Disclosure: I’m the Chief Engineer for a group of television station and have worked in broadcasting for 53 years. I work on the transmission side but have also helped many viewers with reception issues over the past 37 years where I work.I've never been a fan of Winegard, but I thought I would try their model HD7698A "Long Range Outdoor" antenna. There are a couple quirks to it.It's not designed for channels 2 – 6, but most TV markets don’t have low band stations. It also does not favor the higher UHF channels, but channels 38 on up are not used by television broadcasters.It shines in the channel 7 – 13 (high band), and 14 -36 (UHF). Note: when receiving a TV station keep in mind there is an “RF” channel, and a “Virtual” channel. You design your antenna system for the “RF” channel only!The HD7698A has a rather large profile, 169 inches long, and 54 inches wide, and you need to get the antenna up over top the tower "neck" by at least 2 feet. Keep in mind the rotation radius, that when the antenna is rotated, it does not hit trees or other structures.The antenna was mounted on a 40’ Rohn 25 tower, and I used a Yaesu G-450ADC Medium-Duty Rotor.It HD7698A comes with its own balun, so you connect right to the antenna with a 75-ohm coax. Always use the rubber boot, and with a 7/16 wrench, make sure the fitting is attached to the balun snug but NOT overtightened.I used RG6 coaxial cable from the antenna to TV, 80’ long.Be sure to use a Channel Master CM-3201, or SiliconDust LPF-608M 5G/LTE filter. If you have any close by FM stations, install a CM-3202 FM Trap. These devices go just before an indoor splitter, indoor amp, or TV.On first scan I received a UHF station which was 74.42 miles on a vector of 14 degrees, but the antenna was pointed 0 degrees north. After readjusting the position of the antenna to 14 degrees, more stations were picked up on a scan. In total 28 stations were received from various communities for a total of 64 different stream choices.The antenna beamwidth is fairly sharp. Viewing a station on channel 19, 35.4 miles away, when I had the antenna at the station my signal reading was 98% on the TV, Turning the antenna 15-degrees either way and signal dropped to 68%. Turning it more, and I lost the station.I would NOT recommend using a preamp on this antenna unless you're more than 30 miles from any TV or FM RF!! The gain on this antenna is not specified as it changes with each channel. But I would grade it in the 12 - 14 dB range based on results.When either a Winegard LNA-200, or Channel Master CM7777/CM7778 were put on the antenna, the result was overload and intermodulation, and NO SIGNALS were received. Not even locals.The biggest mistake viewers have when installing TV antennas is thinking more is better. In many cases a preamp is unnecessary, and causes more problems. Also, this antenna is unnecessary if all you wish to receive is in town, local stations.As with any antenna installation, the results you get will depend on the proficiency and knowledge you have in correctly designing and building the system. In the picture the wires you see on the right are the guy wires to a 360' broadcast tower 90' away. For perspective, the fellow doing the installation is 6' 1" and he is 40' off the ground.I would give this antenna a very high rating. If you are in an area where you want out of town stations, or out in the country where there are no local signals, it does the job!