You need that outdoor matching transformer, it is twinlead on one side, coax on the other. Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 6:50 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] hd tv or antenna?
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Lee, I have the twin-lead attached one wire to 1/2 of the circle and >> the other to the other half. If I changed to RG-6 Coax would you >> attach the two halfs together and the shield to the TV antenna >> terminals? the shield to one and the shielded wire to the other? >> Please, some detail direction on hookup for best results. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lee Haefele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:22 am >> Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] hd tv or antenna? >> >> I run Cable TV systems, so we have been testing these signals. >> Generally, they work better, with the same antenna. You should >> replace the twinlead with RG-6 Coax and an outdoor 300-75 ohm matching >> transformer. The twinlead must be held away from any solid surfaces, >> especially metal, and would have problems if threaded down a mast. >> Lee Haefele, Haefele TV inc > Note he mentioned a 300-75 ohm transformer. It's commonly called a > balun. Or a balanced to unbalance matching tranfsormer. Perhaps you've > seen these in the past hanging off of a tv with the old fashioned screw > terminals for 300 ohm twin lead? The other end is a coax connector for > screwing the coax on. > > This is the type of device he's talking about. It commonly looks like a > AAA battery with pigtails on one end and a female type F coax connector > on the other. Now as to where you might find a waterproof variety of > same I don't know. > > Just don't try to connect coax directly to the antenna. It won't work > very well. > > Jim. > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1459 - Release Date: 5/21/2008 > 5:34 PM > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
