Antenna and booster

[225orourke]

I have no antenna but have jack your TV booster,if i put up a new antenna and then remont the jack your TV to it would i get more channels?

[Libero]

Originally Posted by 225orourke

I have no antenna but have jack your TV booster,if i put up a new antenna and then remont the jack your TV to it would i get more channels?

Having problems understanding the question. I think you say you have a TV booster but no antenna.

Yes, get an Antenna and orientate it for the best reception per channel. Signal boosters help.

Do not understand "remote the jack" - your TV should plug into the coaxial cable from your booster and the booster should connect to the coax going to the antenna.

Hope I was helpful

[wa8yxm]

Not sure I understand.. You said you have no antenna but do have the jack... I assume you mean the wall plate.

Winegard sells 4 or 5 (or 6) different wall plates

One is a basic plate with an antenna connection, nothing else
One has an antenna connection and a 12 volt outlet
One more adds a switch and an indicator light to the last one
The Sensar Pro
And one with JUST the switch and optionally light (not common have seen ONE of these)

Assuming you have the 3rd.

You need to make sure the coax to the roof is good.. if you remove the plate and hold it so you are looking at the back, 12 volt outlet at the top, it's the left most cable.

Then you can put an antenna on the roof.. I recommend a Winegard Sensar IV and I also recommend replacing the wall plate with the Sensar Pro model (NOTE this takes a bit of work as the PRO has no front outlet so you bring a short length of coax out beside the beast).

IF you have some other configuration.. or if you are talking about a different jack.. please advise and we can do a better job.

[225orourke]

Originally Posted by wa8yxm

Not sure I understand.. You said you have no antenna but do have the jack... I assume you mean the wall plate.

Winegard sells 4 or 5 (or 6) different wall plates

One is a basic plate with an antenna connection, nothing else
One has an antenna connection and a 12 volt outlet
One more adds a switch and an indicator light to the last one
The Sensar Pro
And one with JUST the switch and optionally light (not common have seen ONE of these)

Assuming you have the 3rd.

You need to make sure the coax to the roof is good.. if you remove the plate and hold it so you are looking at the back, 12 volt outlet at the top, it's the left most cable.

Then you can put an antenna on the roof.. I recommend a Winegard Sensar IV and I also recommend replacing the wall plate with the Sensar Pro model (NOTE this takes a bit of work as the PRO has no front outlet so you bring a short length of coax out beside the beast).

IF you have some other configuration.. or if you are talking about a different jack.. please advise and we can do a better job.

jack your tv is like a antenna i get about 5 channels with it . like dish channels . it sits on your roof .you can buy them almost anywhere for about $50 .

[SkiSmuggs]

Are you talking about the Jack brand antenna? I replaced my Winegard with one. But "jack your TV" sounds like stealing a TV.

[225orourke]

Its a add on to your to antenna . you get like satellite channels . three out of six channels. are HSN, QVC. and SHOPPING NET. the name of it is called jack your tv. so the question. Is if i add it to a antenna will i get more channels . because at this time i do not have. a antenna . Or better. yet does the regular antenna pick up good amount of channels. i know it depends on your area?

[SkiSmuggs]

I did a Google search and got nothing and it seems no one has experience with what you are asking about.

[Libero]

Originally Posted by 225orourke

Its a add on to your to antenna . you get like satellite channels . three out of six channels. are HSN, QVC. and SHOPPING NET. the name of it is called jack your tv. so the question. Is if i add it to a antenna will i get more channels . because at this time i do not have. a antenna . Or better. yet does the regular antenna pick up good amount of channels. i know it depends on your area?

225orourke

1. I was confused about your initial post but I now suspect you are talking about the Jack OA8000 Antenna. Not "Jack your Antenna" is this true?

2. Since this "Jack" unit is an antenna, (by definition you have an antenna) I am wondering how you would "add on to your antenna" (your words), I think meaning a supplementary antenna (one not imbedded in the "Jack" unit). In this scenario, the TV would be connected to the Jack antenna or some other antenna. Don't see how it could be both at the same time. All OTA VHF&UHF TV signals are received on antennas, but if you connected them in parallel, expect an impedance mismatch and possible different phase relationships resulting in degraded performance.

3. I totally do not understand the statement "like dish" in one of your previous posts. I presume you are referring to a DISH TV signal which would be in EHF bands and goes into receiver that decodes specific channels for viewing. What does "like dish" mean? Confused.

4. Received radiated OTA EMF signal stength is subject to the "inverse-square-law", the medium composition, the wavelength and the transmitted power. The electromagnetic signal-to-noise ratio can be enhanced through antenna selection and its orientation to maximize signal strength to your receiver front end. Most (likely all) TV antennas have a directional component and are tuned for mid frequency band reception. There will be different gain factors over an omnidirectional antenna and the wavelength of the antenna vs that of the received signal. Some can get several DB gain quotents. I have no direct knowledge of the performance specs for the "Jack" antenna vs DB gain through the TV frequency spectrum. It would be interesting to see these specs.

Not certain if I have helped or not but if you parallel antennas, expect a degraded performance.

[225orourke]

Originally Posted by Libero

225orourke

1. I was confused about your initial post but I now suspect you are talking about the Jack OA8000 Antenna. Not "Jack your Antenna" is this true?

2. Since this "Jack" unit is an antenna, (by definition you have an antenna) I am wondering how you would "add on to your antenna" (your words), I think meaning a supplementary antenna (one not imbedded in the "Jack" unit). In this scenario, the TV would be connected to the Jack antenna or some other antenna. Don't see how it could be both at the same time. All OTA VHF&UHF TV signals are received on antennas, but if you connected them in parallel, expect an impedance mismatch and possible different phase relationships resulting in degraded performance.

3. I totally do not understand the statement "like dish" in one of your previous posts. I presume you are referring to a DISH TV signal which would be in EHF bands and goes into receiver that decodes specific channels for viewing. What does "like dish" mean? Confused.

4. Received radiated OTA EMF signal stength is subject to the "inverse-square-law", the medium composition, the wavelength and the transmitted power. The electromagnetic signal-to-noise ratio can be enhanced through antenna selection and its orientation to maximize signal strength to your receiver front end. Most (likely all) TV antennas have a directional component and are tuned for mid frequency band reception. There will be different gain factors over an omnidirectional antenna and the wavelength of the antenna vs that of the received signal. Some can get several DB gain quotents. I have no direct knowledge of the performance specs for the "Jack" antenna vs DB gain through the TV frequency spectrum. It would be interesting to see these specs.

Not certain if I have helped or not but if you parallel antennas, expect a degraded performance.

Thanks so much that did help me a lot . I do appreciate your time with this . Plus everyone else.