I plan to relocate our entertainment system to the basement. At the
same time I plan to run cable to the attic for TV and Radio. I would
like some advice on what type of cable to run and what types of
Antennas would work best from an attic.

Do I need to go buy a radio antenna, or is it just as simple to
construct one ?

Thanks'

On Feb 7, 7:38*pm, sid wrote:
I plan to relocate our entertainment system to the basement. At the
same time I plan to run cable to the attic for TV and Radio. *I would
like some advice on what type of cable to run and what types of
Antennas would work best from an attic.

Do I need to go buy a radio antenna, or is it just as simple to
construct one ?

Thanks'

what kind of radio?

On Feb 7, 1:49*pm, K1TTT wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:38*pm, sid wrote:

I plan to relocate our entertainment system to the basement. At the
same time I plan to run cable to the attic for TV and Radio. *I would
like some advice on what type of cable to run and what types of
Antennas would work best from an attic.

Do I need to go buy a radio antenna, or is it just as simple to
construct one ?

Thanks'

what kind of radio?

Just and AM / FM receiver.

I was considering:
2x cat5+ UTP
1x 75 coax for TV
1x 50 coax for FM
AM ??

On Feb 7, 7:53*pm, sid wrote:
On Feb 7, 1:49*pm, K1TTT wrote:

On Feb 7, 7:38*pm, sid wrote:

I plan to relocate our entertainment system to the basement. At the
same time I plan to run cable to the attic for TV and Radio. *I would
like some advice on what type of cable to run and what types of
Antennas would work best from an attic.

Do I need to go buy a radio antenna, or is it just as simple to
construct one ?

Thanks'

what kind of radio?

Just and AM / FM receiver.

I was considering:
2x cat5+ UTP
1x 75 coax for TV
1x 50 coax for FM
AM ??

you can normally use the same antenna for TV and FM, and i think most
FM receivers are 75 or 300 ohm inputs anyway. if you really want a
separate one for FM there are simple cheap parallel wire dipoles that
often come with receivers you can just tack up on the wall. AM
receivers probably won't care if you use 50 or 75 ohm, just run a loop
of wire around the attic as far from power lines as you can and that
should be fine.

On Feb 7, 2:14*pm, K1TTT wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:53*pm, sid wrote:





On Feb 7, 1:49*pm, K1TTT wrote:

On Feb 7, 7:38*pm, sid wrote:

I plan to relocate our entertainment system to the basement. At the
same time I plan to run cable to the attic for TV and Radio. *I would
like some advice on what type of cable to run and what types of
Antennas would work best from an attic.

Do I need to go buy a radio antenna, or is it just as simple to
construct one ?

Thanks'

what kind of radio?

Just and AM / FM receiver.

I was considering:
2x cat5+ UTP
1x 75 coax for TV
1x 50 coax for FM
AM ??

you can normally use the same antenna for TV and FM, and i think most
FM receivers are 75 or 300 ohm inputs anyway. *if you really want a
separate one for FM there are simple cheap parallel wire dipoles that
often come with receivers you can just tack up on the wall. *AM
receivers probably won't care if you use 50 or 75 ohm, just run a loop
of wire around the attic as far from power lines as you can and that
should be fine.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So I end up with 2 coax cables:
1st coax for TV/FM with an antenna in the attic.
What about a signal amp ? do they really help ?
2nd coax for AM, loop around the attic (how big is too big and should
it be parallel or horizontal to the ground ?)

Can I use splitters for multiple receivers, or will this degrade the
signal too much ?

On Feb 7, 9:28*pm, sid wrote:
On Feb 7, 2:14*pm, K1TTT wrote:



On Feb 7, 7:53*pm, sid wrote:

On Feb 7, 1:49*pm, K1TTT wrote:

On Feb 7, 7:38*pm, sid wrote:

I plan to relocate our entertainment system to the basement. At the
same time I plan to run cable to the attic for TV and Radio. *I would
like some advice on what type of cable to run and what types of
Antennas would work best from an attic.

Do I need to go buy a radio antenna, or is it just as simple to
construct one ?

Thanks'

what kind of radio?

Just and AM / FM receiver.

I was considering:
2x cat5+ UTP
1x 75 coax for TV
1x 50 coax for FM
AM ??

you can normally use the same antenna for TV and FM, and i think most
FM receivers are 75 or 300 ohm inputs anyway. *if you really want a
separate one for FM there are simple cheap parallel wire dipoles that
often come with receivers you can just tack up on the wall. *AM
receivers probably won't care if you use 50 or 75 ohm, just run a loop
of wire around the attic as far from power lines as you can and that
should be fine.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So I end up with 2 coax cables:
1st coax for TV/FM with an antenna in the attic.
* * What about a signal amp ? *do they really help ?
2nd coax for AM, loop around the attic *(how big is too big and should
it be parallel or horizontal to the ground ?)

Can I use splitters for multiple receivers, or will this degrade the
signal too much ?

using splitters or preamps depends on how strong the signals you want
to get already are. if they are strong enough then you can use
splitters without any problem, if they are too weak you may need a
preamp to boost them before splitting.

you can't make an AM loop too big or orient it enough to make any
difference inside your house, just run it around what is easy to reach
and don't worry about it.