more signal if I went with an outdoor antenna. I considered purchasing the Mohu Sky, but had my doubts as to its range. Plus the folks at Mohu told me it had to be placed as high as possible. The highest I can set an outdoor antenna, right now, is approximately 20 feet. I decided to go with the Clearstream 2V. I set this up on the roof of a ranch house on a mast strapped to the chimney. This gives me the 20 foot height. Using TVFool.com, I pointed the antenna towards Youngstown, Ohio towers (40 miles SSE). My initial scan brought in 14 digital channels. Amazing reception for an antenna this small! Ten channels are from Youngstown, while 4 channels originate in Cleveland. I'm receiving CBS, Fox, ABC, and PBS out of Youngstown. The fringe channel out of Cleveland is WVIZ (PBS). It's spotty and not at all as rock solid as I'd like (That tower is located SSW). In addition, for some reason, Youngstown's closest transmission tower (38.5 miles) to my location (WFMJ NBC), is nowhere to be found. Since installing, I've been adjusting the antenna's direction trying to find the sweet spot. Again, even though I can't get WFMJ, WFXP out of Erie, PA registers. It's 55.5 miles in the opposite direction! Pointing the antenna SSW, I was able to bring in WVIZ rock solid. I was also able to keep WKBN (SSE) out of Youngstown and, lo and behold, WFMJ finally registered. But, much like the Erie PA staton, I only received WFMJ as a still picture with a short burst of audio. I'm doing most of my testing on quite a windy autumn day. This means trees are blowing in the wind and all that movement is probably disrupting signal. Youngstown stations register an 84% signal strength as does WVIZ out of Cleveland. Again, for an antenna this small, in a valley surrounded by trees, this is amazing performance! I'm thinking once the atmosphere settles down, I should get rock solid steady reception on all 14 channels. And perhaps I'll also get WFMJ.:) All in all, an amazing antenna. EDIT -- I forgot to mention in my review...because I'm located in a fringe reception area (40 miles or more), I'm using an amplifier with this antenna. Radio Shack #1500321. It boosts signals by up to 33dB and has an FM trap. UPDATE - 5/15/2014. I've had the antenna now for six months. It's still mounted on the roof, strapped to the chimney. That puts it about 20 feet up. Reception has been pretty much the same as when I first posted this review. But, I was still scratching my head as to why WFMJ out of Youngstown still wasn't coming in. At 38 miles, their tower is the closest to my location. In contrast, the tower for Cleveland WVIZ is 48 miles away! And, as I mentioned, I'm not even pointing directly at WVIZ's tower. As one reviewer mentioned, "This is a directional antenna, but with a wide beam (around 70 degrees)." Yes, the CS2V has a wide enough reception area that WVIZ comes in quite well. This allows me to get this one Cleveland station and three out of the four from the Youngstown area. So, why am I able to receive a Cleveland station 48 miles away but can't get a Youngstown station 38 miles away? The other Youngstown transmission towers are 40-44 miles away and the CS2 pulls in these stations in with no problems. Well, I did some research and sent a few emails. The answer came back from WFMJ themselves. They wrote, "I'm sorry you're having reception issues with WFMJ. Unfortunately you're probably the victim of our requirement to cut back on signal strength to the north to protect a station in Canada. We've had that issue since we first got our DTV license in 2002." In a followup, they mentioned, "We have to protect a digital allotment Canada never built on St Thomas and CBLFT in Toronto, both on ch. 20. That was the agreement between the US and Canada back in 1999 and still stands. I don't think CBLFT is on 20 anymore and moved back to 25 but with the repack around the corner we can't change anything here." So the solution for me then is to go higher. Since I'm in a valley and WFMJ had to back off on transmitting their signal, I need to go higher. That's pretty much the standard solution in order to grab a distant/weaker signal. Get the CS2V as high as possible. If WFMJ was pumping out more signal, I wouldn't have to go higher. But, "repack"? What exactly is this repack? As they explained to me, "The upcoming spectrum auction will give space in the TV broadcast band to wireless carriers - cellphone companies - and TV stations will be repacked into channels in the lower part of the band." (I had information linked, but Amazon won't allow external links to be posted in my review. No matter. Just Google "FCC," "Repacking," etc. and you'll get loads of info.) Bottom line, It appears that the repacking could result in many TV viewers losing their free, local TV service. It might be time to contact your Congressman/Senator/legislator and tell them to keep free Over the Air Broadcast signals available. For the time being, until I can get this antenna hoisted a bit higher, and now that I can get on the roof (Wow! What a tough winter!), I'm going to turn the CS2V, once again, due WSW and see if more Cleveland stations are received (they are all less than 50 miles away). Now that it's Spring, atmospheric changes may have helped reception. I only hope that, regardless the direction the CS2V is pointed, free antenna T.V. will continue to be in the air for many years to come! Update: 6/22/2014. Well, it's the start of summer and I don't know if atmospheric changes have taken place or if broadcasters have changed the way their transmitters send out signal. Maybe both? But last night, after the sun finally went down, I decided to do a little television scanning to see what signals I could bring in. As mentioned earlier, I can grab Erie, Pa channels on the back end of the antenna. This happens mostly at night which is why I was scanning the T.V.'s tuner. I wanted to see what programs were on the two Erie, PA stations that usually come in. The antenna is pointed directly south. While the tuner scanned, I noticed that it grabbed a few more channels than usual. When the picture came back on, I was watching Channel 2, KDKA out of Pittsburgh! I clicked up one channel and there was WPXI, Channel 11. Again, a Pittsburgh station! AntennaPoint.com tells me that the transmission towers for these two stations are SSE 90 and 88 miles away, respectively. Morning found the two stations still coming in rock solid. As the morning progresses, however, it appears the signals for these stations are starting to break up a bit. But, more than ever, I want to get this antenna up another 10-15 feet. Once elevated, and with a rotor, these stations should be received more consistently. With the antenna higher, I'm thinking I'll be getting more channels from Youngstown, Cleveland, Erie, and Pittsburgh. I'm just amazed at how well this antenna performs. UPDATE 09/04/2014 Last week, I raised this antenna up another ten feet. It's now 30 feet above the ground. I raised the height because, being in the middle of a woods, the trees really filled in during August and cut signal to the point where I lost the ABC affiliate. Once raised, I was able to get ABC back. But, WKBN, the CBS affiliate, is a bit spotty. It has always been a rock solid signal. But now, the signal drops out. So, recpetion swings from being rock solid to not being there at all to being rock solid. I'll try adjusting and tweaking the antenna position and report later. In addition, WFMJ still does not register. Cleveland is still to far or the terrain not conducive for reception. Erie continues to come up on the back end in the evening and, once again, Pittsburgh popped up one night. Given that increasing the height of this antenna only helped marginally, I'm beginning to think I should try the RCA ANT751R Durable Compact Outdoor Antenna or Denny's EZ HD Antenna. UPDATE 09/06/2014 Last night, I turned on the television and did a re-scan of channels. I was surprised when 17 channels registered. Finally! WFMJ channel 21, the NBC affiliate, is being received. Last night, it was still spotty, but this morning it's rock solid. I'm not sure what has changed. Have they pumped up their signal? Have temperatures and terrain changed in some way making propagation of the signal better? Did someone, off in the distance, tear down a building or take down a tree that may have been blocking signal? I don't know. I tweaked and turned the antenna several days ago and maybe I hit the sweet spot. Then again, let's see how long this lasts. I was considering switching antennas and installing the RCA ANT751R Durable Compact Outdoor Antenna . But now that I have this outstanding performance, I'll hold off and see if reception continues. What was a marginal increase in reception last week has now become a major and significant boost! UPDATE 09/05/15. Well, one year later and I'm still using this antenna. In July, I grabbed 30 digital channels. Youngstown (including channel 21), Akron, Canton, and Erie PA stations came in. I even received Pittsburgh Channel 2 KDKA! Their broadcast tower is nearly 100 miles away. I realize this is due to atmospheric conditions, but still impressed by this performance. As the trees filled in, I lost channel 21 out of Youngstown. I suspect that, when the leaves fall, channel 21 will return. Again, this is due to their meager signal. Last night (9/4/2015), Pittsburgh KDKA returned. But this reception is spotty. Consistent reception comes from Youngstown channels 27, 33, and 45. More often than not, channel 25 (Cleveland) and 66 (Erie, PA) are received in the evenings. Again, channel 66 is received on the back end of the antenna. The valley, trees, distance, atmosphere, etc. all contribute obstacles for reception. So, it's pretty amazing that, with this antenna, I receive any stations at all.:)

It really works and works well! I started out with a little round omnidirectional HDTV antenna and it got a lot of channels but couldn’t get enough signal to pull in two major channels we wanted. Signals and symbols were way too low. I gambled on this antenna and am very glad I did. Every channel down the dial is now 100% signal strength and 100% signal quality and 100% symbol quality. I’m about 40 miles from the antenna cluster I’m aimed at with a clear line of sight. HDTV antennas are a funny bunch with all sorts of shapes and bat wings and other little bits. Hopefully they are more functional than just trying to get people to buy a gimmick. This bow-tie with VHF elements and a reflector really pulls in the signals though, and the grid reflector may also be blocking interference arriving from behind the antenna. Either way, this antenna has us at max signal on every channel. The old round antenna couldn’t even tune all the channels. Assembly was easy but the instructions could be better. There’s no real flow and the drawings of the antenna parts are a little hard to sort where everything goes, but the parts are keyed/sized to where they really only fit one way. Just pay close attention and look for the spacing cues on the reflector grid wires and other parts. I didn’t watch the videos that are available but they may point out the things to watch for. Quality is good and I suspect it will give years of service. The included mast is sturdy enough and it was a pretty simple install, all in all. Truly 5 stars on this one. I have no problem recommending it. I went through the trouble and expense of over the air television for a couple of reasons. One is it takes us off the radar of the streaming providers when we view OTA. Another is just convenience. I use a Silicon Dust HDHomeRun FLEX 4k tuner/DVR. It makes OTA available for streaming, DVR recording, and I can watch on my iPad or Roku boxes (works on many platforms). It’s really just like streaming and a DVR. Highly recommended. But the last reason to go OTA is more serious. All our news and information was web based and the internet is treated like a battlefield by pretty much all governments. Streaming, news, weather, etc - all dependent on having the internet but the internet will be one of the first casualties in a conflict - right when people want and need information the most. OTA capability gives us access to news and weather without the internet. So there you go. I don’t know if this is the “best” antenna or not but it is miles ahead of the little round HDTV antenna whose only accomplishment in life was telling us we needed a better one. It’s absolutely a step up from that. With it and the HDHomeRun FLEX 4k I can stream anywhere in the house, on tablet or TV, etc - and this antenna provides perfect signals in my environment.

I'm located in a second-floor, brick apartment building, a little less than 25 miles southwest of Chicago. In regards to aiming the antenna, my apartment has no window that faces Chicago's broadcast towers, and my apartment is at the back of the building, with one other apartment between me and the towers. After opening the box and checking the contents, it was pretty easy to see that I'd received an antenna that was not brand new. The Loop Element Base had been re-mounted incorrectly on the Reflector. The screws that held it in place were covered with scratches, as if someone had used a steak knife instead of a Phillips screwdriver to tighten them. The four Roof Sealing Pads (used in mounting the J Mount Mast to a roof) were completely fused together into a useless clump. It appeared as though they had been melted together. They were fused into such a sticky mess that I couldn't even remove them from their plastic packaging (the whole mess was stuck to the inside of the bag). As this is Chicago, and it's mid-winter, it's very unlikely that this fusion happened at my end. Fortunately, I am using this antenna indoors, so the Sealing Pads are not needed. Assembly of the antenna was pretty easy and straightforward using the instruction sheet, once I'd re-positioned the Loop Element Base. The only issue I had was attaching the J Mount Mast for use indoors. The only instructions given are for mounting the antenna outdoors, on a roof. Anyone using the antenna indoors (like in an apartment) is strictly on their own. If you attach the mount as instructed for outdoor use, you will have an unstable installation that tips over. The base of the mount is very small. Its J shape causes the setup to be unbalanced if you try to stand it up using the supplied Mount Base, without bolting the base into something. Not a good solution for an apartment dweller. After some thought, I decided to mount the mast upside-down, with the J at the top (almost like an extended handle). That's working fine for me now, although it's still not the most stable setup. If I have any issues with toppling over, I may consider buying a broader piece of wood and screw the Mount Base onto that. After assembling the antenna and attaching the coax (not supplied) between the antenna and my iMac, I attempted to scan for channels using Elgato's EyeTV. Many attempts at scanning gave no results. Antennas Direct strongly indicates that they want you to call their Helpline before considering returning their product. They do this by putting the message, "Call To Learn. Don't Return." on several parts of the packaging: 1) on the outside of the box, there's a sticker with that message, 2) that same sticker is on the plastic bag that holds the Loop Element, 3) there's a singe-page insert included in the box that shows a big, red STOP sign and the message, "Do NOT return to store", and 4) 50% of the backside of the instructions sheet has the "Call To Learn. Don't Return." message printed with instructions for how to contact the Helpline. I called the Helpline when I was having trouble scanning. I spoke with a very disinterested woman who told me she knew nothing about EyeTV and could not help. She asked me if I could face the antenna towards a window. When I explained my apartment setup, she said that I would definitely not be able to get a signal. At that point I asked, "I should return the antenna, then?" and she was very quick to agree. The whole call took less than 5 minutes. I packaged up the antenna and requested a return from Amazon, then did a little bit of googling to look for another antenna. During that search, I found a message board entry from someone who had a similar problem to mine regarding EyeTV and scanning. He noted that he'd had to use EyeTV's "Manually Add Channel..." feature in order to get all of his channel listings. I unpacked, re-assembled, and re-connected the antenna. Sure enough, by manually adding channels, I had excellent reception on all available OTA channels with the exception of CBS 2.1 (the only VHF channel in Chicago - most Chicago area folks have trouble getting CBS via OTA signal, so I didn't fault the antenna for this in my star rating). Like an idiot, I called the Antennas Direct Helpline again to see if I could get some advice on picking up CBS. This time I spoke with a man who was as equally disinterested in my success as the first woman. He recommended I buy and FM Trap and attach it to the antenna. When I asked for instruction regarding how to attach an FM Trap to my Clearstream antenna, he said, "Put it between the antenna and the coax cable." When I asked for more specifics regarding how to do that, (i.e. at the antenna end, or the computer end?), he suggested that I buy the trap from Radio Shack and that someone at Radio Shack would be able to give me instructions. Again, the call lasted less than 5 minutes and I got bad advice from a disinterested "antenna specialist" (so-named by Antennas Direct). I did not buy an FM Trap, BTW... ADDITIONAL SIDENOTE: Although it can take nearly 24 hours to SHIP a product, returns are processed almost immediately and are completely IMPOSSIBLE to cancel through Amazon or UPS. (Again, this did not effect my star rating of the antenna.) I gave the Antennas Direct C2-V-CJM ClearStream 2-V Long Range UHF/VHF Indoor/Outdoor DTV Antenna with 20-Inch Mount 4 stars because I definitely "like" it. I get great reception most of the time (weather and time of day have an effect, but that's not the antenna's fault). I dropped a star due to the lack of instructions and appropriate mast/mounting for indoor use, the condition of the product as sent from Antennas Direct, and the really, *really* poor service from the Helpline that Antennas Direct bends over backwards to *insist* that you use.

I bought this antenna to replace another made in China antenna that quit working after using it for less than a month. The Clearstream is worth every penny I paid for it. I placed this on a shelf near my living room window and it pulled in a whopping 76 channels while I got only 44 with the previous antenna. The picture is vivid and clear with zero pixelation or signal problems. It seems sturdy and well made. It's placed in front of my living room window and receives excellent reception. The manufacturer of this antenna is based in the U.S. so it was great to support the company and it's workers. This is a very reliable antenna and I would recommend it to everyone. I did find it a little tricky to assemble but watched a You Tube video that helped me to figure it out. I wasted 44 dollars on a junk antenna that didn't last 1 month but now it's replaced by the Clearstream which I'm sure will last for years to come. This antenna was recommended by the Antenna Man on YouTube and he was right it's an excellent choice. Update: I forgot to mention that I live in a brick building in an apartment complex with lots of trees and other buildings around it even with these obstructions this antenna picks up 76 to 83 channels in my area. It's connected to a tuner box and Samsung Smart Tv. With this set up I was able to ditch a nearly $250 per month cable bill. In my location it's been very difficult to get an OTA signal at all. The Clearstream solved that problem and now I get reliable and uninterrupted OTA signals for free. No more cable broadcast fees for me. Yay!!!

We live outside of Los Angeles and, after Spectrum raised our local air channel fee to $13.00 (remember, this is for free channels--ABC,CBS, NBC,FOX, PBS), we had enough of their sometimes monthly increases. And, during the Olympics, they refused to allow us to change one of the channels on our subscriptions so we could watch the Olympics. So, out they went. What poor customer service! In our search for cheaper TV, we tried several antennas and this one has worked really well. We placed it on the roof in the direction of the antenna farm in LA, which is 43 miles away from us. And we received 144 channels! Yes, 144 channels, which were mostly channels catering to certain nationalities and oldies shows/movies/cooking. But the regular high and low VHF/ UHF channels of ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and PBS came in crystal clear. Perfect. Just the antenna hooked with cable wire to our main TV. To complete the set-up, we purchased a Tablo and a new 2GB hard drive to expand the system to the four other televisions in our house via WiFi. It really works as long as you have a strong WiFi capable system. We got 300 ATT WiFi (replacing Spectrum 200) and we subscribe to Sling for CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, etc. Our prior costs for Spectrum TV and internet came in at $145/month and that was with a very limited 10-channel Spectrum range in their cheapest plan (we picked the 10 cable channels we most watched in that plan--there could be no deviation). Our new costs come in at $75/month (internet+Sling). We did all of this through a Costco special ATT pricing that rebated us $250 in Costco Cash (which paid for the hardware upgrade). We are thrilled with this antenna. The Tablo set-up allows us to tape all of our regular air TV shows and the Sling cloud allows us to tape all our favorite cable shows. It's a great set-up. It did take a lot of planning to get it so perfect. But, it all started with this antenna, which was easy to instal on the roof. We used the cabling from one of our previous installs with made it really easy. I was really tired of being pushed out of popular shows on the Spectrum internet TV, like the Super Bowl, or Inauguration, when a lot of people would be watching. The program would simply stop when a lot of people were using the internet system and we were not able to watch the program. So, having a real antenna permits us to watch shows uninterrupted by the masses. Back to basic for us! Very happy! December 2021: Only additional comment I want to make is that the Tablo device we purchased to use with this antenna is absolutely horrible....UNLESS you buy a subscription to its service. Ummm...that was the point to disconnecting Cable...subscription services that go up and up and up. The Tablo is a failure on its own without the subscription, so, I would look at other alternatives. Unfortunately for us, we didn't find out about the major defects of Tablo until after the return date passed. It is planned that way, as a matter of fact. You get 30-days free subscription to the service. And you get 30 days to return the unit. When you realize the unit performs poorly, it is on day 32 and you can't return it. So beware of Tablo.

Wow!! Third-time purchasing a UHF/VHF HDTV antenna, first-time one worked!!! Previously, I got one or two of the four channels that rotate showing my home NFL team. Half the time I headed out to find a place to watch the game. Finally, I have an antenna that actually pulls the channels in. And not just those two that I previously received, but 67 different HDTV stations - including all four that might serve up my home team on any given Sunday. Setup was very easy - just took a few minutes. And it works flawlessly. Picture quality is great, with no breakup. Runs at full 1080p. Huge difference between this and other HDTV antennae I have bought. Full 5 stars.

I bought 3 antennas from Amazon and they are all reviewed here. For two of these antennas, the problem was that both ABC and CBS [channels 7 (WJLA) and 9 (WUSA)] in my area, and I suspect many other areas as well, have moved back to High-band VHF was received intermittently if at all. In all cases, I was 30 miles from the TV stations and set the antenna on top of an 8 foot high Tall Boy facing the direction indicated by TVfool.com. Luckily, that direction faced towards an outside wall of my home. The first antenna was the Mohu Curve 50 Designer HDTV Antenna. This small antenna actually worked well for all UHF stations and in general I would pick up about 40 stations including the two VHF channels as well. However, I had problems with VHF channels 7 and 9. I then purchased the Winegard LNA-200 Boost XT Digital HDTV Preamplifier from Amazon and installed it to see if it helped pick up VHF channels 7 and 9. I then picked up about 43 channels including the two VHF channels. This was due to the LNA or Low Noise Amplifier which set the Noise Figure (NF) for my new Sony TV at about 2 dB. The problem was that VHF channels for ABC and CBS (Channels 7 and 9 in the Washington, D.C. area) would still fade in and out and never be reliable enough to record using Viewtv or Simple.tv (both of which I purchased at Amazon). The remaining channels were very reliable since they were all UHF channels. I find it amazing this antenna actually worked so well for its rather small size. The next antenna was the Antennas Direct C2-V-CJM ClearStream 2-V Long Range UHF/VHF Indoor/Outdoor DTV Antenna with 20-Inch Mount also purchased from Amazon. The was a larger antenna that actually used a VHF Dipole as well as a UHF antenna to supposedly pick up the UHF channels as well as the VHF channels via the dipole augmentation. Of course there was only one dipole with the length matched to the high-VHF band. I was hoping this “rabbit ear” augmentation would be enough. But, no such luck. Not only did I have the same problem as the Mohu, but now via fading in and out, I was losing some UHF channels as well. Luckily, Amazon accepted this antenna as a return for my current antenna, the “Winegard Free Vision FV-30BB HDTV Antenna”. This is an older design antenna which has at least three dipoles for VHF channels giving it a larger effective aperture. I am now pulling in channels not only from Washington, D.C. reliably (including 7 and 9), but also some from Baltimore, MD. I actually received 54 channels, many of which I simply disabled since they were either Baltimore repeats of D.C. Channels or others I was not interested in. I am completely amazed. This just goes to show that newer designs are not necessarily better designs. This antenna (along with the single tuner version of Simple.TV and Viewtv) has allowed me to completely cut the cord. My additional purchases of two Roku 3’s allow me to put Simple.TV live or recorded video on any HDTV and this version (only this version) of Simple.TV has a no cost free guide that allows me to select just “New” recordings if I want. I can also watch TV on any popular phone or pad device via the internet at any location with free Wi-Fi. I will review these other devices separately later. Suffice it to say, I am now finally extremely happy – no more Direct-TV or Comcast Cable or ….!

Update : Eight years later, this antenna is still working great. I don't use it a ton, but every time I do, it works flawlessly. I just did a few 'channel scans' the other day. Picked up 96 -102 channels, with a handful of duplicates in those counts. Spend some TIME, creating your setup, and you'll get better results. 2018 Review ... I researched OTA antennas a TON before I bought this antenna. Previous to purchasing this ClearStream 2V, I also used a Costco store-bought, forty dollar, sheet OTA antenna, that you tape/attach to your window. In a guest room, not wired for cable tv. 2nd floor. My location (So Cal.) is in the middle of about 3 - 4 'tv tower farms'. With all of that, I was pulling in + 30 channels, using that cheaper antenna. With the new ClearStream 2V antenna, the goal was to feed 3 main tv's within the house, including the guest room. I'd have cable runs of 20', 50', and +75'. Not approved for a roof mount, so I built a 10' high tv mast, to stand on the outdoor, 2nd floor balcony deck. I talked to folks at Antennas Direct (a good source of help), and told them I was located between 2 different tv transmitter farms, in 2 different directions. So by facing my antenna towards one farm, I would lose the stations from the other. They suggested facing the VHF part of the antenna one direction, and the UHF portion in a different direction. Easily done, as the top part of the antenna, just snaps onto the the cage-like part, below it. I used several zip ties to secure the top part (the 'arms-like part) to the mast itself, with the rest of the antenna, several inches below that, also attached to the mast. Then played around, facing each antenna element in different directions, and doing multiple channel scans, till I found the maximum amount of channels. Sounds complicated, maybe. It wasn't. But it does take some time, and not just hoping this antenna is a 'plug and play' version. I pulled in about 50 channels. Fast forward ... I bought the Winegard LNA 200 pre-amp (after reading that it's GOOD). I figured that with my longer cable runs and multiple TV's, that a pre-amp might help improve things. I added it to my mast, about 5 inches below my antenna. I now pull in 80 - 85 channels. Granted, there's quite a few of Spanish stations, I can't use. But I still get a lot of other useful channels, including all of the major local ABC/NBC/CBS/PBS/CW, etc. networks. I even get a few versions of the same networks, broadcast from a city +100 miles away. Also, there will be some days/nights where some of your (distant) channels might fade in/out a bit, at times. That happens with most any antenna. But most of my channels are strong. I've only had my antenna up for 3 - 4 weeks, so I can't speak for how DURABLE this will be. I read a TON of the +1400 Amazon reviews for this antenna. I decided that some of the the poor reviews, were probably were either in a bad location (signal-wise), or they just didn't put much TIME into their antenna project. I've learned that in order to get a load of channels, it won't happen by just pulling the antenna out of the box, and throwing it up somewhere. Folks who attic-mount their antenna, get 'decent' function from their antenna. They'd be surprised at how many more channels they'd get, if they had mounted it outdoors. But weather or accessibility to their roof, can make that hard to do. Those who are debating, mount it outdoors. If you are deciding about this antenna, go for it. For the price, it is one of the better ones. But, much of what you GET out of an antenna, is determined by the EFFORT you put into positioning and connecting things the right way. This one doesn't take a ton of time to actually hook up. But if you plan to use it to power more than one TV, or you live in a area that doesn't have the best line-of-sight exposure to nearby TV towers, take some time to read what others have done, and your chances of getting really good TV reception, go way up.

Never owned a better attenna will recommend it to everyone

J’ai acheté cette antenne dans le but de me débrancher du câble. J’ai été étonné de la qualité de l’image que cette antenne nous procurent. J’habite à Montréal j’ai installé l’antenne à l’extérieur sur le balcon du haut d’un duplex qui donne plein sud et j’obtiens 22 postes de télé en HD. Et ce tout à fait gratuitement. Cela représente une bonne économie malgré que je me suis acheté un lecteur multimédia et augmenté mon forfait pour l’Internet j’estime à environ 400$ d’économie par année. D’après ce que j’ai lu j’ai probablement sur estimé mes besoins pour l’internet Le temps me le dira et j’ajusterai en conséquence, alors peut être d’autre économie à venir. Pour revenir à l’antenne, disons que ce n’est pas vraiment une antenne d’intérieur. À moins bien sûr qu’intérieur veuille dire un grenier, un hangar, un garage, une grange ou comme pour mon épouse, dans fond d’un placard :-) De toute façon c’est dehors qu’elle donne son meilleur rendement. À l’intérieur à côté de la télé j’ai obtenu 8 postes, dans la cage d’escalier en béton j’ai obtenu 15 à 18 postes/ sans et avec amplificateur et 22 postes à l’extérieur sans amplificateur. Éventuellement je vais la fixé sur toit en orientation sud-sud-est j’ai hâte de voir si cela fera une grosse différence s’il n’y a plus d’interférence causé par les arbres et les bâtiments. Il y a un montage à faire mais ce n’est vraiment pas compliqué si on sait visser un câble coaxial et quelques boulons. Je recommande cette antenne à quiconque veut regarder les chaînes de télé locales gratuites avec une image haute définition claire et stable et ce peut importe la température extérieure.

Agarra muchos mas canales y no hay interferencia a comparacion de mi antena que es una antena de poste afuera en intemperie en una casa de dos pisos, esta la puse adentro junto al televisor y no tuve ningun problema ni en instalar ni en usarla, que completamente contento con esta antena. Los canales se ven casi como si los estuviera haciendo stream desde internet. Imagino si la hubiera puesto afuera seria mucho mejor, pero como ya tengo experiencia con antenas de fuera que se dañan por los elementos pues decidi dejarla adentro

The 2V antenna was initially placed indoors next to the tv. . Even though the Mount-Royal mountain is in the pathway of certain US transmitters preventing me from getting those channels, I was able to receive 10 local channels and 3 US channels situated at a 55 mile distance to the south, and the image was crystal clear . Then I had the antenna installed on the roof combined to a Channel Master CM-7777HD TV Antenna Amplifier, on low gain, now I have a total of 15 US channels in addition to the 10 local ones and reception for the majority is excellent. After one year of use, I am quite satisfied, but decided to upgrade to the 4V in order get a more stable picture on the on the channels with a weaker signal. The 4V was installed in the exact same location as the 2V by a professional installer on the roof and it basically lost all the US channels. For some reason the 2V greatly outperformed the 4V, therefore the 2V was placed back on the roof and the 4V sent back. Even the installer had no clear explanation as to why the 4V was unable to perform as well as the 2V, either it was defective or it captured more noise from the surrounding cell towers and completely lost the weaker signals.

Excelente funciono muy bien muy buena Señal en la Tv