Winegard HD7698P HDTV Antenna Reviews

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Winegard HD7698P Review #0
Rating: 1 (very poor)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2009-09-28
Summary: JUNK
I have the HBU-44 made by Antenna Craft which is Winegards back door company(Same Company Same Address & Zip But Different Name) anyways the Antenna Craft HBU-44 is a carbon copy of Winegards HD7698P and alls I can say is its nothing but a piece of SCRAP. What they have tried to do is make a super long range UHF/VHF antenna but in order to ship it they have designed this antenna with 6 of the largest/longest VHF pickups cut in half so it can be fit in a smaller shipping box then when you unpack it you put them back together using cheap plastic connecting clips which results in significant VHF signal loss. I live 35 miles from the VHF/UHF broadcasting towers and the UHF channels come in great but the VHF is poor to non Existent with this antenna, spent the extra money and buy an antenna that isn\t designed like this, or at least one that doesnt snap tpgether like Legos

Winegard HD7698P Review #1
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: Pete	Date: 2009-06-13
Summary: Excellent Antenna for low reception area
I started out with slightly smaller yagi type antennas. Finally I upgraded to the 14 foot long 7698P. Wow. What a difference. I only live 14 miles from the towers but was having lots of trouble picking up stable signals. I suppose it\s due to the rolling hills and many trees by my house. But the 7698p made stable channels. Although, I plan on raising the antenna from 5 feet to 10 feet over the roof for a little fine tuning. I was especially grateful that my wife did not get upset since I switched from a 7.5 foot long to a 14 foot long antenna. But since the new high vhf and uhf antenna has short elements, it doesn\t look big at all when on the roof.

Winegard HD7698P Review #2
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: cindy	Date: 2009-06-07
Summary:
Great product! Before my channels were coming in and out, now I get more channels and the reception is excellent. I would definitely recommend it. My husband did not think it was going to work but I could not get him away from the TV while I was checking channels after installing this antenna.

Winegard HD7698P Review #3
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2009-05-21
Summary: Excellent performer, well worth the investment
I did some homework prior to purchasing this model. I live a bit over 50 air miles from the broadcasting towers that cover the Tulsa, NE OK market area. Two stations are currently doing digital on the VHF Hi channels with another to switch from UHF when analog is finally dropped. All the rest are or will be staying on UHF. I receive all the stations but one at 90 or better. The one station weaker at approx. 70 is running low power on VHF channel 10 to avoid interfering with another station running analog on the same channel. They will increase power after the changeover. The antenna is mounted above the roof peak at 25 ft. with NO pre-amp. Excellent crystal clear digital reception on this antenna when the satellite dish users loose reception due to heavy rain or storm clouds. I could not find a higher gain, longer boom antenna for VHF-HI/UHF for deep fringe reception, and there was no need for getting a longer element (VHF-Low 2-6), since none of our stations will be broadcasting there. This antenna is a winner.

Winegard HD7698P Review #4
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2009-01-27
Summary: WG7698P VHF(upper)/UHF Antenna, No Complaints
Did much research before purchasing, to include determining if a VHF/UHF combo needed post-transition. The WG7698P w/preamp, all new RG6 Quad-shield coax and connectors, no problems whatsoever capturing the digital broadcasts (which are all currently UHF--then, after the switch, two major stations will broadcast in the VHF upper band) from Shoreview MN and Big Lake MN approx 70 miles to the northeast. Readings: 50-70%, 28-32dB. Unit is light weight, double-boom, fold out, with 75 ohm connector--easy setup. Antenna is tripod-mounted atop a two-story frame house with an unobstructed look to the northesast. Not sure though if those colinear reflectors on the UHF boom provide any add'l value-added. Only lament, the retailer/shipper could've packaged the antenna and components a bit better for shipment.

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Band:	VHF/UHF
Placement:	Outdoor
Amplifier:	No
Range:	60 miles
F/B ratio:	20 dB
Color area:	Blue
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