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Antennas Direct - 8-Element Bowtie UHF Outdoor HDTV Antenna, Multi-Directional, 70+ Mile Range, 4K 8K UHD NEXTGEN TV - Black/Silver
Average customer rating
4.6
(236 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 236 reviews
5 Stars
178
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
2
1 Star
8
93%of customers recommend this product.
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199 out of
214)
Customer Reviews for Antennas Direct - 8-Element Bowtie UHF Outdoor HDTV Antenna, Multi-Directional, 70+ Mile Range, 4K 8K UHD NEXTGEN TV - Black/Silver
Posted by: jake
from Bloomington, IN, United States
Verified Purchase:Yes
This antenna has a serious design weakness. The elements are riveted together through plastic insulator pieces. When I unpacked and set up the antenna, I noticed that about half of the bowtie pieces were loose and not making reliable contact with the conductors. The initial channel scans were not very impressive or consistent. After spending an hour drilling out the rivets and replacing them with adequately tightened screws and nuts, I received about twice as many channels. I'm still somewhat disappointed in the reception, but then I live in a mildly hilly wooded area.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Posted by: wayr
from Sheboygan, WI, United States
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is one awesome antenna! I can pick up both Green Bay and Milwaukee channels and both are 50 miles away in both directions! Also looks awesome.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
its what i needed
on September 24, 2017
Posted by: nony
from central texas
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had two groups of stations about 110 degrees apart. This is the only antenna that i thought would work. One group is 20-25 miles away with vhf and uhf stations. The other group is 66 miles away with only uhf stations. This antenna worked perfectly with the adjustable panels. All stations comming in great. Just got it a few days ago, so durabilty will be determined. Seems to be pretty well built though considering the way antennas are built nowdays. I don't think anyone makes them like the old days.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: 71Chevelle
from North East, PA, United States
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is the third different antenna I have tried. This blows the others away for a steady solid signal without constantly adjusting direction. After installing a pre-amplifier it works much better than anything I have tried! Love it!!!!
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Posted by: cpeckham
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It was easy to install and is working very well. I'm very satisfied.
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Posted by: No tv
from Rochester, NY, United States
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm getting 28 stations from 2 markets 50 miles away. This antenna receives signals through the trees. I recommend a vhf retrofit.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting antennasdirect.com
Customer Rating
5
!5 channels free!
on August 19, 2017
Posted by: Jim Herrington
from Livermore, CO, United States
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We live at 7000' and over 50 miles from antennas. The antenna picked up 15 channels including NBC, CBS, and FOX. We now have access to local and national news, The picture quality is very good. The components seem well designed and constructed. We have not used it during bad weather. The instructions for grounding for lightning protection could be better. The only downsides are that the instructions are a bit confusing, and mounting the "pre-amplifier" to the antenna mast is weak as it relies only on cable ties which slip around. You Tube videos help clarifying the installation. Running the coaxial cable was the hardest part but that is due our to home construction. We set the antenna up and "Dry fit" it to a couple of locations and found we had the same number of channels so we selected the easiest place to mount the antenna and the less visible. We did not try an inside the attic mount but that would certainly be possible but the wiring would be more of a problem for us,
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: TRM1
from Mauston, WI 53948, United States
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Assembly was relatively easy with some confusion on my part regarding the use of the arrows comments in the instructions. The next challenge was determining the correct level of preamp required to get all the channels available without over powering the tv's (we have 6). A 30db amp is too much and an 18db amp is sometimes too little. 95% of the time the 18db works fine but I'm striving for 100%.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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