Help solving a mystery?

[ivtec]

Hi guys; I have here a mystery to be solved.
i have my Ota antenna connected to a 3 way splitter 1 output goes to an Apex RF OTA receiver and 2 output to an Insignia lcd tv and output 3 to 2 more lcd tv in other rooms .
this set up has worked for many years,but lately the insignia connected to the 3 way splitter in order to receive OTA signal needs to have Apex receiver on , if i turn off Apex receiver there will be no signal on LCD Tuner,this is weird, what you make of it?

[freakaftr8]

Re: Help solving a mystery?

Possibly 3 way antenna is getting weak with over the air signals and the Apex 3 way splitter is creating RF that adds to the signal boost I would assume.

[ivtec]

Re: Help solving a mystery?

Possibly 3 way antenna is getting weak with over the air signals and the Apex 3 way splitter is creating RF that adds to the signal boost I would assume.

Thanks freakaftr8; it's not a 3 way apex splitter but an APEX ota Receiver converter and it's connected to a 3 way splitter,

Anyway i think i solved issue by removing a RF Amp that i had on the Apex OTA RF converter coaxial output to analog old TV and VCRs,weird but for now have Ota RF signal to LCD tv even if i turn off RF Apex converter receiver OFF.

[freakaftr8]

Re: Help solving a mystery?

most of the time if these other devices are not on you may start something has changed but there is a lot of RF interference when you start splitting over the air signals. Especially other devices with Built-in tuners like VCR's and that such. Sometimes you may not see the RF interference on the screen but internally the oscillation duty cycles are changing within the signals being said to the 75ohm coax.

I guess one could sum it up to what happens when a microwave is on near a television

[tom66]

Re: Help solving a mystery?

Make sure antenna power is turned OFF on all of the TVs, if it is a supported feature.

[ivtec]

Re: Help solving a mystery?

Make sure antenna power is turned OFF on all of the TVs, if it is a supported feature.

Thanks tom66; i don't think any of my old LCd tvs have any antenna power function.