It's always lame to reply to yourself, but I found some answers in the one of the reviews to a similar product here:
http://www.amazon.com/Electroline-EDA-FT08300-Booster-Amplifier-Warranty/dp/B00299G80Q Sounds like amplifiers are only for cable tv service. On 10 Mar 2012, at 21:36, Wade Preston Shearer wrote: > I have a 100" boom HDTV antenna in my attic. The signal goes down into my > basement where I split it four ways to the various rooms in my house. I am in > the process of finishing my basement. I will have three more rooms there that > will need a signal. I don't currently have any signal issues (length of run, > concurrent draw, etc). Will I be fine simply upgrading to an eight-way > splitter [1] or would I be smarter to get a splitter with a signal booster > [2]? What exactly does a coax signal booster do? > > > [1] http://www.amazon.com/Coax-Coaxial-Cable-Splitter-Signal/dp/B0050N5JJO > > [2] > http://www.amazon.com/8-Port-Bi-Directional-Amplifier-Splitter-Booster/dp/B000WDR94U > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
