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Old 22-Jan-2014, 4:29 PM   #1
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Well made compact VHF/UHF antenna with built in rotor

Can anyone recommend a well built compact antenna with a built in rotor? The installation would be in my attic, which has limited space. I was thinking about something similar to the LAVA HD 2506 but more solidly built and with a bigger rotor motor.

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Old 22-Jan-2014, 11:36 PM   #2
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Related Help With Reception thread: http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=14088

There is no doubt a place in the market for a compact U/H-V antenna + rotator + overload resistant DA... paired with a STB tuner/rotator controller...

Sadly, the Lava product is an example of a decent idea that's been given a bad reputation... The poor execution of the Lava product and it's shamefully hyped ad claims have made the concept guilty by association.
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Old 23-Jan-2014, 9:33 PM   #3
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Thanks again GroundUrMast,

My old antenna (which doesnt rotate anymore) is something like this http://www.antennacraft.net/Manuals/HDMS9100_Manual.pdf It worked well for me for about a decade before quitting but it would be nice to pull in a few more channels. If there is nothing like a good quality version of the Lava antennas, I guess I am back to either cobbling together antenna(s) with a rotor or filters or perhaps getting a new Antennacraft Ministate antenna.

P.S. the range of VHF signals I would like to recieve are about 106 degrees apart and UHF about 156 degrees apart so multiple antennas with filters is likely to be very costly as you suggested earlier.

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