2 aerials, 3 TV's
 

Does anyone know of an antenna combiner/splitter that will take two
aerials in and three TV feeds out?

I want to put up two aerials to cover different TV regions (there are
no channel overlaps, so it should work) and feed this to multiple sets
in the house.

The losses using a pair of passive splitters appear to be very high,
but I can't find a many-to-one amplifier for the aerial side.



Paul.

Paul wrote:
Does anyone know of an antenna combiner/splitter that will take two
aerials in and three TV feeds out?

I want to put up two aerials to cover different TV regions (there are
no channel overlaps, so it should work) and feed this to multiple sets
in the house.

The losses using a pair of passive splitters appear to be very high,
but I can't find a many-to-one amplifier for the aerial side.

You can get channel specific combiners, for example UHF Ch 21-37 on one
leg, 39-68 on another. Many variations of crossover frequency are
available. Take a look at Maplins and CPC. The insertion loss is only a
dB or two.

www.maplin.co.uk

www.cpc.co.uk

The single combined output from that should then be fed to a UHF
distribution amplifier, again both Maplin and CPC do those.

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"Paul" wrote in message
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Does anyone know of an antenna combiner/splitter that will take two
aerials in and three TV feeds out?

I want to put up two aerials to cover different TV regions (there are
no channel overlaps, so it should work) and feed this to multiple sets
in the house.

The losses using a pair of passive splitters appear to be very high,
but I can't find a many-to-one amplifier for the aerial side.


http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...fm=3&sm=7&tm=2


I would just try combining the aerials by twisting the wires togeather
first,
worked for me.

Paul.

I would just try combining the aerials by twisting the wires togeather
first,
worked for me.

Paul.

Yes - this is the "professional" way to do it.

Bill is particularly fond of this method, aren't you Bill................

A joke..........of course......

On 8 Apr 2005 07:13:28 -0700, "Paul" wrote:

Does anyone know of an antenna combiner/splitter that will take two
aerials in and three TV feeds out?

I want to put up two aerials to cover different TV regions (there are
no channel overlaps, so it should work) and feed this to multiple sets
in the house.

The losses using a pair of passive splitters appear to be very high,
but I can't find a many-to-one amplifier for the aerial side.



Paul.

What are the two regions you want to get? You will need a diplexer to
combine the aerial signals (2 in, 1 out) & follow this with a
distribution amp with 3 outputs. I have a couple of diplexers, you
can have one at postage cost if you want (which will be about £1)

Marky P.

I would just try combining the aerials by twisting the wires
togeather
first,
worked for me.

Paul.



Yes - this is the "professional" way to do it.

Bill is particularly fond of this method, aren't you Bill........

Yes, and use sellotape to hold the joint together.

Bill

wrote in message
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I would just try combining the aerials by twisting the wires
togeather
first,
worked for me.

Paul.



Yes - this is the "professional" way to do it.

Bill is particularly fond of this method, aren't you Bill........

Yes, and use sellotape to hold the joint together.

Well mine was indoors so I didn't bother, twisted wire is a good strong
joint.


Bill

On 8 Apr 2005 11:12:54 -0700, "
wrote:

I would just try combining the aerials by twisting the wires
togeather
first,
worked for me.

Paul.



Yes - this is the "professional" way to do it.

Bill is particularly fond of this method, aren't you Bill........

Yes, and use sellotape to hold the joint together.

Bill

I have done that. Not with aerial combining, but with general co-ax
joining.

Marky P.

Donald McTrevor wrote:


Well mine was indoors so I didn't bother, twisted wire is a good strong
joint.


You still need to bind it with tape to avoid any RF leaking out and
staining the carpet.


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Marky P wrote:
What are the two regions you want to get? You will need a diplexer
to
combine the aerial signals (2 in, 1 out) & follow this with a
distribution amp with 3 outputs. I have a couple of diplexers, you
can have one at postage cost if you want (which will be about =A31)

Sutton Coalfield 46/40/43/50/37
Waltham 58/64/61/54/35

I'm wondering if just using a low-loss combiner would be best, as the
frequencies for the two transmitters overlap meaning I could not use a
filtered diplexer.

Sutton Coalfield is a very strong signal, Waltham less, so I'm
wondering whether to try the passive route and see what I get. If
things are too weak, just put in a 3-port distribution amp (or just an
amp on the Waltham aerial before the combiner).


Paul.