I don't know much about this stuff, so my question is. Can I use a splitter to combine signals from 2 antennas? If so, can I then split that to run to 2 TVs?

If this will work what kind of splitters will I need? Will I need an amp?

Thank you for any help.

A garden variety splitter (more properly a power divider) can be used in reverse to combine 2 signals, but since it's a passive device, in either direction there is a power loss.

The bigger issue is what kind of antennas you intend to combine. If they are alike (i.e. both VHF or UHF or similar combo types), mounted in a vertical or horizontal pairing and pointed in the same direction, you will get a bit more gain and or directivity. If they are pointing in different directions however you can get unpredictable nulls and cancellations that might actually give worse results.

If you are combining a UHF-only and a VHF-only antenna, or maybe a low VHF (2-6) and high VHF (7-13) pointing in different directions, it may work acceptably.

You won't need a amplifier if the single antenna to single set signal strength is OK, as the total loss through both the "combiner" and "splitter" ought to be in the 7-8dB range.

Some mast-mounted preamps also provide separate inputs for VHF and UHF antennas, as well as some gain to multiple outputs at the set end power unit. If that's your application, it might be a better solution as you won't need splitters and each set will get at least 8 dB more signal to work with.

Thank you for the help. I think I'm gonna forget the 2 antenna idea.

Right now I have 50' of coax going to one TV. I would have to run about 30' more feet from the first TV to a second set. Will a "garden variety splitter" work ok, or will that be too long of a cable?

Shouldn't be if it's decent cable. RG6 would be good. I'd try and get a better splitter than say a $3.00 Walmart variety. Look for at least 900mhz and if it's listed not much more than 3.5 db loss/port. Expect a decent one to be between $5-$10. Just don't get a dollar store variety, unless you have a strong signal. Don't know where you live but Menards in the midwest carries some decent Philips splitters.

Thanks. I will give them a try.

I use thirty-cent splitters in $30,000 headends and so does everyone else. The ones that cost a few dollars have solder-backed cases to slightly reduce emissions, which matters to the cable company, which is responsible for its cumulative system leakage, but not to you.

Broadcast TV signals go up to 806 MHz. I dont think anyone even manufacturers splitters that do not go up to that frequency.

But if you want to pay $10 for a splitter, go to Monster's website.

But if you want to pay $10 for a splitter, go to Monster's website.
Or, pay half that and go here: http://www.cencom94.com/gpage.html