The amps are powered by 110 Vac standard house current.Ī signal that is too strong can overwhelm (saturate) a TV receiver, causing signal distortion (cannot decode signal). These amps are used instead of signal splitters to overcome signal loss. The amps are powered by 110 Vac standard house current.ĭistribution amps are fixed gain amplifiers (3 to 8 dB) with multiple outputs. Some are fixed gain, some have an adjustable gain. Some outside and some inside antennas have a built-in preamp.īooster amps are high gain amplifiers (20 dB or more) used to overcome long cable runs and/or signal splitter loss. The closer the amplifier unit to the antenna, the greater the signal improvement. Outdoor preamps are 2 piece units, an amplifier mounted close to the antenna, and a power unit inside the home that supplies power to the amplifier through the coax cable. Indoor antenna preamps are a single unit (amp and power unit combined) mounted to the antenna. Some preamps also filter out the 4G and 5G mobile communication bands inside the UHF frequency band. Some FM traps reduce RF channel 6 reception. The filter may be needed if an FM signal is strong enough to overpower the preamp reducing its performance. Some preamps have an FM Trap to filter out the commercial FM radio band which is between RF channels 6 and 7 (VHF band). Most preamps cover the VHF and UHF frequency bands. Some preamps have an adjustable gain, others are fixed gain. Signal improvement can be 10 to 25 dB or more for a weak signal to the antenna. Also, the lower the Noise Figure (NF), the greater the signal improvement. The greater the distance between the preamp and antenna, the less effective. Signal improvement is the preamp gain minus the Noise Figure (NF) minus cable loss (between the antenna and amp). Preamps increase signal power but not noise (as much). Distribution amps are low to moderate gain amplifiers with multiple outputs to compensate for signal splitter loss. Booster amps are high gain amplifiers used for overcoming long cable runs. Preamplifiers or preamps are high gain low noise amplifiers designed to improve weak antenna signals.
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