Stellar Labs 30-2475 Fringe Directional HDTV Antenna for VHF-Hi 174-230MHz Frequency Range

Derrick Perrin: I installed this VHF into a signal combiner. It takes this VHF signal and combines it with my little UHF loop antenna. The signal then goes to my TVs. This unit works great. For the price I was surprised at how good it is built.

United States on Sep 13, 2023

Timothy B.: I have DISH TV. I am at the lower end of there service area by my zip code. With DISH I receive the "locals channels" from 50 miles away. I'm only 20 miles away from local stations. I purchased this antenna when the local station went from channel 69 UHF to channel 9 VHF. I live in a RF black hole. I contacted the station about this. They could not believe that I was receiving there broadcast. They even asked me to turn if around to see if I was getting there signal from "bounce back". I did that. They were amazed as I was. It's a direct signal. I have the emails. This antenna is perfect for anyone that lives in a RF "hole". Receive 10 channels, all local to me. Took 15 mins. to put it together. Pointed it correctly. Perfect picture that I should not even be able to receive. No pre amp. Nothing. Direct to the TV's. Purchased ClearStream antenna to the tune of $160.00. Best rated. No reception. Nothing. Don't read reviews. Trust me. This is $40.00. It works.

United States on Mar 19, 2023

CDM fly: We cut the cord, but are fairly committed to Jeopardy on ABC channel 7. This channel is at the low end of VHF-high. We are in Orange County (40+ miles from Mt Wilson) and the antenna is in the attic. None of the small flat antenna's worked really well. I tried a Clearstream 4, it struggled with ABC 7 (but was otherwise fantastic at pulling in UHF channels). So I thought I would try this antenna ... which is designed for VHF. Well it works absolutely fantastic. It brings in channel 7 with high signal strength and quality. This is despite at least 3 other not inexpensive options not working great. This antenna is the answer to problems with ABC 7 ... in my mind anyway.

What is remarkable is that there is very little room in my attic. So I left off the front two dipoles (?) ... and that did not seem to be a problem.

What is interesting. And perhaps I should have done more experiments. Is that I only get this really good performance if I place a Silicon Dust LTE filter in-line. Maybe there is interference up in my attic. Furthermore this antenna is not so great for UHF channels more generally. So for me this antenna is specializing in ABC 7, which is the main channel we...

United States on Mar 15, 2023

Ted: Easy to assemble. Works as described, I even receive a lowband channel (ch.6) that the antenna isn’t even designed for. Some days the signal isn’t strong enough on fringe channels and they cut out.

Canada on Nov 17, 2022

J. J.: It’s a direct line of sight type of antenna. If you try to catch two antennas that are split apart too wide, it will deceive you

Canada on Sep 03, 2022

Bargain Man: Excellent antenna - I now successfully receive a weak VHF -high station from 83 miles away. Local VHF stations are also coming in stronger now. The antenna assembles into a surprisingly solid and rather large shape - great addition to my chimney-mounted array.

Canada on May 23, 2022

Frank Zhou: Quality build at a good price.

Canada on Mar 06, 2022

David Smith: Perfect antenna for my situation. I'm 45 miles equally away in the middle of Syracuse and Rochester Ny. All my UHF channels are strong signal flame throwers however VHF channels 10 and 13 out of Rochester have always been problematic. I have tried bowties, home made grey hovermans and stealth hawk antennas and this VHF antenna destroys them all. On VHF I went from 52% signal strength to 72% with no signal drops. I'm receiving all UHF stations front and behind this awesome antenna very strong from both cities. This really is a great antenna..Solid!

The instructions suck. I am a very mechanical person and was almost in tears trying to figure out. The trick is to take the mounting clamp off to see how to join the middle sections of antenna. Then put the mounting clamp back on. You will need a 1 to 2 inch mast for mounting..not included. I mounted this antenna 50 feet up in a pine tree. I climb up the branches. Its perfect!

I do not recommend combining antennas with a splitter has you can run into phasing problems. It also looks tacky if visible..Keep your set up simple especially outside where water can seep into all the connections combing antennas requires. The #1...

United States on Apr 11, 2021