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Old 20-Mar-2014, 2:14 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by bwag32 View Post
i will try to move the antenna down. its at the top of the mast so cant go up.

Groundurmast- might be a dumb question but the HD7698P looks to have the same specs as far as milage as the CM5016 and doing both uhf/vhf . am i missing something?
Not a dumb question at all.

If you look at the mileage estimate claimed by each manufacture, you would assume the two antennas are very similar. This illustrates why it's important to dig deeper, presuming the mileage claim comes from the advertising department and lacks any standard basis.

When you look at the gain figures from the engineering department, you see the stark difference. The HD7698P has about 8 dB more gain across the UHF band and about 6 dB more gain across the H-VHF (CH-7 - CH-13) band. The 7698 has no intentional L-VHF (CH-2 - CH-6) or FM capability. The HD7698P may be a little more than you need, but it's certainly not overkill. (Antennacraft's competing product is the HBU-55.)

http://support.channelmaster.com/hc/...Data_Sheet.pdf
http://www.winegarddirect.com/viewit...7698P%29&post=

Forget the mileage claims, use standards based gain figures.
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