4 Port DTV Distribution Amplifier - CDA4 Silver 4 WAY Distribution Amp

The item works well, especially if you have a large house and need to send out signal to distant rooms.The only weak point of this package is the weak coaxial cable. It was very easy to bend the inner core without realizing when you install it to the AC adapter. I highly recommend using a spare, if not stronger cable link between the splitter and the AC adapter.

Great product I like the antenna Assembled all together they’re working perfectly now since I put them together great thank you

This splitter really helped. It is very sturdy and well built.I decided to try and cut the cord. For years I had cable, and then I switched to directv. My directv bill averaged $98 per month and really all I watched were the ESPN’s and the network channels. I decided to cut the cord. I have AT&T Internet so WatchESPN streams on my Roku and AppleTV’s at home perfectly. I thought that if I could get the network channels then I could cancel Directv.The problem is, I am located about 50 miles from the broadcast tower and 2 of the 4 network channels are broadcast in VHF while the remaining channels are UHF. This would mean that I would need 2 antennas. So I went to antennasdirect.com and began researching.2 websites that were a huge help were http://www.antennapoint.com and http://www.tvfool.comBoth websites have data on the closest television towers at your address. They show the frequencies and the direction in relation to your home. Over the air (OTA) television is directional meaning you antenna must be aimed at the tower broadcasting the channels you plan to pick up. (Especially the further you are from the broadcast tower).I decided to order 2 antennas. UHF and VHF.VHF antenna (Clearstream 5 – I highly recommend. It works great): https://www.antennasdirect.com/store/vhf.htmlUHF antenna (DB8e – This antenna worked wonderfully as well): https://www.antennasdirect.com/store/DB8e-Ultra-Long-Range-Outdoor-DTV-Antenna.htmlThe clearstream came with a VHF/UHF antenna combiner. So I used the combiner to combine the two antennas. A combiner is nothing more than a splitter used backwards from what I could gather.I intended on splitting my signal to 4 different televisions. Everything I read said that when you run long runs of coax cable, the television signal is diminished drastically. So, I purchased a pre-amp and a powered 4-way splitter.Pre-Amp: http://www.amazon.com/Winegard-LNA-200-Boost-Digital-Preamplifier/dp/B00DQN3R9O/ref=pd_sim_e_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0NDCZXJGZZ8ZK1PEMR6P4-way splitter: http://www.amazon.com/Antennas-Direct-CDA4-Distribution-Amplifier/dp/B0082ZJNW6/ref=pd_sim_e_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0NDCZXJGZZ8ZK1PEMR6PI decided I would install my antennas in the attic. I felt like I would get more life out of the cables, antennas, and splitters if they were out of the elements. I wasn’t sure if the signal strength would be strong enough but I thought I would try it, and if it didn’t work then I could mount onto the roof.I installed the antennas in the attic and hoped I wouldn’t need the pre-amp or the powered splitter. The first thing I did was hook up a regular 4-way splitter and ran a channel search. All the desired channels came in, but the signal strength was too low and there was a lot of buffering. I decided to hook up the powered 4-way splitter and that increased the signal strength a bunch but still it was in the 65-70% range and that was not what I wanted. I then hooked up the pre-amp and boom! I had a 90% or more signal strength on all channels.I also made sure to use only RG6 coax cable and cut the cables to be as short as possible.Here are the RG6 cable tools I purchased.Cutter and stripper: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0099DIV4G/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1420732747&sr=1&keywords=RG6+cable+toolsCable end compression tool: http://www.amazon.com/RG59-Connector-Waterproof-Connectors-Crimping/dp/B0050N0S36/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1420732747&sr=8-8&keywords=RG6+cable+toolsCable ends: http://www.amazon.com/PCT-TRS-6-Universal-Coaxial-Compression-Connector/dp/B00760VRCM/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_img_yI also used two mounts in the attic. They worked great. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WOVD1Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1That’s it…that is all you need to get free OTA television. I was able to receive all the channels available in my market. WMAB 2/WMAE 12 (x.1 PBS/MPB, x.2 PBS HD, x.3 Create) WCBI (4.1 CBS, 4.2 MNTV, 4.3 The CW) W07BN-D (IND/TBN) WTVA (9.1 NBC, 9.2 ABC) W25AD (TBN) WLOV (27.1 Fox, 27.2 Me-TV, 27.3 This TV) W34DV/W39CA (UBN) WEPH (49.1 CTN)The best part of all this, was calling Directv and canceling my service.

When I dropped cable TV and installed an antenna, I tested the signal by connecting a TV directly to the antenna. The result, 60 channels found. When I connected to the splitters already in place throughout the house, I came up with fewer than 40 channels. Clearly, the long cable runs and inferior splitters were causing a degraded signal to reach each TV. So, I purchased this amp to replace the splitters. As a result, I now receive the same 60 channels in all rooms, that I received with a direct connection.However, I do live in the south, and the amplifier is mounted in the attic. Upon checking some wiring last week, I found the amplifier was too hot to touch. Initially, I had mounted it directly to a 2x4 in the attic. I removed it, and remounted it with some 1/2" standoffs behind the amp, giving the air a chance to circulate around all sides of the amp, That seemed to help, and the temperature dropped dramatically.It's still relatively new to me, so we'll have to see how well it works after a period of extended use.

We are getting ready to cut the cord from Cable and do more streaming having tested a few places. I first needed to ensure we had a means to get our true "local" channels. Many years back we had set up a satellite system and had a single attic mounted local channels antenna rigged up for four TV's which was barely adequate (mostly VHF back then). Now we need something to pull in digital (UHF) for six TV's. Because of transmitter locations for us, I had to set up two antennas in the attic facing nearly opposite directions to ensure full coverage. Running the co-phased two antennas into one download feed (RG6) and using much of the old pre-existing/wall-installed RG59 coax, I could pull in what we wanted on one TV but, as soon as I started splitting the line for the rest of the TVs, then reception suffered with each split.I considered going with a pre-amp installation at the antenna(s) source versus going with an amplified splitter. For our installation, the Antennas Direct 8-Port TV Distribution Amplifier made more sense to try first, as our old distribution/splitter run is located in the basement (ranch style house). I figured I could always crawl up in the attic and install pre-amp(s) later if the amplifier didn't work as we hoped.This weekend, I hooked up all six lines/tvs and used 75ohm terminators on the unused ports, installed the power supply line and we have awesome reception on all six TVs. Prior to the amplifier and testing with just the one tv on a short line, I could get 40 channels. With this amplified splitter, we now get 43 channels & clear reception on all six TVs. This truly is better than we expected.In other reviews, some people have had not so good luck and yet other reviewers made the product sound too good to be true. As I mentioned above, this amplifier/splitter is working great for us, however your results may vary as every installation can differ to extremes. Lastly, I am here to tell you this is a no BS honest review and I wasn't paid or given or promised any free stuff to write this. Good luck.