The Most Recommended TV Antennas: Difference between revisions

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Before selecting an antenna from this page, be sure to read the following pages

1.) Beware of This When Shopping for a TV Antenna

2.) How to Select the Correct TV Antenna for Your Area - Step-by-Step Guide

As mentioned within the page titled Beware of This When Shopping for a TV Antenna, there are hundreds of offshore made, poor quality TV antennas that appear on the first 10 pages of search results on major shopping websites. The following are the only recommended TV Antenna manufacturers that you should consider purchasing a TV antenna from. These manufacturers are USA based and have been making TV Antennas for many decades. Televes is designed and manufactured in Spain. Televes is a proven, high quality TV antenna and is one of the highest recommended TV antenna suppliers. The following list is organized by alphabet. Each manufacturer has very good quality TV antennas. There are no preference from one manufacturer to the other.

           1.) Antennas Direct Phone: 877-825-5572.
           3.) Channel Master Phone: 877-746-7261
           2.) Winegard  Phone 800-288-8094
           4.) Televes - Televes does not sell directly to the public. It is recommended to purchase Televes products from Ness Electronics

Below are specific antenna models made by the above manufacturer. These models have been tested by the authors. Before choosing an antenna from the tables below, please follow the steps outlined on the page How to Select the Correct TV Antenna for Your Area - Step-by-Step Guide

Indoor Antennas

Antenna Manufacturer: Antennas Direct	Antenna Manufacturer: Channel Master	Antenna Manufacturer: Antennas Direct	Antenna Manufacturer: Antennas Direct
Antenna Model: Clearstream 2V	Antenna Model: CM-4001HDBW	Antenna Model: ClearStream-Flex	Antenna Model: Clearstream 4MAX
Type: Indoor / Outdoor	Type: Indoor Only	Type: Indoor Only	Type: Indoor / Outdoor
Range: 60 miles	Range: 35 miles	Range: 50 Miles	Range: 70 miles
Low-VHF: No	Low-VHF: No	Low-VHF: No	Low-VHF: No
High-VHF: Yes	High-VHF: Yes	High-VHF: Yes	High-VHF: Yes
UHF: Yes	UHF: Yes	UHF: Yes	UHF: Yes
Dimensions: 17.4 in. L x 27 in. H x 3.5 in. D	Dimensions: 13.5 in. L x 10.75 in. H x 0.75 in. T	Dimensions: 2 in. H x16 in. Wx0.4 in. D	Dimensions: 17.4 in L x 31.3 in. W x 4 in. D
Preamplifer built-in: No	Preamplifer built-in: No	Preamplifer built-in: No	Preamplifer built-in: No
LTE Filter built-in: No	LTE Filter built-in: No	LTE Filter built-in: No	LTE Filter built-in: No

Attic & Outdoor Antennas

Antenna Manufacturer: Channel Master	Antenna Manufacturer: Televes	Antenna Manufacturer: Televes	Antenna Manufacturer: Televes
Antenna Model: EXTREMEtenna CM-4228HD	Antenna Model: 8-bay BOSS MIX - 108381	Antenna Model: DATBOSS MIX LR - 149884	Antenna Model: DATBOSS MIX LR - 148383
Type: Attic & Outdoor	Type: Attic & Outdoor	Type: Outdoor	Type: Outdoor
Range: 80 miles	Range: 80 miles	Range: 80+ Miles	Range: 80+ miles
Low-VHF: No	Low-VHF: No	Low-VHF: No	Low-VHF: Yes
High-VHF: Yes	High-VHF: Yes	High-VHF: Yes	High-VHF: Yes
UHF: Yes	UHF: Yes	UHF: Yes	UHF: Yes
Dimensions: 41in. W x 33in. H x 5in. T	Dimensions: 48in. W x 37 in T x 6 in. T	Dimensions: 82.8in. x 34in. x 29 in.	Dimensions: 104in. x 29in. x 81 in.
Preamplifer built-in: No	Preamplifer built-in: Yes	Preamplifer built-in: Yes	Preamplifer built-in: Yes
LTE Filter built-in: No	LTE Filter built-in: Yes	LTE Filter built-in: Yes	LTE Filter built-in: Yes

Outdoor Antennas

Antenna Manufacturer: Televes	Antenna Manufacturer: Winegard	Antenna Manufacturer: Winegard	Antenna Manufacturer: Televes
Antenna Model: Ellipse Mix - 148883	Antenna Model: HD7698P	Antenna Model: HD7694P	Antenna Model: DiNova Boss - 144286
Type: Outdoor	Type: Outdoor	Type: Outdoor	Type: Outdoor
Range: 80+ miles	Range: 65+ miles	Range: 45 Miles	Range: 40 miles
Low-VHF: No	Low-VHF: No	Low-VHF: No	Low-VHF: No
High-VHF: Yes	High-VHF: Yes	High-VHF: Yes	High-VHF: Yes
UHF: Yes	UHF: Yes	UHF: Yes	UHF: Yes
Dimensions: 38.8 in. x 34 in. x 27in	Dimensions: 94.25 in. W x 7.75 in. D x 6.75 in. H	Dimensions: 79.25 in. W x 6.75 in. H x 7.25 in. D	Dimensions: 16.2 in. x 31.3 in. x 2.8 in.
Preamplifer built-in: Yes	Preamplifer built-in: No	Preamplifer built-in: No	Preamplifer built-in: Yes
LTE Filter built-in: Yes	LTE Filter built-in: No	LTE Filter built-in: No	LTE Filter built-in: Yes

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              <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Verdana;">1.)<b> [https://www.antennasdirect.com Antennas Direct] </b>Phone: 877-825-5572.</span>
+            <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Verdana;">3.)<b> [https://www.channelmaster.com/collections/tv-antennas Channel Master]</b> Phone: 877-746-7261</span>
              <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Verdana;">2.)<b> [https://winegard.com/tv Winegard]</b>  Phone 800-288-8094</span>
-            <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Verdana;">3.)<b> [https://www.channelmaster.com/collections/tv-antennas Channel Master]</b> Phone: 877-746-7261</span>
              <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Verdana;">4.)<b> [https://televes.com/us/tv-distribution/terrestrial-antennas/intelligent-with-bosstech.html Televes]</b></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Verdana;"> - Televes does not sell directly to the public. It is recommended to purchase Televes products from [https://www.nesselectronics.com/collections/televes Ness Electronics]</span>