Amplifier for television?
Well, im in the Phoenix area, way off to the right. Im re-living my childhood by watching Lost in Space. I have to wait up late on Saturday night so i can see old B-9 making smack talk to the rotte...
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Yes, i have mapped out where the station is.
I’m thinking an amp will help because...
- i was getting the channel ok before.
- went up top to change out the AC blower motor, and noticed the coax outer coating was getting a bit iffy. So me the genius goes and buys some of that fuse-together electical type tape and wraps the exposed cable to give it more life. Well, the loss went up (squeezing the low loss air out of the cable? Idk) and i can see MeTV now but its not veiwable.
-so i think if i just add back like 10dB at the TV, it might just get it over the top.
But yes, i keep seeing these disclaimers on the amp descriptions saying not suggested to use with an already amped antenna. But the S/N ratio is set by the initial LNA/antenna combo right? So how can subsequent gain hurt anything? Worst case it will do nothing, right? But my problem is additional cable loss AFTER the initial LNA/antenna.
I’m thinking an amp will help because...
- i was getting the channel ok before.
- went up top to change out the AC blower motor, and noticed the coax outer coating was getting a bit iffy. So me the genius goes and buys some of that fuse-together electical type tape and wraps the exposed cable to give it more life. Well, the loss went up (squeezing the low loss air out of the cable? Idk) and i can see MeTV now but its not veiwable.
-so i think if i just add back like 10dB at the TV, it might just get it over the top.
But yes, i keep seeing these disclaimers on the amp descriptions saying not suggested to use with an already amped antenna. But the S/N ratio is set by the initial LNA/antenna combo right? So how can subsequent gain hurt anything? Worst case it will do nothing, right? But my problem is additional cable loss AFTER the initial LNA/antenna.
