¿Anyone of you has installed an TV Antenna Amplifier and Booster with this product?, I like to know if it will correct the breaking up image while driving.
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I installed an amplifier and several antenna's but nothing helped, image still breaks up. I took a road trip through several cites in Florida and had the same problem. Only strange thing was while driving around Altanta GA, I had perfect reception of Fox Ch 5 at 65mph for about 70 miles, from around Gainesville to Forsyth GA. I was watching the world series, this is the only time I had perfect reception.
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We use a high gain antenna and signal amplifier in a marine application with this unit. Channel tuning while the boat is moving is not very good. I spoke with a local car audio company and they indicated that this is a common problem with all digital TV tuners. That is, they don't work very well when in motion.
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Yes and you must be tuned to a /mh standard station. Not all digital tv is meant for moving carrs
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Apologies. Your question is more technical than I can answer. I just hooked the thing up and it worked (well). I run nothing more on the coax in my house than the antenna signal. I should add add that the signal strength has degraded somewhat (fewer channels) since I installed the amplifier in January, but the decrease in performance could be attributable to something other than the amp. Will investigate before winter.
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Sorry to hear that. The RCA TVPRAP1R amplifier continues to work very well with my Radio Shack long range VHF/UHF antenna. I live on a fringe area of a large city and this amplifier makes the flaws in reception of digital TV bearable. It also increased the number of stations I get to over 40.
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The Antenna I purchased came with the amplifier. Check and see what the model you are looking at states as some do not come with the booster.
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I asked wilson about multiple antenna solutions and they said no. It would significantly degrade the Db gain of the system and likely cause impedance missmatching issues that could decrease the life of the booster.
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This Product is just the antenna end of a unit that boosts the signal. The strait 5dbi antenna on the Alfa unit is replaced with this one by screwing it on.If you search Amazaon you can find the Alfa booster with this antenna instead of the unit with the 5dbi one.
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You shouldn't need to have another booster after the distribution amplifier in my opinion. I'm driving two TVs and an FM radio just fine with the HDA-200 attached to two UHF directional antennas up attached to my chimney. You may want to examine your input (antennas) to the HDA-200, rather than trying to further boost a signal...
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I mounted the booster midline, adding a couple of coax fittings. I had a long run and signal was satisfactory at the beginning but faded after several splits. This boosted the signal for the rest of the run. You can add the booster just after the antenna as it would boost the existing signal. This unit does not look weatherproof. It would need to be near a power outlet and protected from the weather.
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i had the same problem. you need to purchase a signal booster and the antenna. makes a ton off difference. look at part # 815126 booster # 859970 home kit and 301125 antenna. hope this helps.
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This will not boost quality of the signal. The signal is either there or not depending on your antenna, obstructions, height, direction, model, etc... It will boost the current signal down the line to your tv(s), splitters, etc.... If you are already receiving channels that are at 100%, this may create unwanted noise on the line which your receiver may have issues. If you are at 100%, you should not need the boost. In a nut shell. This device works great for long cable runs, and where a drop in DB when splitting or going through a distribution point. In my case, I received 95% - 100% signal on 40 stations at the antenna with a very short cable test to a TV / Receiver. When hooked up in my normal setup which included a splitter and about 75 feet of runs, I only received about 10 channels and those were cutting out at 50% signal. Once the amp/booster was installed (at the antenna), I receive everything strong and near 100% down the line at my TV's
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If you're receiving a good signal now, the amplifier will strengthen it considerably. It shoudl work the same with an attic antenna as it does one placed outdoors.
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I have an aftermarket Alpine stereo and in L.A. it boosted all of my am and fm stations i I also learned that some stations come in, in HD!!! Which was a welcomed surprise not sure where you are but it really helped me alot. Good Luck!!
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Hi Troy: I think this and the mini antenna are compatible the booster and should not mess up your booster, however wilsonelectronics.com can give you a more definite answer. Also, their website also states that before using this item , to go get " permission " from the cell phone carrier, fyi. I hope this helps ad good luck, Thomas.
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Alex, I haven't even been able to make mine work...it could work if I were willing to give microsoft another $100+ for the software, but without handing that money over, I can't say for sure...and I'm not 100% convinced that extra software would make it work either...it's not a defect in the item, it's something in the software as far as I can tell...I even bought a boosted antenna and still couldn't make it work...if others answer you who have been able to make it work, maybe they know some trick that I don't...good luck, but be careful.
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What you want to do is keep the signal as strong as possible till it gets to your TV so an amp close to the antenna (like this product) is a good way to do it. If you splitting the signal or it's a long distance to the TV another booster might be needed to get all the channels you'd want to put that booster before the splitter. If that's not working you probably need a bigger antenna or a taller antenna or you may just need to point it better. If you want to get scientific about it you can calculate the drop in signal stretch for the length of cable and the number of splitters you have and then buy the boosters or amps that will compensate for that drop. Hope that helps. What you want to do is keep the signal as strong as possible till it gets to your TV so an amp close to the antenna (like this product) is a good way to do it. If you splitting the signal or it's a long distance to the TV another booster might be needed to get all the channels you'd want to put that booster before the splitter. If that's not working you probably need a bigger antenna or a taller antenna or you may just need to point it better. If you want to get scientific about it you can calculate the drop in signal stretch for the length of cable and the number of splitters you have and... » Read More What you want to do is keep the signal as strong as possible till it gets to your TV so an amp close to the antenna (like this product) is a good way to do it. If you splitting the signal or it's a long distance to the TV another booster might be needed to get all the channels you'd want to put that booster before the splitter. If that's not working you probably need a bigger antenna or a taller antenna or you may just need to point it better. If you want to get scientific about it you can calculate the drop in signal stretch for the length of cable and the number of splitters you have and then buy the boosters or amps that will compensate for that drop. Hope that helps. « Show Less
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I have two digital TV attached. Also I have installed a signal amplifier attached to the antenna. But I don't know the direct answer to your question. It seems to me that the signal amplifier (at less than $20) would make sense if you live on the edge of the TV transmitter coverage area.
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Well it won't 'boost' anything; it's not an amplifier. The antenna is supposedly trimmed for a maximum gain of 3.2 dB at 446 MHz. If it flattens your wave energy (gain) at other frequencies, it does not say. It could drift off to unity at all other frequencies for all we know. Your radio uses a SMA-M.Apparently the 4 best antennas for your HT are the -Diamond SRH320AMaldol MH-610Comet HT-224Jestream JTH2