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TV antennae don't have to be ugly. The TV55 from Terk is a slim HD antenna that is a great choice of apartments or condos. The weatherproof design lets you use it indoors or out. You could also mount it on your houseboat or motorhome.
The dual-mode amplifier lets you adjust it for the best picture. It is impedance matched for exceptional HD performance.
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Not much better than rabbit ears + loop
- Pros: Good looks, weather resistant, compact size, includes mounting hardware. Wide bandwidth, handling VHF-lo (ch 2-6 + FM radio), VHF-hi (ch 7-13) and UHF (ch 14+) frequencies.
- Cons: Poor multipath rejection, noisy RF amplifier, limited gain w/o power amp.
- Other Thoughts: The Terk TV55 is a helical antenna. Inside the plastic housing is a wire that is wrapped in a corkscrew pattern around an inert core.
The product literature claimed "big antenna performance is a little package". I found this to be untrue. While the product did beat out metal coat hangers and classic dipole "rabbit ears" + UHF loop combos, it was utterly blown away by VHF/UHF yagi-reflector antennas costing the same or less.
One of the main issues I encountered when I installed the TV55 in my attic was that it was unable to deal with RF reflections (multipath) that are common inside a building. While it is bad enough that it causes ghosting with analog TV, multipath reflections absolutely destroy DTV signals. The included power amp did little to help, and often made things worse.
Unless you have no other choice because you live in an apartment, skip this and get a traditional yagi-reflector. They were good enough for grampa in 1960, and they are still good enough for yo
- Pros: None
- Cons: Poor shipping box had to order 2 both boxes torn open prior to arrival .The antenna to put in simple terms is A sheetmetal rectangle with a punched out rectangle in its middle enclosed in a PVC pipe .It has a amplifer system . The antenna is a directional type . So you have to point it at the tower or close . If you are
in town with stations all around you you dont tend to get them all since you have aimed at one and missed others . I never could get their websit to work . I looked at this antenna years ago and didnt buy it but they had a different web site A very good site a lot of info . Think the company was bought out .
- Other Thoughts: The only way I could recomend someone to use this antenna would be around saltwater due to its water tight construction and windloading due to its aerodynamic shape . In other words motorhomes and boats and expect to aim it when you use it .
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Not much better than rabbit ears + loop
- Pros: Good looks, weather resistant, compact size, includes mounting hardware. Wide bandwidth, handling VHF-lo (ch 2-6 + FM radio), VHF-hi (ch 7-13) and UHF (ch 14+) frequencies.
- Cons: Poor multipath rejection, noisy RF amplifier, limited gain w/o power amp.
- Other Thoughts: The Terk TV55 is a helical antenna. Inside the plastic housing is a wire that is wrapped in a corkscrew pattern around an inert core.
The product literature claimed "big antenna performance is a little package". I found this to be untrue. While the product did beat out metal coat hangers and classic dipole "rabbit ears" + UHF loop combos, it was utterly blown away by VHF/UHF yagi-reflector antennas costing the same or less.
One of the main issues I encountered when I installed the TV55 in my attic was that it was unable to deal with RF reflections (multipath) that are common inside a building. While it is bad enough that it causes ghosting with analog TV, multipath reflections absolutely destroy DTV signals. The included power amp did little to help, and often made things worse.
Unless you have no other choice because you live in an apartment, skip this and get a traditional yagi-reflector. They were good enough for grampa in 1960, and they are still good enough for yo
- Pros: None
- Cons: Poor shipping box had to order 2 both boxes torn open prior to arrival .The antenna to put in simple terms is A sheetmetal rectangle with a punched out rectangle in its middle enclosed in a PVC pipe .It has a amplifer system . The antenna is a directional type . So you have to point it at the tower or close . If you are
in town with stations all around you you dont tend to get them all since you have aimed at one and missed others . I never could get their websit to work . I looked at this antenna years ago and didnt buy it but they had a different web site A very good site a lot of info . Think the company was bought out .
- Other Thoughts: The only way I could recomend someone to use this antenna would be around saltwater due to its water tight construction and windloading due to its aerodynamic shape . In other words motorhomes and boats and expect to aim it when you use it .
looks nice -- very weak reception
- Pros: looks better than most of the other HD antennas
- Cons: reception is weak on all channels and i live in an area with a strong HD signal. not one channel comes in consistently no matter how i position the antenna.
for the price, i expected much more.
- Other Thoughts: get an ugly antenna that works.
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TERK |
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TV55 |
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| Specifications |
Multi mount antenna ideal for receiving off-air HD signals from condos or apartments
CEA color code: Light Green
Compact design with the performance of a larger antenna
Dual-mode amplifier allows a choice of best gain setting for optimum reception
Amplifier is impedance matched for best HDTV performance
Ultra-durable, weatherproof housing |
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Reviewed By: Toejam on 8/13/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year
