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Summary: Terk - the new kids on the block.
Review: I helped install one for a friend and was amazed at just how mediocre its reception was. Personally, I was never a fan of Terk stuff... back to when they had those space-age looking amplified indoor FM antennas - they didn't work well either. TV antennas are not rocket science. Look at name brands with long histories that include GAIN specs. One such name is Channel Master. Remember that name? I bet you had both VHF and UHF types on your roof before you got cable/sat service. Anyway, HDTV antennas are MERELY UHF antennas. Nothing more. The Channel Master 4228 is a SOLID performer and sells for about $50. Oh - keep it OUT of your attic! Esspecially if your house is aluminum OR vinyl sided (vinyl sided homes usually have the foil backed styrofoam insulation underneath) plus all those nails holding the shingles in place don't help either.
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Summary: Poor performance, over-priced
Review: Reception is spotty at best. Directions for the installation at vague at best. Despite major tv stations as close as 9 miles away basic reception is poor when pointed directly at the tower. Using a hi-def receiver (samsung sir-ts360)digital local signals are spotty depending on weather conditions again from stations as close as 9 miles. This performance is only acheived with amplification. A signal sent to a second tv is actually better on non-digital stations using an indoor antenna relative to this outdoor antenna. Take my advice and look elsewhere.
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Summary: It might work for you, but you can do better!
Review: Summary:I live in the Washington DC area, within about 15 miles of several transmitting towers. According to antennaweb.org (you should visit this site if you are planning to buy a TV antenna), the TERK TV36 should have been more than adequate. It was not. I substituted a much better quality Winegard 7082 antenna (about the same price) and am getting all the reception I had hoped for. Details: I installed the TERK TV36 on a 15 foot mast on the roof of my two-story home. I was able to receive VHF analog signals pretty well, some UHF analog signals relatively poorly, and no UHF digital signals at all. I added a Winegard AP 4700 pre-amplifier, and was able to pull in two digital channels (NBC and FOX), but nothing more (there are over a dozen UHF digital channels I should be able to receive where I live). After talking with a professional installer, I chose to try a Winegard 7082 antenna instead (about the same price as the TERK TV36, perhaps a bit cheaper). The first thing I noticed was the higher quality of the antenna construction. The next obvious thing was the greater number of elements, and finally, the built in balum (much better quality than the TERK Transformer). I installed the antenna exactly as I had the TERK TV36, and am getting all the digital signals I had hoped for. I suspect it's no accident TERK doesn't post their reception specifications like Winegard and Channel Master do. Bottomline, the TERK TV36 was a great disappointment; for the same price you can do much better (check into either the winegard or channel master antennas).
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Summary: It might work for you, but you can do better!
Review: Summary: I live in the Washington DC area, within about 15 miles of several transmitting towers. According to antennaweb.org (you should visit this site if you are planning to buy a TV antenna), the TERK TV36 should have been more than adequate. It was not. I substituted a much better quality Winegard 7082 antenna (about the same price) and am getting all the reception I had hoped for. Details: I installed the TERK TV36 on a 15 foot mast on the roof of my two-story home. I was able to receive VHF analog signals pretty well, some UHF analog signals relatively poorly, and no UHF digital signals at all. I added a Winegard AP 4700 pre-amplifier, and was able to pull in two digital channels (NBC and FOX), but nothing more (there are over a dozen UHF digital channels I should be able to receive where I live). After talking with a professional installer, I chose to try a Winegard 7082 antenna instead (about the same price as the TERK TV36, perhaps a bit cheaper). The first thing I noticed was the higher quality of the antenna construction. The next obvious thing was the greater number of elements, and finally, the built in balum (much better quality than the TERK Transformer). I installed the antenna exactly as I had the TERK TV36, and am getting all the digital signals I had hoped for. I suspect it's no accident TERK doesn't post their reception specifications like Winegard and Channel Master do. Bottomline, the TERK TV36 was a great disappointment; for the same price you can do much better (check into either the winegard or channel master antennas).
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