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Sep 10, 2021 1:03 AM

Onn Ultra-Thin Multi-Directional Indoor Antenna w/ 75-Mile Range

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Walmart.com has Onn Ultra-Thin Multi-Directional Indoor Antenna w/ 75-Mile Range (ONN20TM500T) for $5.93. Shipping is free with Walmart+ (free 15-day trial) or on orders of $35 or more.

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  • About this item:
    • Catch up on top programs without the middleman with the onn Ultra-Thin Indoor Multi-Directional Antenna. Enjoy all your favorite local and network shows without the cable bill! This antenna is simple to set up and gives you a signal range of up to 75 miles. This antenna improves your signal, adds channels and comes 4K-ready so that you can enjoy crisp high definition quality where available.
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $34.06 lower (~85% savings) than the $39.99 list price.

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Walmart.com has Onn Ultra-Thin Multi-Directional Indoor Antenna w/ 75-Mile Range (ONN20TM500T) for $5.93. Shipping is free with Walmart+ (free 15-day trial) or on orders of $35 or more.

Offer Notes:
  • Availability for shipping will vary by location
  • Additional Onn antennas & accessories are on sale here.
Thanks to community member slicknod for finding this deal.

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this item:
    • Catch up on top programs without the middleman with the onn Ultra-Thin Indoor Multi-Directional Antenna. Enjoy all your favorite local and network shows without the cable bill! This antenna is simple to set up and gives you a signal range of up to 75 miles. This antenna improves your signal, adds channels and comes 4K-ready so that you can enjoy crisp high definition quality where available.
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $34.06 lower (~85% savings) than the $39.99 list price.

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Quote from dryphi View quoted comment :
I think @mrcuba means you can run a cable from your TV to the wall coax port, then your whole house is effectively acting as an antenna in the same way this little black thing is acting as an antenna. Interesting idea, I'm curious if it works
This will not work. Coax is shielded cable. The shield is connected to ground, and the center (conductor) is where the signal is. Since the shield is grounded, it prevents any signal from reaching the conductor. Connecting the center to the screw on a light switch will just ground IT as well, which will give you little if any signal. A single unshielded wire would work much better. And no, a longer wire will not necessarily work better; it needs to be a specific length based on the frequency range of the channels you're trying to receive.

In my experience, these amplified antennas are crap unless you live close to the broadcast towers. If you live in a house, spend about 20 bucks for a Yagi antenna and put it in your attic pointing in the general direction of the towers. Bring a small TV up in the attic with you and connect it directly to the antenna while you position it. Then connect your house cable. If you find that you get a poorer picture downstairs then you did in the attic, it's possible you have too many splitters. Splitters reduce your signal even if not all legs are in use. And the more legs a splitter has, the more loss each leg sees. So if you have a 4 way splitter with only 2 legs used, replace it with a 2 way splitter. If you have a 2 way splitter to a room where the cable connection isn't being used, replace the splitter with a barrel connector. It's better to prevent signal loss than to use a signal amplifier farther down in the signal chain, because when you add an amplifier, you're also boosting any noise that might have been picked up. If you must use an amp, get it as close to the antenna as possible (which gets us back to the original crappy amplified antennas, but the problem with those is the actual antenna, not the fact that they're amplified).
Last edited by swechsler September 9, 2021 at 07:46 PM.
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SeikenDensetsuSep 10, 2021 2:49 AM
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Quote from mrcuba View quoted comment :
Unless it has a strong amplifier, a coaxial cable will do the same thing but much better. Turn your whole house into an antenna.
(Good) Coax cables are insulated and don't let you pull signals.
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s783Sep 10, 2021 2:54 AM
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Quote from Canoman View quoted comment :
Antennas come in resolutions now? 4K antenna? Pretty sure it matters what the media is broadcast in, not that your antenna is "4K."
No no no, it's 4K READY! totally different and state of the art technology. πŸ˜‚πŸ€£
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Wavy-NifeSep 10, 2021 2:58 AM
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Can't get a signal with regular rabbit ears, hope the multidirectional one in OPs post helps, tho doubt it. Is the best reviewed of the bunch.
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ChrisBobsonSep 10, 2021 2:59 AM
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Quote from dryphi View quoted comment :
I think @mrcuba means you can run a cable from your TV to the wall coax port, then your whole house is effectively acting as an antenna in the same way this little black thing is acting as an antenna. Interesting idea, I'm curious if it works
That is also another method. I found this stuff out on YouTube about a decade ago when even $50 antennas were doing any good. Coax cable is cheap enough to test, so I tried it. The 3 methods that worked for me was: directly into the coax wall port, put the tip on like a light switch screw and finally, pull back I believe about 6-8 inches of the insulation and just have the wire showing. It was for the basement at the time, so last method only got about 80% of the channels the other 2 methods got. But either way, all 3 methods got incredibly more channels than any antenna from the store, for under $10.
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BuddyLove99Sep 10, 2021 3:10 AM
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Quote from mrcuba View quoted comment :
Unless it has a strong amplifier, a coaxial cable will do the same thing but much better. Turn your whole house into an antenna.
Hey man… explain this magic.
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Sep 10, 2021 3:11 AM
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viddycrackSep 10, 2021 3:11 AM
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Quote from s783 View quoted comment :
No no no, it's 4K READY! totally different and state of the art technology. πŸ˜‚πŸ€£
It means that's it's tuned to receive atsc 3.0 broadcast which will be in a higher bandwidth and will include uhd (4K) video

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Slickd3alerSep 10, 2021 3:12 AM
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Quote from mrcuba View quoted comment :
That is also another method. I found this stuff out on YouTube about a decade ago when even $50 antennas were doing any good. Coax cable is cheap enough to test, so I tried it. The 3 methods that worked for me was: directly into the coax wall port, put the tip on like a light switch screw and finally, pull back I believe about 6-8 inches of the insulation and just have the wire showing. It was for the basement at the time, so last method only got about 80% of the channels the other 2 methods got. But either way, all 3 methods got incredibly more channels than any antenna from the store, for under $10.
What if you don't have a coax wall port?
Sep 10, 2021 3:16 AM
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I miss my Locast
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dalegribble22Sep 10, 2021 3:23 AM
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Quote from viddycrack View quoted comment :
It means that's it's tuned to receive atsc 3.0 broadcast which will be in a higher bandwidth and will include uhd (4K) video
All UHF antennas will work with 4k broadcasts, but you'll need an ATSC 3.0 television since the tuner is the key.
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dapurplertSep 10, 2021 3:33 AM
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Quote from mrcuba View quoted comment :
Unless it has a strong amplifier, a coaxial cable will do the same thing but much better. Turn your whole house into an antenna.
Coax cable connected to what?
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party4lif6Sep 10, 2021 3:35 AM
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Bought the $6 one. Thanks OP!
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BAMFGOATSep 10, 2021 3:44 AM
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Thank you for this. I was literally just looking for antennas last night.

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grablifeSep 10, 2021 3:56 AM
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Not just 4k but also gluten free and zero lactose.
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