Can someone explain what a CATV drop amplifier hooks into?
Living in an apartment, not to sure that I am getting the full cable signal. In one room, the tv did not have a good signal, picture and sound was somewhat fuzzy. I hooked into the TV external jack a clock radio as an external speaker with a built in antenna within the plug cord. The reception improvement is much better. Should I think that the connection from cable input to the tv, then the connection from the tv to the clock radio amplifies the signal due to the built in antenna, which would now be tied into a digital signal? If you can sort this out for me, it would be greatly appreciated.
Are you actually using CABLE? Or are you just attempting to get local TV channels by connecting to Cable’s antenna wiring ?
It sounds like you are just attempting to get the local TV channels with your setup, because the behavior of the system acts EXACTLY like you are….
And if you are PAYING for cable, then they have a bad connection to your apartment, and a DROP AMP will boost your signal, after they test your line for broken connections.
If you are only trying to get the local channels, then the CABLE connection is going to SHIELD your local TV signals from getting to your TV set properly…
You would want to disconnect the Cable from your TV set, and purchase a tabletop antenna to get your local TV channels.
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