Hey Joe,
I have to ask, what's the reason for the negativity toward Sev and Televes?
I'm not here to argue with you but I wanted to at least tell you, I've had a pretty darn good results with the DAT BOSS LR Mix.
I found it to be a very good antenna. I tested it against the 91XG & HDB91X. I used the Kitz KT-200 which in my mind is the very best stand alone pre-amp available. Very close to the Televes max output.
I was impressed with the results. Don't get me wrong, those two other antennas are the best of the rest for UHF. I also did not test the VHF High simply because UHF was my goal..
As far as the Televes preamp you stated:
"Again, that is simply untrue.*You also fail to note that the Televes' preamp cannot be replaced as is the case with the Winegard."
I was shocked by that statement so I called Televes, here's the response.:
"Of course it (pre-amp) can be replaced, we provide a new dipole assembly, same as you’d have to replace a Winegard mast amp that fails. Funny part is we typically provide them free of cost because they fail so few times. Only if struck by lightning bad."
I'm definitely not trying to rock the boat but I believe they have a good product and use technology that nobody else uses with the adjustable gain preamp. I firmly believe the reason most antenna companies don't step up to this type of technology is cost.
