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Any antenna used in an attic is handicapped by virtue of
the wood, pipes, HVAC, electrical, shingles, etc, etc.
Even very strong signals can be severely reduced to the
point of reception issues.
I have ALWAYS understood that an amplifier, preamplifier,
or similar does nothing to increase the ability of the antenna
to receive signals. An amplifier or similar only need be
used in cases where the cable run is over 50 feet or more
from antenna to tuner. The amplifier helps overcome those
signal loses associated with long cable runs. I do not
understand the need for any amplification with short cable
runs except for possibly a distribution amp, where you have
multiple tuners connected to one antenna. Is this information
correct or am I misunderstanding???
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