Eagle Aspen Dtv2Buhf Directv 2-Bay Uhf Antenna

Ordered Eagle Aspen Dtv2Buhf Directv 2-Bay Uhf Antenna from Amazon 12nov09, recd 17nov09, $24.54 free shipping. Shipped in a largish outer box. Inner box looked somewhat crushed, probably when packed, but the antenna is not very delicate, so it seems OK.

The product comes in a flat box, and requires assembly: pliers etc. Not appropriate for a buyer who is not "handy", unless they have a friend to put it together. The directions are poor -- you will have to figure things out yourself. The cable connection has a confusing "weather cover" that has to be removed -- at first I thought my product was defective.

Assembled, it is 19x13 inches, and 5 to 8 inches thick. It is quite awkward for indoor use; you really need a post to mount it on. You need to be able to turn it, to aim in different directions easily.

The physical quality of construction is "adequate". It is mostly metal, and in some ways surprisingly sturdy. The bow tie prongs are bendable, and have to be bent by hand into good straight alignment.

In the Boston metro area, for years we have been using a Zenith ZHDTV1 UHF antenna ($25 from buy com 2003). It worked so-so with analog TV, well enough to live with (indoors). But the forced transition to digital OTA has been tough -- now we have a great picture, except when we have no picture, which is often: when the wind blows, when a plane passes, etc.

First I hooked up just the new little double bow-tie antenna. It seemed to work amazingly well, about as well as the old ZHDTV1. Then I added the reflector grid. The signal seemed a little better/stronger than the ZHDTV1. Now we have 3 or sometimes 4 bars (out of 5) on all the major channels. With the full new antenna, it seems maybe more directional, which means maybe having to move it for different channels?

It seems like maybe the real problem here is not signal strength, but signal quality. Time will tell if this Dtv2Buhf is really an improvement. It wasn't expensive, so it seems like a good value. The ZHDTV1 is much easier to use indoors -- nicer to look at, much easier to point, no mounting problem, and no difficult assembly involved. The Dtv2Buhf might be better flat against a window, but you'd have to be lucky enough for that to be the right direction to point it.

I live about 10-12 miles from the towers in my area. I put this antenna in my attic and now i get almost perfect signal on all channels. Before i was using a tv-top antenna with a booster in it, but the programming was gaping-out to despite the signal meeter showing strong signal all-the-time. Now it's clear and flawless.

This antenna is a great antenna for a small price. It receives many more stations than my old home made 4 bay coat hanger antenna. Picks up stations 45 miles away. This antenna also holds up well in a outdoor environment. I would recommend this antenna to anyone.

Like most other reviewers said, this antenna works better than I expected. I can pick up one VHF channel (4/6 bars) and all local UHF channels (6/6 bars for most channels). My house is about 20 miles from the main TV tower farm in central Iowa and there is another house totally blocking my direct line of sight to these towers, but this antenna works like there is nothing in-between my house and the towers. I even picked up a remote station in a different direction about 35 miles away from my house. Over in all, this thing should have received five stars from me if not that it came missing one screw for mast installation! I ended up just removing the whole back rack and screwing this antenna directly onto my outdoor sidings using two wood screws. Make sure you find your studs with a stud sensor before you screw them in. I found this installation more stable and less noticeable than putting a mast on my roof.

I am confuse i bought this stuff to catch channel but it didn't work. Are you supose to use it with hdtv television. Does it work after the switch to digital singal. I need to know because there alot off good review i was wondering if they made it before the switch to the digital singal, Also are you supose to use it with converter box. Over all it didn't work i only go one channel in a bad condition and it doesn't come with the cable to pluck in the tv you have to buy it seprate. 1 out of 5