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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote:

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If you want to add gain before or after the splitter a tuned preamp
is a better choice than a wideband amp if there is any strong RF in your
area.

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A tuned pre-amp is better even if there is no strong RF in the area. The
more narrow the BW the lower the possible noise floor can be depending
on design of course.

The draw back of course is that you have to tune it.

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Telamon
Ventura, California