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MOHU Leaf 50 Antenna range inaccurately advertised
I am giving this product two stars for many reasons, but the main reason is that MOHU is inaccurately advertising this product (MOHU Leaf 50) to have a 50 mile range. That claim is only half true. While this product does have a 50 mile receiving range for UHF channels, the MOHU Leaf 50 only has a 20 mile range for VHF channels. This fact is not advertised on any website I looked at (including MOHU's website) selling the MOHU Leaf 50, and I only found this out after I bought it. This product did not work for me because the area I live in still has many VHF towers. I knew this going in, but because MOHU does not publish this data, this product is completely useless to me. The only station I could receive was FOX. I could not get NBC, CBS, ABC, or other stations in my area that I should have been receiving if this antenna truly had a 50 mile range on both frequencies. When the antenna initially did not work, I contacted MOHU directly. After a few emails back and forth with their support and trying multiple things to get the antenna to work, MOHU finally admitted the real problem. MOHU said, "After taking a look at the channel scan I see that the channel(s) you are having problems receiving are being transmitted in digital VHF (channels 2 - 13) and are 30+ miles from your location. The antenna that you are using has a 50 mile digital UHF range and a 20 mile digital VHF range...I'm afraid that the ABC 13, NBC 7 and CBS 8 are just too far out of range for the antenna model that you have to pull them in consistently if at all." If you are thinking of buying this product, be sure to research the types of frequencies in your area and the distance you are from the towers. While I did do this before buying, because MOHU inaccurately markets this product, I had to find this out the hard way. I will be returning the MOHU Leaf 50 and buying something else as I am very unhappy with the way MOHU market this product. Additionally, the components that the MOHU Leaf 50 is made of are poor quality plastic. The amplifier is very flimsy and the coax cable is not much better. Even though I am returning this product, I don't foresee the MOHU Leaf 50 being able to last over time.
October 2016 · Electronics · verified purchase
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