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Review on πŸ“Ί Newest Model FiveStar Outdoor HD TV Antenna with Motorized 360 Degree Rotation, Up To 200 Miles Range, UHF/VHF/FM Radio, Infrared Remote Control, Advanced Design - Installation Kit and Jpole Included by Marco Wilson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Put the antenna in, remove the cable and buy the rotor

The rotor fails after a short time, so it's no problem because I ordered a rotor that doesn't need 2 people to turn and it works great. RCA VH226F Remote Control Outdoor Antenna Rotor For Sale: Revain.com Services LLC $89.96, just order the cable. Get a 69 channel antenna now. It must have been a previous purchase as the box and item pouches were damaged or opened but all items were in the box except maybe the clip was missing = read on. I installed the antenna from the side of the eaves called Eve. The instructions say roof mounting = I would never do that. Get 42 channels from North or South without rotating the antenna. On one hand you can estimate about 90 miles, on the other hand maybe 50 miles. The gear is the same as the others = a little sloppy and not that difficult to install for me but pictures of the instructions could be better as they don't show the amount of coax to put in the loop and it says so too that the loop has to go through the pre-drilled hole = never seen this before, but there was a spot that looked like there should be a clamp but isn't accessible. I used a tie. The clip cannot be placed in the box. Our son bought a similar one a few years ago, but this one will likely see wider distribution. What it has has an indicator on the antenna to show the antenna is powered, it doesn't have that but does have an indicator on the box when you turn it on. If we hadn't received it earlier = I would have bought this for her. The only bad thing is that turning the antenna takes almost 2 people = 1 to press the button and one where the antenna is to tell the other when to stop. The antenna takes about 15 seconds to rotate 360 degrees. If you press the button to turn it e.g. clockwise and release and then press the button again, it can move in the same direction or in the opposite direction = best with 2 people. I pointed ours northeast. Do yourself a favor and buy what I have listed above for the rotor. One more thing as I bought a Parts Express built in coaxial surge protector for CATV to protect the controller but it didn't seem like the rotor of the antenna was turning with the rotor installed so I removed it. I might put it on now that I have a good rotor.

Pros
  • Easy-to-read control panel
Cons
  • There are new competitors