Does this antenna pick up both VHF HI & LOW bands? null

AntennaPurchaser provided an erroneous and misleading answer to this question - and BestBuy has rated it the best answer! All TV broadcasts are now digital, but they can be broadcast on Low-VHF, Hi-VHF, or UHF. It is true the labelled channel you tune to isn't necessarily the actual broadcast channel, but that goes both ways. In the Dallas area where I live, ABC broadcasts on channel 8 (Hi-VHF) and the labelled channel is 8. NBC broadcasts on Channel 41 but the labelled channel is 5. Most stations broadcast on UHF now, so antennas available are optimized for UHF. Even though an antenna my claim to receive Lo and Hi VHF as well as UHF, the antenna gain in VHF is less than half the gain in UHF - say, 3.6 dB vs. 7.6 dB. I'm 35 miles away from the broadcast antennas; UHF reception is very good but VHF (ABC) is marginal. I have a Clearstream 4Max for UHF and a Clearstream 5 for VHF, both attic mounted, with a Winegard 200A amplifier.

NO, it does not support low VHF range, but you probably don't need low VHF range. The antenna's advertised range for VHF is the high VHF range only (broadcast channels 7-13) and for UHF (above RF channel 14). Note that nearly all TV stations have moved the actual broadcast frequency to either high VHF or UHF. That allows the antenna to be physically smaller and still receive a good signal since the required length of the antenna parts are inversely proportional to the frequency of transmission (the higher the actual broadcast channel, the smaller the antenna parts can be). The channel numbers they go by are no longer the actual RF broadcast frequency channels. So just because your local channel's call number may be channel 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 (the low VHF range), they most likely are broadcasting on a higher frequency (either high VHF or UHF). The only way to know for sure what frequency they are actually broadcasting on is to look it up. Go to www.antennaweb.org to check for sure. Then you will know whether you need an antenna that covers low VHF, high VHF, UHF, or some combination of the three.

"Yes, the antenna is rated at VHF Range: 174-230 MHz, UHF Range: 470-862 MHz" Low VHF TV spans 54-88MHz, channels 2-6. High VHF TV spans 174-216MHz, channels 7-13. So this antenna amplifies only high VHF, not low VHF. You might pick up a low VHF station if you're close enough to the transmitter, but all else being equal, if the station you want to watch is transmitted on RF channel 6 or below, this antenna isn't going to do much for you. Antennas that amplify low VHF are wide, with elements that are nearly 9' across, to match the l-o-n-g wavelengths of these low frequencies. RF channel 2 (54-60MHz) has a wavelength of about 5.3m or 208". On a half-wave (dipole) antenna, that means elements 104" (8'8") long. RF channel 3 (60-66MHz) has a wavelength of about 4.8m or 190". On a half-wave (dipole) antenna, that means elements 95" (7'11") long. : RF channel 6 (82-88MHz) has a wavelength of about 3.6m or 140". On a half-wave (dipole) antenna, that means elements 70" (5'10") long. If a dipole TV antenna like this one doesn't have elements this long, it _can't_ amplify low VHF signals.

Yes, the antenna is rated at VHF Range: 174-230 MHz, UHF Range: 470-862 MHz, Antenna Gain: 3-5dBi (VHF) & 7-9dBi (UHF). In my area there are quite a few stations still transmitting on VHF. The following link is a good way to know if you need a VHF an antenna that supports VHF signals as well as UHF signals. Some areas, stations have moved to just UHF, but that is not true for a lot of areas: https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps

Around 2009, most analog broadcasting television stations were converted to digital transmission, but they were permitted to keep the same channel numbers that they were identified by prior to the conversion; with that, the "old" VHF channels 2 - 13, in today's environment were kept for identification, but are now being transmitted digitally, which is actually a UHF signal. I found this antenna to be acceptable, it picked up the signals in the area very well, to include the virtual channels, e.g. 11.2 (or 11 - 2, depending on your system). I am using the antenna within the intended range of the product. In my usage, I have found it to be directional, but I am on the outer edge of its intended range. Also, it is easy to assemble, and for the price point, I have found it to be a quality unit.

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AntennaPurchaser provided an erroneous and misleading answer to this question - and BestBuy has rated it the best answer! All TV broadcasts are now digital, but they can be broadcast on Low-VHF, Hi-VHF, or UHF. It is true the labelled channel you tune to isn't necessarily the actual broadcast channel, but that goes both ways. In the Dallas area where I live, ABC broadcasts on channel 8 (Hi-VHF) and the labelled channel is 8. NBC broadcasts on Channel 41 but the labelled channel is 5. Most stations broadcast on UHF now, so antennas available are optimized for UHF. Even though an antenna my claim to receive Lo and Hi VHF as well as UHF, the antenna gain in VHF is less than half the gain in UHF - say, 3.6 dB vs. 7.6 dB. I'm 35 miles away from the broadcast antennas; UHF reception is very good but VHF (ABC) is marginal. I have a Clearstream 4Max for UHF and a Clearstream 5 for VHF, both attic mounted, with a Winegard 200A amplifier.
Answered by Greg 6 years ago
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NO, it does not support low VHF range, but you probably don't need low VHF range. The antenna's advertised range for VHF is the high VHF range only (broadcast channels 7-13) and for UHF (above RF channel 14). Note that nearly all TV stations have moved the actual broadcast frequency to either high VHF or UHF. That allows the antenna to be physically smaller and still receive a good signal since the required length of the antenna parts are inversely proportional to the frequency of transmission (the higher the actual broadcast channel, the smaller the antenna parts can be). The channel numbers they go by are no longer the actual RF broadcast frequency channels. So just because your local channel's call number may be channel 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 (the low VHF range), they most likely are broadcasting on a higher frequency (either high VHF or UHF). The only way to know for sure what frequency they are actually broadcasting on is to look it up. Go to www.antennaweb.org to check for sure. Then you will know whether you need an antenna that covers low VHF, high VHF, UHF, or some combination of the three.
Answered by spacecon 6 years ago
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"Yes, the antenna is rated at VHF Range: 174-230 MHz, UHF Range: 470-862 MHz" Low VHF TV spans 54-88MHz, channels 2-6. High VHF TV spans 174-216MHz, channels 7-13. So this antenna amplifies only high VHF, not low VHF. You might pick up a low VHF station if you're close enough to the transmitter, but all else being equal, if the station you want to watch is transmitted on RF channel 6 or below, this antenna isn't going to do much for you. Antennas that amplify low VHF are wide, with elements that are nearly 9' across, to match the l-o-n-g wavelengths of these low frequencies. RF channel 2 (54-60MHz) has a wavelength of about 5.3m or 208". On a half-wave (dipole) antenna, that means elements 104" (8'8") long. RF channel 3 (60-66MHz) has a wavelength of about 4.8m or 190". On a half-wave (dipole) antenna, that means elements 95" (7'11") long. : RF channel 6 (82-88MHz) has a wavelength of about 3.6m or 140". On a half-wave (dipole) antenna, that means elements 70" (5'10") long. If a dipole TV antenna like this one doesn't have elements this long, it _can't_ amplify low VHF signals.
Answered by wlan2 4 years ago
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Yes, the antenna is rated at VHF Range: 174-230 MHz, UHF Range: 470-862 MHz, Antenna Gain: 3-5dBi (VHF) & 7-9dBi (UHF). In my area there are quite a few stations still transmitting on VHF. The following link is a good way to know if you need a VHF an antenna that supports VHF signals as well as UHF signals. Some areas, stations have moved to just UHF, but that is not true for a lot of areas: https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps
Answered by ski522 6 years ago
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Around 2009, most analog broadcasting television stations were converted to digital transmission, but they were permitted to keep the same channel numbers that they were identified by prior to the conversion; with that, the "old" VHF channels 2 - 13, in today's environment were kept for identification, but are now being transmitted digitally, which is actually a UHF signal. I found this antenna to be acceptable, it picked up the signals in the area very well, to include the virtual channels, e.g. 11.2 (or 11 - 2, depending on your system). I am using the antenna within the intended range of the product. In my usage, I have found it to be directional, but I am on the outer edge of its intended range. Also, it is easy to assemble, and for the price point, I have found it to be a quality unit.
Answered by AntennaPurchaser 6 years ago
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Answered by reypin 6 years ago
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