Destroys 990 Mile TV Antennas (read description) - Outdoor HDTV Antenna

Description

Range Xperts Insane Range XPS-1000 HDTV Antenna (standard duty UHF version):
UHF Range Outperforms the various cheaply made small antennas advertising 150 to 990 mile range online (note these antennas grossly exaggerate their ranges).
*Note: If your area also has weak VHF stations (some areas todaymay still have few if any VHF stations, especially so in hilly / mountaineous areas), we also offer a VHF only TV antenna in our eBay store that you can pair with this UHF centric antenna, to get the best range on both bands (if your area still has weak VHF stations).
If combining a VHF antenna to this UHF centric antenna, we highly recommend using a true VHF/UHF combiner (technically a duplexer) and not an ordinary combiner or splitter hooked up backwards, as these lack frequency filters).   What's the differnce?  Well a true VHF/UHF combiner uses actual seperate pass thorugh filters instead of merely impedance matching, results in better performance.
What determines true antenna gain / range?  It's the amount of respective antenna elements it has for it's tuned frequency band (this one has 18 x UHF elements) and the size of the antenna (larger is better).  This 42 inch long UHF antenna with 18 x UHF elements helps you get the best UHF range possible (in most areas in the USA, most if not all stations real frequencies have moved to UHF with the digital HDTV switchover).
This UHF focused antenna  actually has a true up to 100 mile line of sight range (this is the best range possible, due to the curvature of the earth) and outperforms all the smaller HDTV antennas that advertise as 150 to 990 mile range on UHF.
*Note:  In nearly every case when a customer reports poor reception with this antenna, it's either due to trying to pick up weak VHF stations (instead of UHF) in their area, or they're installing it in an apartment or brick/concrete/stone home (or metal roof / siding), item will not work well under either of these conditions.
*Please run a TV signal report online before purchase, to ensure your areas doesn't have weak VHF stations.  This is a "UHF Antenna", it may also pick some strong VHF stations, but absolutely will not pick up weaker VHF stations (however VHF is used little today for many areas), we highly recommend running a TV signal report online (AntennaWeb dot org,  or TVfool dot com) or just Google
FCC DTV Coverage Maps to find out their real frequency bands/channels).
*If your area has moderate to weak VHF stations, you'll need to add a vhf antenna and VHF/UHF combiner to the install, if they are important to you.
Note: this antenna is mainly UHF designed, but also has some 'moderate" VHF abilities (under 35 mile line of sight range best case scenario on VHF) already, and in most areas, VHF is or near extinct, however if your area has moderate to weak VHF stations, you can stack a VHF antenna below this UHF centric antenna on the same mast.
*Note range under 100 miles UHF range is expected if there isn't a clear path to the stations or the stations are low power in nature. For example if a house, lage hill  or mountain in the way, this will of course lower the range of any TV Antenna!
*Note: This product will not work well for apartment installs!  Nor will it work well inside homes with brick, concrete walls, or metal / aluminum or stucco siding!
Did you know, that when TV stations went digital, for many areas, most if not all stations moved to UHF (if you're unsure, please run a TV signal report or contacts us to find this info out for you).  In fact, most areas don't need a large 10ft antenna any longer with the large VHF elements, just a well working UHF antenna with some moderate VHF abilities such as this one is sufficient for most areas.
This is brand Range Xperts "directional" antenna, which are designed for very long "UHF" Range (UHF is very important now, becuase nearly all the TV stations have moved to UHF in most (but not all areas).
This model is inexpensive, yet has two to three times more UHF antenna elements (for more antenna gain) than most antennas mis-advertising as 150 and 250 mile range!
Unlike other antnenas in this price this rangek, this model doesn't have any cheap plastic or sensitive electronics that wear (making the entire antenna useless) out in a few years!
If your area still uses VHF, it does have "some" capabilties on VHF too, but its range on VHF will be under 35 mile line of sight range.  f
CONTACT US IF YOU'RE UNSURE
- iF you're unsure whether your area uses UHF only, or if there are some wearker VHF stations in your area, we are happy to help you find this info out if you contant us prior to purchaase. You can find this info out by running a TV signal report on AntennaWeb or TVfool (real or RF channels 2-13 are actualy VHF chs).
QUICK QUESTIONS & ANSWER ABOUT ANTENNA RANGE:
What determines antenna range?  It's mostly how the antena is mounted and the antenna size and elements for its tuned frequency.   For example, 250 mile tiny 12" antenna on ebay advertising 250 , 350, or even 1 million mile range will have less antenna gain on UHF (this is where the vast majority of digital TV channens have moved to) ,than this antenna.  In fact, a 12" tiny antenna advertising crazy range, has only about half as much UHF gain as this antenna!
What is the farthest range you can get with an antenna:  Generally up to 100 mile line of sight is the best case scenario (tiny 12" rotating antennas will likely have much less than that though).  The only time this up to 100 mile max range can be extended is during some late nights (more typical in summer late nights) when there is "Tropo" present.  Tropo really does happen (you'll need to perform new auto channel scans to find the new channels) and can extend the range an additional 10 to 250%.
Note: This UHF centric antenna has up to 200% more UHF "antenna" gain than many of the small 12" rotating antennas advertising as 150 mile and higher range.  Please note, that no TV antenna has more than 100 mile line of sight range due to the curvature of the earth, this model has 400 to 500% more UHF antennna gain than the small flat 960 mile indoor antenns advertising crazy range (an indoor flat antenna is actually a low range antenna in comparison to a high gain outdoor antenna).
Although this antenna is focused on UHF performance, it also has some moderate VHF abilities (under 35 mile line of sight) as well.  For weak VHF stations, you will need to add a VHF centric antenna to this long range UHF centric antenna however.
NOTE: This is a powerful, UHF Centric (
this is where most channels have move to in most parts of the USA when they went digital), directional antenna.
NOTE: If you have stations in multiple direcitons, also buying a rotor / rotator may be needed (espcially common in the Northeast and West Coast areas of the USA).
What Makes Antenna Gain?:
A longer antenna and the amount of tuned elements (this model has an exceptional amount with 18 x UHF elements and a 42" long boom), it
and offers very long UHF range and some moderate VHF range too..
Line of SIght Range:
An up to 100 mile UHF gain (in most areas, nearly all to all the channels have moved to UHF) but works a bit on VHF too (under 35 miels  Line of Sight).
*Note: Line of Sight range means antenna is installed outside above roof height and means there aren't nearby objects or signifcant terrain obstructing the signal (known as edged paths on TVfool dot com).
Tropo / Skywave Range: It's not possible for TV antennas to reach more than 100 miles under most conditions, however during "some nights" in the
summer and early fall nights and early mornings, the signals will travel and bounce off the Troposhere (or Tropo ducting), when this event occurs, an up to 250 mile range can occur (note Tropo conditions can be random and infrequent, but occurs more often during late nights and morning during the summer months).
This is for customers that need a long range UHF (the VHF range is under 35 miles Line of Sight, unless a VHF antenna is also added to it).
This directional antenna gets you about the best UHF line of sight range possible, which, due to the curvature of the earth, is under 100 miles line of sight (don't be duped by cheap, small antennas advertising higher range than larger antennas)..  Antenna length and amount of elements do not lie.  Meaning a small 12 inch outdoor antenna would have a fraction of actual antenna gain.  This antenna is approx 44" long and has 18 x UHF elements (this is where nearly all the channels have migrated to in most areas, since the digital conversion), and has "some" moderate VHF performance too.  If you have weak VHF stations in your area, you'll need to also add a VHF antenna and a VHF/UHFcombiner for the best result.
HOW TO ALSO UPGRADE YOUR VHF PERFORMANCE:
This antenna is highly UHF centric in design (in most areas, this is where the vast majority of channels have moved too), but has some VHF abilities (under 35 miles Line of Sight range on VHF) too.  However if you're in one of those areas that also needs powerful VHF performance as well, you can also add a VHF antenna and stacking it below it on the same mast.
This 100 Mile vs Others Claiming 150, 200, 300, and 400 Mile Plus Antennas:
This is an up to 100 mile line of sight HDTV antenna (which is about the best you can get) on UHF, and under 35 mile range on VHF
.
Don't be duped by small outdoor and indoor antennas.  Most antennas online seem to have added a "0" to their range, meaning 25 and 35 mile indoor antennas are claiming 350 plus mile range now, which is impossible and more than 10 times of their actual range..
This antenna has about 3 times the UHF elements and boom length than most antennas advertising 150 to as high as 400 mile range!  Note, not claiming this antenna has the crazy range they're claiming to have, merely that it's more powerful as these smaller / shorter antennas that make such wild claims.
Just to recap, there is no 150 mile, 200, 250, 350, and plus range antennas, except during very rare events with larger, antennas, when "Tropo" propagation is present (this can happen only rarely).  This is rare, but Tropo is a skywave condition that can increase an antennas range 25 to as much as 300%, but is not reliable and seldom happens.
Important Reception Tips
1. Count how many VHF and UHF elements the antenna has, to ascertain real gain / range (this model's elements are optimized for UHF, only has some moderate VHF abilities).
2. Signal boosters (also called Signal Amplifiers or Signal Preamplifiers) are necessary as "signal maintainers" in situations where the install loss is high (i.e. any splitters in the line, multiple TVs to a single antenna, long coax runs (more than 50ft of RG6 cable), etc).  It's recommended to add one, to maintain maintain the signal, befure a splitter or long coax run takes out the signal.
3. If your install loss is low (only one TV or less than 50ft of RG6 coax cable involved in your install) or strong stations in your area, a signal booster may actually reduce reception / channels!
4. NOTE: If you have stations in multiple direcitons, also buying a rotor / rotator may be needed (espcially common in the Northeast and West Coast areas of the USA).  We do sell an "Omni-directional" antenna in our eBay store however.
5. TV antennas (no matter how powerful)
will not work well inside apartments, condos
as their walls are composed of concrete and/or brick.
6. TV antennas and signals can not penetrate through any brick, concrete, stone, aluminum/metal walls or structures (they'll just bounce off of them)..  You must get the antenna outside and above these structures if they're in the way of the broadcst towers.