Hi; Does anyone have any experience with the 4 element Winegard HD-6000 FM antenna?
http://tinyurl.com/3y9g2jw The specs state a 5db gain over a "reference dipole." I wonder if this ultra small unit (33" boom) would give any worthwhile gain over rabbit ears? Since an outdoor antenna is most likely out of the question, I might be able to slide this through our small attic trap door, unfold it and connect it. Would this be worthwhile? BTW - I just got the Sony XDR-F1HD Tuner. Got it Fry's on sale for $69. NO analog interference from local 105.7 on 105.5 or .9. My old Accurian HD radio (Goodwill find) has strong slop on .5 and .9 and it takes strong Tr or skip to get by. HUGE improvement. Slightly better with stations getting through adjacent channel IBOC noise. The Accurian is still in use, I am feeding the Tuners audio out, to its line in. :) This is with rabbit ears. Medium Wave: MUCH better than the Accurian. The HD icon flashes when it is getting close to a lock. I am just using the included loop but I laid that next to my Select-a-tenna (antenna booster). I saw the HD icon flash on some non-locals like WLW, WBBM, KMOX and so on. In the 2-3 minutes that I played with AM, the icon went solid on KMOX and it displayed the calls. I'm not sure that the audio ever went HD but I never had a smell on the Accurian with similar set ups. 73, Dave in Indy _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
