Antenna ID help?

[phlatwound]

My sister just bought a house in town and is going to go with cable tv/internet. She asked if I wanted the antennas on her roof so I took them down and home.

There's no brand names or models on any of these, was hoping someone here could give me an idea what I have and what bands/channels they would be good for?

Thanks!

 

[Jim5506]

The two with the reflector screens at the back are UHF antennas, the smaller one looks like a Radio Shack U75-R.

The biggest antenna is a UHF/VHF combo.

I wouldn't be surprised if they all were RS antennas.

 

[boba]

The two with the reflector screens at the back are UHF antennas, the smaller one looks like a Radio Shack U75-R.

The biggest antenna is a UHF/VHF combo.

I wouldn't be surprised if they all were RS antennas.

I agree except the center one looks like it is the front section of a RS.deep fringe VHF/UHF antenna.

 

[Tower Guy]

There's no brand names or models on any of these, was hoping someone here could give me an idea what I have and what bands/channels they would be good for?

Thanks!

Smallest Radio Shack U-75
Middle Radio Shack U-100 (discontinued)
Largest Radio Shack VU190XR

The first two are UHF only, the VU190XR is 2-69.

 

[phlatwound]

The two with the reflector screens at the back are UHF antennas, the smaller one looks like a Radio Shack U75-R.

The biggest antenna is a UHF/VHF combo.

I wouldn't be surprised if they all were RS antennas.

Thanks, Jim. They had all 3 antennas stacked on top of each other about 18" apart, smallest on bottom, biggest on top.....on a piece on pipe that was stuck in that little tripod, which was attached to the roof.

They were all run into a little 3-into-1 deal (pic attached), then one coax downlead into the house.

So are the 2 UHF antennas basically the same thing, with the bigger one of those two maybe just having more "range"?

 

[CowboyDren]

Thanks, Jim. They had all 3 antennas stacked on top of each other about 18" apart, smallest on bottom, biggest on top.....on a piece on pipe that was stuck in that little tripod, which was attached to the roof.

They were all run into a little 3-into-1 deal (pic attached), then one coax downlead into the house.

So are the 2 UHF antennas basically the same thing, with the bigger one of those two maybe just having more "range"?

That's pretty impressive. The word is "gain" but yes, that's the long and the short of it.

 

[phlatwound]

Smallest Radio Shack U-75
Middle Radio Shack U-100 (discontinued)
Largest Radio Shack VU190XR

The first two are UHF only, the VU190XR is 2-69.

Thanks, Tower Guy. I think I'll put that U-100 up on my Mom's little tower and see if I can get KYTV (Springfield, MO) down at her place in northern Arkansas. She had a strong analog signal before the digital conversion, tvfool shows it to be marginal but it's probably worth a try.

That's pretty impressive. The word is "gain" but yes, that's the long and the short of it.

Cool, I'm glad I made the effort to get this stuff, I have a buddy that can use the UHF/VHF one, thanks.