Antenna Pro’s

I used Arden for an installation on my home roof. He’s a great guy, the kind you can talk shop with (especially tiling or car restoration) and he’s worked the area for many years. He did good work installing one of my VHF antenna, and then another UHF (because the first one wasn’t good). I would suggest trying his Winegard older-​tech looking antennas as the new one I’m using from Antenna’s Direct is smaller but seemingly less effective.

Arden installed our telephone, antenna and our internet hookups, and installed a central panel for our internet where our cable and/​or our DSL line runs. He did a great job and repeatedly came out until the job was done. I highly recommend him.

Arden did my antenna YEARS ago. He did a great job and was a nice guy.

I’ve heard of many unhappy DirecTV customers due to poor installation services through 3^rd party installers. Before I decided on DirecTV, I searched around for a reputable installer and was happy to find Antenna Pro’s on Unilocal.
Since I’m living in the East Bay, I wasn’t sure if Arden would drive all the way to set up DirecTV for me. He was nice enough to accommodate me. They know their stuff and are great to work with. Price is reasonable and I don’t have to worry about poor installation services by 3^rd parties. Arden was on-​time and got the job done fairly quickly. Overall, I’m very pleased with their service.

Arden rocks! Installed a very sturdy looking wineguard on the side of the house and 105 channels. Bigger antenna I had in the attic only was getting about 20, only 2 of the three networks. Unless you know the magnetic deviation at your house and love balancing things standing on a ladder you should call Antenna Pros, they are worth it!

Fast, courteous, knowledgeable in many areas and thorough. Highly recommend Arden.

in April, Arden from Antenna Pros installed an over-​the-​air antenna in my condo. He created a custom j-​pipe beyond what I could get out of the box, and it met my condo association approval. I don’t watch much TV, just wanted the basic channels. I was pleasantly surprised that the RCA antenna Arden recommended and his expertise in positioning the antenna works so that I can get all the major channels that are OTA in Mountain View, CA. Good bye Comcast $ 26 monthly bill. Hello better reception, and free TV. It will take only 1 year for me to break even on the costs. We’ll worth it! Loving my OTA HDTV! I plan to spend my savings after that with some PBS donations. If you want a professional assessment for your place, and a recommendation for any customization, Arden is the man!

TV reception from Emerald Hills is hit or miss. We aren’t down in a canyon, but there is a mountain between us and SF. Arden got the antenna set up temporarily on an upstairs deck and showed me what channels he could receive before mounting it on the chimney. Looked good, and was even better once mounted higher up. Getting 75 channels (!) including all major networks — never thought we’d get NBC given where their transmitter is, but we do. Not getting CW but really who cares? Wire routing was about as clean as i could ask for, and overall he was very quick and professional. highly recommended.

After getting jerked around by the cable and satellite companies for years, I decided to quit them completely and just use netflix. After a while, I found myself really missing the live sporting events and inviting myself over to friends’ houses whenever I wanted to watch the games. Well, after being «that guy» for a long time, my wife and I decided it was time to get an antenna so I can get my channels over the air. I began with constructing a very simple antenna made out of a single coat hanger. After placing it in my attic, I was able to get 12 channels, most of them spanish. But I realized it was too weak to get the stations that were 40 miles away, which are the ones I wanted (nbc, abc, cbs, etc). So I finally ordered a heavy-​duty directional antenna as recommended by
. Realizing that the installation might be a little difficult, considering I have a sloped roof and the size of the antenna, I found Antenna Pro’s on Unilocal and decided to give Arden a call. I explained my setup to Arden and he gave me a reasonable quote. So we set up a time for him to come two days later on MLK day (a day off for me). Arden assembled my freakishly big antenna out of the box. Then, when he went up on the roof to mount a mast on the chimney, he found that the chimney would not provide a strong enough anchor because it was made of stucco but did not have plywood underneath the stucco. So he went to his car and brought out a mounting strap; however, the chimney perimeter was too long for the strap. So he suggested installing a smaller antenna, which he had in his truck, and that he suspected would still give me the channels I wanted. So he went ahead and installed the medium-​sized antenna onto the mast, which he was able to attach to the chimney using anchors for the stucco. He also connected a grounding wire from the antenna to the ground for lightning protection and helped route a cable via splitter to my second tv from the antenna. After everything was completed, I checked and found that I have 53 channels over-​the-​air and tons of HD channels. Overall, the job took twice as long as he originally thought but Arden was able to complete the job because he came prepared for the worst. He only charged an additional $ 50 for the extra trouble-​shooting and effort, did not charge extra for the additional materials (e.g., cabling, mast, mounting anchors, etc.) and even accepted my offer to trade my huge antenna for his. I was very satisfied with his work and strongly recommend him for anyone who’s sick of paying $ 100/​month for cable or satellite.

I originally thought I could take the DIY route in my quest to ditch Comcast in favor of an OTA antenna. After some initial researching, I realized it wasn’t as straightforward as I thought. Thank goodness I found Arden.
We scoped out how many TVs needed to be connected and my wrinkle of keeping Comcast for internet. He installed a Winegard antenna on my roof and helped troubleshoot my confusing wiring to make everything work. No corners cut, everything was top-​notch. It was a tremendously cold winter day and Arden kept at it and got the job done.
If you’re looking for help to install an antenna, you can’t go wrong with Antenna Pros.

We used Antenna Pro’s to «cut the cord» and transition from Direct TV to an antenna. Actually, we had four televisions needing to be attached to the antenna and also to the internet which was beyond our own capabilities to figure out. We were very happy with Arden’s service, impressed with his knowledge and the organized manner that he used in planning our job. He did everything we wanted and got it all right the first time. Judi, Los Altos, CA

A very good, professional antenna install, for not that much money. Arden spent plenty of time with me in email before arriving, and once he got started, no problem, he was done in about 1.5 hours. A real pro, super knowledgable, and takes the time to do things right. Recommended.

I have used Arden over a half dozen times already for various projects in my clients estate. Punctual, organized, prepared and there’s no job he has not done already which makes it easy. I have no problem using this guy or referring him to others. For the price and the quality of work you get, he is well worth it.

Finding an antenna person these days is incredibly difficult, and finding a really good one like Arden is that much harder. Fortunately, I eventually found him, and he is incredible!
He was very knowledgeable and friendly, and with his help installing an outdoor antenna inside (above a closet), I now get the best quality TV, absolutely free. 14 channels in all, and most of them are coming from 50 miles away or more. It’s so exciting to have finally cut the cable cord, and be relieved of their overly-​inflated monthly fees. That combined with my Tivo Première with lifetime service, I also have a great DVR with it. I get all the main networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, Fox, and PBS, plus all their subchannels via the antenna. Since 75% of what I watched came from these networks anyway, I’m not missing much, and what I am, I can supplement with the Tivo’s Netflix and coming soon to TiVo, Hulu Plus. It’s literally very exciting to have all these crystal clear HD channels FOR FREE.
I cannot recommend Arden highly enough if you are interested in having a REAL antenna installed at a very reasonable price! He’s the best. And he also does other A/​V installs and DirectTV installs.
Thanks Arden!

Arden came by yesterday to put a new digital antenna on our roof. The job proved a little more challenging than originally thought (and certainly more time consuming) but Arden stuck to his original price and remained professional and cool throughout the process. The antenna we had requested was not fitting together correctly (manufacturer error) but Arden was able to figure out a work-​around and everything came out perfectly. I highly recommend Antenna Pros.

I had Arden come to install a TV antenna on my roof today, and even though it turned out to be the windiest day of the year, he showed up
on time and cheerfully did the installation. He even helped me out by
installing a chimney cap that I had just bought, while he was up there.
He’s friendly and very professional, and I feel that he charged a really reasonable price for the job. After finishing the interior connection, he
helped us rescan the channels. A thoroughly professional service from
beginning to end. I highly recommend them!

Last week, Antenna Pros installed an over-​the-​air antenna in my house. I was very happy with the installation. We first talked about the the existing wiring of my house and my expectations and from that we figured out the best way to connect the antenna to my TV. Arden (the installer) made sure that my TV can receive TV stations correctly before leaving. Overall, the experience was as painless as I can imagine.
Antenna Pros has a web site (
) and one aspect I really liked was that I could get some initial information by email. Arden gave me some basic info by email before calling me back on my phone. For a busy person like me the ability to use email is a great plus of any business I deal with.