Previous antenna was a Radio Shack 40 inch FM-VHF-UHF, can't find a photo of it anywhere online. The UHF grids on top and bottom open up, and the side elements for VHF swing out. Theres about 15 narrow elements welded onto the main bar. By the corrosion on it, it looks like it had 4 years of weathering age on it before it was moved into the attic 9 years ago after the house remodel. It's pretty old, not really made for
DTV, as it is made for VHF reception strength. Hooking up an 18
db amplifier worked somewhat, but the splitter cut the reception down a bit. It's a good antenna, I'm waiting to try a 35db amplifier on it.
Oh, and I hope I get my refund, because I found the antenna that was used in the original eBay ad photo:
QUANTUM-FX ANT-104 (ANT104) <br>TV Remote-Controlled Rotating ANTENNA (DTV & HDTV Ready) It's the Quantun FX ANT 104 Here's an eBay-worthy pic:
The A-OK-Deals seller no longer sells the antenna I ordered, just this one:
A Quantum FX indoor dipole-and-bowtie-mesh antenna. The bowtie mesh is on a rotor for those who don't want to get up to turn it.
Better than this one I found hiding in an eBay seller's album as I was raiding the listings for photos of kooky antennas:
Anyways, it looks like A-OK-Deals seller has decided that the
DTV sales phase is pretty much over. Their main forte is Sirius radio antenna stuff -
eBay Store - Sirius Satellite Radio: XM Radio, Remote, Antenna
I'll definitely look for something much better than any of the above to test.
What did I learn from all this? Walito, LAVA, and Quantum FX are pretty synonymous. Plastic with aluminum elements.
I'll do more extensive research before committing funds.
