Winegard HD-1080 HDTV High Band VHF Antenna

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 43 x 6.7 x 6.5 inches ; 4.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B001DFTGQU
• Item model number: HD-1080
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 1, 2004

Product Description

Product Description

HDTV high band VHF antenna with 0-40 mile range.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 40 miles and a pre-amp, August 18, 2008

By	Mark LaRock (Boston, MA. USA) - See all my reviews

Nice quality antenna, but it was significantly smaller than my old antenna and did not pick up the Boston channel digital signals as strongly on its own (1 bar out of 6, compared to 2-3 bars for my old antenna)but once I added the pre-amp BOOM! The digital signal exploded into an unbeliveable 6 out of 6 bars! No more dropped pictures and fantastic picture quality, visually in my opinon better than what the cable provider was giving me and I am saving $50.00 per month - SUPER NICE!

Boston to Shirley 40 miles, highly wooded, antenna sits on top of a second floor chimney, cable run from chimney to pre-amp 3', cable run from pre-amp to Samsung digital converter box approximately 40'.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reception in a small package..., April 5, 2009

By	siliken - See all my reviews

The first thing you need to know before purchasing an HDTV antenna is whether or not you will need a VHF/UHF antenna or just UHF. Winegard states "VHF-Hi band is needed in 98% of 2009 DTV markets".

The [...] puts most of my local transmitters between 37.8 and 41.8 miles. The 1080-HD's stated range is up to 40 miles for channels 7-69...the only channels available once the digital switchover has been completed. In San Jose, all channels except 11 are broadcasting HD on UHF, but digital channel 7 is scheduled switch from UHF 24 back to VHF 7 once analog brodacasting ceases after June 12, 2009.

The HD-1080 is rated at -11 db gain for channel 7. Channel 12 is rated about 0 db gain and I am receiving a strong signal from 37.8 miles. If channel 7 starts giving me dropouts in June, I may have to upgrade to the Winegard HD7694P HDTV High Band VHF/UHF Antenna which supplies higher gain in the VHF-HI range with its 65" boom and Yagi design. Note that you'll save about 20" in boom length for the same gain by purchasing a VHF-HI/UHF antenna designed for HDTV without the channel 2-6 elements such as the Winegard HD769 series.

The dimensions of the assembled 2-bay HD-1080 are 34.5"W x 18.25H" (the dimensions on the Amazon page are of the shipping box). The instruction sheet was a single page but the instructions for connecting the front and back sections of the antenna were a bit confusing. Careful examination of the illustrations clarified the spacer strap installation. Newer models use a different style of spacer between the sections and indicate only a single mast clamp.

I bought a J-mount Mast hoping for a nice, compact mount. The problem that I ran into was the fascia I was mounting to wasn't perpendicular to the ground and I couldn't plumb the installation without using some washers as spacers to bring the bottom of the bracket out, but I did avoid having to penetrate the flat roof with any mounting hardware.

Overall, I am very pleased with the antenna. I went from 10 stations with an indoor antenna to 43 stations of clear digital. I will re-evaluate the antenna in late summer after all of the TV stations have settled into their final broadcast slots and finalized their power.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Probably a good antenna if it had good instructions, December 16, 2008

By	T. Thorp - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm sure the antenna is pretty good, but there are a lot of parts and nothing that explains how they interconnect. There was a lousy, one-page instruction flier, but it didn't define any of the terms that it used.