Silver Sensor

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I bought a zenith silver sensor and I need the best and largest preamp for
this. Does anyone have any info this.


Thank You

Tom

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Beware also the GIGO effect (Garbage in = garbage out). For weak signal
work a preamp will sometimes help, but it won't drag in a signal that's
not there to begin with or clean up one that's distorted from the effects
of multipath. Whatever you buy, open it carefully & save everything so you
can return it.

The Silver Sensor is probably one of the best indoor UHF antennas you'll
be able to find, so it it's not working out, you probably need to put
something outside. If your home has any metal siding or foil-backed
insulation in the walls or a metal roof or even zinc-impregnated shingles
for mold abatement, an indoor antenna probably isn't going to work very
well, even if you're fairly close to the transmitter(s).

In article <1103433985.064728.154060@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> "Paul
Kienitz" <paul-NOZPAM@paulkienitz.net> writes:

>Tom wrote:
>
>> I bought a zenith silver sensor and I need the best and largest
>preamp for
>> this. Does anyone have any info this.
>
>Largest?
>
>With preamps, quality matters more than quantity. You don't need a lot
>of powerful gain, what you need is low noise and clean signal. So
>avoid cheap brands.
>I don't have any models to recommend offhand, maybe someone else does.

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In article <1103433985.064728.154060@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, "Paul
Kienitz" <paul-NOZPAM@paulkienitz.net> wrote:

> Tom wrote:
>
> > I bought a zenith silver sensor and I need the best and largest
> preamp for
> > this. Does anyone have any info this.
>
> Largest?
>
> With preamps, quality matters more than quantity. You don't need a lot
> of powerful gain, what you need is low noise and clean signal. So
> avoid cheap brands.
> I don't have any models to recommend offhand, maybe someone else does.

Sound advice! The ChannelMaster Titan series of preamps (e.g. 7777)
have low noise figures (2 DB), stable performance, and adequate gain.

Good preamps do help with a weak signal because they can strengthen
the signal enough to overcome the signal losses from the input line and
the noise added by the TV amplifier, provided they do not add a lot of
noise and distortion themselves.

For best results, connect the preamp directly to the silver sensor with as
little intermediate cable as possible (or use a gender adapter).

Paul

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