Wideband Aerial Booster And Splitter

66 EE ij A single transistor amplifier and a matched RF signal distributor ensure that the signal provided by the aerial or cable network can be fed to several radio or TV sets without loss of quality. it) EBAND AERIAL BOOSTER AND SPLITTER Many people buy a second TV set for use in a location other than the living room. After experiencing the disap- pointing reception obtained by the use of the built-in or set-top aerial, it is often decided to connect the new TV to the same antenna input as the main set. However, the assumption that the signal strength is high enough to feed 2 TV sets is immediately proved false by ghost ef- fects and considerably increased noise on ...both sets! Aerials and coax A good quality directional aerial is the best RF amplifier. It is often frequency selective, consumes no power, introduces no noise, and gives considerable amplifi- cation. A typical multi-element Yagi aerial for UHF TV reception has a half power opening angle of about 15°, and a power ...