EV's Recommended & Top Rated DTV Indoor UHF/VHF Set Top Antenna Review Round-Up Guide - Page 26

Antenna Shootout

4.1 ABC = RC 34..54 deg..45 miles
36.1 MyTV = RC 35..41 deg..27 miles
24.1 Fox = RC 40..41 deg..27 miles
16.1,2,3 PBS = RC 44..294 deg..23 miles
5.1 CBS = RC 47..55 deg..45 miles
7.1,2,3 PBS = RC 49..55 deg..45 miles
2.1,2 NBC & CW = RC 50..55 deg..45 miles


1 to 3 equals no video....Bad/Red
4 to 6 equals 4 no video or extremely bad breakups, 5 video with some breakups, 6 all good.....OK/Green
7 to 9 equals all good....Good/Blue


Terk TV-55

4
3
6
5
3
6
7

Philips MANT950

3
4
7
6
4
6
8

RS 1880

6
6
8
6
5
5
9

DB2

5
6
8
6
4
5
8

GE Infinity

3
3
5
5
3
3
5

RCA ANT108

3
3
6
6
3
4
6

RS 1868 Delta

3
3
6
6
3
4
6

RS Double Bow

4
5
8
6
4
5
9

Silver Sensor

4
4
7
6
4
5
8

RS 1634 RV Style Omni

4
4
7
7
3
4
6

RS 1892 UFO

6
5
9
6
5
6
8

RCA ANT1500

3
4
7
7
4
4
6

RS Single Bow

3
4
7
7
5
6
7

Philips MANT510

3
4
7
6
3
5
7

Picture Frame Antenna

3
3
7
6
3
5
7

Terk HDTVa

4
5
8
6
5
6
8

Terk TV-3

3
4
7
6
3
5
8

Terk TV-2

3
3
6
5
3
5
6

Winegard SS-3000

5
5
7
7
5
5
8

RS DA-5200

4
5
7
6
5
5
7

Philips MANT940

4
5
7
7
5
6
7

Can someone put that in a table or chart or something?

I think the MANT940 score is 41....and the Delta is missing.

The RS UFO and the RS 1880 should be equal on the weighted list.

No, I think the element is smallish giving poor capture, and who knows the quality of the amplifier on top of that.

The Terk TV-3 amped and TV-2 unamped have nice largish thick loops with lots of surface area for signal transfer.

What happens when you weight them at 5 and up?

The Single Bow seems a bit out of its proper place. ???

The Terk TV-55 did better than the other night. Dont know why?

I think that my location is a torture test, as Im in a fringe area for reception....5 may be a better number for the weighted score. The move from 3 to 4 also seems to be significant by the way the tuner meter responds(or doesnt respond). A lot of the out of market stations that I get(on the meter) often sit at 3 just under the Red/Green demarcation line, and no matter what I do(move from hot spot to hot spot and other locations) I cant get it to move above that line. Whereas when I get to 4 and can get a bit of fluctuation on the meter by moving it around.

I decided not to report what I dont consider my local stations, in order to keep the data managable.

Id like to put something like that on the front page.

I moved the antennas around to the 3 hotspots in my North facing window and noted the best score for each station.

Some antennas were less sensitive to placement. So in making my final analysis, Id like to place them above others with similar scores.

Additionally, I think that unamped units that scored equal to amped units should be placed above the others with the similar score, as the elements were clearly superior, with no amp help.

For instance, the DB2, the Terk HDTVa, and the Winegard SS-3000....I would list in this order.

The DB2 - Unamped and less sensitive to placement
Winegard SS-3000 less sensitive to placement/direction and amped
Terk HDTVa more sensitive to placement and amped

The transmitter power.

I think that WTAT 24.1 (RC 40) and WMMP 36.1 (RC 35) just moved to a different tower location last month from 45 miles at 55 degrees with the rest of them to 27 miles at a different location 41 degrees, AND increased their Xmit power. 36 used to be my worst station along with ABC 4.1 (RC 34)....but its gotten much better while ABC still struggles as before.

Wong, I might like to use your brilliant color coded chart on the front page. What say you?

One more thing....no atennas were turned towards the Alternate PBS Channel 16.1 Real Channel 44 for the test. This was all off the backside.