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But ideally, I think it would be great if I could tie the antenna into my cable box whereby allowing me instant antenna access at each outlet for my 3 televisions.
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Cable and OTA signals must not be combined in the same coax. There is the possibility that cable signals might be radiated by the antenna system, which the FCC frowns on because it might create interference to other services, like aircraft control.
The best way to do it is to have OTA signals go into the antenna input of the TV and have the signals from the cable box go into an aux input of the TV
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Recently, I have ordered an Antennas Direct DB8 which I intend to install in my attic and start out by only running the line down to a single television.
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What do you think the DB8 (the new version is DB8e) will do for you that the C4 didn't?
Your previous thread:
Antennas Direct ClearStream 4
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Yesterday, I installed an attic mount Antennas Direct ClearStream 4.
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However, I am never going to entertain this idea unless I can get some idea that the signal loss is truly very minimal (at least with using a booster). Can someone shed some light on this topic for someone that doesn't fully understand the amount of degradation that takes place with each split?
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The signal loss can be minimal if your equipment is connected in the proper order and the antenna is aimed directly at the transmitter. The DB8 is a very directional antenna. What azimuth will be used for the aim? What channels do you expect to get?
I looked for your tvfool report in your previous threads, but it is no longer on the server. As close as I could get was "I live in the 27104 zip code (west side of Winston)." and "The strange thing about this is the fact that WGHP is one of my true locals. The tvfool report shows the transmitter is only 32.6 miles from my house."
http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wr...8e0301c3c04740