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Review on πŸ“‘ Mediasonic Adjustable Attic Antenna Mounting Pole: 38" Reversible J-Pole for Outdoor Reception (HW-510P) by Ian Bates

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Very good antenna for the price.

Looks like a decent antenna. It's light with a thin arrow, but it's also quite small so I'm hoping it will hold up. It comes in 2 pieces and creatively attaches with wing nuts with a small o-ring to keep them secure. I think lock washers are a better choice. I put a small amount of thread lock on each screw to ensure they wouldn't come loose and the antenna wouldn't fall apart in a storm. It's not as massive as RCA antennas (made in the USA), but to be honest it costs almost half as much. Overall I think this is a decent antenna for the price. Will update when I have some time. I'll update the range data as well, I'm about 70 miles from the cell towers. Now I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one. And yes, this is a pure UHF antenna. It covers pretty much all digital channels, but doesn't cover any of the older analog channels below channel 14. Shouldn't be a big problem as the digital channels for 2-13 have been switched to UHF anyway. What I particularly liked was the receiver element with the Type F antenna connector mounted. Nice and clean. Update: Antenna installed and working great. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it withstands the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. It covers pretty much all digital channels, but doesn't cover any of the older analog channels below channel 14. Shouldn't be a big problem as the digital channels for 2-13 have been switched to UHF anyway. What I particularly liked was the receiver element with the Type F antenna connector mounted. Nice and clean. Update: Antenna installed and working great. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. It pretty much covers all digital channels, however, does not cover any of the older analog channels below channel 14. Shouldn't be a big problem as the digital channels for 2-13 have been switched to UHF anyway. What I particularly liked was the receiver element with the Type F antenna connector mounted. Nice and clean. Update: Antenna installed and working great. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. What I particularly liked was the receiver element with the Type F antenna connector mounted. Nice and clean. Update: Antenna installed and working great. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. What I particularly liked was the receiver element with the type F antenna connector mounted. Nice and clean. Update: Antenna installed and working great. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. Nice and clean. updated: Antenna installed and working great. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. Nice and clean. Update: Antenna installed and working great. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. Nice and clean. Update: Antenna installed and working great. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. Nice and clean. Update: Antenna installed and working great. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money. I have it at my cabin about 60 miles from the transmission towers about 10 feet in the air and it works great. Strong confident signals on all channels. Very happy. The next test is to see how it holds up in the spring storms. Although it's easily worth the money.

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