RCA ANT751 Outdoor Antenna Optimized for Digital Reception

I received as good or better signal from a pair of amplified VHF/UHF rabbit ears that I bought ten years ago. One channel (ABC) I can't get at all. The peculiar thing is that I am only 16 miles from the broadcast tower which is on top of a mountain that is 2000 feet above me in elevation. I have the antennae aimed directly at that mountain peak. Several stations come in superbly from the same mountain peak but this one channel reports as weak or no signal. A friend down the street whose view of the mountain peak is obstructed by a hill gets all channels with a pair of old RCA amplified rabbit ears. Go figure! Without amplification, however, he gets nothing at all and he did put the rabbit ears in the attic. If you have any question at all go for a bigger antennae than this. I would only get this one if you have space restrictions. I believe that is what this antennae is designed for--------people who cannot put up a larger antennae. I did mount the antennae outside 20 feet up in the air with no obstructions. For all I know ABC may broadcast a very weak signal which may never be an issue with other geographic locations in the country.

After having my wife complain about why is your TV always breaking up like that I searched for an outside antenna to put up. By reading all the reviews this one seem to be the one. After my purchase and installation all of my once shakey local channels are rock solid. The majority of them are 40 to 50 miles away. What a buy, I would recommend this antenna.

The antenna was easy to instal and provides perfect reception. I am about 15 miles from the transmission towers and within direct line of sight of them. I have no way to know how well the antenna would work in more difficult reception conditions.

I had been using RS U-75R 15-2160 indoors until the digital transition when a few stations went back to VHF which this antenna was not designed for. As a stop gap measure, I took a pair of rabbit ears that came with one of those old TVs, rubber-band tied them to the boom of the U-75R and extended all the way at an angle around 90 degrees. Without even connecting the leads, amazingly, I got all available VHF channels.

So the rig worked but was a little clunky and that was why I hoped that the ANT751 could be an elegant replacement. It did comparably well with closer stations but was outmatched on a further VHF-13 station (< 30 miles). Needless to say, I went back to my trusty old rig.

Moral of the story: do not throw away those telescope rabbit ears, you never know when you may need them.

Tip: if you need VHF out of your old UHF hardware, try my rabbit ear trick.

It works better than expected. I thought I would have to purchase an outside pole to put this antenna on, but I get great T.V. reception after installing in my attic. It also comes with the short mounting arm pictured, I wasn't expecting it to come with this. The T.v. stations are @ 30 miles from my location, I think it is a great antenna for the price. Well built and easy to install.