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tigerbangs · 11-23-2006, 08:29 PM

You have some kind of problem, either with the bauln or with a bad piece of cable connected to the 4228. Jim is absolutely right about the preamp, though: cheap preamps have noise floors that are just too high for decent reception on weak digital stations. Replace your bauln and cable, and get yourself either a Channel Master Titan 7777 or a Winegard AP-8275 preamp, and have at it again. I can get the Boston digitals with a 4228 and a Titan 7777 out as far as Jaffrey, NH, which isn't far from you, so I thinnk you have a good shot if you do it right.

11-23-2006, 08:29 PM	#111
tigerbangs Antenna Maven Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Springfield, MA Age: 54 Posts: 2,116	You have some kind of problem, either with the bauln or with a bad piece of cable connected to the 4228. Jim is absolutely right about the preamp, though: cheap preamps have noise floors that are just too high for decent reception on weak digital stations. Replace your bauln and cable, and get yourself either a Channel Master Titan 7777 or a Winegard AP-8275 preamp, and have at it again. I can get the Boston digitals with a 4228 and a Titan 7777 out as far as Jaffrey, NH, which isn't far from you, so I thinnk you have a good shot if you do it right. __________________ Real men don't use indoor antennas; neither do real women!