Winegard YA-1713 HDTV Antenna Reviews

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Winegard YA-1713 Review #0
Rating: 4 (good)	Nickname: Schaperp	Date: 2009-09-11
Summary: Performed as promised
We are 51 miles NW of two Seattle VHF transmitters with one small mountain blocking line-of-sight. This antenna, when amplified with a Channel Master 7777 pre-amplifier, currently pulls in channel 9 (21.7 kW transmission strength) but not 11 (12.5 kW). Good blue antenna but not a fringe (violet) antenna. Our much larger, discontinued Radio Shack antenna does better pulling in both stations. But I\ll keep the YA-1713 because when Canada switches over in 2011, I can point it towards them; and 11 is awaiting permission to increase its transmission strength. I also like the smaller design giving it less wind resistance during winter storms. Glad I bought it and would recommend it when fringe reception is not required.

Winegard YA-1713 Review #1
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: Shawn	Date: 2009-08-01
Summary: Works as advertised
Definitely did the job. Right after the official DTV transition channels 7, 9, 11, and 13 moved to VHF high band frequencies (around 200 MHz) and subsequently we lost them. This antenna picks them up and since we already had good reception of the UHF channels I didn\t need another antenna for them. I tried several store bought indoor antennas and even built one of the bow-tie antennas but nothing worked. My old roof top antenna was completely useless at the VHF high band frequencies. No complaints. One note is that it is a large antenna > 10\ definitely not an in-door solution.

Winegard YA-1713 Review #2
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: Tigerbangs	Date: 2009-05-12
Summary: The GO-TO VHF High-Band antenna when conditions are tough!
While the yagi is an old design, it works beautifully, and provides excellent directivity and gain on channels 7-13. Use it when you have digital high-band VHF TV stations that are hard-to-get because of weak signal strength or multipath that causes freezing, drop-outs and tiling. I have found that, when coupled with an AntennasDirect XG-91 UHF antenna and a Channel Master Titan 7777 that it is a deep-fringe demon that will exceed the capabilities of combination VHF-UHF antennas at considerably lower cost.

Winegard YA-1713 Review #3
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2008-09-24
Summary: Range is way understated...
This site lists the YA-1713 as having a 25 mile range. My experience is that this rating is extremely conservative. In reality, unless you go to very heavy and/or very expensive alternatives, this is just about the best low cost deep fringe high VHF antenna out there, especially when combined with a UHF solution such as a CM4228 or 91XG and a preamp. I'm 60 miles away from most of my stations, including one on channel 7, and the signal comes in wonderfully even with no preamplification. There's also a signal from channel 13 which is 40 miles away and about 30 degrees misaligned -- and I get digital signals well over 90% on that one as well. Though this antenna is strictly directional, my experience would seem to indicate decent performance across a pretty wide beam. (Very weak and distant signals, of course, should be aimed right at the transmitter.) Highly recommended even for distant signals -- and for about $40, the performance/price ratio on this antenna is about as good as it gets.

Winegard YA-1713 Review #4
Rating: 5 (excellent)	Nickname: anonymous	Date: 2008-02-28
Summary: Receives channels 7 through 13 from 55 miles away.
This high band VHF antenna is an excellent choice for receiving channels 7 through 13. It should be used in conjunction with a separate UHF antenna. Separate antennas generally perform better than combination VHF/UHF antennas. It has much smaller elements than VHF antennas that are designed to receive channels 2 through 13. It has a low wind load relative to antennas that receive 2 through 13. I'm using this antenna in conjunction with a Channel Master 4228 UHF antenna , a Channel Master 7777 preamplifier and a Channel Master 9521A rotator. This antenna receives WOIO-DT from Cleveland, which is 55 miles away from my location. WOIO-DT broadcasts on channel 10 and is very low power (3.5 kW ERP) relative to other high band VHF stations.

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Band:	VHF
Placement:	Outdoor
Amplifier:	No
Range:	25 miles
Color area:	Blue
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