Vu-90xr

[mdp1116]

I am in very north ft worth and was between 38-44 miles from the cedar hill antenna farm so i wasnt sure what antenna to get. Went to radio shack and got the VU-90XR and 50 foot of good cable. So before i crawled up in the crawl space and get all nasty i thought i would see if it would even work. So i laid the antenna (still folded on the bed) not even aimed at the antennas and i pluged in the cable to the hr10-250 and bam nbc5i 93 signal, wfaa 95 signal, kdfw 91 signal. So i go through and what do i see every hd channel in the dfw metroplex, every single one and also a ardmore oklahoma channel that i cant get. So i go up into the crawl space and i just laid the antenna unfolded up the attic not attached to anything just laying there. And my signals on every hd channel are steady, the dont move at all. from what i can tell this antenna was the best choice.:up :up :up

 

[Rick0725]

good to know it worked great for you so we can suggest the antenna for other users if they were concerned about ordering other antennas online at a distance of about 30 miles and wanted to install inside.

to put things into perspective for everyone.

the VU-90XR worked fine here because all the stations were coded yellow at antenna web in a multi story home...keep in mind that there could be different results if you were coded red, blue or purple or if home construction materials were such that it could attenuate signals.

yellow - uhf KDTN-DT 2.1 DAY DENTON TX 136° 30.4 43
yellow - uhf KERA-DT 13.1 PBS DALLAS TX 133° 28.8 14
yellow - uhf KXTX-DT 40.1 TEL DALLAS TX 133° 27.9 40
yellow - uhf KTVT-DT 11.1 CBS FORT WORTH 132° 28.8 19
yellow - uhf KTXA-DT 21.1 UPN FORT WORTH 136° 30.5 18
yellow - uhf KSTR-DT 49.1 UNI IRVING TX 136° 30.5 48
yellow - vhf WFAA-DT 8.1 ABC DALLAS TX 134° 27.5 9
yellow - uhf KXAS-DT 5.1 NBC FORT WORTH 133° 27.9 41
yellow - uhf KPXD-DT 68.1 i ARLINGTON 133° 27.4 42
yellow - uhf KUVN-DT 23.1 UNI GARLAND TX 133° 27.6 24
yellow - uhf KDAF-DT 33.1 WB DALLAS TX 136° 30.5 32
yellow - uhf KFWD-DT 52.1 IND FORT WORTH 133° 27.7 51
yellow - uhf KDFW-DT 4.1 FOX DALLAS TX 134° 27.5 35
lt green - uhf KDTX-DT 58.1 TBN DALLAS TX 133° 27.6 45
red - uhf KDFI-DT 27.1 IND DALLAS TX 136° 30.5 36

38-44 miles from towers? (from an earlier post of yours) - looks more like 28- 31 miles which is a BIG difference

 

[mdp1116]

yes the house is a 2 story and there is nothing within 4 blocks to block the signal. yes according to antenna web.org i am a range of 38-44 miles from towers. just fyi i am picking up the red and blue stations also. here is a list

kdtn 2.1
kdfw 4.1
kdfw 4.2
kxas 5.1
kxas 5.2
wfaa 8.1
wfaa 8.2
ktvt 11.1
kera 13.1
gmc 15
ktxa 21.1
ktxa 21.2
kuvn 23.1
kdfi 27.1
kmpx 29.1
kdaf 33.1
kdaf 33.2
kxtx 39.1
kstr 49.1
kfwd 52.1
kldt 55.1
kdtx 58.1
kdtx 58.2
kdtx 58.3
kdtx 58.4
kdtx 58.5
kpxd 68.1
kpxd 68.2
kpxd 68.3
kpxd 68.4
kpxd 68.5

I just wanted to post what channels i am getting here is north ft worth (park glen area) using that antenna.

good to know it worked great for you so we can suggest the antenna for other users if they were concerned about ordering other antennas online at a distance of about 30 miles and wanted to install inside.

to put things into perspective for everyone.

the VU-90XR worked fine here because all the stations were coded yellow at antenna web in a multi story home...keep in mind that there could be different results if you were coded red or blue or if home construction materials were such that it could attenuate signals.



38-44 miles from towers? (from an earlier post)

 

[mdp1116]

according to google maps i am 37.5 miles from cedar hill.

38-44 miles from towers? (from an earlier post)