New Televes DATBOSS LR Mix Review Updated Repack Model 149884 

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What's the best coax cable for the antenna to go to your television and I need one that is 50 ft long

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Question, I obtained 78 channels with a large antenna. I want to be able to record events over the antenna. What kind of dvr you recommend. Something that can record several our of shows or baseball games.

You're in the Phoenix area, eh? How does this antenna hold up to the heat?

@@TopFitnessStrategies The plastic portions as well as the electronics have been very durable, reliable well over three years. Usually all it takes is a year for the plastic to become brittle and break.

I think he reserves that for His paying customers. 🤑

How does this antenna hold up in the winter? Does the plastic hold up to the Ft Wayne winters?

@@TopFitnessStrategies Fine in the 2 winters I've had it. Freezing rain, excess snow no problem. When assembling the antenna (very easy) I got the impression of a well made product. Including the plastic housing.

I previously had the Channel Master LR. It was good but no comparison to the DatBoss LR. In fact I gave the Channel Master to my Mother-in-law & set it up at her home. She lives more centrally located & it is excellent in her location. I required 70 mile reception thru trees & limited to a 20" pole. The DatBoss does the job.

Hey Christopher, thanks for the contribution. If you can get some Hartford channels then an ATSC 3.0 tuner may help but right now NYC does not have ATSC 3.0.

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Apples and oranges, that antenna you list appears to be a clone of the Antennas Direct so I have no idea if it performs the same. I have one that the model you listed is a clone of hooked to an Avant X which brings the best out of it. The Televes is more compact and it does a very good job in UHF which is where most of the engineering is and it offers a reasonable VHF signal. The Stellar labs antennas that are designed to look similar to the Televes, avoid. I would not buy anything from Stellar Labs. Even my Antennas Direct original UHF Yagi is very fragile and can be bent up easily. The preamp you listed is far from ideal for two reasons, it can overdrive the signal with no AGC to prevent it, the other reason is that it has to be within reach of a wall outlet. It's better to use a model that requires a power injector so the preamp can be connected at the antenna end. On the TV end, you amplify noise and interference, on the antenna end you only amplify the antenna and by doing so, you raise the signal further from the noise floor rather than amplify it. If you ONLY need UHF and want to use that antenna, I would recommend that you use one of the newer Televes mast mounted preamps as those will guard against overdriving which is far common than one would think. The symptoms on the TV of an overdriven signal are the same as a weak signal, pixellation, blank picture etc. To me an expensive antenna is the commercial grade used by satellite and cable providers to grab local channels with an antenna farm and they are not available to the public readily. These start in the 400 dollar range and can be over a grand. They also usually only cover one band. Separate Low VHF (Band I) and High VHF (Band III) and separate UHF and can be had in Yagi or LPDA, the latter being larger but better side lobe rejection, swr and flat impedance over the passband with each element being a separate dipole with reversed polarity from adjacent dipoles. There are also single channel antennas. They also have optional brackets to arrange dual antennas in vertical or horizontal or quad antennas in a diamond pattern. The Televes with it's built in proper preamp at the dipole itself is actually a bargain compared to you will end up spending to get the Stellar Labs to work properly without overdriving and that's if it even has decent RF reception. The Televes are not overly large and unattractive to most I hope. Some people just hate antennas, I like them and they perk up my interest when I see one driving around, more points for a 30 foot tilting tower. If there are any single women out there who love antennas, hit me up, maybe we can design a boutique look on a powerful antenna. If apple can create something out polycarbonate that people treat as a fashion accessory as if it is a precious stone, nothing is impossible.

$180 is a bargain compared to Channel Master 😂

@@jbetnar I know. I guess I should of phrased it differently. Once you have a $200+ set-up it's hard to just "try" something else that cost $180 when you don't know if it will work any better than what you have. I need to know that an antenna will perform better than my current set-up before I spend another $200. You can't return a lot of antennas just because you don't like them or they don't work better for you. In a lot of Tyler's videos he doesn't compare the antennas to the "best" antenna (in that class) that he's tried before. I know that there are difference antennas for different jobs. In most videos he compares them to random antennas or previously reviewed antennas. You can't watch his videos and easy find which antenna has the strongest gain or best reception because he doesn't compare them to the best. For example in this video I would have liked the DATBOSS LR Mix to be compared to a large UHF yagi (HDB91X), a large Channel Master or a Denny's Double stack. The only method to truly compare antennas is to have them set up right beside each other with a selector switch and compare the readings for each channel. Find out which antenna has better reception. Record data. Replace weaker antenna with another and repeat until you have the best antenna. I remember seeing on an antenna forum where a guy did something like that with 20 antennas. He drove to an area 50 miles from a tower in a field. Brought 20 antennas with him and compared them all. At the end he could tell which was the best out of the antennas he brought.

No doubt this antenna will perform better than the King Jack antenna as long is you point it correctly towards the closest network affiliated TV stations.

AKA fade margin.

You should not need to upgrade your antenna. You already have one of the best models. What I would suggest is to check the power inserter to make sure the status light is still on. If it's not on you may need to replace the power inserter.

Older models are not upgradeable to latest specs

DO NOT BUY this antenna from Interworld Highway LLC "Teuipment" if there's a problem and you need to return the antenna they can charge you 25% to 50% of the purchase price. Plus you have to place the box you received the antenna into another box and pay for shipping to return. You could already be paying 25% to 50% just to return the item and if they charge you 25% to $50% for any possible thing wrong with item or shipping you could be out of 100% cost of the antenna. This return is my worse nightmare of buy and selling on eBay and Amazon for over 20 years and try to return something. Their return policy is the worse. Purchase your antenna from somewhere else. I bought antenna via Amazon but the shipper is the one with strict shipping returns.

What happened to the delayed report?

Which RF frequencies are you trying to reach?

@@jimross2101 I’ll have to look and see exactly

Sometimes your antenna can be too directional.

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It does not, the LR has a lot more gain than the two antennas in the video but broadcasting conditions change day to day

Most antennas don't have low VHF capability for FM. I wouldn't recommend this model for you since it has an FM filter. Buy one of the low VHF antennas in the video below. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6otvIew5tqo.html

See video below: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pSKOVYFPGuo.html

Almost?

Yes this is better.

I switched to GE bulbs.

The Channel Master CM3020 will be it on VHF, but the DATBOSS LR will beat the CM3020 on UHF which is where most TV stations are. The ClearStream 4V is a very basic small directional antenna. The Televes DATBOSS should be an improvement compared to what you have now and would probably be better than the CM3020. If did you want me to take a look at your reception to determine if you even need to go as large as the DATBOSS Mix you can sign up for my consultation service below. www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html

Yes it has. Part number 148383

Yes, in many locations the Televes antennas will work fine in passive antenna.

I'd get the new model for the 5g filtering.

I will have reviews on low VHF capable antennas in the future. Make sure you are subscribed to my RU-vid channel to get a notification when they are posted.

@@AntennaMan Got it done fella. Peace

I have not but I do not recommend the Televes antennas for FM reception. They have an FM trap built in which will kill FM reception.

@@AntennaMan Is this common among TV antennas marketed for digital TV? I know that I have seen LTE filters on them, and I remember being able to buy an FM filter back in the analog TV days to block them, so I am guessing strong nearby FM stations can still overload digital TV at times. I am guessing that there is no way to switch off the FM filter on the Televes antennas. Or is there?

The FM filter is not switchable on Televes antennas. You want to remove FM from messing with your TV reception.

The more narrow end points towards the towers. See video below: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AD59zfAtm6o.html

I have it but haven't had the time to test it yet because I'm waiting on them to restock their VHF extension part. I won't review an antenna if it's not in stock.

These antennas are installed in over 100 countries in all sorts of environments. From scorching hot in Africa to subzero in Scandinavia. The preamplifier is fully shielded and weather resistant.