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Old 10-Apr-2017, 5:27 PM   #9
rabbit73
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No US manufacturer is going to build or modify an antenna unless it can make a profit.

When PCT International bought out Channel Master, it fired its best engineers and closed the NC plant.



"The 700,000 square foot main manufacturing facility and headquarters is located in Smithfield, North Carolina near the renowned Research Triangle Park. This area has long been a respected center for high-tech product development and maufacturing. Three research universities, plus numerous colleges and technical schools, provide an excellent pool of engineering talent with expertise in mechanical and electrical design."

Winegard has discontinued some of its antennas in the HD769XP series, leaving only the medium gain 7694 and the high gain 7698.

To its credit, Antennas Direct has rescaled some of its antennas to optimize performance on the UHF band when it was cut down to 14-51 by the FCC, which increases the gain at the low end. The DB8 was rescaled to make the DB8e; the 91XG was not rescaled.

If the 91XG were rescaled for the new post-repack UHF band, it would be a winner in its class, but much bigger in size.

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