anyone have experience with Mohu antennas?

[Kevind]

Mohu offers an indoor TV antenna with a claimed range of 50 miles and an outdoor one claiming 60 miles.

See www.gomohu.com

Has anyone tried one of these? I'm wondering whether they would pull in the free stations broadcasting from Sutro Tower in San Francisco.

Kevin

[wisewomn]

I don't know about Mohu antennas in particular but I contacted an antenna installer who got rave reviews on Yelp. I can't remember if he was based in Marin or SF, probably the latter. Anyway, he said if there were trees or hills in the way, I probably would not be able to get reception. I am in Petaluma and I'd love to be rid of Comcast..

Mohu offers an indoor TV antenna with a claimed range of 50 miles and an outdoor one claiming 60 miles.

See www.gomohu.com

Has anyone tried one of these? I'm wondering whether they would pull in the free stations broadcasting from Sutro Tower in San Francisco.

Kevin

[seenhear]

For a general run-down of antenna reception see my post in another thread here.

I've used many different types of antennas from many different distances over the years, and I'm sorry to say but that mohu antenna looks like junk to me. There's no magic to be done with radio waves; it's just physics. The further away you are, the larger the antenna required to pick up the signal. Gimmicky antennas like this one have come on and off the market for years, and they never live up to the hype, nor the claims.

Now, that said, where do you live?

For wisewomn: you live in Petaluma! There is hope. You are further South than most of us; that much closer to Sutro tower. If you like what mohu has to offer, give it a try (as long as you don't mind parting with the money or can get your money back.) But if you really want a good signal, I recommend a large (probably 50-60") combo VHF/UHF rooftop antenna with quality connectors and a quality booster amp. Did the installer come to your house? Trees are usually not too much of a problem, but large buildings can be (not many of those in Petaluma) and large hills or mountains can be. Depending on where in Petaluma you live, you could definitely get a solid signal from Sutro tower.

I used to live in Rohnert Park and was able to pull in the three strongest signals from Sutro. If you are in East Petaluma it should be a clear shot. If you are in West Petaluma, nestled in a valley or something, you may have a tougher time of it. But it's still worth a try if you only want a few channels and hate comcast as much as the rest of us. :)