Joining Antenna Sources?

[Lord-Data]

Is it possible to hook up multiple antennas to a single source? Particularly
of interest in my case where I have a pair of rabbit ears which in one
configuration is great for ch 7 and 9, but nothing for ch10, but in another
configuration, gets ch10 fine, but not the others .. If I had 2 antennas
side by side, one in each configuration, is there a way to join them, so
both signals are driving the 1 source? This way I wouldn't have to modify
the antennas each time I changed channels .. Thanks in advance!

 

[MyDogIsGod]

Lord-Data wrote:

Is it possible to hook up multiple antennas to a single source?
Particularly of interest in my case where I have a pair of rabbit ears
which in one configuration is great for ch 7 and 9, but nothing for ch10,
but in another configuration, gets ch10 fine, but not the others .. If I
had 2 antennas side by side, one in each configuration, is there a way to
join them, so both signals are driving the 1 source? This way I wouldn't
have to modify the antennas each time I changed channels .. Thanks in
advance!
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/41877da405600648273fc0a87f9c06c0/Product/View/L4272

 

[Hooty]

"Lord-Data" <data@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
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Is it possible to hook up multiple antennas to a single source?
Particularly of interest in my case where I have a pair of rabbit ears
which in one configuration is great for ch 7 and 9, but nothing for ch10,
but in another configuration, gets ch10 fine, but not the others .. If I
had 2 antennas side by side, one in each configuration, is there a way to
join them, so both signals are driving the 1 source? This way I wouldn't
have to modify the antennas each time I changed channels .. Thanks in
advance!
Not a problem. Technically you should use a proper antenna combiner but in

practice a simple 2 way splitter used in reverse will probably do what you
want. One of these is what you want:
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/41877e4105730044273fc0a87f9c06b8/Product/View/L4270
(http://tinyurl.com/4xdxp) Put the plug into the antenna socket on your TV
and each of the antennas into one of the sockets on the splitter.

 

[Darkfalz]

"Lord-Data" <data@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:4187581c$0$31711$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...

Is it possible to hook up multiple antennas to a single source?
Particularly of interest in my case where I have a pair of rabbit ears
which in one configuration is great for ch 7 and 9, but nothing for ch10,
but in another configuration, gets ch10 fine, but not the others .. If I
had 2 antennas side by side, one in each configuration, is there a way to
join them, so both signals are driving the 1 source? This way I wouldn't
have to modify the antennas each time I changed channels .. Thanks in
advance!

For analog? No, this will just result in more ghosting and interference.

Buy a STB for ~$100 off eBay (not including postage).

 

[dmm]

On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 23:12:04 +1100, "Lord-Data" <data@ihug.com.au> wrote:

Is it possible to hook up multiple antennas to a single source? Particularly
of interest in my case where I have a pair of rabbit ears which in one
configuration is great for ch 7 and 9, but nothing for ch10, but in another
configuration, gets ch10 fine, but not the others .. If I had 2 antennas
side by side, one in each configuration, is there a way to join them, so
both signals are driving the 1 source? This way I wouldn't have to modify
the antennas each time I changed channels .. Thanks in advance!

You will get 3db of loss from each path if you fed the two inputs of a "splitter" in a
combiner configuration. Not to mention the phasing that two signals which have the
same frequency, but slightly less amplitude, and different length feeds from the seperate
antennas will produce.

Since you can receive channel 9, but channel 10 craps out on the same rabbit ears,
then you would be far better advised to spend the money on a decent external antenna
and coax to your tv/vcr/receiver/whatever. This would ensure optimum signal level
whatever channel you want to receive.

 

[Wearsya Bean Hiding]

In most cases this is because you are getting UHF on one antenna and VHF on
another,

and they make diplexors to join UHF antenna and VHF antenna to one cable.

But no, you cant pick and choose between them.

Maybe you can connect one antenna to the VCR and one straight to the TV.

Use the VCR's tuner for some and the TV tuner for the others.

A bit of a bummer when you want to record from the antenna connected to the
TV of course.





"Lord-Data" <data@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
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Is it possible to hook up multiple antennas to a single source?
Particularly of interest in my case where I have a pair of rabbit ears
which in one configuration is great for ch 7 and 9, but nothing for ch10,
but in another configuration, gets ch10 fine, but not the others .. If I
had 2 antennas side by side, one in each configuration, is there a way to
join them, so both signals are driving the 1 source? This way I wouldn't
have to modify the antennas each time I changed channels .. Thanks in
advance!

 

[William J. Wolfe]

"Lord-Data" <data@ihug.com.au> wrote in message news:<4187581c$0$31711$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au>...

Is it possible to hook up multiple antennas to a single source? Particularly
of interest in my case where I have a pair of rabbit ears which in one
configuration is great for ch 7 and 9, but nothing for ch10, but in another
configuration, gets ch10 fine, but not the others .. If I had 2 antennas
side by side, one in each configuration, is there a way to join them, so
both signals are driving the 1 source? This way I wouldn't have to modify
the antennas each time I changed channels .. Thanks in advance!

Stop pissing about with shit and buy a decent outdoor antenna and some
quality cable to connect antenna and television.

 

[Natalie]

Darkfalz wrote:

"Lord-Data" <data@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:4187581c$0$31711$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
Is it possible to hook up multiple antennas to a single source?
Particularly of interest in my case where I have a pair of rabbit ears
which in one configuration is great for ch 7 and 9, but nothing for ch10,
but in another configuration, gets ch10 fine, but not the others .. If I
had 2 antennas side by side, one in each configuration, is there a way to
join them, so both signals are driving the 1 source? This way I wouldn't
have to modify the antennas each time I changed channels .. Thanks in
advance!

For analog? No, this will just result in more ghosting and interference.

Buy a STB for ~$100 off eBay (not including postage).

I bought a STB for my crappy reception, big fat nothing, tried every
possible connection I could think of, all no result. Live in an ancient
unit with some ancient antenna connections.

Natalie

 

[Linux Lover]

MyDogIsGod <dogisgod@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:<2upct9F2chf2nU1@uni-berlin.de>...
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/41877da405600648273fc0a87f9c06c0/Product/View/L4272

That link doesn't work for some reason. Try this:
http://tinyurl.com/3pzko

Lynn