Re: [IRCA] [Tvfmdx] [Amdx] Winegard HD-6000 FM antenna / New Sony XDR-F1HD

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

Thanks Bryce.  I will most likely pick one up.  Neat use for an upside
down tray-table. :)  Seriously as that is quite useful as it can be
turned without a rotator if you have it mounted that way.  Is there any
long term effects of folding and unfolding an antenna like this?  The
folded 35" by 6" footprint is very small.

Thanks again and 73,
Dave in Indy

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryce Foster [mailto:kg6vsw@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:28 AM
To: Nollman, Bill
Cc: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS; Jim Thomas; tvfmdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
amdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Tvfmdx] [Amdx] Winegard HD-6000 FM antenna / New Sony
XDR-F1HD

You will find Brian Beezley's analysis of the HD-6000 more useful than
Winegard's I'm sure. All of the measurements here are calculated on the
dimensions of my antenna that I provided him, so it should be quite
accurate. http://ham-radio.com/k6sti/hd6000.htm

I've used the HD-6000 fairly extensively for tropo openings, and it's
quite handy for my use indoors. I have a lot of indoor RFI to contend
with, so I don't have any subjective observations on gain or weak-signal
performance, but I do know that it's directionality is a big advantage
over a dipole. If you have more space and/or money, go with something
bigger of course, but go for the HD-6000 if you are really worried about
space, it does a good job considering how small it is.

Bryce Foster - KG6VSW
Murfreesboro, TN EM65


On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Nollman, Bill <Bill.Nollman@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


	I liked the "TV HD ready antenna" listed on that page that
covers
	channels 7-69.
	Bet they saved a lot of cost in longer elements by dropped
VHF-Low.
	
	Bill
	

	-----Original Message-----
	From: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS [mailto:DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx]
	Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 2:21 PM
	To: Jim Thomas; tvfmdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
	Cc: amdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
	
	Subject: Re: [Amdx] [Tvfmdx] Winegard HD-6000 FM antenna / New
Sony
	XDR-F1HD
	
	I should also add that I find it laughable that they changed the
PR-6000
	name to HD-6000 to catch the (languishing) HD radio crowd. :)
	
	Dave in Indy
	
	-----Original Message-----
	From: Jim Thomas [mailto:mrradiohead@xxxxxxxxxxx]
	Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 2:16 PM
	To: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS; tvfmdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
	Cc: amdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
	Subject: Re: [Tvfmdx] Winegard HD-6000 FM antenna / New Sony
XDR-F1HD
	
	I have one NEW in the mfg. box. Bought a couple for resale for
	installations.
	
	I don't have firsthand exp. with the antenna - perhaps Bryce in
TN will
	share his thoughts. He bought one of them from me a year or so
ago.
	
	Jim Thomas
	Colorado
	
	
	----- Original Message -----
	From: "HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS" <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>
	To: <tvfmdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
	Cc: <amdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
	Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 9:18 AM
	Subject: [Tvfmdx] Winegard HD-6000 FM antenna / New Sony
XDR-F1HD
	
	
	> 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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