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Antenna combiner/joiner question
Hello,
I have two antennas that I am trying to combine, and have a question in regards to the best way to do this. The first antenna is a Winegard HD7084P (FM/VHF/UHF lpda) that is hooked to a preamp and tuned in perfectly. I want to add my other antenna (Winegard PR-8800 UHF bowtie) that is also tuned in and points in the opposite direction (almost 180 degrees) to pick up some UHF stations. The two antennas are side by side, but the ends of the elements are about 4 feet apart. When I disconnect the HD7084P from the preamp and connect the combiner and hook the HD7084P to the combiner, the signal strength for HD stations maintains about the same. But when I hook up the second antenna to the combiner, the HD signal strength from the HD7084P drops by 10-40% (depending on the channel). I tried two combiners/splitters and got the same results, one is a RCA brand splitter, the other is a Radio Shack hybrid splitter/combiner. Would something like the Channel Master 0538 or the Winegard CC-7870 work better for this?? I read up and these models mention "high isolation" which I can't seem to find any information on. It seems like a powered combiner would be ideal so that there is no loss at all, but I haven't seen anything like that. I am looking for any suggestions or ideas that anybody might have. I really appreciate all of the help and feedback. Thank you very much, -- Chris |
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