splitter

[tbharper]

ok the question i have. ok i have one scanner and listen to it in my computer room and living room can i run the coax into a splitter and run a coax to living room and coax to computer room would i lose any signal that way only using 1 scanner

 

[LarrySC]

I use splitters and switches. Many people argue that you lose signal when you use splitters. You do if the signal level is not strong to begin with. If your scanner needs a signal level of 7 db and you only have 10 db of signal then using a splitter would only give you 5 db on each scanner. You would have lots of noise and little signal. However, if the signal level is 40 db and you split to 4 scanners, each requiring 7 db each then you'r down to 10 db per scanner and well above the 7 db you need. The way I see it, if you can split to two or three scanners and notice no loss of signal, then you dont have any loss. I've converted all my coax to RG-6. I also use frequency specific antennas and out receive anybody in the county. Good Luck

 

[N_Jay]

I use splitters and switches. Many people argue that you lose signal when you use splitters. . . Good Luck

When you split a signal you "lose" 1/2 the signal (or a tad more ).
1/2 the signal is 3dB. So if you have 3+dB more signal than you need you will be fine.

It all comes down to how much signal you have and how much signal you need.

If the signal is good and solid before, it should be just fine after. If it is a bit noisy before, it will be noisier after.

If it is very noisy before, it might not be receivable after.


There is no use "arguing" about the loss, its a fact.