Review on 📺 Improved Amazon Basics Outdoor TV Antenna - Amplified HDTV Digital Reception, 360 Degree Rotation, 150 Mile Long Range by Justin Butler

BLUF: I installed a 2 antenna antenna (Clearstream) at the 8ft+ mark of my loft a long time ago. I currently get about 30 channels with it (including simulcast) but I was only able to receive local PBS (4 simulcasts) with it in the same configuration. Lots of details below if you're interested: The construction and design of this is pretty good (except I don't know if it actually works that well, or at least not what I expected). It's a technical marvel in itself that all of these things fit in the little box that they come in. They give you lots of extras including a long and short Cat6 cable (although I prefer the thicker one - even if it's just jacket you can rarely expect thicker cables than CCA - cables with compression connectors and no sharp bends for the best fitment possible ). And you get a good mounting bar, all for a pretty reasonable price. The two Clearstream antennas I have probably cost over $200 when I bought the amp separately. One on UHF, the other on VHF. These claim a range of over 70 miles when used outdoors, while this one claims a range of 150 miles but has lower gain. I was actually thinking that it could work better just because my other setup hasn't been working as well lately and I'm guessing it's because they cut off the frequency range for the TV and I was thinking maybe that Antenna design has changed and it may have become cheaper to get a better signal. Also, I've seen one of these before under a different brand name, so I figured this new, smaller design might be right. Anyway, I don't understand the 150 mile claims. The rest exaggerates, but not too much. I know I don't have it out there, but I need to get a comparable signal for a comparable setup. I recommend tvfooldotcom for research. It is highly recommended to cut the cable. It's better than nothing, but we recommend getting the best gear you can find and have the space for. The price seems to play a role, at least in part. Oh, this one moves when you use the remote, which is an interesting concept but might only work well if you have a TV that can "add channels" and not one that lets you start from scratch every time to rescan for (two of my Sony TVs allow you to add channels and I always get better reception than my two Samsung TVs that don't allow you to add channels). If you can't add channels and want to move the antenna from one direction to another, you'll probably need to rescan each time you move. I tried plugging this directly into a TV without going through a ground block or splitter, just in case you need to bring the following (because the gain isn't very high) and there are no dice. It has two outlets, so you can get by without a splitter if you only have two TVs. Remote control to move the IR antenna. So if your amp isn't near the TV, you'll either have to run down to the basement to set it up, or set up some sort of IR repeater. I don't like the size or the look of the amp's power supply or power injector. It has a slightly wider but very similar frequency range than my old antennas, so I think a lot has changed in digital OTA TV. I have always been happy with the setup I received after serious research. It cost more than that, but not enough to make me think twice about never paying for TV again. However, I'm still not sure why I've had a degraded signal lately. However, this new style of antenna did not solve the problem.