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Old 20-Jan-2015, 12:52 AM   #28
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Consider that an increase in signal strength does not automatically translate into an increase in signal quality. Most TV tuners that provide a 'signal strength' indicator are actually reporting some expression of the digital error rate which can be made worse if distortion and noise from an amplifier is added.

Amplifiers depend on a relatively clean signal from the antenna... The amplifiers job is to 'push' a stronger copy of that signal through the losses in cable and splitters down stream. Amplifiers can not/do not 'pull' signal from the antenna or air.
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If the well is dry and you don't see rain on the horizon, you'll need to dig the hole deeper. (If the antenna can't get the job done, an amp won't fix it.)

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