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Originally Posted by alavochin
I know you guys don't recommend placing outdoor antennas in the attic, but what if I got the Winegard HD7694P and placed it in the attic? Any idea how good the reception would be?
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Every attic is unique, you might get lucky. In your case you are starting with moderate to weak signal levels and edge path conditions. If your area is like most of the Western WA area, you have tall trees nearby, usually Douglas Fir, Cedar, Alder and such which simply adds to the difficulty. If you want to try attic mounting, I would strongly encourage you to use the highest gain antenna(s) that will fit in the space while still being able to turn them for aiming purposes.
A down side to the otherwise excellent Winegard HD769X series is that they are very difficult to re-fold if you need to remove them from the attic. Consider the HBU-55 from Antennacraft if you want to have a chance at re-folding the antenna without breaking it.
The up side to a successful attic install is that the antenna will have a virtually unlimited life-span.