burmashave
Super Member
I have an RCA brand hd tv antenna that I was trying to pull in hd fm stations on my Sony hd tuner. The supplied wall wart is useless because stray rf and electrical strays are destroying the hd signal. It actually worked better without signal amplification, but isn't stable, and only works at all if it's near one window facing north, and the stock coax is draped a certain way and not contacting any other wires.
I had made some interconnects using Mogami Neglex microphone wire with tremendous results. I removed the crappy coax lead coming out of the antenna, and fabricated a new one with the Mogami Neglex 2 pair stranded and shielded microphone wire. I only used the copper braid for ground shield at the antenna end, and just used one twisted pair for core and one pair for ground at the tuner end. Turns out, it works perfectly.
I got the idea because I knew that stray rf was a problem as the hd signal would fade in and out when the coax cable was moved around, or in contact with other devices cabling or plugs. Now it's stable and stays in hd mode. I recommend this for all hd tuner users who are having reception problems.
I had made some interconnects using Mogami Neglex microphone wire with tremendous results. I removed the crappy coax lead coming out of the antenna, and fabricated a new one with the Mogami Neglex 2 pair stranded and shielded microphone wire. I only used the copper braid for ground shield at the antenna end, and just used one twisted pair for core and one pair for ground at the tuner end. Turns out, it works perfectly.
I got the idea because I knew that stray rf was a problem as the hd signal would fade in and out when the coax cable was moved around, or in contact with other devices cabling or plugs. Now it's stable and stays in hd mode. I recommend this for all hd tuner users who are having reception problems.
