CLEARSTREAM2 Antenna

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(5 stars) - Works better than my amplified terk!
I live in Winter Springs, Florida in a ground floor apartment of a 2 floor complex. I have my Clearstream antenna on the shelf of my coat closet and most of my local channels come in better than cable tv delivers them to my sister. I do have to move the antenna slightly when I want to watch either channel 2 or channel 6, but I move it a lot less often than I had to with my Terk amplified tabbit ears/loop antenna, and I get all my locals nice and solid. If you have trouble with this antenna, moving it as little as a foot in a straight line might make an incredible difference. I do not have it pointed in the direction I expected to be best at all. It works far better than any other indoor antenna I've tried and I don't have to plug it in a power outlet.

(4 stars) - Three singal bands, this one does two
To understand this antenna, you have to understand the post-transition digital frequencies:

* Low VHF (Channels 2-6)
* High VHF (Channels 7-13)
* Core UHF (Channels 14-51)
* Obsolete UHF (Channels 52-69)

The early DTV stations all used UHF. After analog stations were turned off, some digital stations started moving down into High VHF. A small number of stations (just a few percent nationally) will be permanently stuck down in Low VHF. The problem is that VHF, especially low VHF, is very far in frequency from UHF. Basically you need two antennas to "do it right".

This antenna deliberately discards performance in Low VHF and Obsolete UHF, to improve core UHF performance. You need to decide if this is a problem or a benefit based on the TV stations in your area.

For many people an amplified antenna is either a waste or harmful. This antenna does not have an amplifier.

(5 stars) - Antenna
We live at the top of an extinct volcano in the Pacific NW. The signal from the TV towers really don't reach us that well but this antenna picked up the signal. We still need to position it depending on the channel we are trying to get, but the other 2 antennas I tried didn't.

(2 stars) - Does Not Deliver
This antenna was recommended as the ultimate solution to a specific location. Not only did it not deliver as promised but an antenna with half the supposed range of this model solved the problem. For the money you pay for this product, you could buy a real antenna and still save money.

(5 stars) - Happy with antenna
It's pretty funny looking; even my daughter asked what "that thing" was on my roof. My wife described it as looking like something you could blow bubbles with. But it made the difference between not being able to receive any over-the-air broadcasts and having the best picture ever on our TV. Our remaining problem is that 95% of our local stations' broadcast signals come right through our big elm tree. At times the image pixelates and the sound stops. I'm considering a taller antenna mast.

Some of the reviews I read before buying this antenna complained about difficulty attaching the cable because of the cramped hookup location. This is true, so prospective buyers may want to purchase a right-angle fitting and attach it before attaching the cable. Sealing the joints (as recommended) might be a bit more problematical, however.

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