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Old 10-Jan-2012, 1:39 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by MkyMous View Post
Thanks for the Info Dave.
I will remove the Amp tonight. Would that cause the signals to be bad if the amp is not needed?

Thanks again to all for the wonderful help

I will point it SE and see what we can see.

Thanks
Brice
As Dave stated, powerful signals from television stations and other sources (FM, police, fire, etc.) can overload an amplifier. If that happens, the output from the amplifier will be a distorted version of the input signal. A distorted signal will be more difficult for the tuner to decode error free data from. If the error rate is too high, the video and audio may be unrecoverable. So, using an amplifier when one is not needed, can give you lower quality signal.

Another possible source of trouble is faulty connectors and water in the coax.

Again, I agree with Dave, your antenna choice should be providing excellent reception of all the station in the green section of your report, if it's aimed toward the group of stations at about 115° compass. http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html
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If the well is dry and you don't see rain on the horizon, you'll need to dig the hole deeper. (If the antenna can't get the job done, an amp won't fix it.)

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Last edited by GroundUrMast; 10-Jan-2012 at 5:45 AM. Reason: Added comment re. cable and connectors + aiming
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