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Originally Posted by Huntington
Rabbit and Shoman,
Thank you for the quick and informative replies. I was just wondering if anyone could comment on the advantages and disadvantages or the traditional Yagi type antenna like the Winegard HD7698P as compared to a bowtie type antenna like the Antennas Direct DB4e.
I know the bowtie is smaller, but how do they compare on gain/beamwidth. Correct me if I'm wrong, but for my situation I think I need as much antenna gain as possible. As for the DB4e, they also offer an 8 element bowtie with over 17 dB of gain. Can that only help my situation, or is there any downside to this?
Thanks.
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I'll link the PDF's for each antenna so you can make an informed decision.
IMO as far as gain they are both similar but the DB4e has a much wider beam and more pull from the back side which I think could help pull in some extra channels in your report.
HD7698p
DB4e
DB8e
The DB8e has even more gain but a narrower main beam with a lobe on each side of the main beam. It is adjustable and that could be used to your advantage but will require trial and error as well. I guess the biggest thing is what channels you want should help you decide which antenna could work for you.
I don't know specifics of design differences but if performance was the same I'd surely prefer the smaller package for aesthetics purposes and ease of installation.