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RCA ANT1250 UHF/VHF Amplified indoor Antenna | 
 enlarge | Brand: RCA
Category: CE
List Price: $69.95
Buy New: $25.54
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Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.2
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 9 x 5.8
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: ANT1250
Model: ANT1250
UPC: 079000315544
EAN: 0079000315544
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | High-Power Amplified Indoor TV Antenna |
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Product Description
There's a full range of RCA antennas to handle all kinds of reception and installation needs. The indoor antennas feature technologically advanced engineering, along with contemporary styling to allow you maximum effectiveness without interfering with your home decor. Also, all indoor antennas come with the necessary hook-up accessories for immediate and easy installation.The ANT1250 features an integrated 3-way switch for switching between antenna and cable or satellite, an integrated hook-up cable and low noise insertion loss. No assembly is required. It also has isolated dual UHF and VHF gain controls, noise filtration and an LED power-on indicator. A UHF loop tilts 180 degrees and rotates 360 degrees.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
Okay but not great! October 29, 2002
44 out of 46 found this review helpful
When I bought my new flat screen TV/VCR/DVD combo, I thought I would "upgrade" my antenna as well. I have to admit that I now receive two more channels and some of the others come in clearer now. The only thing I don't like is that every single time you go to a particular channel you have to fool with this antenna to get a clear picture. My old antenna once you set it for a particular channel, that channel always came in clear and maybe the others a little shadowy but it was always great for that channel. This one is not that way,if you set it say for CBS to come in clear and you surf the other channels during a commercial break when you come back to CBS you have to twittle with the antenna again to get it to come in clear even though you never touched it when surfing through the other channels. The non powered rabbit ears with the halo works just as well.
The positive is that Amazon's price was a lot less expensive than the competitions.
 Good Performance, Build Quality Could be Improved July 11, 2005
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've had the RCA ANT1250 for over a year now and use it with my RCA HDTV off-the-air receiver and with my VHS VCR. I've tried 2 other amplified antennas (GE and Jensen) available from the local retailers (Target, WalMart, Best Buy) and of the 3 I've tried this one provides the best amplification.
It should be noted that the 45 dB gain is only for VHF and FM, not UHF. The UHF amplifies up to 35 dB according to the specs on the box. Even so, it performed better than the other two I tried. You do need to fine tune the direction of the dipoles (VHF/FM) and the loops (UHF) depending on the channel you are watching if the channels are weak. The other user here who noted the reception changes without moving the antenna was probably experiencing changes in the TV's internal automatic fine-tuning function (a common feature with modern TVs), and not a function of the antenna itself.
I have had to replace the antenna once, perhaps to a power surge. The amplifier simply stopped working. I've had the current replacement for over a year without trouble.
If you cannot use an outdoor antenna, the ANT1250 is a good indoor alternative.
Great features, but where's the 45dB?! December 11, 2004
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought this antenna (for the bedroom) because of its 45dB power more than anything else. I already had a Philips/Magnavox antenna (for the living room), which i believe is less powerful, but it actually performs less well than the Philips.
The switch on back is unlabeled. I don't understand why someone would make a switch with no label. I know it's on when the power light is on, but there are 2 on modes: cable and air. The way it seems to work is the middle is on air. If it's off, that means signals can pass through, according to the manual. You can move practically every part of the antenna around, but i have to do it far too much for my taste.
This price is the same as what i pad at Target. It's ok, but i bet a cheaper one would perform as well.
 yeah, beats a bare wire June 3, 2003
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Like other reviewers, I found it requires constant adjustment for the UHF loop, even though all my UHF stations broadcast from one of two locations within about 20 degrees of each other.Also, while the gain on the amplifier is adjustable (and adjustable separately for VHF and UHF), it is not adjustable down to zero; you must turn it off using a very stiff, teensy tiny fiddly little 3-way switch on the back (third setting was bypass, e.g. for cable). Since some local channels (both VHF and UHF) are strong enough that even minimal gain setting was too much, my switch got a lot of use. But it broke after 2-3 months. Why only 1 star? Because of the crummy design. Good signal quality (which it has, once adjusted) is the minimum expectation. I'd like to be able to easily use the device. So I'm looking for a replacement.
OK for the price November 13, 2002
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Generally a good antenna. I live in the Chicago land area and couple channels don't come out at all with my old out side antenna (channel 2 and 11). this inside antenna works better than my old outside antenna. Couple channels still don't come out very clear but very viewable. You have to adjust it a lot to get fairly clear pictures. Using flat sheet of tin foil on one of the arms improves my worst channels. My dad bought one and put it in his attic. After a lot of adjustments, most of the local channels come out clear. I think this antenna is as good as any outside antenna if you mount it up high in an attic. This will require some work to bring power to the antenna and run the cable down to the TV.
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