I just purchased the RCA ANT525. I know basically next to nothing about antennas and how they work. I went to antennaweb and this is the information I got for my street address. I have used a screenshot of the antennaweb websites results because I couldnt get the formatting to stick if I just pasted the stuff in here. Will the ANT525 work for me?

Thanks.

It may... depends on the structure of your home and any obstructions blocking the "line of sight.

Any of the "yellows" should not be a problem. And... you shouldn't need an "amplified" antenna.

for the "yellow" and "green" channels, you do not need the amplification provided by the ANT525. In fact, it may hurt more than help in the NYC area because of reflected signals off other buildings, known as multi-path. Since all the yellow/green stations are UHF, you don't need the rabbit-ears part of a VHF/UHF antenna, so I would recommend a Phillips PM-HDTV1 (Silver Sensor). You could try the $5 Radio Shack 15-1864 indoor antenna first, as it will probably work, before spending more money on another model

I just purchased the RCA ANT525. I know basically next to nothing about antennas and how they work. I went to antennaweb and this is the information I got for my street address. I have used a screenshot of the antennaweb websites results because I couldnt get the formatting to stick if I just pasted the stuff in here. Will the ANT525 work for me?
Normally, we ask for the zip code as that makes it easier to look up the local stations. But you are obviously in NYC and close to the broadcast towers on the top of the Empire state building.

The problem with the RCA ANT525 is that it has a 45 dB (!!!!) amplification and is omni-directional. You are almost always better off getting an antenna without a built-in amplifier that close to powerful broadcast stations. All of the digital stations in NYC are currently broadcasting on UHF, so a UHF antenna is all you need for digital reception - for now. In February 2009, after the analog shutdown, three of the stations with analog channels on upper VHF 7 to 13 such as WABC 7 will be switching their digital signal to their current upper VHF analog channel. At that time, you will need an antenna with rabbit ears for VHF.

Since you have already brought the RCA ANT525, hook it up and do a digital channel scan to see what comes in. I would suggest dialing down the amplifier. But if you turn the amp off, then there is almost no signal coming from the antenna. I would have recommended the umamplified version of the Silver Sensor UHF antenna combined such as the Philips PHDTV1 or Terk HDTVi.

Thanks guys,
BB is close to where I work so I'll go replace it for one of the non-amplified ones mentioned by you guys. My zip code by the way is 07086.