The dongle balun possible breakage is prevented by easily fastening it to the boom with a plastic tie or tape and then do the same with the coax as a strain relief. That has been proper installation practice since these antennas were invented.
@@bjs2022 I absolutely agree, Bruce. I use electrical tape to secure them (should have mentioned that in the video). But I think it would be a good improvement moving to an integrated coaxial connector, the way Televes does with their antenna models.
@@NorthcoasterHobby If the balun breaks can you replace it with a new one? For the European VHF UHF antenna the impedance adapter and the balun or how I call it the plastic box can be replaced very easy and it's cheap about 1.5 $ the plastic box and 2$ the matching transformer or impedance adapter and for UHF it has 4G 5G filter (the new generation).
I had this antenna but without VHF Low elements since there are no VHF-L channels. On VHF High it performed excellent but on UHF it performed average. I had to disconnect the VHF elements from the dipole and with an aluminum wire I joined the 2 elements of the UHF dipole and it performed very good on UHF band but couldn't receive VHF channels. And this is available to all VHF UHF Combo antennas. I prefer to install two antennas and a combiner to get the best results. But for those who can't install two antennas and are stuck with this type I suggest a preamp to improve the UHF reception.The tests were done on AMIKO Multitracker 2 digital meter.
@@NorthcoasterHobbyYes due to VHF Low elements (the longest elements on antenna). I recommend to mount the elements vertical and you will have excellent FM reception, and a 300 ohm cables to connect to the dipole.
A bit of advice: 1) Install the low-VHF elements unless there is a good reason not to. You will kick your self if 6 months down the road a new station on low-VHF opens up and you threw away those parts. 2) Get the UV resistant cable ties and use them to support the balun and the cable. 3) Try the antenna with no-preamp before you buy a preamp.
That seems to be the perfect antenna for your DMAs. "Welcome to OTA in Canada!" In Chicago we still use RF4, RF6 and Milwaukee has RF 5 (12 subchannels!)
Solid on the VHF band but Winegard has good products so I would expect that. It would have been interesting for you to test it without the low VHF extensions. Still the best value was the piece of copper tubing.😂
@@CrazyLuigiBros123 Usually the small LNB plastic cap pulls off. If you are referring to the nose cone of the LNB the they are usually held in place with plastic screws or tabs that must be turned and removed. They are all different however, so proceed carefully.
My buddy wants an antenna on his ranch. The nearest towers are 45 miles away. There are no low vhf channels all high VHF/UHF. I just can't pick between this one and the HD7694. Gonna be installed outside on roof. Im just confused cause this model says 70 miles but bigger one says 45 😅. Wouldn't a bigger antenna with more elements receive better?
@@fencerider1492 The HD7694 would be a better choice, but consider checking out some Televes models as well. Televes Ellipse Mix Outdoor TV Antenna Review Model 148883 th-cam.com/video/veWVeJkJscA/w-d-xo.html
@@fencerider1492 70 miles is an exaggeration. 70 mile reception is only possible under perfect conditions; the curvature of the earth won’t allow for reception past that distance.
@@jamesb6216 Putting an antenna in an attic is always a gamble and really depends on the building materials. Metal roofing, aluminum siding, shingles, stucco, foil-backed sheathing or other building materials will block the TV signal and prevent it from reaching the antenna -if you have any type of metal building materials I would not recommend putting an antenna in an attic. If the siding is wood or vinyl, and you have asphalt shingles, you might have better luck. You’ll generally get better results mounting it outdoors.
I like the Winegard attenna, I always used the preamp, the ones from Winegard came with a housing and a coax connection.
The dongle balun possible breakage is prevented by easily fastening it to the boom with a plastic tie or tape and then do the same with the coax as a strain relief. That has been proper installation practice since these antennas were invented.
@@bjs2022 I absolutely agree, Bruce. I use electrical tape to secure them (should have mentioned that in the video). But I think it would be a good improvement moving to an integrated coaxial connector, the way Televes does with their antenna models.
@@NorthcoasterHobby If the balun breaks can you replace it with a new one? For the European VHF UHF antenna the impedance adapter and the balun or how I call it the plastic box can be replaced very easy and it's cheap about 1.5 $ the plastic box and 2$ the matching transformer or impedance adapter and for UHF it has 4G 5G filter (the new generation).
@@Nicholas_Chris Yes, the balun can be replaced if it breaks.
@@NorthcoasterHobby Yes, and most of those models also have an integrated filter and a preamp, usually both.
I had this antenna but without VHF Low elements since there are no VHF-L channels. On VHF High it performed excellent but on UHF it performed average. I had to disconnect the VHF elements from the dipole and with an aluminum wire I joined the 2 elements of the UHF dipole and it performed very good on UHF band but couldn't receive VHF channels. And this is available to all VHF UHF Combo antennas. I prefer to install two antennas and a combiner to get the best results. But for those who can't install two antennas and are stuck with this type I suggest a preamp to improve the UHF reception.The tests were done on AMIKO Multitracker 2 digital meter.
@@Nicholas_Chris Most likely, this antenna would also be great FM reception as well.
@@NorthcoasterHobbyYes due to VHF Low elements (the longest elements on antenna). I recommend to mount the elements vertical and you will have excellent FM reception, and a 300 ohm cables to connect to the dipole.
A bit of advice:
1) Install the low-VHF elements unless there is a good reason not to. You will kick your self if 6 months down the road a new station on low-VHF opens up and you threw away those parts.
2) Get the UV resistant cable ties and use them to support the balun and the cable.
3) Try the antenna with no-preamp before you buy a preamp.
@@kensmith5694 Good tips, thank you.
That seems to be the perfect antenna for your DMAs. "Welcome to OTA in Canada!" In Chicago we still use RF4, RF6 and Milwaukee has RF 5 (12 subchannels!)
@@bobh.4580 Yeah, Bob, I love how many channels you can pick up, and from two markets, no less; for me, not so much!☺️
I think this antenna is great looking. I have a channel master that is fairly ugly.
Solid on the VHF band but Winegard has good products so I would expect that. It would have been interesting for you to test it without the low VHF extensions.
Still the best value was the piece of copper tubing.😂
@@KevinT7274 Yeah, I like the copper tubing antenna too!☺️
hey man i need helpp with my c band dish im trying to open the lnb cab do i bend it down or do i pull it off
@@CrazyLuigiBros123 Usually the small LNB plastic cap pulls off.
If you are referring to the nose cone of the LNB the they are usually held in place with plastic screws or tabs that must be turned and removed. They are all different however, so proceed carefully.
@@NorthcoasterHobby i can't get in to it my roof is side ways but mines from kti do i bend it down or take it off my roof
@@CrazyLuigiBros123 I have never worked on a KTI dish.
My buddy wants an antenna on his ranch. The nearest towers are 45 miles away. There are no low vhf channels all high VHF/UHF. I just can't pick between this one and the HD7694. Gonna be installed outside on roof. Im just confused cause this model says 70 miles but bigger one says 45 😅. Wouldn't a bigger antenna with more elements receive better?
@@fencerider1492 The HD7694 would be a better choice, but consider checking out some Televes models as well.
Televes Ellipse Mix Outdoor TV Antenna Review Model 148883
th-cam.com/video/veWVeJkJscA/w-d-xo.html
@@fencerider1492 70 miles is an exaggeration. 70 mile reception is only possible under perfect conditions; the curvature of the earth won’t allow for reception past that distance.
@@NorthcoasterHobby thank you and sub'd
@@fencerider1492 You’re welcome, thank you for visiting my channel!
@@NorthcoasterHobby Looks like a good antenna will run it by my friend. 😁
In your opinion, will this Winegard YA7000D work in an attic, or is this antenna strickley for outside use?
@@jamesb6216 Putting an antenna in an attic is always a gamble and really depends on the building materials. Metal roofing, aluminum siding, shingles, stucco, foil-backed sheathing or other building materials will block the TV signal and prevent it from reaching the antenna -if you have any type of metal building materials I would not recommend putting an antenna in an attic. If the siding is wood or vinyl, and you have asphalt shingles, you might have better luck. You’ll generally get better results mounting it outdoors.