Off-Air Tuner
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I've purchased four of them from the DirecTV web site and none have resulted in a change in my commitment date.
Depending on your status as a past customer it might even be worth your while to call & see about a better deal; it never hurts to ask when you throw in the "I'm losing my locals every time it rains heavy or snows". 
Just to clear up the nomenclature. The AM21 is not an antenna, it is the off air tuner.
Why would you need to extend your contract to add a AM21? You have to buy your own antenna, they don't supply it, and the channels it'll pick up are free.
I can see why the OP would be concerned. DirecTV has a history of incorrectly adding contract extensions.
I don't. Its a one time $50 fee to buy it. You don't rent it like a DVR. Its more like buying a digital converter box to watch OTA stations on your old analog TV. If they rope you into something they shouldn't it sounds like a BBB issue.
I bought one and it was $53 dollars shipped via FedEx from Directv 
Works great and now I can get all of my OTA and use the guide/dvr features
Works great and now I can get all of my OTA and use the guide/dvr features 
just for that comment. stone cold just extended your contract to 4 years.
no buts.......
Along the lines of this thread, how does the AM21 work? I've searched and can't find a simple answer. Do I need an additional exterior antenna or do I just plug it in and connect it to my HR-21 and go from there? I'm missing out on some decent programming on some of my local sub-channels (high school football, etc) and am wondering if the extra $50 for this additional piece of equipment would allow me to get those channels without a lot of extra add-ons.
You need to connect an OTA antenna to the AM21. The AM21 then uses a USB connection to the HD receiver and also has a power passthrough so you don't need an extra outlet for the AM21.
you need an external antenna, it doesn't receive the channels via satellite since subchannels aren't on satellite. Also a thing I like about mine is it allows you to watch channels from a 2nd market, the one I live in and the one adjacent to mine. Well worth the 50 bucks IMO just made sure you got a high quality antenna.
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