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I bought this little antenna to replace my TV's old rabbit ears. I got a Tivax converter box back in February and while I could get quite a number of channels (I live in a rural area), the rabbit ears just weren't picking up a good signal. The rabbit ears had to be turned to pick up the best signal on each individual channel. I purchased this partly from the reviews, partly from having good luck with the Tivax CB and the price. I got it overnight (and didn't pay for overnight shipping, thanks Amazon!) and plugged it in and wow....great reception clear picture, all channels reporting "best" signal without having to move this around. For the reviewers who commented that they broke the antenna off easily, they must have been really really rough with this unit, because while I wouldn't recommend using excessive force, it appears to be put together rather nicely. I am pleased with this product and would recommend it to anyone on a budget. I live in a fairly remote rural area in Virginia and with all the hills and moutains, I still get excellent reception and 13 channels (10 with the old rabbit ears).

As part of the transition to DTV broadcasting I got a Tivax converter box along with this antenna. It works great! Before using this combination with the old rabbit ears antenna and regular analog TV there were a few channels with snow. Now I can receive over 20 channels over the air for free with clear pictures and sound.

I purchased the Tivax STB-T8 and this antenna (Tivax DT-01) and I'm having real good results. I turn the antenna amp on but leave the gain all the way down because I live about two miles from the John Hancock building and the Sears tower in downtown Chicago. That's where most all broadcasts originate in this city and with too much gain the picture will freeze and/or pixelate. I would recommend this.

I live in an area that's on the outskirts of the suburbs and approaching a rural area, and the biggest challenge has been trying to find the right directionals and gain amount to bring in channels. Some channels come in only if the amp is turned off, others I have to finagle the antenna around to find the right position and gain amount to bring them in with no pixellation.

it may be the wrong one for my area but since I live in LA with no tall buildings or mountains right next to my condo I thought it might be OK. Nope. I lost one channel completely, it takes frequent fiddling to maintain the signal for even the best ones and it seems to lose the signal just when they are going to identify the bad guy, give the real motive for the crime, tell where the epicenter is, or who will dance next week. a very frustrating piece of equiptment I finally gave up on and replaced.