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Old 1-Jun-2011, 2:53 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by jc5000 View Post
Thanks GUM. There is some kind of black box attached to the mast that must be the transformer as coax cable from the house enters and the two wire cable exits and is attached to the antenna. I'll mess with that first and see what happens. Looks like the least expensive option for swapping out parts.
That sounds like the actual amplifier. - Example -The indoor power supply and power insertion block is often mistaken for the amplifier. You may find that once ALL the amplifier components are removed your reception may dramatically improve... here's hoping anyway...



There are some older matching transformers that could look like that though.
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