[IRCA] Winegard HD-6000 FM antenna / New Sony XDR-F1HD

["HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS" <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi;

Does anyone have any experience with the 4 element Winegard HD-6000 FM
antenna?

http://tinyurl.com/3y9g2jw

The specs state a 5db gain over a "reference dipole." I wonder if this
ultra small unit (33" boom) would give any worthwhile gain over rabbit
ears?  Since an outdoor antenna is most likely out of the question, I
might be able to slide this through our small attic trap door, unfold it
and connect it.  Would this be worthwhile?

BTW - I just got the Sony XDR-F1HD Tuner.  Got it Fry's on sale for $69.
NO analog interference from local 105.7 on 105.5 or .9.  My old Accurian
HD radio (Goodwill find) has strong slop on .5 and .9 and it takes
strong Tr or skip to get by.  HUGE improvement.  Slightly better with
stations getting through adjacent channel IBOC noise.  The Accurian is
still in use, I am feeding the Tuners audio out, to its line in. :)
This is with rabbit ears.

Medium Wave: MUCH better than the Accurian.  The HD icon flashes when it
is getting close to a lock.  I am just using the included loop but I
laid that next to my Select-a-tenna (antenna booster).  I saw the HD
icon flash on some non-locals like WLW, WBBM, KMOX and so on.  In the
2-3 minutes that I played with AM, the icon went solid on KMOX and it
displayed the calls.  I'm not sure that the audio ever went HD but I
never had a smell on the Accurian with similar set ups.

73,
Dave in Indy 

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