Home - I can finally receive channel 2.1 digital
Winegard HD8200U Platinum HD VHF/UHF Antenna Reviews
Price:
$117.30
$189.95
2-Day* Free Nationwide Shipping!**
Availability: Usually shipped in 24 hours if sold by Amazon.com***I can finally receive channel 2.1 digital by D. Frett @ Apr 21, 2009
I've been using the same rooftop antenna for nearly 40 years. Yes, I liked it so much that each time I moved I took it with me. But the dawn of the digital age and the distance to the transmitters revealed significant weaknesses in the old antenna.
I considered the Channel Master CM-3671, but found the reviews of construction quality not encouraging. So, I went with the Winegard HD8200. With the exception of one flaw, the antenna appears to be very well built.
I ordered from [...] and it arrived extremely fast and assembled quite easily. The only reason I gave the antenna 4 stars rather than 5 is due to one manufacturing flaw. A rivet at the end of one of the longest elements was not properly installed at the factory. Since I didn't notice this problem until I had fully assembled, and nearly completely installed it onto the roof of my home, I elected to repair it myself. A 15 minute repair was much more time-saving than a complete removal, disassembly, reboxing and a return for a replacement antenna.
The antenna's performance is exactly what I hoped for. I can now receive the low numbered digital channels from, Chicago, at my home in Hampshire, approximately 45 miles away. I am not using any amplifier at the antenna, and only a 10dB amplifier ahead of an 8-way splitter. If you are in a deep fringe reception area where digital broadcasts are going to be carried on low numbered VHF channels, you'll want this antenna. It works!