Just moved to this area and I checked on antennaweb.org to see what's available. Will this pick up all the color zones or mainly yellow?
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Where I am at, the majority of broadcast towers are about 20 miles away in one area with some low level towers scattered in other areas. Those are the closest. It picks up 19 out of 26 channels including the main networks and PBS. For an inexpensive antenna, it does a fine job but placement can be a problem based on your house layout.
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Hi, tried all the rest this is the best, put between the blinds and the Window !
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Probably. Wood. My daughter Ashley. Uses it by Pittsburgh. Myself, I did not like this one.
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I have two indoors and they both pick up many channels some of the local ones and few others. very clear if not more clear than cable. between these antennas and netflix ,hulu plus and apple tv my bill is less than half of what cable would be .so get one and try it .
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This is a neat website I have never heard of it. I have four towers in yellow, three green, and one red according to this site. With this Amazon antenna I pick them all up with no problem. Hope this helps
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This antenna picks up local HD signals in your area. I found that the signals I pick up is actually better than what I get with my current cable service. If you have an HD TV (digital ready TV) you will only need to connect the antenna to the back of your TV and then go into your TV settings to allow your TV to set the channels. You can go to AntennaWeb.com to find your local stations and those near you and their distance so you can see if you will get decent reception. Just remember, this is an antenna and will not let you pick up HBO, Showtime, and/or other cable only channels. Only your locally broadcast channels are available. Hope this helps. This antenna picks up local HD signals in your area. I found that the signals I pick up is actually better than what I get with my current cable service. If you have an HD TV (digital ready TV) you will only need to connect the antenna to the back of your TV and then go into your TV settings to allow your TV to set the channels. You can go to AntennaWeb.com to find your local stations and those near you and their distance so you can see if you will get decent reception. Just remember, this is an antenna and will not let you pick up HBO, Showtime, and/or other cable only channels. Only your... » Read More This antenna picks up local HD signals in your area. I found that the signals I pick up is actually better than what I get with my current cable service. If you have an HD TV (digital ready TV) you will only need to connect the antenna to the back of your TV and then go into your TV settings to allow your TV to set the channels. You can go to AntennaWeb.com to find your local stations and those near you and their distance so you can see if you will get decent reception. Just remember, this is an antenna and will not let you pick up HBO, Showtime, and/or other cable only channels. Only your locally broadcast channels are available. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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D~ did you get this and does it work for you? I am also in SJ and looking at getting an antenna. Thx!!!
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Check out this website for your areahttp://antennaweb.org/address.aspxIt is pretty accurate but I am getting more channels than it says I should so your mileage may vary.
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I too had same problem, so purchased a hd antenna. Now able to pickup many channels. Good luck.
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I found the fcc website better because the colors mapped to the descriptions green, yellow, red and seem to indicate signal strength vs just distance.. To the best of my knowledge, basic is for green channels, high performance yellow and green and theoretically, extreme, for yellow, green and red. I have the $35 and I can get the green, yellow and some of the red. The remaining red I can get if the weather is clear. Oh, measure how far to a window. Mine did not work well unless in a window and I needed to order and extension piece of coax cable so I could place it high in the window.
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richard is right, wavelength is key, if the antenna happens to be mathematically close to to the correct wavelength you're trying to pick up, you may be in luck...the only way to know is to try it out.
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We live in a large metro area. At least one of the channels comes in from about 40 miles away but I believe the others are closer. We also live in Ia rather low lying area so that matters, too. This one brings all area channels in well. On another set, I actually used a splitter to join the power of two lesser antenna with happy results as well. Just a guess on my part brought success.
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Don't remember what the box has but I think it's light green, for large multi-directional i.e. pretty good stuff. The antenna claims good for 70+ miles. The farthest station from my house is only 39 miles away so everything is clear, all 30 stations. Go to antennaweb.org, type in your zip code and address to locate all the stations. Use google earth to find the orientation of your house relative to the stations and aim for best reception. My Tivo has signal strength indicator for all the stations, a friend rotates the antenna on the roof until I get optimum reception. My stations are clustered N-E and S-W so the antenna was aimed that way and fine tuned using the station strength meter from Tivo. Don't remember what the box has but I think it's light green, for large multi-directional i.e. pretty good stuff. The antenna claims good for 70+ miles. The farthest station from my house is only 39 miles away so everything is clear, all 30 stations. Go to antennaweb.org, type in your zip code and address to locate all the stations. Use google earth to find the orientation of your house relative to the stations and aim for best reception. My Tivo has signal strength indicator for all the stations, a friend rotates the antenna on the roof until I get optimum reception. My stations are... » Read More Don't remember what the box has but I think it's light green, for large multi-directional i.e. pretty good stuff. The antenna claims good for 70+ miles. The farthest station from my house is only 39 miles away so everything is clear, all 30 stations. Go to antennaweb.org, type in your zip code and address to locate all the stations. Use google earth to find the orientation of your house relative to the stations and aim for best reception. My Tivo has signal strength indicator for all the stations, a friend rotates the antenna on the roof until I get optimum reception. My stations are clustered N-E and S-W so the antenna was aimed that way and fine tuned using the station strength meter from Tivo. « Show Less
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hey, i'm in the same prob here, looking for something to boost my weak signal for my regular tv. I don't use cable, just rabbit ears. Any sugestion which antenna is best or should i go look for booster?
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Depends. I bought mine and installed it. I live in coral springs, fl, a relatively flat area, so the signals come in crisp from the local stations. the type of house you live in shouldn't matter. it's the topography of the area you live in. hills, tall buildings, etc... will effect reception.
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Mommy, The color coding you saw on antennaweb.org is for outdoor antennas to coordinate antenna type with the CEA color-coded map of TV signals. Antennaweb.org nor CEA cover indoor antennas in this manner. An indoor antenna either works in your area or it does not. If you know of someone else using an indoor antenna in your area, then this will most likely work even better. It is designed to easily pick-up available local digital [HD] TV signals and you will probably discover there is a lot more being broadcast digitally than you thought. I have had some issues where some signals are not clear at parts of a day or disappear altogether, but these are usually "fringe" channels while the major networks are all good all the time.
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I forget the color meanings, That said, I live in Ashland OH, I receive channels from Lorain, Cleveland, Akron, Mansfield. So cleveland is a long ways away. See a map for the distance. I love this antenna.
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You should use the data repeater. Even with good connections you will notice a difference in colors on the 2nd strand. If you choose white, the first strand will be white and the 2nd strand will have a yellow tint to it. I did not notice this much on blue when I use that color.
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It did pick up digital signals. I even got some High def channels, but you must have a digital capable TV. Great antenna for the price. I'm quite happy with it.