[Jonnyboy88]

I have an attic antenna, and currently there is a twin lead to coax converter coming off the antenna to a short length of coax (~8 feet) that goes into a splitter which then feeds an upstairs bedroom and downstairs.


I was wondering if it is better to attach two twin-lead to coax converters and have two coax cables come off the antenna directly, or just use splitter.


Also, can anyone suggest a good quality splitter?


Thanks a lot!

 

[petern]

Are you having picture quality issues with your current setup? What do you mean by "better"?


Holland makes a good splitter.

 

[blue_z]



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Originally Posted by Jonnyboy88 /forum/post/15449458


I was wondering if it is better to attach two twin-lead to coax converters

Hi there


Stick to using the splitter.

What you call a "twin-lead to coax converter" is better known as a balun transformer. It is designed for minimal RF signal loss when connecting the 2 different conductors. Attaching 2 of these baluns instead of just 1 will cause an impedance mismatch. Theory says you'll get less signal that way than with a proper splitter.


Regards

 

[Jonnyboy88]

Well I did some experimenting today and found that I get better results with two baluns than with a splitter! I was able to pick up a fringe station that I couldn't before when using a splitter. Is it possible the splitter causes more signal loss than having two transformers?


I did some searching and found a couple threads that found the same thing but apparently I can't post URLs until I've made 3 posts.

 

[Jonnyboy88]

The URLs:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...5#post11998095
http://www.highdefforum.com/archive/t-33052.html

 

[egnlsn]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonnyboy88 /forum/post/15449458


Also, can anyone suggest a good quality splitter?


Thanks a lot!

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