RCA ANT301 VHF/UHF/FM Amplified Indoor Antenna

by RCA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 4.5 x 9.5 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008V6JO
• Item model number: ANT301
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 26, 2004

Product Description

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Because there is no zero stars, October 16, 2005

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Bogda - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA ANT301 VHF/UHF/FM Amplified Indoor Antenna (Electronics)

I was putting this together when the antenna just broke off. They have the antennas swivel heads on so tight that they easily just snap off. This also has a huge clumsy AC plug which is unnecessary and a waste of precious plug space. When I returned this to the store, I saw another person retuning this exact same model also. GE has a much better model that I bought instead that doesn't break and doesn't have any AC plug which works wonderfully. Don't waste your money on this RCA antenna. I give it ZERO stars.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you re-do CHANNEL SEARCH after installing the new powered antenna it will work fantastically well - over 80 channels in L.A., December 6, 2010

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Quality Control (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA ANT301 VHF/UHF/FM Amplified Indoor Antenna (Electronics)

Reading the negative reviews here I have to wonder how many people realize that you MUST go through a new CHANNEL SEARCH each and every time you attach a different antenna or move your antenna to a new location. Of course, with a powered antenna, you must do this with the power on. That said, different antennas can yield different results in different signal areas. I'm in Los Angeles, about 24 miles from the broadcast antennas. Since all the broadcasters transmit from about the same location, I'm better off with a very DIRECTIONAL antenna, which this seems to be. However, no antenna can work well in my location UNLESS I LINE IT UP WITH A WINDOW FACING THE BROADCAST ANTENNA DIRECTION. If I just put the antenna on top of the TV, I will get about 4 to 7 stations. In the ideal location, up high near the window, I get over 80 channels. Because the antenna is about 20 feet from the TV now, I had to use a 20 ft. coax cable to connect it. It worked fine, but switching to the old-fashioned twinlead (with coax connectors mounted on each end for compatibility) improved the signal gain a bit and brought in a few more stations. (It is known to have even less signal loss than coax as long as you give it a twist every 3 feet and it remains dry, which it will indoors!)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Terrible, December 31, 2007

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vthokie (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA ANT301 VHF/UHF/FM Amplified Indoor Antenna (Electronics)

This antenna is a huge waste of money. I live in a strong signal area (<5 miles to the towers). On an analog tv this antenna produced an extremely noisy picture due to the poor amplifier. Without the amplifier, this antenna did not produce a picture. On a digital tv this antenna did ok. However, a cheap pair of rabbit ears with a UHF loop greatly outperformed this antenna both on digital and analog tvs. I would not recommend the RCA ANT301 to anyone, even if were free.