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Terk HDTVa Review #0
Rating: 1 (very poor)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2010-03-03
Summary: Waste of money
I\m 8.2 miles from towers and get nothing. Instructions say that if I am in a stucco home to put antenna near a window. That would be great if there was one. The cord just barely reaches from my ant input to top of set. It also says antenna will not work unless plugged in to wall, even if amplifier is off??? I guess I\m supposed to punch a hole in the wall. In the short time I had it before cconsigning it to the garage, it fell over twice. Hope you have better luck than I did.

Terk HDTVa Review #1
Rating: 3 (average)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2010-02-18
Summary: Signals come and go
We have this installed on an upstairs sunporch with clear \views\ to the west/northwest. We are in a rowhouse, in a densely packed neighborhood, so an outdoor antenna would be better, but this is what we have. Signals are affected by weather, by metro buses or trucks driving by, and by helicopters. When the signals are strong, the picture is excellent. When the signals are iffy, we get a lot of pauses and pixels. We\re shopping for a better solution and will likely move to an outdoor antenna, though we\re experimenting with internet-based TV as well. We DO use Comcast for internet, and they provide what they promise - fast, dependable, brilliant. Seems inevitable that the two technologies will merge soon enough.

Terk HDTVa Review #2
Rating: 3 (average)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2009-11-05
Summary: OK with reservations
Go some stations on & off-after falling over several times due to insubstantial base got another antenna (Winegard 3000) with much better reception & more channels. Had to move around to get weak signals. Due to what must be local changes started off getting most broadcast channels including PBS but later only got several real good & couple others so-so. Individual location specifics appear to be a major factor in performance. I guess was OK for what I paid for it, but as I indicated the Winegard gave much better reception with more channels, so I am glad I stepped up from the Terk HDTVa to get Winegard from Amazon

Terk HDTVa Review #3
Rating: 4 (good)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2009-11-01
Summary: Let us learn
First off all antennas pick up digital. Most of the t.v. stations moved to the UHF band during the switch even tho they still use thier VHF channel numbers. In Chicago ONE station stayed in the VHF band but moved to the top of the band. Also all stations do not broadcast from the smae tower site so adjustments WILL be nesassary. That being said, this antenna has worked better than an RCA antenna that claimed higher gain. And then there is gain. If you look at the numbers most are listed as negative numbers so in fact a -12 db antenna receives better than a -20 db antenna. Now, because one station in the Chicago area is still in the VHF band the DIPOLES on the antenna are needed to catch the lower frequency signals. As for manufacturers, RCA, Phillips, Audiovox, and TERK are all made by AUDIOVOX (read the boxes) and just different names are put on them. The other manufacturer of antennas is Winegard.

Terk HDTVa Review #4
Rating: 4 (good)	Nickname: Tom	Date: 2009-10-22
Summary: Must play with it and find that proper location for the antenna.
I have had this antenna for quite some time now and I can say I get Good reception with it. I have it in the next room near the wall, but it was the best option for me. I pick up both markets OTA (I live between 2 cities.) This is a good indoor antenna in my opinion. But saying that you will have to play with it for quite some time to find the correct placement for it (at least I had to.) But now it works at good as I would expect. I have turned it and gotten channels that would take me over an hour to drive to. That are way outta my market. Just have to turn it and find that proper spot is the biggest pain. Would be nice if it had a strong amp in my opinion also but I am happy with it.

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Band:	VHF/UHF
Placement:	Indoor
Amplifier:	Yes
Amplifier Gain:	12 dB
Range:	45 miles
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