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This antenna pulls in the four major networks plus PBS with perfect HD reception. The four networks are all broadcast from towers located within one mile of each other. That makes aiming the antenna easy. The distance from the towers to my house is 31 miles. If the antenna gets more than 30 degrees off then reception falls off dramatically. The amplifier must be plugged in or there is no reception. It is an in-line amp that uses the coax cable. For my situation, it is the perfect antenna. The price was also nice and there is virtually no assembly.

this product is unique in design,structure and use,make sure to get J-tube
to mount.Only problem I had was the original box tells in what zone this
antenna works well if you are familiar with antennaweb.org and plot your
co-ordinates or check the chart which shows available DTV/HDTV stations.
Unfortunately amazon product feature/ specifications do not show this
most relevant information. If you are purchasing one winegard antenna,
please call winegard to findout which will work better in what zone.

This is a low cost, light weight and fairly small profile antenna. It comes with a signal booster/amplifier that looks like a two way splitter. The power supply connects the amplifier with a coaxial cable, neat! (It would make the wire hard to break.) The antenna is also very easy to install. Because the antenna is painted gray, it does not stick out much on the roof.

The antenna does its work well. Thanks to Winegard's website that helped me to select the right product. HD quality is great, even though I am located in a poor reception area ('purple' coded area). This includes stations 30 miles away. I am happy that I can receive about 15 stations (not counting sub-channels). It is just because there are as many stations within the radius. The antenna also works for FM radio. The analog TV reception, however, is just so-so, most of analog stations show some ghosting. (I have not compared this to another antenna. Guess the analog will soon go away, so it's not a problem.)

The only con is it does not come with a mounting post. You may need to pay $20 to buy a J-mount/mask to have it properly affixed on a dish from DirectTV or Dish Network. Winegard makes one sold on Amozon too, which is also very good quality. The mount is S shaped to help antenna level well.

After doing much research on antennas I bought this one over my other choice the Terk HDTVO, and I'm glad I did. I was skeptical because of the color code (as listed on antennaweb) not being clearly defined,the different distance ratings on several websites, and the directional or bi-directional terms. I live in a suburb of Daytona Beach Fla and I get excellent reception, even in really bad weather this antenna didn't miss a blink! I get all the major networks and a total of 36 different channels, 90-95% signal strength on all channels available in central fla area,all of the blue and purple coded channels on antennaweb are coming in good, they are all coming from the Orlando direction and the farthest away is 36.5 miles.and only in the morning and evening I get a couple channels from Tampa and West Palm Beach!
I mounted it in my attic (single story home) at the highest point, then I split the signal to 3 rooms and then split it again in the living room to 2 different converter boxes so that I could record one show while watching another ( I hooked up a second amp in the living room before splitting it again) and the reception is still at 90-95% on all channels. I mounted the antenna outside on our old satellite bracket on the roof and mini mast (pole) just see how it would do and the signal isn't as strong as inside the attic but still came in ok, but there are 2 large trees in front of the signal path where i tried it. I did find that the higher the antenna is in my attic the stronger the signal strength is.
This antenna is lightweight (only 5 lbs) and very easy to install and deal with, I chose this one because I was afraid the Terk would be harder to maneuver around with in my attic because of the wider and bulkier shape, and it saved me money too, the only down side is it doesn't come with a mast to mount on but it does fine in my attic and is not out in the elements.

Excellent antenna. I installed this antenna on my roof and I receive every station from Chicago, even Channel 2. Although, depending on the day, sometimes channel 2 comes in and out. It was very easy to install and it's low profile makes it look neat from the ground. I even split the signal to 3 different rooms without the use of a distribution amplifier. The pre-amp is enough to give signal strength to my 3 rooms. I highly recommend this product. I live in Schererville Indiana and I have a friend who has the same antenna in Valparaiso. So, if you live in these locations and wonder if this antenna will work, it will.