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jcdishar 5-Jan-2015 2:47 AM

Requesting help with attic antenna setup
 
Hello,

I'm looking for a setup to be placed in an attic/crawlspace. The roof is free from obstruction and we are on a hill. The plan is to run cable 45 feet total to the basement to a 1:2 splitter and then 2-20ft runs to HDTVs. I am looking for reccomendations on antennas and any amplifiers needed.

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Looking to get ABC/NBC/FOX/CBS, PBS would be a bonus. Looking for UHF/VHF.

Just looking in general from antennas direct... the DB4e or DB8 and a VHF retrofit but I am open to suggestions.

I currently have a small walmart antenna that sits on top of an end table. We currently receive 8 and 43.


Thank you,
Josh

ADTech 5-Jan-2015 12:10 PM

DB4e plus VHF-1 should work fine for your major networks. If you want PBS, you'll need to come out of the attic, get the antenna up into clear space, and add an overload-resistant preamp.

jcdishar 5-Jan-2015 7:03 PM

Thank you for your response.

Unfortunately, it has to stay in the attic. Do you think I will need any type of signal amplifier for that length of cable runs? Or do you think it is a wait and see type approach?

Thanks,
Josh

ADTech 5-Jan-2015 7:45 PM

The rest of your stations are of moderate strength. I'd suggest a "wait and see" approach for the amp.

rickbb 5-Jan-2015 7:49 PM

I too vote an the wait and see approach. I put one in from the get go and found out I did better without it.


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