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150 Mile TV Antenna vs Turbo HD TV Antenna
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2017
- In this video. I take a 150 mile TV antenna and try it up beside the Turbo HD TV Antenna for a test and review of the two TV antennas. From 60 miles to the TV towers.150 Mile TV Antenna vs Turbo HD TV Antenna. Best DIY Indoor Or Outdoor TV Antenna Ever Made. 150 Miles Amplified Antenna 360 Rotor Digital HD TV UHF VHF FM 36dB Rotor Remote 360°.
I'm glad I found Danny's channel and watched his videos. I can't tell you how many digital antennas and amplifiers I've purchased trying to pick up digital signals 15 miles away with all kinds of breaks, pauses, and basic interruptions. I can't wait to build one like Danny shows and give it a whirl. Thanks Danny
your my favorite COUNTRY BOY, A buddy of mine ,inventor said your antenna will work just great .and asked me to build .I AM. thanks cb
As you have said before, there is a lot of BS on youtube, And now that you have made some great videos on antennas we have something of quality to watch. I am glad you have taken the time to educate everyone on antenna's. Keep up the good work it is appreciated. And try to not worry or get so worked up over negative comments....you are doing great!!!!! Thank you for the excellent videos. I enjoy them a lot.
TKS BROTHER
Its alright were fixing to load up in the buggy and take care of business
Amazing comparison as far as I can see, thanks for all your work, your vids are great to watch!
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Danny you’re the best on RUclips. You’re my kind of people. May God bless you.
You are a great person to share like you do Brother and I sincerely appreciate your true honest advise
Just want a say , I think it's Purdy cool of you sharing your knowledge and know how to help out others . your a very awesome and unselfish person . may God bless you and thank you for what you do .
thank you very much
Danny, I made this antenna kind of poorly but I did the best I could. I want you to know that it picks up every single channel from the towers 24 miles away and when I added a Channel Master distribution amplifier it picks up the 13 channels from a tower 45 miles away. This is AMAZING because I live in the hills of northeast Tn. with 2 massive oak trees directly between my place and the towers not to mention the hills. The trees are at least 100ft and massive. I got this antenna on the roof about 25ft up. You’re great Danny! God bless you.
Great content as always over the years... Send this great gentlemen a 12 pack for his troubles ! Cheers 🍺
Hi Danny, bought your double antenna a couple years ago and absolutely love it! We're in Palm Coast Florida, 60 miles from Orlando and about the same from Jacksonville. Reception is great from both directions - uhf and vhf.
I have tried MANY different types of antennas and nothing even comes close to your design.
This is an older video but his antenna is still the best imho. Thanks Danny!
Hey ya'll. Thanks for the video dude. I've always said homemade is better. I would like to mention that anyone living in an area where there are a lot of tall trees and havin' problems getting a signal; you may need to raise your antenna higher to receive a signal. I had that problem as I am surrounded by them except on the south side. Once the leaves fell off the trees the signal was better and all my channels came in. But in the spring and summer I would loose half my channels as all the leaves grew back.
I find your videos very interesting, thank you!!!
I just found your channel here in Alabama right on the Georgia line!
Awesome antenna works great better than the one. from the damn store. ty keep improving your quality work 👍
Regarding antenna gain, back in the days of "CB", I use to be concerned about signal strength vs the DB gain of the antennas I either bought or made, and the idea was to get the 'SWR', or Standing-Wave-Ratio as low as possible. I seem to remember, also, something regarding how much strength your rig would provide regarding the DB/SWR output. I also recall the standard rule for loss of signal DB for each connection between the antenna and the rig. I thing that was 1/2 db loss per/connection. MAN! - - - this was WAY BACK in the 70s for me!!! lol
Danny, if you'd start a podcast, I'd listen all day!
Danny, You know I love your videos which is why I subscribed to all three! I went to watching that fella in his socks in his living room making a Hoverman antenna. You know what? He said he paid $17.99 for his wire cutting pliers! LOL I'm forgetting the antenna business and going into the Pliers business! LOL Keep it up Danny we love ya, Bill
Thanks for the tip on the VHF/UHF combiner. Ordered mine just now. Hope it helps with side lobe signal rejection vs. a standard bidirectional splitter.
Tom Conger j
I like the detailed instructions. I’m going to make one. Thanks.
Great video, I live an area surrounded by hills was considering one of those rotating antennae's. Seeing how well your multi-direction one works makes me reconsider, I will prob build my own as well. Have fun at Disney World brother...
Two thumbs up partner! Thanks for posting!
That's a research you have done. Thumbs up.
You did prove that your homemade TV Antenna is a better Antenna...Thanks
Danny your a trip bro ! Rock on I liked / subscribed !
you got a good lick on that Guns and Roses tune! Keep up the GOOD WORK! BTW, Ham radio operators sure don't like wood around antennas.
thanks for the antenna name tks
Well done. I've seen that commercial antenna online and just looking at it I knew it was snake oil. One however though. That commercial antenna may be highly directional. I'm not familiar with your location to know if the TV transmitter antennas are spread out but if that's true then that explains why that commercial antenna only picked up three stations. It also explains why it needs a rotator. I like your antenna because it doesn't need a rotator and anther piece of equipment to break. It is less directional and has less complexity so it doesn't require adjusting and is more reliable. I've liked and subscribed. You're doing a great job informing the public on over the air TV antennas.
Love it Danny!
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Subscribed! I am a radio/tv/antenna Addict from Tennessee. I love your ways and videos man. I am trying to get channels from Nashville TN that is 75 miles away. I only have a pole up about 20 ft. I used to have and use a 12Ft long channel master. But the reflectors were getting old. If I can build one of these, cause I fell victim to that cheap antenna that claims 150 miles. More like 15. I have an amp and all. I've made a CB dipole. I like your designs.
About 4 years ago, I set up one of those so called 150 mile antennas on my trailer awning in the country about 45 miles north of Houston, Tx. Most all of the towers are located 176 deg. / 57 miles from my location. Had an old analog tv with converter box at the time, got around 45+ channels. Old tv finally crashed so I finally got a new digital led tv, two years ago, hooked it up and got only 3 channels. After watching some of Danny's videos, I decided to checked all my connections and finally found the f connection to my trailer questionalble, so I replaced the connection. The cable that came with the antenna was RG59. The cable shilding was almost non-existant and the insulation was brittle and broke easily. After finally getting the connector replaced, I set up my new tv outside on a table, hooked the cable straight to the tv, ran a channel scan and got NOTHING. When I was disconnecting the tv from inside the trailer cabinet to bring outsides, I found the old "stick in the top antenna" from my old tv. It was simply set of rabbit ears. I was drinking a large Jack n the Box drink at the time, so just set in on top of the cup, connected the cable to the tv, ran a scan, got 32 channels. I looked around and found some plastic that I could duck tape the antenna to, then duck taped it up high to one of the legs to my awning, hooked it up to the tv, ran a scan and got 60 channels. I was impressed. My thoughts are that the RG59 cable on my 150 mile antenna is crap. The next time I make a run back to the country, I plan to completely replace it with RG6 cable, hook it up and run a rescan for channels. If it still does not work, I think I will just build one of Danny's ultimate antennas. In the meantime, I think them rabbit ears will do just fine.
Danny boy!!! Much respect to you!!!
You are lucky to have a wife that don't know nothin. My wife know's everything.
HAHAHHA classic .... you must have told her everything on the weeding night .
drsmit
it's what they think they know that is dangerous
I fucken love it, I hope my wife dont see this
I love listening to you bro.... Awsome antennas... GUNS N ROSES RULE....!! cheers from Aus.!
Hi, excellent video, thanks for sharing yor knowledge and ya just got a new sub peace m8 :)
You're a good man & I wanna tell ya, I wish I'd met ya when I was down there in the Deep South of GA. I was there about 1.5 yrs & I lived in Douglas at first, then I went over to Fitzgerald for a while before packin it up & going back home to upstate NY.. Yep. This Yankee likes the Deep South. I just found ya on here but I'm subscribed & liking all your vids, another thing is if people hit the bell for notifications I think you might get another slice of a penny.. It don't hurt us none to mash that sucker boy!
Yeah, anyway you're a real good man, IMO & thanks for sharing this stuff with us..
i love the turbo and only am useing it for uhf im thinking of mutiplying it i am wondering how far apart also i have a winegaurd 7870 anntenna combiner orderd the uhf/vhf diplexer didint work for me. ive made six different of your s so far its a great hobby thank you for your know how .im getting 23 channels in florence al
your a good guy!!! thanks buddy!!!!!!! .....im going to make one!!!!!...Bob
Ive been building this antenna using #6 copper grounding cable , but i use 2 15" long whiskers for vhf that i hook directly to the center connection point with the balun. Ive tested this with and with out the wiskers and see zero degradation to the uhf signal thoughout the band. So what am i missing
I’m building one now , damnit!
Howdy from Arkansas !!! Eager to build an antenna.
yes ; dbd gain is the amplification of a signal .by the ANTENNA.
Hey.. I believe you! I think you got something here. I'm gunna make one! Thank you
Danny I can’t find the video where you tell the best spacing of the reflector from the antenna. I know it’s the same as those two tees put together. Could you tell me what that measurement is? Thanks!
Dang it! Now I have to take my antenna down and rebuild it. I built it about a year ago. By the way, I learned a lot from your videos, thanks.... Due to limited funds and having to use what I had on hand, I used wood. My bowties are directly on wood. Come to think of it, after a dry spell of a few weeks my antenna performed much better. It has started raining some lately and performance has dropped. Thanks for the good info.
lol
Nice bro!
Db gain is always preferred. An amplifier can only amplify what it receives db gain means a cleaner clearer reception of a signal without being distorted by outside interfrerence., Back in the day when analogue waS all that was available . People in the North Carolina hills used bed springs and it worked real well.
I LIKE THIS YOU ARE DEFINATLY FROM DOWN HOME IF YOU KNEW ELECTRONICS JUST MIGHT SHORT CIRCUT ILL SEND YALL A TELEPHONE
Dann I love sum guns&roses, swéet sounds brother
The main problem for a common man is to assemble and build a hand made antennafor tvs in his home even though he knows the methods as explained in this channel...sir...you are perfect and master of building hdtv antennas the trouble is that an ordinary person cant get these perfect handmade antennas in local markets..we request to make plans for building and marketting of these fine handmade antennas for the benefit of lakhs of people.
Your Multi-Directional antenna did a great job at pulling in more channels.. but you were putting it up against a Directional antenna. I would liked to have seen the difference in signal strength between the two antennas. Multi-Directional antennas are great when you have towers in multiple directions and don't want to be turning the antenna to view a certain channel. Like you said.. If towers are located toward one direction and weak, a directional antenna may be better at pulling them in. Also, if towers are far away and weak.. whether in one direction or in different directions, you may want to choose a directional antenna with a antenna rotary system. Have to give it to you.. You build some great antennas.
That antena that you have made, there, is called a "Cat's Whisker". My dad was a radio man and he taught me how to make one. They work very well. The other antena you make is a " Closed Loop" antenna. I never could figure out the proper size to make the loop.The "Closed Loop" antenna can also be called a "Dipole Antenna. The spacing between the antennae and the reflector is also important. What spacing do you use ?
Enjoyed your video. The design is awesome. Do you have any ideas about FM antenna?
I don't have a channel but I test antennas and build them I never thought of selling them instead of diamonds I use two circles 6in. I call it the super circle antenna
Does the performance of the Turbo HD TV Antenna when given the height advantage of being mounted on a rooftop, improve?
FYI the 360 antenna coax from the antenna to the amplifier box is horrible. I replaced the coax in one I had with a quality RG6 and it made worlds of difference. Picked up 41 channels.
BTW: Good video, keep it up, you can tell that yoknow what your doing and your video editing is done well!! -From Philadelphia with a crappy HDX1000. I need a better amp?...
TKS
"See me in the background? That's why I wait til it's about dark to do these!" xD I'm dying. This man is gold.
I sure would love to have your antenna I like it I thought about buying one of them other ones that you were showing but I'm glad I didn't I'd rather have yours instead
I'm waiting for Lamont to walk around the corner hearing Fred tell Elizabeth he's coming to get her
Danny you might want to position the matching transformer (balun) inside the plastic pipe. This would keep the connector and the balun outside of the rain and moisture. The wire would exit out the pipe in the back or bottom... for a nicer look to the antenna.
ok tks
There may be something to using the amplifier with no power adapter. I used an inline amplifier in a strong signal area where strong RF induced a low level of power into the inline amplifier.
Your right brother. It’s common sence some people don’t have. Notice when cable is ran in to your home correctly it’s coiled and then ran in. So the rain runs down the cable and don’t try to run in to your house. Lol
What model camera do you use? It is great!
I discovered if you remove the white mesh screen on the back , you get better reception overall. But this antennas range is around 90 miles at 30ft @ 369ft elevation.
O YEAH
I made whisker style with a back...will removed the back for a try, thanks
Hey, so can i just order one and have you mail it to my post office? I am not so great with a drill soldering iron ect. And do you make cell phone boosters?
Macon Georga boy , love it to be fair your should mount and rotate 360 while doing channel search
It was pointing at macon
nice
Danny its time to load up in the buggy
Danny, ever used an old satellite dish for your reflector? Ought to be good for your "deep fringe customers." You mount the antenna where the LNB used to sit. ( *This distance is critical and this design is REAL directional!* ) Try using your little "double diamond" antenna and add longer elements for the VHF too. You'll pull in Atlanta and a few Savannah stations (at least part of the time.) Should be a fun project to fart around with. Anyhoo, "steady as she goes, Mr. Danny steady as she goes." (BTW, some builders, 'back in the day,' had pretty good luck building antennas with wood *IF* they boiled the wood in paraffin first. =Lots of trouble since PVC is so easy/better to work with. -But what do I know??? *=DON'T shoot your eye out, kid!!!!!* "
I have a small pad type one mounted in front of/on where the 3 round things are. It works great! I had to point it south towards our major city Albany NY, which is ~50 miles away.
It's somewhat directional though & I'm thinking his flat reflector would allow more side angle signal in. But I'm far from knowledgeable in this arena. I know just enough to be dangerous.
I like his design bc though it's somewhat compact, it does cover more square footage than most antennas. I'll try making one this spring & report back..
I plan on using 10 foot mesh dish for reflector with vhf elements where feedhorn used to be mounted with amp for ch 9,11,12, and 13 rf in my area east of Dothan alabama.will be 20 feet high dish pointed at each tower, Panama City 9rf 28 Panama City,11rf 9 Columbus GA,10 abany GA,12 Mountgermery Al,13 Panama City FL.
If you make the antennas bigger will they perform better ?
I never understand why they make them so small.
Loved the videos and the Guns n Roses
thanks D: I need a good antenna; could you make me one? I am 100 + miles from all kinds of stations and don't to get hijacked by Direct-TV anymore; or how can I make one like yours and for how much? Thanks Jaye
A Good Ole Southern Boy" and can do a number on the skins too, I like you. Not too many honest people these days. You sir , made me proud. I have been looking for a DIY antenna vid. Yours is number one . I just cut cables and streaming and need a good antenna for locals. I am close to towers so I don't need an amp.I will make yours ,Thanks for the info and I will keep watching. Maybe I will see you take on "Moby Dick" like Bono on one of your vids. Peace Brother..
You should have tested the store bought one with the Turbo out of the way.
Yep we would be good neighbors.
Hello Danny, thank you for replying to my question about my reception.
My nearest station is about 35-40 miles away - about an hour driving time, West from here.
I am wondering if I can't get tv reception in the new part of the house because of the construction (due to bushfire regulations).
I have a concrete floor, steel frame walls, and a steel roof.
The commercial antenna sticks up well above the roof and was working before I moved into the new part of the house.
The old house is a wood floor, wood frame walls and had a steel roof.
I don't expect you to try and fix my problems from a distance, but I just did wonder if you had any tips on what to look for.
Thanks again for your help, I do appreciate it as I am a fair way out of town and it is hard to get anybody to come out here.
Cheers, from Rural australia.
that steel is a reflector if you have it inside...i seen this before...it got to be outside
Peter Cunningham ij
I'm a little confused. Your antenna picked up 23 channels and the professional-grade antenna picked up only three? Is that correct. And by the way it was that you playing the drums?
thats right 3..and tat is me playing drums,,i have 2 songs on this channel
The professional grade one is more directional
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R S My amp / rotor antenna picks up 40 channels....some 100 miles away.
That is Danny on the drums. You don't think there are two people that ugly do you.
Can y9ou do video showing the booster that splits? What if antenna only has one connection for uhf and vhf? Why does it have three connections? Should only be one out and one in? Please advise, I may get one... Is it true you can "Overshoot" a signal??
IT CAN BE TOO STRONG YES
What side of Macon you parked at?
Man you a trip lol you unusually tickle me I'm the one that tickles others but you funny, I like the drum playing btw. Hey I play guitar live in Oxford ga raised right off Covington Square get in touch with me we'll play some gospel, country, and Elvis Presley for a start lol
Hi Guy.. Been using the Ultimate for awhile.. works great.. One problem I have though.. CBS is about 80 miles away and is hi-vhf.. Any suggestions on something stronger than the vhf antenna you are showing? It won't bring it in.. Could be that I just can't get it.
If you add a VHF antenna and use the VHF port on a RCA booster, it should pick up that CBS station. Danny has a video on that. I had a similar problem and this worked.
Im no antena expert but i wouldve wanted to see the test with youre antena out of the way so that both antenas are not close to each other i think it could interfere the signal since theyre that close range.
you know what would really help me?? if'n you'd go on and show us the test of the 2 antennas!!!
LOL
MAN!! Where did you get the Captain America pants??? Got to get me some
Not trying to answer for Danny, but Dollar General has them sometimes. Mine are Batman.
Electrically amplifying the signal is not exactly the same as increasing gain by adding elements: you need to subtract the noise to signal ratio ( the db rating) from the gain of the amplifier whereas when you add additional elements you increase the signal received though it generally does not add noise if it is connected correctly. Sincerely, Brian Nowak
Danny, do you ever install your ultimate antenna with a rotor? If you do, would you show a video of the results?
i got a rotor video
Download TV Towers app, and point the antenna at the transmitter.
Are you selling that turbo on antenna with RCA connection on it
Tear it up Danny. LOL
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Would love to see both antennas tested with both boosters on each antenna (two tests for each antenna) or, at least, use same booster for both antennas to verify that performance results have nothing to do with the booster used (antenna comparison only), or, best of all, antennas only - no boosters unless stations are too far away for fair booster-less test. There isn't any need for a booster when your test TV is less than 10 feet away as assumed from your video. Yours 3 theirs 23 could be the booster used. Until I became addicted after 3 of your videos (the Festus humor in the accent - I'm from Ohio), I was positive that my favorite character Festus Haggen was dead. Now, I'm convinced that you're alive using an alias and living with Elvis. ;) Please don't ever stop what you're doing so well. I subscribed. Note: I am pursuing a pole of precision cut to frequency vertically polarized straight half wave #8 copper clad steel dipoles (directional) for each exact station frequency within 150 mile radius of my Raleigh NC location. --KW4IQ
booster is built in on the150 mile antenna...cant swap
Is this Larry the Cable Guy ?
Where are you located and do you sale them?
Good job. The rotor is a good idea in theory. I have one similar to this 150 mile.. The major problem is if you move the antenna with the remote you have no way of knowing what way your ant. is pointing.. I only use this ant. when its raining and my DirecTV goes out I`m not going outside in a rain storm to readjust my ant. Also it turns about 355 degree but you have to rotate back in the reverse direction so you don't twist and brake the cable.. By this time you have no clue where that thing is pointing.. Plus even with the booster it has trouble picking up 35 mile. I may try to build one of your Antenna`s I have pretty much everything I need. ONE big question I never see you use a ground??? Shouldn't these be grounded incase of lightening. Mine is on the roof.
I wish you were here in Australia.
I live in a rural area and I have a lot of trouble with my tv signal.
I have just moved into a new extension on my hose and I have lost my tv signal.
I have checked all my connections but still no signal!.
By the way, we are UHF /digital only here.
you didscan the tv right. How many miles away from tv towers ? what kind of antenna.
Extension on your hose?
I love Guns N Roses Sweet Child of Mine
Day Ant,nuten,like a good ole country boy...
Will this antenna work better if I were to pit a 12ft tower behind my house ?
Any Ariel will work better on a tower mister. “ the more metal the higher “ is the motto on a site / company called “ ATV “ near Sheffield in england. This sight has relevant stuff wherever u are - various types , cable & connections and basic theory. Best of luck 😁
“ you know why the manufacturers put the connections on this side ? Cos it’s the bottom “ ....sometimes the bloody obvious just ain’t enough fella. I been playing with tv signals only at basic level of knowledge gleamed originally from “ the IBA yearbook 1979 “ when I was 15 but learned enough to bring in a signal from our neighbouring regions’ 500kw mast , 54 miles away ( Mendip / west ) albeit with a 911ft hill peak in between , using an 18 element ( uhf 54-64 ) Yagi . Still have it but it looks tiny and tinny with tiny reflector compared to the robust hi gain stuff with massive reflectors and balum I recently purchased . Anyway - an old boy in town has been in tv since the 60s ( repaired sets for the national rental company ) & still does Ariels (antennas ! ) but hasn’t any computer - just Ponies . I’m gonna blow his mind and introduce him ( Geoff ) to your work. Very much enjoy your interesting and inspirational channel , regards from wessexshire in central southern england 🇨🇮🇨🇳
How much is that medium range antenna,Danny?
i have 2 50 dollar rca amplified antennas indoor antenna i paid about 50 or 60 dollars each in one room i get most of the channels in my other room i get the rest of the channels by moving your antenna in a different room u will get other channels its good to have 2 tvs and 2 antennas