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Originally Posted by winston_1
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Originally Posted by alanworland
Thanks guys, not sure what sort of signal levels I have but lounge tuner seems happy with what it gets but I guess halving it, at best, is asking for trouble?
That Labgear unit sounds quite the business, plus I have a £10 voucher!
Alan
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I very much doubt if an amplifier is required. Try a passive splitter first. A much better way of getting more signal is a better aerial than an amplifier. |
The issue appears to be not one of a lack of 'amplification', but choosing the 'best' way to connect that aerial to two pieces of equipment. Passive splitters are notorious for being dodgy. If they're resistive they reduce signal level, but at worst they may be just a three way wire link concealed in a plastic moulding thus messing up impedance matching. True, even the latter version may 'work', but many including myself prefer things to be more theoretically sound. It depends which camp you fall into and I concede that investing a couple of quid on an eBay passive splitter may well be worthwhile especially if you're just listening to strong local stations.