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Originally Posted by brasil
hello- I'm enjoying my tv/preamp setup, but have 2 questions:
1. I have the preamp mounted about 12 feet of cable length away from the antenna (so it is inside the attic)-- will mounting it right on the antenna make much difference?
2. Does a splice automatically result in signal loss? I have joined several lengths of high quality RG6 together to make my 130 foot cable run
Thanks!
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The extra loss is of 12' prior to the preamp is about a half a db on the highest UHF channel and negligible on VHF.
The splice does add very slight losses, but the preamp before the splices has already negated the extra loss.