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Originally Posted by John Candle
The average gain figures of the HBU55 are VHF high 9.3 and UHF 9.0 . The average gain figures of the HD7698P are VHF high 11.5 and UHF 13.2 . The Winegard is a way better antenna.
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I've seen at least two different studies on a Canadian HDTV Forum where people actually modeled several different antennas including Winegard antennas and essentially bench tested them to see if their spec's were in line with what they reported. Antennacraft's figures are accurate while the Winegard spec's are inflated.
Bear in mind that 9.0 is just an average and certain channels are going to offer greater gain than that figure. What I do is email Tech Support and ask them to give me a specific gain figure for the channels that I need and then I can compare them to other antennas.
The following is a must read for anyone shopping for a new antenna. After you compare the antennas that were tested in a scientific manner you will be able to determine which antenna is best.
http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/comparing.html