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Winegard HD-1080 antenna reviews: 1
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| Band: | VHF/UHF |
| Placement: | Outdoor |
| Amplifier: | No |
| Range: | 40 miles |
| Color area: | Red |
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| Winegard HD-1080 Review #0 | ||
| Rating: 5 (excellent) | Nickname: OpteTech | Date: 2011-07-22 |
| Summary: Might Surprise! | ||
| Seven (7) local stations, discounting sub-channels, range from 8.5 to 20 miles. Five are on the same path, others off axis 33 and 118 degrees. Have tried four antennas in the attic of a two story with roof line elevation about at the base of surrounding houses encircling this one. Pitted a contest between an AD DB4, RCA ANT751, WG HD7694P, and WG HD1080 feeding an LG HDTV with low sensitivity tuner and without a preamp using 70ft of solid copper core RG6. Surprisingly, the HD1080 won the shoot out. Much time was spent in finding the strongest signal position in the attic of each antenna, both horizontally and vertically. Roof is plywood sheathing and single layer fiberglass substrate shingles. On the LG set the HD1080 produced a winning signal strength of 70-82 with consistent 100% signal quality across one Hi-VHF (RF12) and remaining UHF channels. Lessons learned about attic mounting are that proximity to converging vertical surfaces of a roof and angle of aim to 2x rafter boards can make finding the optimum signal position time consuming without a signal strength meter that can measure individual channels. Although not a high gain antenna by any means, attribute the bulk of the HD1080 winning to its rather veluptious beam width combined with relatively low front-to-back ratio promoting reception of signals significantly off axis of the majority of stations the HD1080 is aimed on. ERP for the VHF RF12 station is 26kW and ranges from 100kW to 1 Megawatt for UHF stations. Fortunately the 133 degree off axis UHF station, 20 miles away, is broadcasting at 1 Megawatt (1,000kW), the maximum believed permitted by the FCC for over-the-air broadcast television. In this amateur installers experience transmitter distance alone is inadequate to select the best fit antenna. ERP is a critical factor. All things being equal, i.e. distance, terrain, etc., greater gain is needed at a particular RF the lower the ERP (effective radiated power) in order to attempt to net each signal to roughly the same level input to the tuner. Deviation in signal strength readout on your television will tell how good a match a selected antenna is to typically highly variant conditions of distance and ERP, which often occur even on the same compass heading axis. Enjoy! |
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