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Don't be fooled by the hipe of "HDTV Antennas". After I bought my fist one, I tried several vendors thru Amazon who initially stated that it was "in stock", came back with "no longer stocked". I tried several antennas, including one that was amplified.
I live in Nassau County on Long Island, NY. I was fortunately able to get one thru amazon, by continuing to search for it over several months. Unfortunately this antenna has been discontinued and probably will be difficult to obtain.
I was looking for an antenna that would keep me from having to go to cable after the transition to digital. I get channels 21,25 41,45 & 68 just with the antenna as pictured without any loop. If you're lucky enough to find one, buy it, you won't be disapointed.
This Terk TV-1, together with a converter box, was better than all the rest. Also, although it may be sent with a UHF loop, you don't need it.
This product did not work any better with the digital converter box than the rabbit ears that came with the old analog TV set.
We don't need a large outdoor, on the roof antenna to get the local channels using the Terk. This little antenna hooks up in just a couple of minutes and works fantastic.
My replacement is the RCA Ant1400 which is a digital flat antenna and this gets almost 30 channels compared to the 4 on the Terk. Hooked up to my converter box, it gets very few channels and needs to be adjusted constantly. I do live in a high rise building and have other buildings around me.
The item appears very cheap. I still haven't used it, and just bought a different one. Depending on the tv you are planning to use this with, it can be very difficult to set-up. Connecting the UHF/VHF small, metal hooks to the antenna piece was difficult.
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