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Originally Posted by sdubb
So the amplifier will only take the signal it has and boost it down the cable correct? The amplifier does not give the antenna any boost just the cable?
I was thinking that if this is the case... I could use a short RG6 connected to my antenna and my HDHR on the roof and see what my signal strength is using my laptop.
I guess I am curious what kind of gain I will receive with a very short cable.
I am only feeding the HDHR, no other TV's.
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Generally, yes. Because I don't know the noise figure of the tuner in the HDHR, I have to say 'I don't know' whether a high quality (low noise) amplifier will buy you a few dB of real NF over-all. For example, if the NF of the tuner is 10 dB and the NF of the amp is 3 dB, you could improve matters by as much as 7 dB (theoretically).
Bottom line, you won't hurt anything to try the HDHR right at the antenna.
Amplifiers never remove noise or distortion...