Enhance Your Outdoor Viewing Experience with the PBD Digital Amplified Yagi HDTV Antenna

R. BarronR. Barron: There are a couple of stations in New Mexico that we can't get on this antenna, but that is caused by our mountainous terrain and the location of the transmitters. Also, when the weather turns, some stations break up or don't come in at all. But most of the time we have free, high-resolution TV coming through the antenna, and it's been a cost-saving device since we can limit our monthly streaming costs by supplementing with over-the-air programming. (We canceled our satellite service due to the high expense and low return.)

I saw a note about mounting it to an existing satellite dish, and we tried that, with very good results (see photos). I was also able to use the installed satellite dish cables rather than stringing the provided coax, so that felt like a win all around. By the way, we get winds with gusts up to 70 mph here at various times of the year, and the antenna has stayed securely attached through them all.

The inside installation is not difficult, but has its quirks. You can find installation videos that walk you through it, so it's just a matter of getting the antenna pointed the best direction. There are apps that can help with that,...

United States on Jan 03, 2022

RobBike review: The customer service at Pingbingding is truly excellent. After receiving my antenna and testing it, I found that neither the wall wart intended to run the amp, nor the amp itself (after I substituted my own wall wart), was working. I had already mounted the Yagi in front of my old Micron square antenna mounted at 13 feet off the ground, under the eve of our roof, with the expectation that it was going to work. That Micron antenna was using an older Radio Shack amp which still worked intermittently. Even though the Yagi was not attached to the old antenna, apparently its placement in front of the Micron increased the station reception, because instead of receiving 12 to 21 stations on the old system (when it worked, and depending on the weather), it was now receiving 26 stations, and the old ones received seemed stronger, and less likely to go digital blocky than before. So in spite of the fact that the amp was not working in the Yagi, and it was not physically attached to the Micron or cable in any way, it still was providing a benefit apparently just by its placement in front of the old antenna. So I emailed PBD and told them about this phenomenon. In response...

United States on Apr 07, 2020

Eric Peterson: This review is for the Outdoor Digital Amplified Yagi HDTV Antenna with Built-in High Gain/Low Noise Amplifier.

Two years ago I purchased the plastic-cased, amplified antenna with built-in 360-degree rotator. You probably know the one, it’s a very common item sold here on Amazon by many vendors. That antenna performed okay, especially for the price, but the plastic parts succumbed rather quickly to the relentless Florida sun.

I replaced that antenna with this all-metal Yagi. Despite the fact that it doesn’t rotate, this antenna is superior in every way. The location of my antenna is about 53 feet from the terminal connection, so I did not use the included cable. Instead, I used 55 feet of very high-quality RG-6/U. This did not appear to negatively affect the performance at all.

The antenna arrived in excellent condition in full factory-sealed packaging. All of the parts were there, and assembly was simple. The U-Bolt that holds the antenna to the mast is solid and secure, much better than the plastic knobs that secured the old antenna this replaced. The aluminum construction appears a bit lightweight, compared to outdoor TV antennas...

United States on Apr 01, 2020