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Originally Posted by tlandmeier
... I am estimating that I will need 100ft of coaxial to connect. How much of a signal loss will I see doing such a long run? I was planning on buying RG6 with the ground. In the basement (right underneath main TV, where best reception is needed, I will ground to the junction box ground.
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The 100 ft cable run should not be a problem. You were already advised to place an inexpensive amplifier at the mast and power it through the coax. This is very commonly done, and the power supply will be indoors, at the other end of the cable. Using the preamplifier mentioned by Teleview you should not have any issues with cable loss for several hundred feet of cable. You need a separate heavy-gauge mast ground to protect against lightning. Plenty of discussion of this in older posts. You can start here -
http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=901 You can buy #6 solid copper wire of any length from eBay sellers.