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Originally Posted by ig888ack  Well I was planning on mounting my Terk HDTVo on the roof to hopefully improve my signal strength. Before I got around to it however, christmas happened and I got some gift certificates to Best Buy. I know I could get it much cheaper elsewhere but I really didn't need anything else from Best Buy so I used my certificates to order an Antennas Direct DB4 antenna. It claims to have a 55 mile range vs the 30 mile range of the Terk HDTVo. I am hoping that I might be able to get away with leaving it in the attic but improving my situation.
My question about this now though, is that the Terk came with an amplifier but the DB4 does not. Can I use the amplifier that came with the Terk on the DB4? If not, I assume that I will need some sort of amplifier but I don't know anything about them really - even what the difference is in an amplifier and a pre-amp. Does anyone have a recommendation if I can't use the amplifier that came with the Terk?
The DB4 should arrive in about a week so I will certainly post results when it comes in. Thanks! |
Ok, so the DB4 came in and now I'm really confused. As I mentioned before, the DB4 was supposed to have a 55 mile range vs the 30 mile range of the HDTVo I had up before. I mounted the DB4 in the attic on the exact same mast in the same spot pointed in the same direction with the same cable and everything. Without the amplifier that came with the Terk I got 5 channels whereas I was getting 13 with the Terk. I then plugged in the amplifier that came with the Terk to the DB4 and I lost channels! With it plugged up I got only 2 channels! I assumed that an amplifier would be pretty straightforward and should have worked with the DB4.
So I guess I'm now back to square one - mounting one of the antennas on the roof. I'm going to start with the Terk because I am getting more channels with it in the attic than I am with the DB4. Plus I think I might can still return the DB4 but I've had the Terk way too long to return it. I'll post again once I get it up there and let everyone know the results.