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(More customer reviews)The MXU59 by Antennacraft is a very underrated antenna. This past week I did a comparison test between this antenna and the Antennacraft U8000 and Channel Master 4228 (pre HD model). Each was set up in the same location in the same manner at the same height. Much to my surprise the MXU59 easily outperformed the other two antennas in signal gain and multipath distortion. Out of the ten signals that I receive from Kansas City (all around 35 to 40 plus miles from my house) only Ch. 41 was a bit of a disappointment. While the signal strength is decent, the picture does tend to break up with the MXU59 while it is rock solid on the other two antennas. But aside from that the MXU59 is the better antenna. The other two antennas had weaker signal strength readings on every channel and multipath issues on at least a couple of different channels. They were only superior to the MXU59 on Ch. 41. Next, I'll be doing a roof top mount to see how this unit works when it has some height and a clearer path to the signal.
Update on June 2, 2010.
Up on the roof it works better than I expected. When matched with the Winegard or Channel Master Pre Amp, I get a solid 70 to 90% signal strength reading for every Kansas City channel. And when it is pointed towards Sedlia, MO it locks onto the PBS station on Ch. 15 which is about 80 miles away! Neither of the other two antennas worked this well when they too were mounted in the same location on the roof and then paired with the Pre Amps.
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