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Very easy to mount, and I can just imagine what kind of stations I'd get if I put it on the roof. Supposedly according to the information they sent with it, attic mounting can cut your signal by 30%. I recommend heading to antennaweb.org to figure out where your main signals come from. I mounted it in the attic of my garage on the side of the house that faces Lexington (biggest city where I live.about 16 miles to signals). I bought the bracket with it, but I ended up just drilling a couple of holes in the closest truss to the front of the garage. I would definitely recommend this antenna to anyone trying to get a good HDTV signal. It will also tell you whether or not you need a single direction or multi-directional antenna. I just finished hooking it up yesterday.
But I'm still getting 100% on my four main local channels and 88% is the lowest I get on the not so worthwhile channels. Most stations have switched to UHF band for the digital transition, some still have VHF, one of the locals that I get on this antenna is VHF, so it does work for both bands. First, let me say that I have tried 3 different indoor and indoor/outdoor combination antennas (regular RCA rabbit ears, the best reviewed RadioShack indoor antenna, and the Phillips MANT940.they all didn't work)to try and get reception on my main HDTV downstairs and through the house from where the signals should be coming from. I probably could have gotten by with a single direction, but the price on this was cheap and the reviews were good.I got sick of paying Dish $6 a month for my locals not in HD so I got this antenna. I didn't even really have to spend much time messing around with the aiming of it, pretty much just put it up and mounted it.
Moreover, the DB2 is compact enough to fit out of the way behind our HDTV set on our wall unit/bookshelf. It would probably even perform better if we installed it on our roof, but it was so simple to just place it behind out television. The DB2 performed much better and without boosting. I then tried a boosted antenna that was less successful at pulling in stations. It is the third antenna I tried with our HDTV and it is by far the best. This antenna does an outstanding job of pulling in digital television stations from near and far. Our old rabbit ears did alright, but they needed constant adjustment and the cable final broke off because of all the movement. We are receiving more than 35 stations, including several from Baltimore which is 40 miles away.
Not good for VHF. Good for UHF. But not yet clear if anything will work ( its a 2nd floor NYC apartment).
This is protected from the weather by a round plastic box. The advantage of this design is that you never have to replace the transformer.So, the antenna difers slighty from what you see in the picture. Also, take notice that they (Digital Terrestrial) changed the design. The only thing better than this design is an omni-directional antenna (flying saucer) that gets signals from all around you in a 360 degrees. Unlike a directional antenna, this one can receive signals from 2 diferent directions. It works even when its just a few inches above the roof. If you wanna be absolutely sure to receive all the stations in your area (within 30 miles), this antenna will do the job. Instead of a transformer, they use an integrated circuit to conect the coaxial cable to the antenna.
I live around Los Angeles area. I dont see a reason why i should pay $40 for this antenna. I tried it both in doors and out doors, there was no improvement. I am returning this NOW. Afer reading all the 5-stars, i ordered this antenna. once i connected it to my HDTV i was shocked to see that it did not perform any better than a $10 rabbit ear antenna. I would not recomment this to others.
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