is a booster required or will it help?
915311
Whenever you have a long cable run, a pre-amplifier will help. Even w/o a long cable run, pre-amps will help since they clean up the signal and remove interference. They come in various strengths from 10 to 36 dB gain. The pre-amplifier mounts on the antenna pole next to the antenna. Power for the pre-amp goes through a coaxial cable to the pre-amp, and is low voltage (e.g., RCA TVPRAMP1R Outdoor Antenna Preamplifier, 22 db gain, $25 with free shipping). Avoid the pre-amps that take 120v directly to the unit since who wants a run of 120v cable going through the house and up the antenna when it can be avoided. The Winegard HD7694P antenna is only rated for only 25 to 35 miles, so a pre-amp won't help much in bring in channels that are 35 miles or more out since digital TV requires perfect reception. I'd go with a pre-amp and a 70-mile range instead (Terrestrial Digital DB8 Multi-Directional 'Bowtie' UHF DTV Antenna, $80 on Amazon w/ free shipping).
915312
Whether it is required or not depends on your home location. We are ~20-25 miles from the TV towers, have the antenna connected to 3 TVs, and I did need to add the Winegard amplifier. It worked without the amplifier, but works much better with it.
796170
It's more than sufficient. The booster option increases the volume considerably.
1040817
You don't need the second booster. Either don't order it ,or if you already have purchased it, sell it here or on Ebay.
308586
Yes, the booster needs power from the transformer. Connect the wall pack transformer to the booster with a coax cable.
1074636
It really depends on your State Laws. In Maryland, it is based on height and weight rather than age. My 7, 9 and 11 year olds are all still in this model booster because they do not meet our state requirements yet.
1548100
You can. You would hook it up from the tv to your antenna. If you don't have a very strong signal to begin with, this won't boost the signal enough to get more channels. Before we hooked up the booster, we had 4 channels, and after we had 6. We live 30 miles away from where the networks broadcast, so we are too far away to get those channels without using an outdoor antenna.
1241336
My experience is that the distances are stated very conservatively and you probably will not need a booster, but if you still needed more signal a booster would work.
847425
Yes, whatever your signal strength is now, the booster will ensure that signal is sent to your TV. Just be sure to have your antenna positioned to achieve optimum reception.
286174
I don't think so. I waited until my boy was more than 3 years old before transferring him to this booster. You may want to look into front-facing seats that can be used from around a year old that has higher weight limits. It will cost a bit more but it will be worth it if you can use it for several years.
1611685
Nope, it doesn't convert to booster, it's just the seat (1 whole piece plus the base that goes latched to the car seat)
156254
I didn't add any booster and it works fine. But my cable run is less than 100ft.
1286102
Yes there is an inline booster that came with it, so assume it is required. Next to tv set
1677524
I did not purchase an extra booster and use it as supplied. The pressure and volume are similar to an under sink storage tank model. The difference is that this unit is on demand so you do not need a storage tank...you're calculations are a good estimate.
2216144
yes it helped us get more channels.i was very happy with the booster.of course it could depend on your area but I think it would be worth a try!
913364
Sorry, I don't know. I just plugged mine in, a few years ago, and have used it ever since with no problems at all. I might add that the antenna it's attached to is an outside HD antenna. I can say with certainty that quite a number of channels, from the antenna, come in far better with the booster (without which some don't come in at all), but I suspect that its amplifying capabilities may not be enough to help much with a much weaker signal than one gets with the outside antenna. ....You might try Googling the model number, though; there might be something available on-line. Good luck.
777522
I did not need a booster antenna...just put the antenna on a little canister that it stuck too and moved it around....and put it near window when programming the channels.. to my amazement , it worked well , in fact better than my TV with a more expensive antenna
2134218
I'm sorry, but this thing is crap. Yes, I said crap. Do NOT buy it...You will have to spend 300-400$$$ to get a decent booster. Sorry.