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Tuners and Antennas

I think I know the answer to this, but I'll ask ask anyway.
I bought a Fanfare FM antenna, and it has greatly improved my tuner's reception. Can I hook a second tuner into it by running the two cables into a splitter that runs to that antenna, without sacrificing anything? I've positioned the antenna in the attic. What kind of effect, if any, may the electric wiring that runs through the attic have upon reception?
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sugarbrie
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Yes, you will lose some gain; but maybe not enough to ruin the sound. Also, the longer the cable, the more gain you will lose. Satellite quality RG-6 coax is worth the extra cost for long runs..
sugarbrie
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Sean is right about not getting a splitter with extra unused outputs. You lose some gain even on the unused outputs.

Just noting that there are splitters that do not split evenly. Say a two way splitter loses 3.5 dB. There are some 3 way splitters that instead of losing 5.83 dB each, will have one output that still loses 3.5 dB, and the other output is split losing 7.0 dB each.

I use one like this for the cable where it comes into the house. The broadband internet cable modem is on the one that still only has a 3.5 dB loss; and the TV signals are on the two 7.0 dB outputs. Holland Electronics is one maker of splitters like this. The regular even 3-Way, Holland calls a "balanced splitter".
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