Antennacraft� HBU22 High-VHF/UHF Antenna

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I searched high and low for this antenna based upon the reviews. Finally found it in a little, small-town shop. This thing works great! Get this antenna....now!

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Am 30 miles north of Houston with tall pines all around. Most transmitters are approximately 40 miles away. After installing in my 2-story attic without fine tuning am picking up 79 channels!!! I had no idea there were this many channels, so apparently am picking up many from other cities which is a huge bonus! Am very impressed with the HBU-22, a great price, and easy to work with!!

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After trying many other larger much more expensive antennas with bad results I tried this one, and as stated in all reviews it worked great I am near Spring Grove IL. I now get all available Chicago Channels including 2-1CBS I also get Channels from Milwaukee and Madison Wi. perfectly (55 channels).
Thanks to all of great reviews on this little powerhouse...

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As another reviewer states, Central Florida has one problem station: the NBC affiliate WESH on RF channel 11. I've lived in a few different locations around the area and every time I've had trouble pulling in WESH. Eventually I found an antenna that worked in that area.

However with my latest move, I'm closer to the Tampa market. I installed that same antenna and could pull in all the Tampa stations just fine, except the NBC affiliate WFLA on RF channel 7. I could also still pull in all of the Orlando stations, except WESH. So I decided it was time to upgrade to another antenna.

The HBU22 is that antenna.

I currently live halfway between the Orlando area towers and the Tampa area towers: ~45 miles to the NE and ~45 miles to the SW respectively, ~180 deg apart.

With the antenna mounted in my attic, NOT amplified, pointed towards the Tampa towers, I can now pull in all of the Tampa stations (including WFLA) AND I can pull in all of the Orlando stations (including WESH) off the back of the antenna.

Because of the size, the trickiest part was the attic mounting. If you're going to do that, assemble and unfold the elements in the attic. I'm thankful I didn't need a larger model.

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HDTV in Orlando has to deal with one major channel not on UHF - NBC affiliate WESH on high VHF channel 11 - some 37 miles away. None of the compact pre-amplified small 'HDTV' antennas handle this. I had a Philips small HDTV antenna on the roof, but WESH was weak during the day and non-existent at night. Replaced with this HBU22 very low on the roof (about 15 ft above ground), running through 60-80 ft of quad shield RG6 co-ax, NO amplifier, and now getting WESH on VHF at a consistent almost 100% signal night and day, and all the UHF channels at full strength too. In fact, it's also bringing in all the other channels in the region that are not in the antenna direction, including WTMO at a steady usable 60% signal strength even though it is 70 degrees off the beam direction and 15 miles away.

Also really liked how the antenna just snaps into shape within a minute or two out of the box. Had thought about building from scratch, but for the price this was a much better idea.

Also, note to Radio Shack corp: If you want to see how you should be running your stores, take a long look at the Orlando franchise on Orange St. I got to buy a product from someone who actually knew what they were talking about, and who didn't try to sell me batteries or a cell phone plan.

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This antenna was a good improvement over our home made gray hoverman antenna. Reception is better, we picked up channels in Houston that we have never seen before. Attic installation was simple with the recommended mast hanging from a rafter, directions were a little vauge but got it figured out. Reception is great with a few exceptions, which I am sure is 1) distance from station and 2) attic installation is not as signal friendly as outdoor install. Great improvement over previous antenna, I would definitely recommend this to a friend.

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I GIVE THE PRODUCT 5 STARS ANTENNA IS GREAT AND
I AM FROM QUEENS NY HDTV COME IN GREAT AND
GET ALL NY AND SOME NJ CLANNELS AND NOW
WE FREE OF CABLE TV AND CAN SAVE MONEY

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I;ve been meaning to set up0 an antenna since I live 40 miles away from the antenna farm in Houston, TX. The VHF and even the UHF KPRC (embedded to still be ch 2) did not come in strong enough after the switch to digital. I mounted this in the attic and get every station- even College Station KBTX. Signal strength more than doubled for nearly every station. KTRK went from no measurable signal to a 91- and againthe antenna is mounted in the attic. The HBU 22 is made in the USA and is nearly fully assembled. You will need to attach the u bolt and the rf coax. Best of all the HD channels are coming in at appox. 10-12 mbs as opposed to cable which is 3-4 mbs. The grass on the field doesn;t look funky anymore nor does the confetti drop at the superbowl...

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I'll start by mentioning that I'm an Extra Class amateur radio operator, so not a complete stranger to antenna fundamentals. This is a great product. We're located on the western edge of the Kansas City metro area, so the closest local stations are 15 - 20 mi. away.

To satisfy my curiousity, I aimed the antenna toward Topeka, KS, just to see if it could pick up a signal from 50 - 60 mi. out. The antenna is really low, maybe 15 ft. AGL, but I figured it couldn't hurt to try. No joy that direction, but all the local stations came in at 85% or better off the _back_ of the antenna, so I just left it pointed the wrong way (really hot in the attic today). Much to my surprise, I also am receiving a St. Joseph, MO station - about 50 mi. away - off the _side_ of the antenna.

This antenna is very much underrated in the specs - unless I just happened to get the super-performing one out of that production lot. Given the low price, I may get another to put up outside on the 40 ft. mast, just to see how well it works at a more optimum height. This antenna was purchased to regain access to ABC networks after our local cable provider refused to pay a higher carriage charge. Now that I've seen how well OTA digital works, I'm questioning why I'm spending so much on cable in the first place.

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Make sure you read all the instructions and goto dtv.gov for info to setup. I found that this antenna worked only after I changed the TV setting from cable to antenna, then using the signal strength setting to fine tune the right direction to point the antenna.I'm 50 miles out and this antenna works great.