[channelguy]

I have an attic antenna (above the second floor) with RG-6 going down into my basement. It connects thru a barrel connector to more RG-6 to a 2-way splitter that feeds two Silicondust HDHR3 (HomeRun) receivers -- one Dual unit and one Tech unit, on the first floor.

In the basement there's a spare "grounding barrel" (ground block) that once was used for a DirecTV installation, but now is unused. Should I run the attic antenna through this grounding device, or is there no point in doing so? There's no reception problem. I'm just wondering about grounding for safety / static purposes.

Note: I'm a newbie to this forum. Lots of great info here and on the TV Fool site in general -- thanks! I've done a search and read about the topic but most recommendations pertain to outdoor antennas. There seems to be a diverse set of opinions about attic antennas. Sorry if I'm dredging up an old topic, though.