rvalens2 "Rick" says:

Great little antenna … one that actually lives up to its specs Living in a rural area I am used to getting bad reception from rooftop antennas. Recently I upgraded all of our television sets to 1080p HD versions and decided we also needed to replace our old antenna. After much research, I purchased the WA-2605. The specifications for it seemed quite good. Though I have to admit, I bought it because I liked the way it looked when compared to many of the other antennas listed here on Amazon.The antenna took less than a week to arrive. It is made out of aluminum and a tough rigid plastic. Assembly was easy requiring only two phillips head screw drivers, a jewelers sized one and a standard size. (You’ll need the small jewelers sized screw driver to attach the aluminum flanges to the long aluminum bar.) The only time I looked at the instructions was to make certain I was using the proper screws in the correct holes, total assembly time was less than 15 minutes.One modification I did have to make was to reduce the interior of the antenna’s plastic mount by sanding it in order for it to fit our antenna mast. I used a Dremel with a drum head sanding pad.So how well does the antenna work?In a single word outstanding! It not only met my expectations it exceeded them. The quality of the signals I am now able to receive are two to three times better than our older, much larger antenna. I am now pulling in one station that is 140 miles away and another which is 80 miles distant. Our closest local station is 45 miles.The day I installed it, the antenna got the first major test of its life when we had a storm blow in that was packing winds of 50-60 miles per hour. (We received a half inch of rain in less than 30 minutes.) I expected to find my new antenna at least partially bent out of shape. It passed its first test with flying colors and continues to work extremely well. Someone put a lot of thought into the design of this antenna by including holes in the bottom of the plastic that allow any accumulated moisture to drain away.The only thing I wish this antenna had was a way to tell which way it is pointing. There is no indicator on the power box. Fortunately, I am able to look out my window and see which direction it is pointing, making adjustment, at least for me, easy. However, I did open up the assembly that contains the motor to see how it works. While the antenna does have 360 degree rotation, it has an internal physical “stop” (made of plastic) that keeps it from continuing to rotate beyond 360 degrees. Which when you think about it is a necessity since you would end up wrapping the antenna wire around the mast. By the way, be sure and leave enough “slack” in the cable so the antenna can rotate fully.Here’s another hint for you, if you need to purchase a cheap but high quality antenna mast use galvanized fence tubing. It’s almost a perfect fit for the mount on this antenna, though the plastic mount does require some internal sanding.If you need a taller antenna (as I did) buy the 10 foot long tubes. They are specifically designed to connect by sliding one end onto the other. My antenna now stands at the top of two 10 foot sections of tubing at a height of 16 feet. I sank 4 feet of the tubing into the ground. And just in case you’re wondering how I did that. First, I heavily watered the ground the night before and then used a post pounder to drive the first 10 foot section. I was, however, able to get it to go in the first 2 feet by simply pulling on it and using my weight.And just in case you are wondering. Yes, the metal tubing will hold up to the weight of 35 pound post pounder with very little distortion of the metal, just be sure and sink the thicker end of the tubing into the ground. One other advantage to using two pieces of tubing instead of one much longer piece is for maintenance of the antenna. It will be a simple matter if you ever need to take it down.Hint: If you are going to install a mast higher than 10 feet, you will need to anchor it against something solid at about the 10 to 14 foot level (I used the roof of my house); otherwise it will sway violently in a wind storm. Brackets for doing this are available at any hardware store.