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Below are 5 randomly chosen reviews of AntennasDirect DB8 antenna.
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| AntennasDirect DB8 Review #0 |
| Rating: 5 (excellent) |
Nickname: anonymous |
Date: 2009-04-18 |
| Summary: Great antenna good service |
| Before permently installing my antenna I set it up in my sun room as a test. Satisfied began with perment install. I think I made a mistake with my connection sequence when adding splitters and it died. Antennas direct said it shoudn't have made a difference sent me new parts and asked to send in old,no questions. I've permently installed the antenna and I'm very satisfied. Still have to send in parts and I will, which this thing had spell check |
| AntennasDirect DB8 Review #1 |
| Rating: 2 (poor) |
Nickname: Rich |
Date: 2009-04-06 |
| Summary: Not at all what I expected |
| My original thinking was to get a Channel Master 4228, but changed my mind last minute for this DB-8. The antenna is built fairly well, with exception to the connection for the 300/75 ohm balum which is rather rinky-dink.
Previously I had no formal antenna persae except for a 12' long wire attached to the end of my RG-6 cable. My long wire would receive 9 channels (not counting the sub-channels) within a 5-17mi radius.
After assembling the antenna, I re-checked my reception. I gained nothing. The current stations did not even change in signal strength. I had hoped to pick up several stations beyond this range in a 20-35mi radius. Needless to say, I am very disappointed in the performance of this antenna. I was much more impressed with the performance of my makeshift long wire antenna.
Guess I will return this antenna and stick with my wire antenna or try a Channel Master as originally thought.
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| AntennasDirect DB8 Review #2 |
| Rating: 5 (excellent) |
Nickname: want good signal |
Date: 2009-03-02 |
| Summary: 100 degree wide range (semi-directional) |
| Works as advertised. +15db signal increase. Well made, easy to handle and assemble, more compact than yagi of equal signal strength.
I'm 75 miles north of Dallas stations and it gets some of them without a pre amp, all of them WITH a pre amp.
Back side of antenna gets "local" stations with no amp. Some up to 35 miles away.
Antenna is mounted at eye (6ft.) level outside.
My geographic area is flat. I do have line of sight to most stations. |
| AntennasDirect DB8 Review #3 |
| Rating: 4 (good) |
Nickname: anonymous |
Date: 2009-02-08 |
| Summary: Solid Gain over Yagi antenna UHF ONLY don't expect usable VHF signals |
| The towers are about 30 miles from antenna,the terrain blocks much of the signals, according to TVfool.com most channels are 1 edge or worse and no LOS in my area. I went with the DB8 to get the most gain possible. With amplifier most UHF signals now are in the high 70's, I get no useable signal on channel 12 (8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 2edge and 32 miles) and a weak signal on channel 10 (11-1 and 11-2 1edge and 28 miles). If you have digital stations broadcast in VHF you may have to use a second antenna designed for VHF along with a UHF/VHF combiner in addition to the DB8 to receive them . Overall the antenna is well built with earlier complaints about weak attaching points for the coax remedied, I recommend it. |
| AntennasDirect DB8 Review #4 |
| Rating: 1 (very poor) |
Nickname: anonymous |
Date: 2009-01-04 |
| Summary: Junk |
| I bought this thing with the booster and set it up with and got nothing, I re-hooked up my old rod antenna with the new booster and got eight channels. I'm located in the mountains of San Diego. I returned the antenna because it did not perform and was charged $12.00 shipping and $25.00 restocking fee. Face it , I got ripped off.
I won't recommend the dumb thing. |
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