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Should I still be getting stations over 50 mi away with no preamp?
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That depends on the signal levels in the air, at your antenna's location. Can you give us the call sign and real channel number of the station(s) you're referring to? Based on the path profiles shown in your TVFR, you are on the side of a hill with line of sight toward Syracuse, you should have no trouble with signal levels at that distance. Any signal on your report with a NM value of 40 dB or greater is powerful enough to drive 100' of RG-6 (6 dB loss), an 8-way splitter (12 dB loss) and another 100' of RG-6... (40 dB NM - 24 dB distribution losses still leaves you a net NM at the TV of 16 dB.) And that assumes no antenna gain. http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=109
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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; 30-Mar-2013 at 7:39 AM.
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