Okay playing around today, trying to get ch 17 in better, I hauled out my old video 10 db 4 way booster I've had from way back, and hooked up right before the TV input.
To my surprise, 17 now came in without interruption, but quality dropped on many other stations... is this normal? How can I deal with this effectively? (an A/B switch to turn the booster on or off?)
Any suggestions?
Should I put this farther back on my line? My total run from antenna to TV is probably around 80 feet...
Antenna to pre-amp (3 feet).
Preamp to basement (45 feet).
Basement contains pre-amp power injector splitter.
30 feet from pre-amp injector splitter to wall-jack.
6 feet from wall-jack to TV set.
So around 84 feet from antenna to a single TV only.
These runs aren't too long are they?
Some of the cables I can shorten in total by probably 20 feet by chopping/replacing oversize cables...(if it will make a difference)