UHF or not?

[bigmakstudios]

Here's a picture: http://gallery.avsforum.com/uploads/..._0003_0001.jpg

It's very old (probably from the 70s or 80s... it was already on our roof when my family moved in), but I've heard that a good amount of very old antennas are still capable of interpreting UHF signals. This one doesn't have the sort of semi-triangular section that most UHF antennas seem to have, but I'm still not certain that it's VHF-only. Really, I'm not sure if anyone could discern between an antenna that could only get VHF signals and one that could get either UHF, or both through a low-resolution picture, but if you have any idea, please tell me.

 

[TNGTony]

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[tonyp56]

Define UHF antenna. Any antenna, though may not be designed to do it, can receive signal from UHF, VHF, FM, and AM if conditions are right. Though chances of solid signal or signal that last more than a few minutes are less than with UHF or VHF only antenna.

Hook it up and tune to UHF channel. If it works, then your set, if not, then oh well. If it was on the house when you moved in then it isn't a loss for you.

 

[kb7oeb]

It appears to me to be a VHF antenna, it might still work for UHF, costs nothing to try it.

 

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[JimK2]

The 7 elements at the front sure look like a UHF yagi to me. Looks like correct element spacing and length. Do you see any cable going to the those element's up front.