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[QUOTE=&quot;Piggie, post: 19955, member: 2941&quot;]It fails my approval rating because it's has too high a noise figure. Anything above 3db just doesn't cut the DTV world. Numerous examples on this board alone where people ditched their old amp and bought a low noise amp that improved their reception.ANT-1008ANT-1008Frequency Range : 40-862MHzGain : VHF:18dB UHF:26dBImpedance : 75&amp;#937;Noise figure : &amp;#8804;5.0dBPower Supply : AC110V 60HZ AC220V-230V 50/60HZ ============Plus marketing wise that site flunks over and over for me.Busted on this antennaANT-2075ANT-2075No. of Elements: 32Frequency Range : 174-230Mhz &amp; 470-862MHzChannels: Ch. 5-12 &amp; Ch. 21-69Antenna Gain: 7.5-8.5dBBeam Width H/V: H 45-55/ V55-65Front-back Ratio: 20-30 dBImpedance: 75&amp;#937;Antenna Length: 750mmFirst 174-230Mhz are channels 7-13 but 13 ends at 216 MHzAnd no those aren't the Chinese frequencies eitherThey are the CCIR European channels. <a href="http://www.soontai.com.tw/tvtab3.html">Europe TV Frequency Table</a>Same with the UHF range they market.The problem is they are marketing to the US and Canada that have different but about the same frequencies.&nbsp; Big deal? Well what if a US or Canadian thinks it will pick up channels 5 or 6 ?&nbsp; It won't.&nbsp; Or not buy the antenna because they have a channel 16 like I do on UHF.There is also no way to get that much gain from a 29.5 inches.&nbsp; That much gain at UHF takes at least a 40 inch boom and at VHF a 60 inch boom.More gizmo stuff. Plus if you value your job you can still buy American antennas from Winegard, Antenna Craft.&nbsp; I know Channel Masters are now Chinese. Not sure about Antennas Direct, but I don't like them either except their XG-91.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Piggie, post: 19955, member: 2941"]It fails my approval rating because it's has too high a noise figure. Anything above 3db just doesn't cut the DTV world. Numerous examples on this board alone where people ditched their old amp and bought a low noise amp that improved their reception. ANT-1008 ANT-1008Frequency Range : 40-862MHz Gain : VHF:18dB UHF:26dB Impedance : 75Ω Noise figure : ≤5.0dB Power Supply : AC110V 60HZ AC220V-230V 50/60HZ ============ Plus marketing wise that site flunks over and over for me. Busted on this antenna ANT-2075 ANT-2075No. of Elements: 32 Frequency Range : 174-230Mhz & 470-862MHz Channels: Ch. 5-12 & Ch. 21-69 Antenna Gain: 7.5-8.5dB Beam Width H/V: H 45-55/ V55-65 Front-back Ratio: 20-30 dB Impedance: 75Ω Antenna Length: 750mm First 174-230Mhz are channels 7-13 but 13 ends at 216 MHz And no those aren't the Chinese frequencies either They are the CCIR European channels. [url=http://www.soontai.com.tw/tvtab3.html]Europe TV Frequency Table[/url] Same with the UHF range they market. The problem is they are marketing to the US and Canada that have different but about the same frequencies. Big deal? Well what if a US or Canadian thinks it will pick up channels 5 or 6 ? It won't. Or not buy the antenna because they have a channel 16 like I do on UHF. There is also no way to get that much gain from a 29.5 inches. That much gain at UHF takes at least a 40 inch boom and at VHF a 60 inch boom. More gizmo stuff. Plus if you value your job you can still buy American antennas from Winegard, Antenna Craft. I know Channel Masters are now Chinese. Not sure about Antennas Direct, but I don't like them either except their XG-91.[/QUOTE]

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