Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven!mimsy!fe2o3!michael From: michael@fe2o3.UUCP (Michael Katzmann) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: wanted information for building a VHF/UHF/FM signal booster Message-ID: <251@fe2o3.UUCP> Date: 7 Nov 89 18:51:49 GMT References: <4916@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> Reply-To: michael@fe2o3.UUCP (Michael Katzmann) Organization: Rusty's BSD (just say NO!) machine at home Lines: 31 In article <4916@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> bach@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Baskaran Subramaniam) writes: >Could someone please provide me with info. for building a VHF/UHF/FM signal >booster to be connected to my TV/Receiver at home. The TV signal in the area >where I live is very poor and the RadioShack booster did not help much. > >Thanks > >Baskaran. An amplifier (booster) should be placed right at the antenna not at the receiver! Philips NV make a hybrid masthead amp chip that works very well and needs very few other components. There are a few versions but I think the most popular is the OM350. Its is 12V powered (you can phantom power it up the coax), has about 18dB of gain (don't quote me on that) and is good to UHF. --------------------------------------------------------------------- email to UUCP: uunet!mimsy!{arinc,fe203}!vk2bea!michael _ _ _ _ Amateur | VK2BEA (Australia) ' ) ) ) / // Radio | G4NYV (United Kingdom) / / / o _. /_ __. _ // Stations| NV3Z (United States) / ' (_<_(__/ /_(_/|_