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Message: [QUOTE="JER, post: 32735, member: 4529"]Some comments on the above post:The Clearstream C1, C2 and C4 are designed for UHF but offer sufficient VHF reception to satisfy many people in urban areas. The vast majority of people who buy one of these antennas are happy with them. The C5 is designed specifically for high VHF and is ideal for folks who already have good UHF installations but need more performance on high VHF. C5 is very compact and comes with a VHF/UHF diplexer. I think you will have a hard time finding a better high VHF antenna in such a small package. Some customers are also reporting that C5 also performs well on UHF but we don't spec it for that band.C4 to the Winegard 7696p and AntennaCraft HBU33 is an apples to oranges comparison. The C4 is vastly smaller than either of the other two and thus aimed at a completely different customer. I've not tested or simulated them, but I'm sure the other Winegard and AntennaCraft are fine antennas for consumers that don't care about size.The NAB funded the Antennas Direct / Viamorph team to develop a reference design for an indoor smart antenna. We are grateful for their confidence and support in that endeavor.The NAB had nothing to do with the current Clearstreams or the Antennas Now tour. The Clearstream designs were done well ahead of the NAB smart antenna project and completed using internal funding. The Antennas Now tour was also financed internally, but the NAB was enthusiastic of our efforts in that regard since we were helping people rediscover free OTA TV.During the Antennas Now Road Tour, company president, Richard Schneider, gave away untold thousands of antennas and helped countless numbers of people learn how to save money in a recession by switching from cable or satellite to free OTA DTV. He criss-crossed the country in his bus evangelizing antennas and OTA DTV to just about anyone who would listen. He was often up in the middle of the night giving TV interviews for the morning news casts and then spent the day at a local TV station or Best Buy parking lot helping average Joe's and Joanna's figure out how to solve their reception problems. That doesn't sound like a "snake oil" tour to me?Antennas Direct, like most US companies these days uses off shore manufacturing. While I think most of us would prefer domestic manufacturing we all know the realities of that situation and its unlikely to change anytime soon. I recommend raising that issue with your elected representatives rather than here.Thanks again for reading![/QUOTE]

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