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 - Works better than the packagingWorks like advertised. I installed this to get a clearer line of site to the towers than my indoor antenna was able to receive. I have been trying different indoor combinations including powered antennas with no luck. Signal meter shows this antenna picked up ~20%. I need to finish fine tuning so I may be able to max it out yet. The packaging was weak. The clip that holds the connector in place was broken when I opened the box. Replaced it with a zip tie. The fingers for the Vee's were all bent and had to be straightened. Easy enough to repair but the parts shouldn't just be thrown in a box and expected to survive. That is why I took a star off. I am happy to report improvement using this antenna and it is non-powered at that! An old but proven design. Rating:  - More than I expectI purchased this item on July 08 and it give me perfect image for HDTV of the local channel. It's stunning. Love it. I also buy the other one for my shop. Rating: - Just what I neededI used AntennaWeb.org to locate the best antenna for my area. This is the antenna that was recommended. I had tried several antennas in the past in an attempt to maximize my reception. Most recently I tried both the Philips MANT940, and the Philips MANT510. While both of these were good, neither one received as many channels as this one does. Additionally with the other two as I changed channels, I would have to fiddle with the direction to maximize reception, and with the amplified antenna I would have to either increase or decrease amp. I have this antenna sitting in the corner of my living room and it gets great reception without me having to lift a finger. I can't imagine what improvements I might gain if I set this up outside. I highly recommend this antenna if it's the right one for your situation. Great price and great reception. I just wish it came with a ballust of some sort. But at this price, it's still a great deal. I paid much more for each of the other two antennas (to say nothing of the $$ I spent on the RCA I didn't mention!) If this antenna is the recommended one for you and your area, snatch it right up. Rating:  - Extravagantly overhypedMy results using the DTV2BUHF Eagle Aspen Pro Brand antenna are : it is four times as large, twice as expensive, and half as good as my previous antenna. I refer only to DIGITAL reception INSIDE a house. It arrived promptly. Instructions were clear. They were provided on a sheet inside and on the box. Assembly was two bolts. Previous reviewer mentioned plastic cable connection holder bracket broke off so I was careful. Mine broke off instantly. Connection is standard male coax on one end, pigtail connections to antenna terminals on other (a balun)... You screw your cable with a female end on to the male connection on the antenna. Why can't people find where to connect the cable? You can attach individual antenna wires directly to the terminals if that appeals. The grid is black. Here are the two problems with my previous Radio Shack "HDTV Antenna": Problem #1 NO digital reception of ABC and Fox, Miami's VHF stations. (Occasional unacceptable ANALOG reception of same.) Problem #2 VARIABLE digital reception of the usual, popular broadcast stations, including NBC, CBS, CW, PBS, Telemundo, Univision, plus LRN and AMI. My application is a 1080i Olevia ATSC/NTSC HDTV in a one story home in a neighborhood of similar homes and low-rise commercial in the flat, 33143 zip of South Miami, FL. Check web for relative broadcast TV transmitter locations and frequencies. A year ago I tried Philips' boss-looking, Star Trekian, silver sensor affair and got zero digital VHF channels and poor digital UHF reception. Several different inexpensive, combination VHF/UHF rabbit ears and simple dipoles gave worse results. I purchased Radio Shack's indoor/outdoor "HDTV" antenna (which is no longer on their website but came with an amplifier and a white plastic, flat rectangular antenna resembling the Philips MANT 940) and ran the Philips and rabbit ear and dipole signals through the RS amplifier. Improved, but still poor results. But the amplified Radio Shack antenna gave me adequate reception to be blown away by free, uncompressed HD digital quality on my first wide screen LCD. (I thought Jay or Dave was about to turn to me and ask about my new movie!) But the antenna left me with the above mentioned drawbacks. Now, with the DTV2BUHF mounted on a pole moved around inside the house, and fed into the Radio Shack amplifier, here's what happens... Problem #1 No change. Still no digital Fox or ABC. (ANALOG Fox and ABC are received better than previously, but still unacceptable quality) Problem #2 No change- probable degradation. Reception remains variable. I receive the same channels as before but have to reposition the antenna for each. After a week I still can't find a suitable antenna position for stable reception of any channel. I was constantly moving the Radio Shack antenna to find sweet spots which varied with time of day, where I physically stood or sat, and plain randomness. I would lose the signal and the TV would not reacquire it without reselecting the channel on the remote. Naturally, the best spot was me holding it in the middle of the living room. The glowing reviews for this antenna are the reason I bought it. But this antenna is the same, probably worse. It does not receive digital VHF as some reviewers describe. If I find a magic spot where I can receive Desperate Housewives and animation domination, I'll re-post. Rating: - Great!I was very disappointed with the Philips High Performance Amplified Indoor Uhf/Vhf/Fm/HDTV Antenna, then hesitant to purchase the Eagle Apsen DTV2Buhf due to it's size, but this bad boy works wonderfully and is not so large that it is obtrusive in the open in my living room. It looks great, and it works very well. I was getting only 5 channels. I'm now getting 9! If you're looking for a DTV antenna, this is the one to get. Don't be alarmed that this antenna is UHF only. Most DTV stations are not VHF. What is said to be channel 9, might be labeled that but sent out on channel 34. The old number is preserved, but the actual frequency is UHF. For complete info on your local stations visit http://www.juggling.org/bin/un.cgi/map-find to get your latitude and longitude, then enter them at http://www.2150.com/broadcast/default.asp to find out what stations are broadcasting, what frequency they're using, and where their towers are located. Chances are that the Eagle Apsen DTV2Buhf is right for you.
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