Directv & OTA

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"William" <Bill@no.email> wrote in message
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> I have DirecTV and OTA rooftop antenna through one line with a
> diplexer
> And I have a little trouble getting some of the localHDTV OTA. Would
> running a separate
> Rg6 from the antenna help pick up some of the locals hdtv channels
>

Should be easy enough to test with the current setup. Disconnect the
diplexers at each end and run the OTA straight through to the TV.

Brad Houser

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I had a Trek Rooftop and bought an Indoor Zenith Silver Sensor - Get the
Zenith I live 20+ miles from the towers and the Zenith gets them all in
wonderfully while the rooftop Trek stinks
"Mr Fixit" <MrFixit@msn.com> wrote in message
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> In article <dcpf90p03uk20jbljjt1jvlqqpkbqo3dcr@4ax.com> William
> <Bill@no.email> writes:
>
> >I have DirecTV and OTA rooftop antenna through one line with a
> >diplexer
> >And I have a little trouble getting some of the localHDTV OTA. Would
> >running a separate
> >Rg6 from the antenna help pick up some of the locals hdtv channels
>
> A dedicated cable all the way from the antenna to the receiver is always
> best, but ordinarily the amount of insertion loss incurred through a
> diplexer will not make the difference between receiving a good signal and
> receiving a poor one. More likely you're in a fringe area or need a better
> (or higher) antenna. Bear in mind many of the HD stations run only low
> power transmitters. Regular broadcast channels may come boiling in while
> HD signals are down in the soup.
>
>