Edd505 wrote:
I don't want to add to the confusion and to me it's obvious a couple here know electronics (brother did too, RIP N9NGI) I freely admit I am electronics dummy, and any help you can offer is appreciated, a simple drawings easier for me to follow.
On the OTA booster there are 3 connections 1 in 2 out, from there I split again off one leg. The boosters in the bedroom and that TV works great, farthest living area not so good. I have never used the basement factory connection for outside TV. If I under stand I need to get one splitter that will run coax to each TV. One of the posts talks about running RG6 from the antenna to the booster, worth tearing apart to change? This is my 3rd 5W and it's the worst on reception.
The answer is it depends.
IF you had easy access AND more than 10ft run then you might see some noticeable results in rewiring from RG59 to RG6.
In reality, trying to replace the wire from the antenna through the roof and through the wall is most likely not gonna happen unless you are willing to remove the paneling.
Mine, the wire from the antenna was run over to the wall and to get it to make the 90 degree turn at the wall it was put through holes drilled into the place where the ceiling an wall meets. The holes were sized that the RG59 just fit through. Then the coax was stapled to the wall studs.
Short runs of RG59 can be OK and sometimes you have no choice but to leave it as is.
Now for remote runs like from the front to the back, it CAN make a difference. Sometimes you can change the route basically abandoning the existing RG59. This can be often done inside just by following the cabinets, Basement (if you have one) and other "chase" areas used for plumbing and electrical.
In my case, there is cabinets from the front of my trailer all the way back to the rear bathroom on one side, makes for a simple and easy run.
If no cabinets to work with then you can run down through the floor and follow the trailer frame, wire tying where convenient then come back up where needed..
In my case I had to gut the trailer due to severe water damage and rewiring 12V, 120V systems and the antenna wiring made sense and was easy to do with no cabinets or paneling.
If you have a Wingard, you might want to check the wire that goes from the antenna head to the jack on the roof, this wire is typically RG59 and it does degrade and crack causing major signal loss. Replacing cracked coax can be helpful.
