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Antennas Direct - Long-Range Digital TV Antenna - Black/Silver
Antennas Direct - Long-Range Digital TV Antenna - Black/Silver
This Antennas Direct DB2E long-range digital TV antenna features an 11.8dBi peak gain and a beamwidth of 60° to receive clear DTV signals across the UHF spectrum.
 

What kind of antenna would I need?

I live in Brighton Mi area in a rural area about 20 miles from nearest tower. We recently purchased a 50 inch flat screen tv. I currently have a Mohu thin antenna on the wall that is getting around 33 channels. I'm not sure if it is the 30 leaf or not. I know that it's not amplified. I would like to get one that is at least a 50 mile range from the nearest tower. Would an amplified antenna be better to get more stations and be multi directional so I don't have to move it around for better reception? I don't really want to spend a lot for one.
Actually, 33 channels for an indoor antenna is pretty good! 20 miles is close; a 50 mile antenna won't get you any better reception, according to TERK customer service. I'd say try an amplifier, and here's why: I had a five-year-old $20 ClearTV antenna that wasn't performing as well on my new TV, so I spent $80 on the TERK OMNITV, which had a longer range, and actually got fewer channels. Customer Service said to remove the amplifier, but it did not help. After checking with the TV manufacturer to make sure I had done everything I could, I packed up the TERK to return to the store, but just for kicks I connected the ClearTV antenna to the amplifier. Worked great. Lesson learned: Indoor antennas are low-tech. You can dress them up and write all kinds of slick marketing copy, but when it comes right down to it, they're all rabbit ears!
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