ChannelMaster 4040 Indoor UHF Antenna

by Channel Master

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 2.5 x 12 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001OMWLKK
• Item model number: 4040
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Product Description

The 4040 Indoor UHF antenna offers gain and directivity giving it better performance than traditional indoor "rabbit ear" style antennas. It comes with a 110 inch cable making it easy to place the antenna where you want it rather than where a short cable will allow.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Antenna, October 5, 2010

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Brett Lucas (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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I recently relocated to a new area and cable TV is not available. Instead of going with an expensive Satellite TV contract, I decided to give this antenna a chance. I purchased the Channel Master 4040 and put in the antenna on the mantle next to the TV, facing the TV station antennas to the east. I receive very strong HD signals from both Spokane, WA and Coeur d'Alene, ID with very little adjustments necessary.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works very well and is a good value, July 15, 2010

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Electro-Kid - See all my reviews

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For the past year, I've been struggling with the Artec. I thought that the Artec, which is flat and blue in color and looks rather weird, might be using a revolutionary new technology. Wrong! On the positive side, I did get a lot of exercise jumping in and out of my chair constantly adjusting it.

To be fair, I do live in a valley with large trees and a huge hill between my house and two stations. For only a few dollars more, this antenna is a far superior product. I still have some problems with one of the stations on the other side of the hill, but once it's pointed in the right direction, I can watch that station without any further adjustments. Vehicular traffic near my house is no longer a problems as it was with the Artec. This antenna is less affected by windy weather too. The low-flying police helicopter causes signal problems momentarily, but that's to be expected.

If you live 15 miles or less from the transmitters, I recommended the Channel Master 4040. One reviewer said glue was used to attach the base properly. This is not necessary. It takes a lot of force to snap the two parts together. Once they are joined, the unit is very solid and the two parts will not separate.

Of course I won't get as much healthy exercise with the 4040. Oh well.....

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Little Antenna, July 16, 2009

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Christopher Henrici (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This Antenna is an indoor log periodic similar to a "Silver sensor". With antennas each situation is different, I'm only reporting my experience with DTV and with the Channel master 4040 antenna in combination with a Digital stream DTV box using coax connection. It is recommended for urban areas, which suited my needs. I found it likes to be as high in the room as you can get it and on a flat steady surface (I would'nt suggest just sticking it on top of TV like you might do with rabbit ears). I Adjusted the angle and direction of the antenna awhile to learn what works best. Although this antenna is specified as UHF, I got all broadcast channels in my area with it, from 4 on up to 66. A total of about 20 channels in all. The picture quality is better than I had with cable, and better than before the DTV transition. The truth is any antenna and capable reciever can get free HDTV broadcasts. Eventhough my box only puts out 480i (which is technically "standard definition") and I use a Trinitron CRT, the picture on HD broadcasts is comparable to and sometimes exceeds watching a DVD- for hardcore HDTV and bluray people that might not seem like much, but the results I got were really beyond my expectations. I still have to move the antenna a little bit to optimize a couple channels, but I can get all to come in at 80 or higher signal strength according to the signal meter of my DTV box w/ the majority coming in at 90 or more. This a good way to find the sweet spot, pull up your DTV box signal strength indicator meter on the screen and move antenna around while looking at the meter- by doing this I took the signal strength from below 50 (weak) to 80 or higher (good). Some people report frequent splotching and drop outs with DTV, I had only minor issues with that, if very windy or raining sometimes (which btw can happen even with satellite or cable services), but most times the picture was rock solid. One note, for assembly the base of this antenna snaps into place and it is not the sturdiest joint, if you un-snap and apply a little glue judiciously you'll fix my only complaint about this antenna. This thing is a good product and a total bargain considering it gave a better picture than cable and cost about as much as a week or two of cable service. This one is a good option for people who for whatever reasons can't use an outdoor antenna.