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goforit · 2009-09-03, 08:16 PM

Any opinions on products from the Antenna Factory (Inc)? I think they are out of Chicago. Some of their antennas look like the Winegard Sharpshooter. One AF antenna has a gain of 14, sounds impressive. I know the DHC saying, "if it's not on the chart- don't buy it". So these antennas are junk?

stampeder · 2009-09-04, 01:50 AM

goforit, I think you mistook their products for TV antennas - they are special-purpose 50Ω radio antennas, not 75Ω or 300Ω for TV.

If you chose the models that cover the TV bands they'd still work, but their gain and SWR would not meet their 50Ω-optimized radio specs so they'd be unsatisfactory.

2009-09-03, 08:16 PM	#1
goforit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hamilton Mtn. Posts: 1,454	Antenna Factory, Inc. Any opinions on products from the Antenna Factory (Inc)? I think they are out of Chicago. Some of their antennas look like the Winegard Sharpshooter. One AF antenna has a gain of 14, sounds impressive. I know the DHC saying, "if it's not on the chart- don't buy it". So these antennas are junk? __________________ 91XG, C5, CPA-19; Denon AVR-1312

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2009-09-04, 01:50 AM	#2
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	goforit, I think you mistook their products for TV antennas - they are special-purpose 50Ω radio antennas, not 75Ω or 300Ω for TV. If you chose the models that cover the TV bands they'd still work, but their gain and SWR would not meet their 50Ω-optimized radio specs so they'd be unsatisfactory.