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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast
The power levels shown on your TVFR are far lower than those my TVPRAMP1R faces. The gain of the RCA amp is no where near that needed to overload any decent tuner.
Consider running an FM Fool report. Also, check to be sure the FM trap is switched on in the mast head portion of the amplifier. If there are strong FM signals nearby, you may need to add a passive FM filter between the antenna and the input of the amp. If there is an overload problem, the preamp is more often the devise that is going to have trouble rather than a tuner, though tuners can certainly be overloaded.
Another approach would be to temporarily remove the amplifier altogether. Given that you are using two antennas, you could test reception of each separately or use a passive UVSJ to combine them.
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http://www.fmfool.com/modeling/tmp/58621bd1ee/getfm.php
Here is my FM report.
When I installed my preamp I made sure the trap was on. FM reception is terrible in my area, even in my truck.
Removing the amp requires dropping the mast or some ladder acrobatics that I'm not comfortable attempting. I'll try that if I can draft a volunteer.
My main problem is with FOX. If I fine tune for that I loose KUSI and other weaker stations.
If wind or trees are my issue I guess I'm out of luck, unless a very directional UHF yagi would help.