[mythtv-users] Attic antenna

[Mike Perkins]

jason maxwell wrote:
> It looks like the OP got his questions answered, so rather than start
> another thread with the same title, I'll just hijack :)Right now I have a
> tinfoil and coat hanger quad bowtie antenna in the attic that works very
> well.  I'm ~35-45 miles from 2 major cities (DC/Baltimore).  Right now I'm
> grabbing all the DC stations with no problem.  If I turn the antenna, I can
> pick up some Bmore stations too.  I would like to make a second antenna so
> that they can be simultaneously pointed at each city.  Would this work if I
> just hooked both to a simple splitter, or do I need a fancy combiner of some
> sort?
> 
You would probably do better, if you can run another cable, to set up a 
completely separate antenna for Baltimore feeding into another tuner. This will 
avoid any signal degradation and offer you a *lot* more flexibility.

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Mike Perkins