Aerial question

[onions1066]

Just a quick question, I have an aerial with a booster in the loft the cable comes to my living room and I want to split the cable to go to my kitchen as well so the question is can I fit another booster to boost my living room and kitchen reception. So in theory have two boosters in series?

 

[Octopus]

You could but most splitters will half the signal strength so you could end up with a rubbish signal on every TV you have.

Coudl you run a new cable from the loft? if so I'd recommend a splitter amp up there

 

[onions1066]

Can't get to the loft but there is already an amp up their so theoretically I would use the existing cable feeding the living room to feed another booster in the garage and feed the living room and kitchen from there with another amp. Cheers for your help

 

[Steve_P]

What happens if the existing amp in the loft dies?

 

[Octopus]

Why can't you get to the loft??

 

[Simat13]

If it was me and you really can't get to the loft you can do it this way just use a passive splitter not an amplifier otherwise your c/n fig will be way to high.You would be very unlucky if this method didn't work as after the digi switchover most areas have an abundance of signal.If you do it this way you can also carry the sky or any other modulated signal to your other point.Trust me I have been fitting aerials for over 20 years,but have only been doing electrical work for a few weeks.Amazed to find a question on here I knew the answer to lol.

 

[onions1066]

If it was me and you really can't get to the loft you can do it this way just use a passive splitter not an amplifier otherwise your c/n fig will be way to high.You would be very unlucky if this method didn't work as after the digi switchover most areas have an abundance of signal.If you do it this way you can also carry the sky or any other modulated signal to your other point.Trust me I have been fitting aerials for over 20 years,but have only been doing electrical work for a few weeks.Amazed to find a question on here I knew the answer to lol.

thanks for that,

 

[onions1066]

Why can't you get to the loft??

Its actually a friends house 3 storey newly renovated and don't want cables on the outside

 

[Octopus]

Its actually a friends house 3 storey newly renovated and don't want cables on the outside

Newly renovated - a missed opportunity then!

 

[lister101]

Does the existing amplifier in the loft have it's own mains power (if no access to loft, how is this accessory checked) or is it powered via the coax & seperate power supply? If you insert another amplifier the loft amp will have no power if so supplied & will act as an attenuator.

 

[Simat13]

If so no worries just plug the splitter in to the tv side not dc of the power supply unit.Simples