If I buy this leaf antenna and try it and it doesn't work can I hook back up to cable and still receive the cable channels I had?
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Absolutely. It does work though. But if you want to switch back, you can with no problem
148001
yes, you can but i would buy a spiltter with a switch that can go from the leaf, & back to cable , not all local channels may be on your cable tv.
148002
Don't stop your cable or satellite subscription until after you have successfully tried this alternative. Others have answered the basic process of doing the channel search on antenna and/or cable. Good luck.
148003
Yes, just run your channel search after switching from cable to antenna and vice versa if it doesn't work. Also the installation of the leaf is very simple...try different locations on your wall before you attach, we found that we got better reception on the east.
148004
yes, as long as you have not cancelled your cable. On my TV I have a simple set up to switch back and forth from one to the other. I have to say though, that I did cancel my cable. The picture from the Leaf was better than the cable pic. It just took a week or two to find the right place to locate it. With a bit of patience you will be happy with it and save yourself a lot of money. Good Luck!
148005
Absolutely. It does work though. But if you want to switch back you can with no problem
148006
I believe so. Just need to change tv from cable to antenna and run channel search. If leaf antenna does not work you need to change tv back to cable from antenna.
1096370
What are you using to get TV channels...if cable then I would call my cable company. I never had this issue but then I always used cable never TV to search for channels.
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No. It picks up only local channels in your area. Has a "search" that will auto select any / all in your area. But no, no proper cable channels.
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Hi Blair - I purchased the Leaf about a month ago. I am very surprised at the number of channels I receive. However, I cannot receive the VHF channels in my area with the Leaf. I sent an email to Mohu customer support asking about UHF vs. VHF reception for the Leaf. Their response is below. Hope this helps. Thank you for your interest in our products. I am afraid that the UHF/VHF question is not quite as simple as a yes or no question. The Leaf does pick up VHF stations it just can't pick them up as efficiently and therefore not from quite far as away as it can UHF stations. There are two reasons for this. 1) The Leaf is optimized for the UHF band stations, VHF stations operate at a lower frequency and the Leaf is a little bit too small to receive them as efficiently as a larger antenna. The Leaf could receive VHF band stations just fine but it would need to have the surface area of a wall poster to do this. (Currently it is approximately the size of a sheet of notebook paper) 2) The FCC mandates that the VHF band stations are not allowed to broadcast with as high of a power as the UHF stations. As such, you may have trouble receiving VHF stations from as far away with any antenna. This is simply because they do not broadcast at the same power level. If you live pretty close to the towers, then you probably won't have any trouble with picking up the VHF stations as well as the UHF band stations. I hope that helps answer your question. If there is anything else I can help you with please let me know.
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It didn't work at all. I donated it to Goodwill. I bought the flat panel antennae with amplifier that can be mounted on a window, wall, or ceiling (this antennae was ranked # 1 on the Amazon website. I got 102 channels via air. Since it worked so goo, I cancelled my cable TV and dish TV.
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Just make sure you go into your tv settings and select antenna as the input, and then make it scan for channels. We use two of these as weather-back-ups here in FL when the cable goes out. I usually get around 20-25 channels
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Try going to antennaweb.org you can enter your address and find out exactly what type of antenna to use, how far your broadcast stations are, which and how many channels you should receive. An outdoor antenna whether in an attic or behind any wall in your home will lose 1/3 or more of its power. Does your leaf antenna have an amp already? Too powerful of an amp will hurt your signal also. Typically, the best indoor antennas (those which are powered) will give you stations from 30 miles away. Any farther, its time to consider an outdoor model. Don't fall for any company claiming to have an antenna capable of getting stations more than 70 miles away. (Curvature of the Earth) I have this pre-amp with a clear stream 4 and get about 40 channels that are non-repeats and 73 channels all together. This is a great pre-amp. Consider a Flatwave powered outdoor antenna from winegard , checkout any of their products on winegard.com you can find them at Home Depot for about a $100. (There probably on Amazon too.) Winegard is the Mercedes-Benz of antennas, you can't go wrong with them.
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How were you able to determine that it was a faulty tuner and not user error? I am going through the same situation, although it is over the air and not cable. I was told that I could plug in a standard antenna and receive digital as well as HD channels due to the HD tuner. Please educate me in this matter as I am not versed in this matter.
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I agree with Charles. If the signal is strong enough, it should pick up the channel. I need to move the antenna periodically, but not that often. My antenna picks up two 7.1s and two 7.2s. I hope this helps!
984179
I bought the same junk. Mine doesn't work either. I am not climbing a 50' tower to bring it down and send back. Amazon has been no help in this matter. I refuse to order any more merchandise from Amazon due to their not caring attitude for long service customers. The antenna is just plastic junk never designed to work properly. Many of us have been fooled.
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I think if you plugged it in to the box that says antenna, it will work. But I don't have a definite answer,sorry.
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The best I can say is go to "Your Account" and at the bottom find returns and replacements. You might want to check the fuse either in-line or in the plug adapter. These can be fickle and blow out, also make sure power outlet has power and the antenna is mounted properly with good cable.
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As long as your tv is in a place where your reception signal is strong you will get a lot of channels you will not think twice about cable. The only thing i didn't like about this antenna was the cord is very short so u can't move it in to many directions that's why i send mines back if you find one with a longer cord then you will be ok!
1467423
Not all the channels, although U don't recommand it any more. After a month of using it, it started to hang and delet channels. Then, it never worked back.
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I had the exact same thing happen recently. It worked great for around a month, then the channels were gone all of a sudden. I tried my old crappy antenna again and that worked better than the Leaf Plus. Did you guys return yours? Thinking of doing that.
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Yes you can. As long as you have reception for that channel it will work even if you don't have reception for that channel it will tune to that channel
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Hi Judy. This website maybe able to help: http://www.antennaweb.org/ Although it is really hard to tell what stations you can pick up. This antenna does have an amplifier so it may help getting distant signals. I would give it a try, if it doesn't work Amazon is good about returns. If you have a BestBuy close to you they may have some suggestions, although their price is usually high.