How to amplify OTA antenna

[iazhagan]

Hey Guys,

I have a Dish 500 with DP Plus, and a dish 300 feeding two 211 receivers. After the 500 I have an antenna attached that takes the two inputs that leave the dish and provides two outputs at the same time. I am not getting some channels on one of the receivers that is farther. What is the easiest way to amplify the combined signals to that one receiver?

Thanks.

[scooper]

I would assume you're using diplexers to use the same coax for both DBS and OTA ?

If so, my answer would be to put a pre-amp between the OTA antenna and the splitter before they go into the diplexers. - Both parts of the pre-amp need to be before any OTA splitters are involved.

[iazhagan]

I would assume you're using diplexers to use the same coax for both DBS and OTA ?

If so, my answer would be to put a pre-amp between the OTA antenna and the splitter before they go into the diplexers. - Both parts of the pre-amp need to be before any OTA splitters are involved.

I am actually not running a splitter outside. The antenna is an old TR40 from terk. so it itself has two inputs and two outputs. The two reciever signals are brought out directly from the 500 dp plus, and I have in turn added them to the in ports on the antenna then the two outputs connect to the existing wire to the receivers. So I guess adding an in-line amplifier after the antenna? or before the antenna would be my question.

[scooper]

SO your problem is insufficient OTA signal strength (i.e DBS signal strength is OK) ?

With what you described - there really isn't a good way to amplify the OTA signal unless one is built into the TR40.

You MIGHT be able to amplify the OTA split out with an amp, but then again, you may just be amplifying noise by that point as well.

[iazhagan]

Ah ok, thanks for the clarification. and yes, DBS strength is fine.

[DNSFSS]

I am actually not running a splitter outside. The antenna is an old TR40 from terk. so it itself has two inputs and two outputs. The two reciever signals are brought out directly from the 500 dp plus, and I have in turn added them to the in ports on the antenna then the two outputs connect to the existing wire to the receivers. So I guess adding an in-line amplifier after the antenna? or before the antenna would be my question.


Is your TR40 setup to handle satellite frequencies of up to 2150MHz? That could be causing some problem if the barrels in the line are impeding the right frequencies...just my $.02

[scooper]

His problem is not DBS frequencies - it's OTA signal strength - for which the only answer is to replace the TR40 with another antenna / diplexer / preamp setup.