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Originally Posted by Ray50
I had a large Radio Shack Antenna on my roof with the same problem. I want back to RS and got a preamp and it helped a lot. They have the Winegard® HDP-269 Preamplifier for $59 and it should help you. Also if for some reason it doesn't fix your problem they will most likely take it back. You do need to mount it up near the antenna...not so easy at 30 feet. (This is assuming the antenna is not broken or you have a bad connection)
(I replaced a cheap preamp with a winegard and saw some UHF improvement BUT saw good VHF improvement. )
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Radio shack will not take back a antenna without a sales receipt and if more than 15 days old. They will not take back a antenna without the box.
Pre amplifiers works best when they are mounted as close as possible to the antenna.
RG 6 wire is rated in loss per a foot at X Mhz. - frequency.
The best scenario is to use a good quality Quad Shield wire such as the Belden 1829 AC wire and crimp on connectors.
If you have a 4 way splitter in the line, that could also be causing some of your problems.
VHF digital signals are much weaker than the old analog signals and requires a large antenna for proper reception. One of the biggest problems is - people that buys the wrong antenna - due to the fact that they do not want a large antenna on their roof and believes the propaganda on the box about range and reception.
Send us your home address and stations you are trying to receive and we will try to help you choose the right set up for your location.