[Chiwaukee]

I had a chance to test the new Televes 148383 DAT LR VHF HI and VHF LO antenna and I have to say, I am glad that someone had the guts to spend money to redesign their DAT LR series. I wanted the VHF Low antenna #148383 since I already had experience with the 148381 w/ VHF Lo. I was set then to compare apples to apples.

Here's a look. I like this pic as it was jet black and you can see the structures well. Testing was done one on the mast at a time. This is just good pic for comparison.

So, I was told that I could expect to see UHF improve by 2 dB. It did this is largely due to the increased spacing and widening of the UHF elements and some splitting in the bands in the integral pre-amp. Lets see:

VHF HI has improved dramatically also. I was told to expect 2-3 dB. Well, I saw more on some stations:

I'll get more info up on these antennas. Coronavirus has taken it's toll on my energy level, but I am over it. I'll cover VHF LO, the most improved band, 5 dB improvement.

For now here's a side by side view:

148383

 

[Gibsons]

It's too bad there is no Canadian distributor at the moment for the new antennas... which I was told on another forum by a Televes rep.

 

[Hitechluddite]

Thats good info! Should my stellar 8 bay degrade This antenna could be a viable option.

 

[Hitechluddite]

Just an update, I saw this at my local Menards for $179 Looks like it has 8DB gain on VHF before preamp and 18 db on UHF. With preamp both bands are spec'd at nearly 40db gain. My 8 bay clone and Stellar VHF-Hi is approaching a year and so far so good but as of now this is what will replace them...