Winegard HD7698P HDTV High Band VHF-UHF Antenna

by WINEGARD

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 99.9 x 15.8 x 13 inches ; 13.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001DFTGRY
• Item model number: HD7698P
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
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  • #83 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Antennas > TV Antennas

Product Description

HDTV HI-VHF antenna with 0-60 mile range.

Customer Reviews

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Winegard HD7698P Deep Fringe Antenna--A Picture in the Wilderness, May 10, 2010

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Robert Lyon (San Juan Islands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winegard HD7698P HDTV High Band VHF-UHF Antenna (Electronics)

Winegard HD7698P Deep Fringe Antenna
A Picture in the Wilderness

This is a layman's take on what my research had determined to be the best Deep Fringe antenna on the market. We live in a unique area, a remote, small island off the coast of Washington State. Seattle is the location of most channels we wish to receive and it is roughly 65 to 70 miles distant. We have a good southern facing toward the signal emission point at 139 degrees, SSE. There are a few tall trees in the vicinity of the house and I have the antenna mounted on the roof of an outbuilding (roughly 20 feet up), angled right at tree line two hundred yards distant.

Before the digital switchover we picked up Channel 13 well but struggled with 4, 5 & 7, getting considerable interference most of the time. With the advent of digital and a Vizio VW26 I tried several old conventional antennas with no pre-amp and picked up 13 very well again, and occasionally managed 4,5 or 7. It was rough, but I had hope.

After a hundred turns climbing onto the roof and down again I pulled the trigger and picked up a Winegard HD7698P antenna with an AP-8275 preamp. I can't say it was instant success, but damned near. 13 is a tad off of the core 4,5,7 group by a few degrees but I've found a spot that splits the difference and does well. Occasionally I've had to tweak that angle and rescan, more often I can bring in a channel simply by tweaking the cables and cords between the pre-amp and the set. My guess is this is an issue of electromagnetic fields interacting with one another. I would have thought the cables were shielded. In any event, it beats going up on the roof.

Compared to a comparably priced and high end Channelmaster we brought in and tried side by side (and in all honesty, did as well as the Winegard, their best Deep Fringe, Crossfire 3671 with a 777 pre-amp), the Winegard is a thing of beauty. With rear elements roughly half the width of those on the CM, this particular model Winegard has been optimized, apparently, for the digital era. Weatherproofing on the antenna is excellent and they use square tubing instead of round, providing a stronger skeleton.

The only niggle I have on the Winegard is the instructions. WHAT-THE-HELL? It took two college grads scratching their heads and attaching metal in all manner of insane configurations to finally get it right. More illustrations please, more big pictures. But overall this baby solved a dicey reception problem and we are extremely satisfied with it. If you're out in the boonies like us, it is HIGHLY recommended.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HD7698P HDTV, March 31, 2009

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Theodore P. Jordan (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winegard HD7698P HDTV High Band VHF-UHF Antenna (Electronics)

We live 55 miles from SF and after the digital changeover in June will have only Channel 7 broadcasting in the VHF. So we needed a high band VHF and UHF antenna. This fits the bill perfectly. It is smaller than the comparable antenna with added low band VHF, (Channels 2 -6). If you only need UHF channels above 13 after the changeover you could get by with a smaller UHF only antenna. We now get around 40 crystal clear digital channels for Free. Goodbye Comcast, charging an arm and a leg for all your garbage infomercials.

edit: I also had a missing 2 inch bolt with corresponding nut. It looks like they come loose in transit somewhere between the manfacturer and the packer, bacause they weren't anywhere in the box.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Winegard HD7698P HDTV High Band VHF Antenna, January 18, 2009

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Paul Mueller - See all my reviews
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I needed to replace my existing antenna due to the change to HDTV transmissions. I live in northern Wisconsin about ten miles south of the UP of Michigan.

Since I wanted to nest the antenna in my attic between trusses I researched various products before buying. The design lends itself to a smaller profile than many other products on the market yet remains one of, if not the best, high gain directional antenna on the market. Nesting and positioning was made easier as the boom comes in two pieces which are solidly "spliced" together on final assembly. I now receive all currently available HD channels , so far without drop off.

Great product. Well constructed. I highly recommend this product. Amzon.com provided the best pricing when factoring shipping costs.