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Splitting an antenna 3-way

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I have the Dish ViP722 receiver. I would like to add a roof antenna, possibly the Channel Master 3010 or the Terk HD-TVS Slim Profile, to the OTA port of the receiver. By the same token, I would like to split the antenna feed to 2 more TVs. I think the total RG6 cable length is less than 150'. ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW, MNT, PBS are 7-10 miles away. Do I need a special 3-way splitter, in-line amplifier, etc.? Are the antennas I mentioned OK?

Any help for a newbie would be appreciated. Thank you.
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A three-way splitter directly off the antenna should be fine. What antenna you use is governed by where your broadcast towers are located. If they are all in one location, you can use a very directional antenna.

Be careful to observe what frequencies your local stations will broadcast on after the digital transition. tvfool.com may help you figure out whether a UHF antenna will get everything or whether you need a VHF/UHF combination antenna.
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justwayne said:
Read my post. I have a 2-way splitter and I loose a lot of signal.
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At 7-10 miles, any kind of amplifier will probably cause problems, not solve them. I have my roof-top antenna split eight ways using conventional splitters nd I have no trouble at all. The loss with a two-way splitter should be 3.5dB, not some gigantic slashing of signal.
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