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electriczipper · 07-02-2009, 01:40 PM

Hi, I'm new to this forum, but have been doing searches here for preferred parts to get the best reception, and it seems that that info is highly variable, and a little scattered or incomplete. I'm located at 46.251781 by -122.815926 elevation aprox. 965' and have a 9yr old RS antenna(it was the biggest and baddest UHF, VHF, FM antenna RS had at the time. Since the switch to digital I've lost everything but 2 analogs(very fuzzy) that were just suppling info on how to do the switch.
Went and bought 2 converter boxes and now get KCPQ, KCTS, KBTC. These are the digital ones and each give me 3 channels. I still don't get what I had before and they are pretty much located at about the same distance, and compass setting. I was wondering what would be darn good choices for Preamps, and non amplifying low noise splitters? I'm guessing that maybe the splitter should be one that allows the power from the pre-amp power source to pass through.

07-02-2009, 01:40 PM	#1
electriczipper High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 34	Good component suggestions for good reception. Hi, I'm new to this forum, but have been doing searches here for preferred parts to get the best reception, and it seems that that info is highly variable, and a little scattered or incomplete. I'm located at 46.251781 by -122.815926 elevation aprox. 965' and have a 9yr old RS antenna(it was the biggest and baddest UHF, VHF, FM antenna RS had at the time. Since the switch to digital I've lost everything but 2 analogs(very fuzzy) that were just suppling info on how to do the switch. Went and bought 2 converter boxes and now get KCPQ, KCTS, KBTC. These are the digital ones and each give me 3 channels. I still don't get what I had before and they are pretty much located at about the same distance, and compass setting. I was wondering what would be darn good choices for Preamps, and non amplifying low noise splitters? I'm guessing that maybe the splitter should be one that allows the power from the pre-amp power source to pass through. __________________ Jane & Joe Public, neither pachyderm nor jack-ss, but Manipulated into choosing one of two evils if their vote is to count at all.