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Understanding the 3 minutes of success
While a new antenna seems like a reasonable investment, I'm curious to understand why the existing setup would have worked for 3 minutes (HD station from Michigan was perfect) and then died with the unknown amplifier (likely of very poor quality). Anyone have any ideas?
Is there any chance that the AntennaCraft amplifier is overdriving the TV? I've seen other forums mention this as a possibility that can be rectified with a variable attenuator (installed at the TV, amplifier is on the mast). I'm concerned that the Kitztech could also overdrive, especially if a new antenna results in a better signal.
Will the Kitztech having variable gain behave any differently from using a variable attenuator after a fixed amplifier? I'm assuming the big difference is the noise each introduces.
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