Winegard GS-1000 HDTV Antenna Reviews

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Winegard GS-1000 Review #0
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: fred	Date: 2009-12-20
Summary: Follow-up on GS-1000 with Wingman Accessory
I put the Wingman accessory on this and got more than the \up to\ 100% improvement advertised. The Wingman also helped me for the VHF channel 13 wavelength [5.1 in my area] - I had a combined antenna with another GS-1000 to help out. But with the Wingman, I got the better results only after I removed the second antenna and just used one antenna. The combiner for the dual antennas reduced the signal at a critical point before it gets to the amplifier. I do not have a built-in amplifier. I do have a standalone amplifier that I move down the coax to inside the house. After I removed the other antenna and combiner, and put on the Wingman I moved the amplifier indoors with no reduction in signal. In fact, it actually improved slightly. Before the Wingman installed, I had trouble with three out of six network station groups. The others three could have used inprovements also. Afterwards, I am getting 100% or very near 100% power and quality signal in all my station groups, 14 channels in all. I did have to slightly readjust the position of the antenna afterward installing the Wingman. There are no wiring connections or moving parts, just scientifically spaced and sized metal bars, which deflect radio waves of the right amplitude to the batwing. This is a very mountainous area. Three of the stations are 40-50 miles away. One tower is 13 miles away in almost the opposite direction. So this is no small feat for such a small simple-looking antenna. I live in an apartment complex with only six feet of a \front garden.\ It is aesthetically acceptable to the landlord, and blends in nicely (on a six foot pole) with the other tenant\s satellite tripods. There are two GS-1000 models (I think the one I am using is the Sensar II.) I am using is the one that is 8 inches wide in the middle at the pole mount. I believe the Wingman will only fit this model, but can also be used on the built-in amplified version of it. My metal batwings are almost 5 inches wide, and has a middle body that is football shaped looking from the side. Not to be confuse with the newer model that has narrower batwing and is teardrop-shaped center from the side (I think that is the Sensar III.)

Winegard GS-1000 Review #1
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: fred	Date: 2009-10-03
Summary: Good directional antenna - good for combining two antennas together
I live in a moderate-income apartment complex in very mountainous country. The landlord is cool but does like aesthetics, and we only get a few feet of garden outside our door, so this worked OK. I used a square piece of plywood for a base, screwed a 1\ pipe flange to it, and with a thread adapter, used an electrical conduit pipe for an antenna pole, about six feet high. We live about twenty miles from the area where all the towers are, they range from 8 to 45 miles away in that direction, but one is about 150 degree in the other direction. Back about a year ago, I first tried the GS-2200 with the amplifier built in and it was pretty good, but I had many TVs in the house so I decided to get the unamplified model, the GS-1000 and add a bigger amplifier. That worked good but by the time we had full digital, there was one station I had problems with. Every time I moved the antenna to get that one good (it was about 45 miles away, in VERY mountainous country) I\d lose something else. So I got another GS-1000 antenna and hooked it up in tandem on the same pole at a slight directional angle to the first antenna to get the other \maverick\ station. It worked well and also stabilized and strengthened the other channels. Some things I should note: 1) When combining two antennas they should be at least three feet from each other (just as all antenna should be three feet from metal objects.) 2) The length of coaxial from each antenna to the splitter/combiner should be equal. In this case about 26\ which happened to be about the same length I made from the splitter/combiner to the outdoor amplifier. 3) I used a splitter/combiner which is made for combining AND splitting, and is stated as such, right on the unit. Not all splitters are created equal. I used a Channel Vision Part No. HS-2, 2-way splitter/combiner 5MHz-1GHz \All port DC passing\. That means it allows the DC power to reach the antenna, which was not necessary in this case, since the splitter was on the input-signal side of the amplifier. I adjusted the top antenna to the maximum power direction for most of the stations. Then I adjusted the second antenna, three feet down the pole, for the problem station. I used Quad sheild RG-6 cable on all these sections and on all the outdoor cables. For most of the rest of the system, I used plain RG-6. I guess you could use two amplified antennas, but you would have to use a combiner with the two power PS-1503 Winegard power/signal splitters suppied with the antennas to get enough current for both. You might be able to use one power/signal splitter and get enough current. Call Winegard customer support for more information.

Winegard GS-1000 Review #2
Rating: 1 (very poor)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2009-04-09
Summary: Not what is needed in this area. Direct TV uses this.
There is no reception on channels 2.1, 2.2, 12 marginal at best on 7.1 or 7.2. None on chanel 31.1, 20, 43, 20.1, 33, 36, or 50. Is extreamly Directional and limited reception.

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Band:	VHF/UHF
Placement:	Outdoor
Amplifier:	No
Range:	25 miles
Color area:	Yellow
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