Supplemental antenna
We purchased a beautiful campsite only about 15 miles from home and one side is on the river. Last week it was covered with water when the river came up but it is probably back down by now. The form...
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SoundGuy wrote:
That so-called "booster" or wall plate you're referring to, the Winegard RV-7042 being the most common example, is not a booster as it has no ability whatsoever to amplify the antenna signal. :R All it does is route either the cable feed to the television when switched OFF or route the antenna feed to the television when switched ON, and in this ON position it's also supplying 12 vdc to the antenna head where the actual signal boosting circuitry is located....
SaltiDawg wrote:
If you had a ceiling fan with an ON-OFF would you lable the switch as, "ON-OFF" or would you label it "FAN"?
A switch that provides power to a physically connected booster amp would logically be labeled "Booster" or "Antenna Feed".
Seems a nit that shouldn't be.
Hardly a nit when Winegard makes wall plates that are amplified and are intended only for use with a non-amplified antenna head, in which case it would be a "booster", the RA-7096 being an example. Externally it looks no different than a non-amplified RV-7042 but behind that plate is a signal amplifier - BIG difference. :R
The Winegard SignalPro I have is a third option - amplified and intended for use with amplified antenna heads. There is a difference. :S
