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On May 31, 11:52*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 31 May 2009 11:16:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On May 31, 10:06*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote: http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/comparing.html Unfortunately, the SS-1000 and SS-1000 are not listed. Sure it is but it's called 'Square Shooter' Sorry, typo error. *I mean't the SS-1000 and SS-2000 (amplified). *It does list the "Sharp Shooter" which is a different indoor antenna. What's inside the SS-1000 and some really weird "gain" tests: http://www.hdtvexpert.com/pages/squareshot.htm It's antenna 'M', the Square Shooter As I said, I use it 35 miles out from Mt Wilson (Los Angeles) and have it split 4 ways - no preamps. I do have Line Of Sight (just barely) Yes, but the original poster may not have such an ideal location. And that is why I point out my line of sight condidtion at 35 miles Also, bad guess on the beamwidth. *It's 54 (channel 69) to 95 (channel 7) degrees. *Sorry. You're right, it isn't very directional but it has a reasonable front- to-back ratio. It varies with frequency. *It's only 2.6dB at channel 10. *See specs below. I don't expect it to be usable where I'm at for channels 7,9,11 and 13. I'll try it and if / when it fails, I'll tie in the VHF of the Winegard in the garage eaves. Hopefully its VHF performance will make the grade under the roof 'chaff'. If the wife would put up with the all channel garage antenna on the roof, it would certainly be fine BUT she doesn't want to look at it, hence the SS-1000 at least for the UHF. All I can say is I've been using Winegard antennas since 1974 and have found them to be well built good performers and have never been disappointed with their products. Also, any friends who took my advice were never disappointed with either the antannas OR me. I try to avoid shopping by brand. *Even the best manufacturers have their lemons and losers. *Right now, the advertising trend is to replace your existing antenna with an HD or Digital TV antenna, whatever that means. *Also, to make it look like a DBS dish, which is generally accepted by most HOA. Specs and details: * http://www.winegarddirect.com/pdf/spec_ss1000-ss2000.pdf http://www.winegarddirect.com/squareshooter-ss1000-ss2000/winegard-sq... http://www.winegarddirect.com/viewitem~p~ss-1000~d~Winegard-SS1000-Sq... I don't see much to complain about in the design and construction of this antenna. *However, whether it's suitable for the OP's location and application is unknown. -- Jeff Liebermann * * You won't find any new Sony at our house but you will find 4 Gigabyte motherboards with AMD processors, 3 old Technics receivers, 8 Advent speakers, Canon cameras and a lot of who knows what. When one of the brands falls short I'll re-evaluate but for now I'm happy. G² |
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