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★★★★★
The Leaf is now pumped up!
I've owned both Leaf antennas and each one was hooked up to a splitter with 50 feet of coax going to two tvs. I tried adding an amp to the first leaf but it actually made the picture worse. The only difference as far as appearence is the leaf+ is very slightly larger and you have to plug it in (either the wall or usb on your tv.) The original leaf seemed to work great pulling in strong but not perfect signal strength but at night two of the channels wouldn't work and when a semi drove past the picture would get choppy. I should note that I live 30-60 miles from the towers. I decided to send Mohu an email and see if I could get the amplified version and send back the regular one when I got the new one. It happened to be the 30th day after ordering the original so it fell into the timeframe for the 30 day money back warranty. They sent out the amped leaf and boy am I happy with it. Over half of the stations now have a 100% signal strength. The others are all above 85%. There are so many pros to this little antenna its amazing (size, portability, price, ease of use, and best of all its made in the USA!) The only con is that its not fully 'omni-directional' meaning you cannot place it whereever you want. It took some time to find the right spot for this thing to pick up all the channels. It was also not the most obvious choice for placement. I thought hanging it in the window facing the towers would be my best bet but I pick up a better signal with it not facing the windows at all... it might have something to do with the signals bouncing off the walls but I can't be totally sure about that. There's a site called antennafool that will help you check to see where the towers are and which channels you can get. If you live 30 miles away from the towers you should be just fine with the regular Leaf but if you live 35-70 miles away I'd suggest the Leaf+. The leaf+ picks up channels like a top of the line outdoor antenna. I'm very happy with the purchase and the company has been a breeze to deal with. 5 stars all the way.
December 2011 · Electronics
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