Additional validation that ClearStream antennas transcend purpose and are revered by some as art. We have long had a following of the ClearStreams due to their amazing performance, but now we have followers that are focused solely on the messages their design convey. So maybe its not such a surprise to find them showing up […]
Not only don’t these things work very well, now it can land you in hot water. In California, a lady buys $10 amplified rabbit ears; Amp starts to oscillate and interferes with Verizon cell service. FCC investigates and the lady is cited for: “The operation of an intentional, unintentional, or incidental radiator” http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-292933A1.html It gets […]
Coming to a college bookstore near you.. We have been informed the ClearStream 2 to be featured in an upcoming edition of Mass Media in a Changing World by George Rodman. Our plan is nearly complete… Step one: Build world’s greatest antennas Step two: Mesmerize wide eyed college students Step Three: Create new world order […]
The Clearstream 5 is finally shipping! Today, we release the C5 to the masses. It has taken years of work from all parts of Antennas Direct. First marketing, then feng shui consultants, design, engineering, tooling and manufacturing. Countless evolving designs, innumerable meetings, frequent all-nighters to make every part of the C5, from its custom-made, high […]
From TVTechnology.com: ” The proposed channel substitution will resolve significant reception problems inherent with high VHF digital channels, which have been experienced by numerous viewers throughout KKTV’s service area. On channel 10, KKTV is predicted to receive interference to 54 percent of its population and to serve only 959,551 people. The proposed operation on Channel […]
DTV converter boxes aplenty, but good luck finding an antenna. Empty shelves in the antenna department. You need to shop early, people. Notice the lonely open box C 1 on a store shelf in New York. We are hearing from some store managers that customers are figuring out when the deliveries arrive so they can […]
Viewers of WGHP are reporting difficulties in receiving the Ch8 signal after they reverted back to their VHF assignment and correspondingly reduced their power. They have temporarily restarted their UHF transmitter until they can figure out how to help their viewers. When WGHP moved to Ch8 they also reduced their power to about 11Kw, which […]
WPVI Ch6 ABC in Philadelphia cut its transmitter power from 500,000 watts to about 1,700 watts ERP after the June 12 switchover. Some stations that have been have been offered UHF assignments declined the opportunity to maintain their coverage area, and instead were attracted by the lure of lower electricity bills on VHF. Our phone […]
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who lost some DTV channels on June 12th you may need to do a re- scan. Below is an article with some tips: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/279392-FCC_Pushing_Double_Re_scan_.php If that does not work, call the engineering department of the problem station or your local FCC field office. As we had warned […]
Great job by the LA Daily News of highlighting what we’ve been saying for 5 years; don’t waste your time with rabbit ears. We hear this story several times a day, “I wasted my time with several antennas and the only one that works is from Antennas Direct”. Money Quote: “I was in a tizzy […]
I’m being told that most of our orders are now coming from Satellite and Cable subscribers. Much love to the customer who sent us this photo.
Wow. Will ya look at these numbers! 2006 -2008 Sales up 161%! -1stQ 2009 alone up nearly 300% vs. last year. For the third year in a row we’ve been awarded title of one of the fastest growing companies in this week’s St. Louis Business Journal . Meanwhile…. While antenna sales are exploding, the cable […]
