10/23/09

The Winegard HD-7698P

 

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51.5” wide, 33” high, 167” deep

Antenna weight: 10 lb. 

 

The Winegard literature is correct: The antenna is for channels 7-69.  So this antenna was obsolete on June 12.  In every other respect this seems like a good antenna.  But throwing away 2 dB for a short-lived market advantage seems silly to me.

 

The antenna has a combiner/balun that employs a ferrite transformer balun.  Just from looking at it I would say it might be especially low loss for a transformer balun.  But presently I have no way to measure the loss in such devices.

 

This antenna has no useful reception for channel 2-6.  The UHF part of the antenna is 86 inches long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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