Should I add this amp., serving 2 Tvs long cord and and attach winegard booster to uptain more channels?to my non amp., antenna.
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Yes, the Winegard HDA-200 amp should increase or improve signal that is typically lost with long cable runs.
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It depends. This item is an amplifier so you will get more channels. I put this on an outdoor antenna on my house just west of Boston and the antenna is pointing south. I pick up about 40 channels including all the Boston ones, most of the channels from Rhode Island, and some from New Hampshire. If you put another amplifier in line with this amplifier (booster as you called it) you may be able to get channels from further away or with weaker signals, but you may also amplify the closer/stronger ones too much and you will no longer be able to watch them.I suggest you try this amplifier as is. It depends. This item is an amplifier so you will get more channels. I put this on an outdoor antenna on my house just west of Boston and the antenna is pointing south. I pick up about 40 channels including all the Boston ones, most of the channels from Rhode Island, and some from New Hampshire. If you put another amplifier in line with this amplifier (booster as you called it) you may be able to get channels from further away or with weaker signals, but you may also amplify the closer/stronger ones too much and you will no longer be able to watch them.I suggest you try this amplifier... » Read More It depends. This item is an amplifier so you will get more channels. I put this on an outdoor antenna on my house just west of Boston and the antenna is pointing south. I pick up about 40 channels including all the Boston ones, most of the channels from Rhode Island, and some from New Hampshire. If you put another amplifier in line with this amplifier (booster as you called it) you may be able to get channels from further away or with weaker signals, but you may also amplify the closer/stronger ones too much and you will no longer be able to watch them.I suggest you try this amplifier as is. « Show Less
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Sorry, I don't know. I just plugged mine in, a few years ago, and have used it ever since with no problems at all. I might add that the antenna it's attached to is an outside HD antenna. I can say with certainty that quite a number of channels, from the antenna, come in far better with the booster (without which some don't come in at all), but I suspect that its amplifying capabilities may not be enough to help much with a much weaker signal than one gets with the outside antenna. ....You might try Googling the model number, though; there might be something available on-line. Good luck.
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You shouldn't need to have another booster after the distribution amplifier in my opinion. I'm driving two TVs and an FM radio just fine with the HDA-200 attached to two UHF directional antennas up attached to my chimney. You may want to examine your input (antennas) to the HDA-200, rather than trying to further boost a signal...
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could be bad, I did the same thing as you wanting to replace my winegard ap-8700, with the cm 7777. got less channels so I returned it, guessing it was bad, just make sure you have the connectors in right place on the pre amp, I still have my wingard but keeps dropping channels, works best when it rains believe it or not
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I returned mine since it didn't get me more channels then the 2v but I use a winegard lna-200 with the 2v. Antennas direct has a vhf add on you can get from their website
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My antenna came with a signal booster that required a 110v plug. I do not know if it would work without the booster. I would recommend going to the Winegard website for further information.
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Before you change your antenna, be sure that you have a working antenna amplifier attached at the antenna, feeding the signal down the cable to your TV. It also helps to put your antenna higher, such as in the attic, rather than lower. If you have done all this and still don't get all the channels, it MIGHT help to get the Winegard antenna. It is a very high gain antenna, but that also means that it must be pointed level and at the station directly. The high gain is achieved by making the antenna directional, unlike a dipole. Hope this helps.
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There is a power supply inline at your TV that I plugged into the wall. I assume it powers the signal booster that is inline at the TV but I am sure I just know this antenna works very well. I need to raise mine up a little higher, but I recommend the antenna.
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yes that should work ok, however I would recomend if posible that you mount it outside on the roof about 25 to 30 feet off the ground. I also highly recommend this pre amp http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=lna-200+boost+xt+outdoor+digital+tv+antenna+preamplifier&sprefix;=lna-200%2Caps%2C239this will be a great addition to your new antenna. Lastly make sure your coax cable is RG6 not RG59, if you have 59 it will work just not as good as RG6. You will have more loss of signal with 59. Good luck and God Bless yes that should work ok, however I would recomend if posible that you mount it outside on the roof about 25 to 30 feet off the ground. I also highly recommend this pre amp http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=lna-200+boost+xt+outdoor+digital+tv+antenna+preamplifier&sprefix;=lna-200%2Caps%2C239this will be a great addition to your new antenna. Lastly make sure your... » Read More yes that should work ok, however I would recomend if posible that you mount it outside on the roof about 25 to 30 feet off the ground. I also highly recommend this pre amp http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords;=lna-200+boost+xt+outdoor+digital+tv+antenna+preamplifier&sprefix;=lna-200%2Caps%2C239this will be a great addition to your new antenna. Lastly make sure your coax cable is RG6 not RG59, if you have 59 it will work just not as good as RG6. You will have more loss of signal with 59. Good luck and God Bless « Show Less
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If you're receiving a good signal now, the amplifier will strengthen it considerably. It shoudl work the same with an attic antenna as it does one placed outdoors.
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No. This amp is intended for an external (outside) antenna. I had one of the flat antenna's you are using or considering. My experience was negative. It was junk. Regular rabbit ears did a better job than the Winegard. If you have a 100' run you may well need to amp it. Have you looked at TVFool and entered your address to see what stations you get and how strong or weak they are? http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid;=29
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We did. My high performance gets about 30 channels in my area. My son's (in the same house) extreme antenna gets 2-3 more channels and is more solid on some of the channels that are a little shaky on mine. Although the extreme is an improvement, I personally wouldn't pay double for it (although I probably would have been willing to pay $10 more for it), but that's up to you.
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It doesn't matter. I have a BD4e UHF antenna in attic and a Denny's Stacker UHF/VHF on an outside mast with rotor. Both have Winegard LNA 200 preamps. After the preamps, there are two 1' cables to the antenna coupler and then 1' cable to the powered splitter (2-Port Bi-Directional Cable TV HDTV Amplifier Splitter Signal Booster with Passive Return Path) that then connects to the two coax cables running to the 2 TVs. We are in the middle of a hilly woods and all this is necessary to pull the stations from about 40 miles away.
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Yes, both of my antennas have Winegard LNA200 preamps. 1 antenna is UHF only and the other is a Denny's Stacker UHF/VHF.
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Yeah, if you are hooking up multiple TVs or have long cable runs from the antenna an amplifier is the solution. Note: Amplifiers are NOT the solution for weak signals due to distance from the stations. Your best bet there is to buy a bigger/better antenna. The amp can only work with what it gets from the antenna. If all you're getting is static than amplified static is what you'll get with an amp added.
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Try going to antennaweb.org you can enter your address and find out exactly what type of antenna to use, how far your broadcast stations are, which and how many channels you should receive. An outdoor antenna whether in an attic or behind any wall in your home will lose 1/3 or more of its power. Does your leaf antenna have an amp already? Too powerful of an amp will hurt your signal also. Typically, the best indoor antennas (those which are powered) will give you stations from 30 miles away. Any farther, its time to consider an outdoor model. Don't fall for any company claiming to have an antenna capable of getting stations more than 70 miles away. (Curvature of the Earth) I have this pre-amp with a clear stream 4 and get about 40 channels that are non-repeats and 73 channels all together. This is a great pre-amp. Consider a Flatwave powered outdoor antenna from winegard , checkout any of their products on winegard.com you can find them at Home Depot for about a $100. (There probably on Amazon too.) Winegard is the Mercedes-Benz of antennas, you can't go wrong with them.