Antennas Direct 8-Element Bowtie UHF Outdoor HDTV Antenna, Multi-Directional, 70+ Mile Range, 4K 8K UHD NEXTGEN TV – w/All-Weather Mounting Hardware

These work great and pickup all UHF local channels in Orlando. The farthest reliable signal I get is from a Melbourne station about 60 miles away. Surprisingly, it's through a large Oak tree as well. To get the best out of this, you need to point them correctly. I used a DTV App and then had a helper inside looking at signal strength as I made small adjustments. All in all the systems work great. I needed a VHF system which this didn't have, so I got another combiner and added one. Sometimes the dew in the morning degrades signal but not to the point of complete loss. Picture quality is amazing. I also suggest a pre amp and then a multi tap amp to TVs. Use only high quality coax and do the connectors yourself to ensure good picture quality.

I went from being able to get one channel on an upstairs tv to getting all available from nearby cities. The nearest towers are 40-60 miles away. The ones in the 40 mile range came in immediately. The ones in the 50+ range took a little bit of troubleshooting. First off I am not fully done. The antenna is mounted on the roof. It took a few tries to get the antennas pointed in the right directions. Once that was done, the most important channel Fox 6 was in and out and digitized when a 5 way 1000mhz splitter was installed on the line to split the line to two tvs. When this was removed, I received all stations beautifully. The worst on still had 2-3 bars and was keeping steady and clear. I tried a 2300mhz clear sky splitter from radio shack. This seemed like it worked, but before to long it was showing some digital marks and every so often blacking out completely. So I am back to just on tv working perfectly. After doing some research and contacting Antenna Direct I decided the best action would be to get a powered 4 way distribution splitter. It should be here tomorrow. I will try to update the results. The next step would be to get the pre amp installed and try that. UPDATE: After installing the 4way distribution splitter made by antennas direct, everything is working great. Every so often when a storm is to the south, the weakest channels 4 and 6 will go in and out. I have bought a preamp to try but the channels go out so little that I have not yet installed. So far it is turning out to be one of the best investments I have made in a while. I will update once I ever get back on the roof and install the preamp. Conclusion: I ended up spending close to $250 dollars to get an antenna for over the air tv that would work. This will pay for it self in months by canceling cable tv. It was not to much work and anyone handy who is not afraid of heights can easily mount to roof or attic (loss of 10-15 miles in attic). Install antenna and connect to only one tv first to see what reception you can get. Then split the line to see where you are at. This will help you troubleshoot if you may need a pre amp or powered splitter or both. Goodbye DirectTV and Cable TV. Getting over the air TV is more than enough. For the nights that we want a little more and for the kids entertainment, we also have high speed internet with two Roku boxes. One Roku box in each room. Netflix is around $9 per month and Hulu Plus is around $8 per month. Between these two services there is more that enough to watch. Hulu is free on the computer to check out and see all the new shows available. Also we have had Amazon Prime for the shipping, but as a bonus you also get Amazon prime video that also has a large collection of stuff to watch. All in all for around $32 per month we have way more selection that satellite or cable every offered, and it is all played off the Roku box when ever you want. WELL WORTH IT!

Live in Upstate NY where we are about 50 miles aways from three different major market cities. Pointed one of the 4 bowtie bays toward Binghamton and the other toward Syracuse. After scanning the TV for newly detected/received channels, happy to report that multiple channels were received from both cities. The unit was easy to assemble. Very happy with the performance! Update: The antenna is attached to a metal pole. Will spin in the wind. The clamping mechanisms of the antenna appear not to dig in sufficiently to keep it in place with wind. Yes, there are two clamps but one uses the plastic housing for the UHF combiner and cannot be tightened sufficiently to prevent the antenna from spinning in the wind. Update 2: Contacted support for the spinning issue. Was told to use duct tape and cable ties to effect repair of the outdoor antenna. Seems a NASCAR guy was on the support desk. They did not say if I needed 200 MPH duct tape or just regular tape. Unacceptable solution.

After numerous power outages lately (that also invariable knock out our cable/internet service), I figured I'd try to get my old rooftop antenna wired up and working so I could run on generator and catch the local news at least. I had previously run some RG6 to my antenna, but it was years since I tried to pick anything up on it, especially after a lot of the locals moved from VHF to UHF. The old yagi covered both ranges just fine, but it was in rough shape... I'd guess it's probably 30+ years old, maybe more. Well, it didn't do that great. I picked up a grand total of 3 UHF frequencies with enough signal that my TV actually recognized them. And one of those was so intermittent, it was basically unwatchable. Then I bought an amp, because I'm running nearly 100' of coax and I figured I was probably losing enough signal that it degraded too much. Same result though. I even took my little TV to the roof, hooked into the antenna directly, made sure it was pointed the right way, and got the same lousy results. So... I did my research and figured that for my situation, I'd try a bowtie instead of another yagi. Pulling the old antenna down was probably harder than putting the new one up. The nuts on the bracket had rusted nearly solid, but I finally got them going. Installing the new one was only tricky for me because I have a parallel mast attached to the main mast, supporting a ham antenna higher up. So it was a difficult job to get the new brackets in place, but that was my deal, and I finally made it work. I hooked up directly to the antenna and was pleasantly surprised that I was now able to pick up 7 frequencies (I won't bother listing how many channels that is since that includes subchannels...just suffice to say, it picks up way more). My only real gripe is that for me, there are some stations that I pick up better if I tilt the antenna above the horizon... maybe 10 degrees? It's too bad there's no easy way to add this tilt to the setup besides adding spacers to the lower mast bracket to achieve the desired result. But adding that tilt makes all the difference... I pick up 3 more frequencies that I didn't before (10 total now), and the others come in stronger. That's because some of the channels aren't quite line-of-sight. Maybe that, and the nearby vegetation (lots of tall trees) make aiming higher a better solution. One interesting thing... I have the VHF add-on on order, but it hasn't shown up yet (shipped separately). I was surprised to see that this UHF-only antenna actually picks up a couple of the local VHF broadcasts. One of them was strong enough to tune and watch just fine. But when I tilted up to improve UHF reception, I lost that VHF channel. I think it'll come back okay once I actually add the VHF antenna to the setup. But anyway, I thought that was a tidbit worth mentioning. I mean, that channel went from 60% to 29% just by tilting up a few degrees. Weird. It's 37 miles away so it was probably a fluke I picked it up at all without any specific VHF elements. It's Fox 13 in the Seattle market, FYI. They do have a UHF translator that's lower power, but I can actually get that okay even from 28+ miles away.

I *HAD* to write a review for this antenna. I am 71 years old, audio-phyle since age 16, put up LOTS of antenna's just for FM, I know my antenna's. My 11yo grandson and I assembled and installed it yesterday. Took about 2hrs, including mounting time. This one is well-made, it actually has 8 (eight!!) driven active elements. Any one of them will receive UHF perfectly all by itself. Well, this is an 8-element array, where each one is CORRECTLY joined together in parallel, literally stacking the signal received eight times. Now what was weak, pixelated, is clear, solid, HD digital OTA TV. Oh, it comes with a combiner and all necessary hardware to mount on a pole. I eliminated that stuff and screwed the antenna directly to the side of my house near the peak, works fantastic and no unsightly pole. Know that I could do this because all stations in my area are together and in that direction, so this may not apply to you. The antenna being (basically) flat was the reason I bought it so I could do this. YAGI and highly directional antenna won't mount like this. Soo, Yup, a great antenna, pretty good price for what you get, made with high quality and has a good perfgormance.

This a very good antenna, with a quality build suitable for most situations, and multi-angular reception that brings in plenty of stations. I really like the antenna, but it didn't solve all of the problems I had anticipated. ....My primary channel of interest is 70 miles away, and even with critical aiming, the DB-8 isn't able to consistently hold that signal. .....I have since found out that this antenna is definitely not the best solution for difficult long distant reception. .....I am now trying another option I found described by some Canadian installers. ....I am going to stack two DB8e antennas on top of each other and see if I can bring in the weak signals that are eluding me. ....The installation requires paying very close attention to cable lengths of both antenna feed cables. .....Don't let others fool you into thinking the DB-8 is the most powerful antenna out there. ....It is likely one of the most powerful multi-directional antennas on the market, but if you have a station with questionable reception, the 91- series yagi style antennas outperform it by a considerable margin. .....But,,,, you must deal with the fact that the 91 series yagis are highly directional and must either be critically aimed or mounted on a rotor. If the stacking technique is not successful, I will pull the DB8e stack down the pole and place a HDB91X at the top of the antenna pole, critically aimed and fed by its own coax and preamp to an A-B switch on the back of my primary TV. Update 1/12/2016 - I have been tediously dealing with each factor in the transition to see where the biggest difference lies. ....Stacking the two antennas to form a 16 bay antenna has definitely improved signal strength. ...As I have replaced successive sections of cable with very high quality cable, it has also become obvious to me that much of my problem is associated with dissimilar cable connections that cause a form of ghosting that results in increase attenuation. .....When I get the cable all done, I will post another update and attempt to cover as many of the finer details in optimizing this installation. 1/19/2016 - I have gone through all of the steps to meticulously sort the myriad problems associated with long range reception in this installation. There are a couple of things everyone should know. ....ALWAYS start with new, first rate cable in your installation. Old antenna cable can have many unique problems that effect your antenna reception. I found the last cable replacement I made to make a considerable difference. .....And lastly, this isn't the best long range antenna sold. .....That title still goes to the yagi style antennas that are very directional, but this is a very good compromise. ...If I was starting over again from scratch, I would go with stacked yagi antennas critically aimed at my target stations, for the best long range reception available.

I do not normally provide reviews for products however this one I felt I had to. Review may be a little lengthy however I feel a little background is important. Read the entire review, this antenna did not work for my and I included details of the one that did work near the end of this review. We had been using a cheap basic indoor antenna for many years to receive local stations, our home was situated relatively close to many of the broadcast towers and we had no issues receiving around 15-20 stations. When we decided to move, we moved to a more rural setting, further from the broadcast towers and our cheap indoor antenna only received the really strong signals which equated to us no receiving around 2-3 stations. Time to look for something stronger. After doing some research and reading many reviews I determined our best bet was to purchase an outdoor antenna. I was not excited about an outdoor antenna, as I always saw them as an eye sore but free TV is better than a $250 cable bill. Based on feature and reviews, this antenna seemed like it would meet all of our needs and the range of 70 miles was more than enough to reach the the furthest tower from us which was around 60 miles away. The price seemed a little high however if it does the job, the one time investment was still far more cost effective than cable, so I ordered it. The antenna arrived as it should, assembly was easy, I didn't have any issues with missing parts or defective components (this was all good). The terrain in our area is relatively flat with no major trees obstructing the signal to the antenna. While installing I was getting pretty excited thinking, "this is going to be great, living further out with more privacy and still getting free TV". To make sure I got the very best signal possible this antenna was mounted on a 15' pole off the peak of my roof. Again, thinking "With the height and this antenna, I'm going to get tons of stations". Drilled holes, neatly anchored the coax line in a straight run through the attic, down the wall and into the house. This antenna even came with an amplifier, so now I'm thinking "man, I'm going to get stations from the next state over". Turned the antenna toward the majority of the towers. Time to reap the rewards of my research and labor intense install! Turned on the TV did a signal scan and.... Received 3 stations... Ok, no big deal, I'll just adjust the antenna, back on the roof we go and move the antenna, do another scan, 2 stations. Hmm, I must not be pointing it in the correct direction, did some more research, downloaded a tower scanning app on my phone with an app and redirected the tower. Back inside, another scan, 3 stations. After 3 weeks of adjusting, reorienting, checking coax connections, confirming power to amplifier, etc., I was at a loss. The best I could do was get about 5 stations on a clear, 0 mph wind day at 5:02pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. I chocked it up to my location and being too far from the towers to provide a strong enough signal. On Sept. 22nd 2021, I will have owned this antenna for almost a year with no improvement. Last week my wife and I were at Target, while walking through the electronics section I saw a $50 indoor antenna with a 50 mile range. She's been on my for months now to get "that ugly thing off our roof, it doesn't work anyway". Unfortunately I couldn't disagree with her, and what could it hurt, it would probably get our local weather channel and that was all we really needed so we purchased it. The next day I was up on the roof to remove the outdoor antenna. The new one we purchased was an indoor / outdoor, however I did not want to install it outdoors. I proceeded to pull the coax back into the garage and install the new Target antenna up in the trusses, assuming that this would cut down on the signal I received I didn't care I just wanted to be done with it. I removed the amplifier from the old antenna, screwed the coax into the back of the TV and did a scan. 15 stations on the first scan, I was ecstatic, used the app I previously downloaded, adjusted the position of the Target antenna, rescanned, got 32 stations!!! My long winded review is complete. Maybe I received a defective antenna but regardless, a $50 Target antenna mounted indoors was much better than a $170 lightning rod on the top of my home. If interested the "Target Antenna" was a Philips Elite HD Wing Antenna. Model #SDV8412B/27. Do your own research, and good luck with whatever you guys buy.

This well-made DB8e antenna is beautiful. I love the plastic red caps that cover the ends of the bow ties. (It keeps them from getting bent out of shape.) I love how this is basically TWO antennas that can be pointed in two different directions. The assembly instructions aren't the best, but I was able to figure them out. With this antenna I received 54 channels from 56.4 miles away (in one direction). All in PERFECT condition with no dropouts or pixelation. I was impressed, and this reception was from the inside of my attic! Unfortunately, this antenna could not receive my favorite two channels 2-1 and 2-2, which I sadly learned are NOT in the UHF band, but are in the VFH-High band. This antenna (as it clearly states) is a UHF antenna. If you want to receive any VHF-High channels you will need an antenna that is designed for those frequencies. Perform an internet search for "TV signals near me", and look at the FCC site and the TVFool site. Both sites are extremely helpful, and give recommendations as to the type of antenna you need and the compass-pointing information to help you aim your antenna to receive the strongest signal. If you don't need to pick up channels 2 through 5, then this antenna will be the best antenna you ever bought! I ended up replacing this antenna with a $45 model RCA ANT751 (bought from this site), and couldn't be happier. I now receive all the channels that my location can receive. (currently 56 channels total) If you do not own a compass, there are some great compass apps for a smartphone that work great! I am very happy to finally cut out cable tv. UPDATE: Wow, how time flies! In December 2014, I initially installed this antenna in my attic. I was saddened that this UHF antenna could not pick up channels 2 through 5, (which are in the VHF-Hi frequency band), and I instead installed another antenna RCA ANT751. The RCA ANT751 worked great for me and I stored this beautiful 8 Element Bowtie Antenna in the attic. Two years ago I needed an additional antenna to point in a different direction to pick up an educational channel. I only used one-half of this 8 element bowtie antenna to capture the signal from the new transmitting station about 45 miles away. I used the ANTENNA SIGNAL COMBINER that is supplied with this 8 element antenna to combine the received signal from both antennas to my amplified signal splitter in my attic. Two great advantages of mounting these antennas in your attic is you can support these lightweight antennas from your rafters with string, and the antennas and connections do not corode nearly as fast as they would outside in the elements. When installed in your attic, you never need to be worried about your antennas during hurricanes and high-wind storms. After nearly four years in my attic, this anntena still looks and works as good as new!

Recepción normal, no esperes que incremente mucho la señal, aparte es muy pesada y requiere un mástil con tensores para que no vibre tanto.

Easy to assemble and to install. Martin from Antennas Direct advised me to buy this type of antenna, and he was right. With a compass and the coordinates from TVfool.com, and finding the best spot on my roof, I installed the antenna with no problem. I recommend with no hesitation Antennas Direct for everybody needing an antenna. Don't forget, the antenna that is needed, is not necessarily the same for every house. Antennas Direct was an incredible help. Before, I was receiving 8 channels, now I'm receiving 13, sometime 14. There are two towers in my region and each of the two sections of the antenna is directing to one different tower. I can't get more channel because that's all there is where I live. Those who are not happy with this antenna, don't blame blindly the antenna. There are different reason why it might not work for you, take time to read how it works. Topography of your region, trees; density, size, and height of buildings between you and the towers can affect, etc. The position on your roof can affect too. This antenna is very good.

Aún no la instalo al 100% para poder dar una mejor y más completa reseña, pero los materiales se ven de buena calidad, espero sea duradera y cumpla con su propósito

Our last antenna was a home made one and was good but this one is better quality and with having the ability to aim in multiple directions is much better. We started losing channels we had with the old one and were able to get them back. Unfortunately no new ones appeared. We are in a valley. Highly recommend.

This antenna allows for 2 separate 4 bays to aim at 2 transmitter locations or all 8 bays aimed at one group if i only had one location to aim at i would probably use a single long range antenna but this works for me because i have multiple locations to aim at and receive signals from across lake ontario ...i use a compass and regularly pull in 40 channels. It would be nice to have 4 separate 2 bays to aim .. i have an inline booster i havnt even tried yet so if you have a clear path with 1-2 locations to aim at this antenna is very good !!!!!!