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Originally Posted by timgr
Reading the instructions on the Mohu site, they clearly label an external component as the amplifier. The amplifier looks like the size and shape of a balun - maybe it's just the power injector, and the amplifier is actually in the antenna body. They also suggest that you connect their 30' cable to the antenna, and locate the amplifer at the end of that 30' cable. The amplifier must be powered by the USB cable attached to it, either by plugging in to a USB port or using the supplied power cube.
Placing the amplifier next to the TV seems strange, as I've described above.
To me, the amplifier seems like a gimmick, considering it's far away from the signal source. You have plenty of signal in the air. With any of the other antennas that were mentioned, you should not need an amplifier even with 60' of cable. Leave out the amplifier, connect the antenna directly to the TV, and see what you get.
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That is how it is set-up. The antenna outside, their cable connected directly to the antenna coming into the house. then connected to some more cable with a female-to-female, then the mohu splitter/amp. The amp is not next to the tv, but in the same room with another cable connecting the amp to the tivo, then the tivo to the tv.
There is no separate power source for the antenna. Only thing plugged in is the splitter/amp.