For commercial units, ranking the top three in terms of price-to-performance (total installed price) it would have to be:
1) APS-13 $215 but at 200 inches long, more support strength and room needed
2) Winegard HD6065 - at $85 and 120 inches long, a reasonable compromise - this is the one I have
3) APS-9B - $100 and 100 inches long - maybe a bit better than the Winegard in high multipath areas and shorter but more expensive and a tad off the Winegard in straight-ahead gain.
So the absolute top-of-the-line commercial FM antenna rig is an APS-13, a rotator and stout mounting hardware, Belden RG-6 cable, and a GaAs FET signal amp.
Antenna $215
Mounting Hardware $100 (ballpark)
Rotator $80
RG-6 cable $60
GaAsFET signal amp - $160
Total - $615 (more or less)
The question then becomes, where do you put your money - antenna or tuner?
Don't forget the 200 ft tower
Rule of thumb - Every time you quadruple your antenna height, you double your reception distance.
Bobby D.
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