[TriLUG] [OT] HD Antenna suggestions, was: TV Tuner Card suggestion

[Randy Barlow]

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Steve Litt wrote:
> From what I hear, splitting lowers the signal by 3db each split, or something 
> like that, and it requires special hardware.

3 dB = 10*log10(2)

So, if you are cutting 3 dB, you are cutting the signal in half.  (You
are also cutting the noise received at the antenna in half, though not
the noise received in the lines, which could give a slightly higher SNR).

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Randy Barlow
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