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Winegard HD8200U Platinum HD VHF/UHF Antenna Reviews
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Availability: Usually shipped in 24 hours if sold by Amazon.com***Winegard HD8200U 40+ miles south of Cleveland OH by R. Beckert @ Sep 10, 2009
I Installed a Winegard GS-2200 antenna I had purchased a year ago for another location and tried to use it at the present location but could not receive almost half of the available Cleveland digital channels. Ordered the HD8200U from Amazon with FREE Super Saver Shipping on Labor Day 2009 and received it two days later. The package was open on one end but since all the bolts and nuts are already attached to the antenna sections there were no loose small parts to go missing. The cartridge housing cover with its circuit board is shipped in the box in its own packaging but it was wedged among the antenna sections and was intact.
I had to assemble the antenna in a cramped attic because it would have been too big to get up there and mounted. This made it much more difficult to assemble than if assembly takes place outside and standing the antenna vertically to unfold the elements and assemble the sections. The instructions were adequate but attaching the UHF phasing lines was difficult because the antenna was horizontal and the opening to the cartridge housing was facing down. I used a hand mirror and found a clarification for "Proper Installation of phasing lines" in a PDF [...]which made that process simple.
The HD8200U receives all the available Cleveland channels and I can recommend this antenna for at least the 40+ miles that I needed.
TIP: Download the manual [...]and familiarize yourself with the assembly and installation while you are waiting for your antenna to ship.