RCA ant 806

[aqw8326]

I just ran acoss this antenna, claims to be bi-directional, 360 degres, red zone.
I live in the 89011 zipcode, and the furthest transformer is 8.5 miles away, the closest is 3.8 miles awa, but I have tall buildings and mountains around me.
I want to use my existing cable connection (condo is wired for cable), so I can attach 3 TV's to the one antenna.
My Home Owners Association will not allow us to put antenna's on the roof, but a low profile antenna might pass.
Right now I am using a Phillips MANT940 antenna, mounted at 7 ft, on my back patio and using the cable junction box connection, to run all the tv's in the house.
All of my TV's are over 5 years old and not digital capable, I also have a Maganavox TB100MWP and a RCA DTA900 conveter boxes.
I have been trying to educate myself on this change over, and do not want to waste money on items I do not need.
Does anyone know anything about this antenna, or have any suggestions?
aqw

[hdtvlabs]

What makes RCA 806 better than MANT940 that you are currently using? Do you have any issues with MANT940?

[aqw8326]

Since this issue is so new, there is much confussion about what works, and anyone can paste HDTV on their item, which the Phillips MANT940 is, however it is UHF/HDTV.
From what I have gathered for OTA I need a VHF/UHF/HDTV antenna.
I cannot get channels 8 and 13, which are 8.5 miles away, with the antenna, but can without it, for now.
Since I have put money in this antenna and a converter box that I do not like, I am hoping to get it close to right this time.

[hdtvlabs]

Yes, you need a VHF antenna and even more so after the transition. After Feb 2009 you gonna have FOX and CBS on channels 7, 9 and also NBC on channel 2 which is a very low band VHF.

The good news are that you are pretty close to the towers. Even though RCA 806 is not much of an antenna, I believe it can do the job within 10 miles distance. IMO, a better short-range low-profile antenna is Winegard SS-2000.

Good Luck!

[aqw8326]

Thank you,
Will look into it.
Ann