10-08-2009, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Don_M
You might be interested in Ken Nist's take on this antenna. He lists some, but not all, of its dimensions.
Radio Shack called this antenna the "Golden U" and sold it from when I worked there in the mid-70s until it was discontinued circa 1990. It was probably our biggest-selling antenna since it was so cheap and worked so well. No wonder: Most of Boston's UHF broadcasts at the time were above channel 35, where this design is strongest. |
Thanks for the link, Don.
Ken says it was a Channel Master antenna and not a Antennacraft model which was what I mistakenly thought. Ken also calls it a 15-623. I understand that was it's original ID but was later known as the 15-624. Maybe the difference was (which EscapeVelocity spoke of earlier here) that the 15-623 was the sturdier model and the 15-624 was it's more flimsy cousin. Not sure which one I have but it did come from Radio Shack and seems pretty sturdy.
I've often heard that it's not great on the lower uhf channels and that sounds right. It's great for picking up channel 53 (WWHO rf 46) at 54 miles away but does have trouble with channel 19 (WXIX rf 29) at 42 miles away. |
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