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Old 9-Sep-2014, 7:11 PM   #8
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The preamp is housed in a unit designed for outdoor exposure. It will provide the best results if located near the antenna. Also included with the preamp is a separate power supply, which is intended for mounting in a protected (normally indoors) area with access to an outlet. The power is coupled into the coax to be sent up to the outdoor unit.

As I mentioned earlier, the ANT-800 has a functionally similar arrangement. If you retain the ANT-800 for the time being, you'll not be able to power the ANT-800 and the new preamp via the same coax down lead. The two antennas need separate down-leads and grounding blocks.

Once the signal from each antenna is output from their respective power insertion devises, they can be combined using a UHF/VHF signal joiner. The output of the UVSJ can then be cabled a single coax run to the TV.

Radio Shack #15-2586, http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=uvsj and http://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direc.../dp/B008PBTPN4 are examples of passive UHF/VHF combiners.
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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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