Lava Omnipro HD-8008 Omni-Directional HDTV Antenna 360 Degree - Attic or Roof Mount TV Antenna for Clear Reception, 4K 1080P (HD-8008_FBA)

I visited several websites that map broadcast towers and your chances of receiving a signal from them. Most of them said I would receive marginal or no signal from the towers 41 miles away in Philadelphia. They also told me which direction I needed to point my antenna. I took a chance and bought this antenna anyway, based on the reviews. I installed it on my roof, grounded it appropriately, ran cable down to my TV, plugged it in and every channel from those towers came in crystal clear with no distortion. Now I have a tip for you. (Probably this is the reason for some of the negative reviews). If you are planning to use a splitter for multiple TVs, DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS that come with the antenna. The power adapter must be installed in line BETWEEN the antenna and the splitter, not at the TV set as the instructions tell you. I figured that out after quite a bit of head scratching, thinking I had bad cable, bad splitter, bad karma, thinking I had made a terrible mistake in buying this, several trips up onto the roof to needlessly reposition the antenna, wondering why I had crystal clear signal the night before when I tested it on one TV, and had crappy to nonexistent signal the next day when I completed the wiring. Was it the clouds? Then the light bulb went off and viola... all is well. Crystal clear HD from the reportedly weakest signal channel. My old analog TV looks great too. (You will need to buy a digital to analog adapter for that). Full disclosure: I live on a hill. I'm sure that helps.

The previous TV antenna that I had on the roof was a ClearStream 4 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna that was purchased several years ago at a local Best Buy. I bought it because it looked compact, and was made specifically for HD television reception vs. my old analog antenna. It did improve reception, and I wound up getting more channels in the Los Angeles metropolitan area (I’m in Orange County CA). The only problem that I had was with two channels. If the antenna was a little too far to the right I would get channel 7 KABC coming in fine, but then channel 4 KNBC would come in wonky/pixelated or not at all. The opposite would occur if I turned the antenna a little too far to the left. Channel 4 KNBC would come in fine, and then channel 7 KABC would be the problematic one. I could never find the sweet spot. Mount Wilson, which is located in Los Angeles County is where all of the television transmitters for the LA metro area are placed (excluding channel 24 KVCR). It is about 65 miles away. I thought, hey this is a pricey fancy HD antenna, with a 70 mile range, so I guess I’m screwed if even this antenna can’t get these two stations to come through at the same time. I even bought an amplifier and it didn’t really help.I was doing some work on the roof, so I decided to check if there were better antennas out there now. I wanted to purchase a new antenna with a more robust range than the ClearStream 4. I found the Lava Omnipro HD-8008 Omni-Directional HDTV Antenna. I researched the antenna online, and found that it is supposed to have a 125 mile range. I thought it would be nice to be able to set the antenna and forget it. I did just that. After installing the new antenna on the roof, and connecting the antenna to the included power inserter, and the power inserter to the TV, I did a rescan on the Phillips 47 inch TV in the living room, and was able to get more channels, and their sub-channels. Most of the new channels and sub-channels are foreign language such as Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean. So, it’s definitely receiving the stations with transmitters on Mount Wilson. Thus it has a 65 mile range for sure.I now get channel 7 KABC and channel 4 KNBC at the same time without any pixelation problems. If your television has a really good tuner you will be able to pick up more channels with the antenna. I have a smaller Vizio model in one of the bedrooms, and it was able to pick up channel 6 KSFV-CD.The antenna was easy to install, but to be honest it feels cheap like if the wind were to knock it down it would break too easily. I would recommend installing it in a very overly secure manner if you are placing it outside vs in your attic. My old antenna pole was a bit wonky, so I purchased an extra clamp to make sure the wind would not tip it over.My main gripes about the Omnipro HD-8008 Omni-Directional HDTV Antenna are that it:A. Feels cheap like it will easily break.B. It’s a white color, and normally white plastic discolors, and turns into a burnt brown/yellow. It claims to have an anti-UV coating, but only time will tell. If it does turn brown/yellow quickly, I will definitely lower my rating. I would have preferred that the antenna be a black color.If you don’t have mountains or tall buildings blocking your line of site, I would recommend the Lava Omnipro HD-8008 Omni-Directional HDTV Antenna so that you can set it and forget vs. having to deal with another brand, which would require you to get back up on your roof and tweak the direction or having to deal with a switch near your TV that rotates the TV antenna for you, and then having to worry about moving parts breaking.PS. You may want to get some Rust-Oleum Never Wet Multi-Surface Spray to help minimize rain related interference.

I ordered this to replace an old style from 1990 Winegard that is 7 feet long.I needed something that was not so noticeable as we are putting our house up for sale. The old Winegard pulled in 36 stations from Savannah and on occasion 2 from Charleston from the opposite direction. The new antenna pulls in 34 channels from Savannah, it did get the other 2 which is WJCL ABC, however that one dropped out.I must admit it does perform, I only have it mounted about 8 feet high, the old one was 16 feet up on the roof. I believe had I put it at the same elevation it would do as good or better than the old one.When we move to the new house this will go with me and will be on the highest place I can mount it.I am not at all disappointed in this product.