&iquest;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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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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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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I kind of thought that that was the situation. I just got a new HDTV and am a little worried, that in a few days I will be loosing two of my channels (CBS, NBC). My hope is that what I have heard is true, that they will be boosting the signals when they no longer need to carry the analog channels. I have been waiting to purchase a new antenna untill after the conversion.
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Reading the description of that antenna, I noticed that it has a built in amplifier. Try using it first, to see what your reception is, before adding a separate amp.
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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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Audio had a slight buzz that I believe same from the low quality switch mode pier supply. I was going to experiment with a battery yo confirm, but as of yet have not tad time. My guess is it would be wise to go with an aftermarket linear power supply to have the cleanest audio. The I purchased did come with antenna, the rubber duckies type.
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hey, i'm in the same prob here, looking for something to boost my weak signal for my regular tv. I don't use cable, just rabbit ears. Any sugestion which antenna is best or should i go look for booster?
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I wouldn't recommend it because you'll be amplifying a signal that will be weak/bad/grainy after traveling through the long cable. So it may amplify the "bad" signal. Generally it is best to amplify the "good" signal at the beginning of a long cable run or before you split it multiple times.
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You bet it works for that! I'm 40+ miles away from the DTV transmitter sites. Have a CM4228 antenna in the attic. Been using an EDA-2100 to boost the signals. Works great! In fact, I just cascaded a second amp to improve our Fox TV affiliate signal just a bit. So I have two of these amps essentially on series. No overload, and they work great in this configuration.
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Hi Edwin - I didn't try an antenna, but seriously doubt that it would help. I did purchase a separate set of speakers to increase the sound and bass, but those didn't make a difference either. It's an unbelieveably low-quality Sony product, but one of the reviews said that it was made for the South American market...
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our's goes through a factory installed amp. with the amp, it must be on for even the original antennae to work. the coax is wired that way but i don't see why the new antennae wouldn't work without an amp. either way the rvw- was a good buy for us.
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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 would be very interested in a work around for this as well... would you be able to add a "combining splitter" (?) that would channel both a uhf antenna and a separate vhf antenna coax cables into single coax cable to the TV or Digital tuner?... that's the only thing I could think of, but I have no idea if it would work...
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Yes, I just got the DB4 to replace a small, amplified uhf/vhf antenna, which was feeding 2 TV's in my house. The DB4 is mounted in my attic, and is currently un-powered (no pre-amp installed). That is fed to a standard 4-way amplified splitter (bought from Radio Shack many, many years ago), and from there each TV gets its signal. The reason for the amplified splitter is to avoid the loss of signal from a passive splitter. This seems to work well, getting me about 50 DTV channels from the Atlanta area, some of which are HD radio stations.
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Yeah, you need two and two adaptors. I'd look for a better antenna setup if I were you. I have this and it really didn't do much at all (I'm a ham radio operator too, so I know what a 9 dBi boost does...) It might be fairly cheap and easy, but is not much gain. a planar setup with booster would be light years better.
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Maybe. If you have a good (clear) but weak signal it will probably help. If you have a weak, dirty, signal it will just make it stronger although it did 'clean' up my signal a little. I think best results are gotten from putting it in the circuit as early as possible (antenna end not T.V. end).
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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.