Antennas Direct ClearStream 4V Indoor Outdoor TV Antenna, UHF VHF, Multi-Directional, 70+ Mile Range, 4K 8K UHD, NEXTGEN TV – w/ 20-inch Mast (Black)

Update 3 May 2025: The Fox local channel 45 is in and out, not reliable. This is a change from previous experience. Reception of more distant channels is better with cloud cover. Channel 32 Howard University is more frequently coming in well. Channel 49 Lancaster (Lighthouse christian channel) is received at times with clouds or very late night. Channel 2 is pixelated at times, along with its subchannels. Channel Master filters (5G and FM) either singularly or both installed did not make a difference, so the problems are not electronic interference related. Channel 45 is received if a 2nd antenna is placed in the window at the ground floor level (go figure?). It could be we have multi-path interference in the attic antenna. Still overall a solution to the high priced cable channels but limited content. Savings are about $150/month if you include the FIOS internet bill. Too bad ATSC3 is not working out, it could solve some possible multi-path issues.Update 2 June 2023: Bought a second antenna. The intent is to receive stations in different directions using 2 antennas. Lengths of all coaxial cables were matched. Placing #2 perpendicular to #1 caused stations to drop out, assumed to be multi-path issues. Clearing obstacles in the attic helped reception for UHF channels, VHF is less sensitive to line of sight issues such as obstacles. Placing the antennas along the same line of sight but antiparallel did not create station dropouts, but did not pick up any additional stations with the possible exception of Channel 10 Philadelphia at 68 miles (so far just a hint). Channel 10 is approximately opposite in direction to the Baltimore towers but much further. When the 2nd antenna was perpendicular pointing SE, a few Salisbury, Maryland low power stations occasionally appeared. No Dover, Delaware stations showed up. Channel 7 DC at 56 miles will appear on occasion, as well as on occasion Channel 32 (Howard University). The usable range of this antenna in the attic (no insulation above the floor, siding and shingle roof) is about 40 miles but dependent on season (leaves), weather conditions, time of day, and day of the week. The variation is only evident on the channels beyond the Baltimore stations, so at 22 miles the antenna is now stable in the attic at all times so far for both VHF and UHF stations that are in the general direction of the antenna pointing.Update June 2023: With the trees now having leaves, the reception has been degraded a bit. Baltimore 2-1 is sometimes pixelated now. This is a UHF station, Baltimore 11-1 and 13-1 are VHF and do well, despite the single dipole attachment this antenna comes with. I may try to couple the antenna with a multi-dipole larger array. This antenna focuses on UHF and throws in a single dipole for VHF. UHF does need line of sight, so despite the 4 UHF loops of this antenna and the attenuation of the attic wall the UHF presents problems. I ordered another to place at 90 degrees from the first in the attic, will see how it goes with multi-path interference. The Lancaster channel 8-1 is usually not watchable now, but do not need it. I will try to lock in the Daystar channel, which is approximately perpendicular direction from the Baltimore towers. There is also Dover Delaware, but that will be a long shot. Leaves do make a difference.This antenna is fairly compact and relatively easy to install indoors in an attic. I attached it directly to a 1x5 which was then attached horizontally to 2x4 truss segments in the attic without a mast. I attached the VHS dipole to the cage as suggested. The house faces southeast, so the antenna ended up facing southwest in the direction of the primary Baltimore stations. In Bel Air, we are about 22 miles from that tower. The signal is good and stable for the big 4 stations and MPT 67. Lancaster PA 8 is ok but slightly unstable. According to rabbitears.info, that tower is about 40 miles. This is a bi-directional antenna, but Lancaster is not quite opposite the Baltimore tower direction.See rabbitears.info for stations and their strengths from Bel Air. The range of this antenna in the attic is about 40 miles for our location. Not sure this is fully weatherproof and rigid for outdoor use, given some of the steel and not so tightly secured wing nuts and paint that easily scraped off the cage. Overall, the stations available look very good so far, but we shall see when rain comes or when trees regain leaves this spring. We are at about 350 feet above sea level on relatively high ground for the local area. A list of available (free!) stations:Baltimore2-1 WMAR (ABC), Grit (2-2), Bounce (2-3), Mystery (2-4), CourtTV (2-5), Newsy (2-6)11-1 WBAL (NBC), MeTV (11-2), Story (11-3), Grio (11-4), QVC (11-5)13-1 WJZ (CBS), StartTV (13-2), Dabl (13-3), FaveTV (13-4)24-1 WUTB45-1 WBFF (Fox), 45-2 (MyTV), 45-4 (Charge)54-1 WNUV (CW), Antenna (54-2), Comet (54-3), Stadium (54-4), WNUV (54-11)Lancaster8-1 WGAL (NBC), MeTV (8-2), Story (8-4), TruReal (8-5), QVC (8-6)Havre De Grace49-1 WWDD (Daystar) Christian programming, shows up on channel 24-1 (24-1 WUTB is also picked up but never watched, the Samsung TV separates them despite the same channel number)Owings Mills67-1 (MPT), 67-2 (MPT2), 67-3 (MPT Kids), 67-4 (NHK World from Japan)22-1 MPT (Annapolis) a bit unstable but we have MPT 67 with a better signalSome of the channels are not very good but MeTV and AntennaTV are ok.

After a greatdeal of research, I went with this antenna. We are approximately 40 miles from a city that has most of the stations that we wanted to receive. Before this antenna, we got about 3 stations well, and another 4 with a lot of pixels, so much so, it was barely watchable.It's a bit tricky to assemble, but with a bit of effort it goes together well - all parts included along with a J pole.I put ours in the attic on some rafters and surprise, we get 48 stations now. I didn't have to fuss with it at all. I would recommend that you get the antenna application for your phone which helps you point your antenna in the right direction for optimal results. This is without a booster, just the antenna and some good wire and splitters. We have 4 TVs on this antenna with no signal degradation.As a sidenote, don't merge the coax with a cable network that you may have in your home for internet or basic cable service. It just doesn't work well at all. We use the internet for streaming channels and OTA antenna for broadcast signals. A good combination.I highly recommend this antenna. The service was excellent, and the product exceeds expectations.

THE GOOD1. Worked better than one of those flat rectangular antennas. (The Channel Master rectangular one is still pretty good.). The various review sites, e.g., Wired, were right about this antenna being a good one.2. The cable comes with easy-to-turn knobs for attaching. Just use your fingers. So much better than the old type that require open ended, perfectly sized wrenches.3. The cable is separate, not built in, meaning less wear and tear and the option to use a different cable if you desire.4. The circular design is elegant.THE BAD5. Its behavior changes over time and with weather, which is true of all these OTA antennas. Just be aware that you may not get perfect, cable-like, steady reception all the time!6. Also, a nearby station changed its signal in some way and it became impossible to get a decent signal through our Roamio (TiVo). That station, well, three to be exact as it affected all the substations, ended up with staticky picture and intermittent sound. It was unbearable to watch.——> Started researching new antennas....Found a solution, however, which I present at the end!7. The stickiness wears out. I did clean it, which restores some of its gripiness, but the large ”heavy” cable connector section pulls it down off the wall. We had to get small stick 'ems to keep it up. No big deal but a set of them should be provided.8. ALERT: It is reversible, but you have to decide which side to show AT THE START! You cannot change your mind later as the sticky pad goes on ONLY ONCE! They really should include two sticky pads, so that you have the option of reversing it later on — e.g., if you move it somewhere else.THE UGLY9. The cable is very long, which is handy if you need to run the antenna far away, but is an inconvenience if you put the antenna near the set —there is lots of cable flopping around behind the set. OTOH, being able to put it farther away can get it out of your visual field! See next.10. Our family room is wood paneled so neither black or white is ideal. We went with black, but it looks odd to have a long black cable snaking up behind the TV set, ending in what looks like a circular clock face. It will catch your eye repeatedly at first, but then one learns to ignore it.TIP TO RESOLVE LOUSY RECEPTIONWell, after days of having tried all sorts of locations, different cables, etc., we stumbled across a response to a question on Antenna Direct's website that mentioned using an *attenuator* to handle nearby, strong stations. Their signal can be TOO STEONG for the TV or TiVo, and needs to be weakened or attenuated! It's another reason that amplified antennas often don’t work or make reception worse!So, we tried that. One simply screws the attenuator (a cylindrical several-inch long item) into the antenna jack of your TV or TiVo and then attaches the antenna cable to it. (We had a couple of attenuators left over from our old MOCA in house system, so we picked the blue labeled one.) They only cost $6-10, so it's definitely worth it.Well, guess what?! IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM!The pesky stations that we had intractable problems with cleared up fantastically. We went from weak reception, fluctuating around 50 strength on our Roamio TiVo with broken up picture and irritating intermittent sound to CONSISTENT reception, clear sound, and a STRONG signal strength of 72!Amazing!So, that's it! The good, the bad, and the ugly.——>. FOR NEARBY STRONG STATIONS, GET THEE AN ATTENUATOR!