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The Antennas Direct ClearStream 4V is a high-performance indoor/outdoor TV antenna designed to receive HDTV signals from over 70 miles away. With its multi-directional capabilities and compatibility with NEXTGEN TV, 4K, and 8K UHD, this antenna ensures you enjoy a wide range of channels without the need for internet. Its durable construction allows for versatile installation, while built-in reflectors protect against signal interference. Backed by a lifetime warranty, this antenna is engineered for superior performance.
Brand Name | Antennas Direct |
Item Weight | 4.1 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 27.8 x 6 x 17.4 inches |
Country of Origin | Taiwan |
Item model number | C4-V-CJM |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Color Name | Black |
Special Features | Long Range, Multidirectional, Full HD, High Gain, Dual Band |
Impedance | 75 Ohm |
S**C
Good Compact Antenna
Update 3 May 2025: The Fox local channel 45 is in and out, not reliable. This is a change from previous experience. Reception of more distant channels is better with cloud cover. Channel 32 Howard University is more frequently coming in well. Channel 49 Lancaster (Lighthouse christian channel) is received at times with clouds or very late night. Channel 2 is pixelated at times, along with its subchannels. Channel Master filters (5G and FM) either singularly or both installed did not make a difference, so the problems are not electronic interference related. Channel 45 is received if a 2nd antenna is placed in the window at the ground floor level (go figure?). It could be we have multi-path interference in the attic antenna. Still overall a solution to the high priced cable channels but limited content. Savings are about $150/month if you include the FIOS internet bill. Too bad ATSC3 is not working out, it could solve some possible multi-path issues.Update 2 June 2023: Bought a second antenna. The intent is to receive stations in different directions using 2 antennas. Lengths of all coaxial cables were matched. Placing #2 perpendicular to #1 caused stations to drop out, assumed to be multi-path issues. Clearing obstacles in the attic helped reception for UHF channels, VHF is less sensitive to line of sight issues such as obstacles. Placing the antennas along the same line of sight but antiparallel did not create station dropouts, but did not pick up any additional stations with the possible exception of Channel 10 Philadelphia at 68 miles (so far just a hint). Channel 10 is approximately opposite in direction to the Baltimore towers but much further. When the 2nd antenna was perpendicular pointing SE, a few Salisbury, Maryland low power stations occasionally appeared. No Dover, Delaware stations showed up. Channel 7 DC at 56 miles will appear on occasion, as well as on occasion Channel 32 (Howard University). The usable range of this antenna in the attic (no insulation above the floor, siding and shingle roof) is about 40 miles but dependent on season (leaves), weather conditions, time of day, and day of the week. The variation is only evident on the channels beyond the Baltimore stations, so at 22 miles the antenna is now stable in the attic at all times so far for both VHF and UHF stations that are in the general direction of the antenna pointing.Update June 2023: With the trees now having leaves, the reception has been degraded a bit. Baltimore 2-1 is sometimes pixelated now. This is a UHF station, Baltimore 11-1 and 13-1 are VHF and do well, despite the single dipole attachment this antenna comes with. I may try to couple the antenna with a multi-dipole larger array. This antenna focuses on UHF and throws in a single dipole for VHF. UHF does need line of sight, so despite the 4 UHF loops of this antenna and the attenuation of the attic wall the UHF presents problems. I ordered another to place at 90 degrees from the first in the attic, will see how it goes with multi-path interference. The Lancaster channel 8-1 is usually not watchable now, but do not need it. I will try to lock in the Daystar channel, which is approximately perpendicular direction from the Baltimore towers. There is also Dover Delaware, but that will be a long shot. Leaves do make a difference.This antenna is fairly compact and relatively easy to install indoors in an attic. I attached it directly to a 1x5 which was then attached horizontally to 2x4 truss segments in the attic without a mast. I attached the VHS dipole to the cage as suggested. The house faces southeast, so the antenna ended up facing southwest in the direction of the primary Baltimore stations. In Bel Air, we are about 22 miles from that tower. The signal is good and stable for the big 4 stations and MPT 67. Lancaster PA 8 is ok but slightly unstable. According to rabbitears.info, that tower is about 40 miles. This is a bi-directional antenna, but Lancaster is not quite opposite the Baltimore tower direction.See rabbitears.info for stations and their strengths from Bel Air. The range of this antenna in the attic is about 40 miles for our location. Not sure this is fully weatherproof and rigid for outdoor use, given some of the steel and not so tightly secured wing nuts and paint that easily scraped off the cage. Overall, the stations available look very good so far, but we shall see when rain comes or when trees regain leaves this spring. We are at about 350 feet above sea level on relatively high ground for the local area. A list of available (free!) stations:Baltimore2-1 WMAR (ABC), Grit (2-2), Bounce (2-3), Mystery (2-4), CourtTV (2-5), Newsy (2-6)11-1 WBAL (NBC), MeTV (11-2), Story (11-3), Grio (11-4), QVC (11-5)13-1 WJZ (CBS), StartTV (13-2), Dabl (13-3), FaveTV (13-4)24-1 WUTB45-1 WBFF (Fox), 45-2 (MyTV), 45-4 (Charge)54-1 WNUV (CW), Antenna (54-2), Comet (54-3), Stadium (54-4), WNUV (54-11)Lancaster8-1 WGAL (NBC), MeTV (8-2), Story (8-4), TruReal (8-5), QVC (8-6)Havre De Grace49-1 WWDD (Daystar) Christian programming, shows up on channel 24-1 (24-1 WUTB is also picked up but never watched, the Samsung TV separates them despite the same channel number)Owings Mills67-1 (MPT), 67-2 (MPT2), 67-3 (MPT Kids), 67-4 (NHK World from Japan)22-1 MPT (Annapolis) a bit unstable but we have MPT 67 with a better signalSome of the channels are not very good but MeTV and AntennaTV are ok.
J**D
GREAT ANTENNA, DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!
First a quick background. I cut the cord (cable & satellite) 10 years ago. At my old house, I put up a Winegard "Bat wing" antenna that you find on the roof of older RVs. It worked well and had a build in pre-amplifier & FM trap. It worked excellent at my old house mounted on my chimney in the open air about 30 feet up.. We moved 5 years ago and I purchased the same antenna because it worked so well and we moved only 4 miles away to our new house and I knew I could mount it higher up as well as the house has a higher elevation than my old house, so I figured I would have no problem at all. The Bat Wing Antenna didn't pull in my local NBC, CBS, or ABC. I know my local CBS is unique as it is broadcasting in the high band VHF band and they cannot transmit with much power due to the FCC not wanting them to bleed into the Detroit or Chicago markets where there is also a high VHF transmitter broadcasting on the same channel. I was OK to live without that channel, but to not get the ABC or NBC was not going to work for us.I purchased a Xtreme Signal HDB8X-NI 8-Bay VHF/UHF HDTV Bowtie Antenna. I put it on my roof and this antenna worked well and it would pull in all channels including my hard to get CBS if the conditions were right. I was fine living without that hard to pull in signal. I installed this antenna on my roof so it was nice and high up (about 35 feet) and in the open air. After a couple of wind storms I got frustrated because the wind would move the antenna around on the mast no matter how tight I tightened it down so it would get totally re-positioned and I would have to get on the roof and reposition the antenna.I ultimately wanted to get an antenna that I could put in my garage attic as I had easy access to it so it would not be exposed to the rough Michigan weather, and it would not be visible on the house (per wife's preference). I knew this would mean it would lose some signal because it would no longer be in the open air, and it would also be about 7 feet lower. I researched a bunch of antennas and decided to roll the dice on this Clear Stream 4V as it had great reviews from an antenna professional that has a YouTube channel. I already had a Channel Master CM-7778 Pre-amplifier which includes an FM Trap. I mounted the antenna in the attic, put the channel master pre-amp in line and mounted it on the mast as well. Lastly, I and ran new RG6 coax to my utility room from the antenna where the coax to the televisions run. Once I did a channel scan on my two televisions, wow! I was able to get all channels except that pesky CBS station by me that is notoriously hard for most folks to pull in unless you live within 20 miles from the broadcast tower. But... it was coming in slightly which was an improvement. I checked the signal meter on all the other channels and it improved greatly over my other antennas. A simple reposition of the antenna more towards the CBS broadcast tower brought the signal up to a stable signal.So, the bottom line is that this antenna is no joke! I had two other antennas mounted in the open air on my roof, and this Clear Stream antenna pulled in more channels while being mounted in my attic about 7 feet lower than my roof mounted antennas. I live about 40 miles from the farthest broadcast tower and most are within 35 miles, but again, my local CBS transmits at a lower power than what is normal so its hard to pull that in for anyone in my area and I am able to pull that in!When I say do your homework, go to antennaweb.org and understand your local area. This website will tell you how far you are from your local broadcast towers as what stations are broadcasting on UHF and VHF bands. This will help you to understand what antenna to get, and what direction to point it in. I can't recommend a pre-amplifier enough. I live less than a mile from a FM radio stations broadcast tower and FM broadcasts interfere with VHF signals, so I had to make sure to get a pre-amp with an FM trap. The FM trap filters out those FM signals in the pre-amplifier. Also, make sure to use good Coax. A lot of folks use cheap Coax which is not shielded well. Use RG6 coax for all your coax runs from the antenna to the Televisions in your house. This will make sure the signal is shielded well in the coax so it can be carried the distance it needs from the antenna to the splitter and to your television. Speaking of splitter, I have two televisions in my house so only need a two way splitter. Splitters weaken the signal a little for each split. Do your home work on signal loss in these cases. If you have more than two televisions you could need another amplifier to make sure the signal can make it to your telvisions.
C**D
Save your Money
The reviews looked good. I'm 29 miles from the three national network broadcast antennas. My goal was to get the signal from the third of the three stations without the image pixelating and dropping out. While this antenna brought in an additional, albeit duplicate station, it didn't do any better with that third national network signal than the $35 Amazon Basics antenna it replaced.
C**Y
90% Signal Strength even without a preamplifier
This is a worthwhile antenna. I live in a area with really bad reception and very few stations, so I needed an antenna that would reach out and bring in signals clearly. This unit worked perfectly. My place was originally run with coax for cable TV reception and Internet, since area station reception was so poor. We've been switched to Fiber, so the coax was abandoned. I ran a coax from the cable junction box into my attic and connected this antenna to it. The antenna services all the connectors in the house. Without a preamplifier connected I receive every station within a 50-mile radius at over 90% signal strength for every channel. That's impressive.
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