While I despise the cable bill and my family cell phone bill, I don't need this level of additional complexity in my life at this time.
You did ask for the downsides
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Question: How many TVs can I connect to a single antenna?
Answer: i have 3-tv hooked-up to the same antenna BUT i hafta use 1-preamp TOTAL for all rooms & 3-hdtv converter or control boxes ( 1- in each room ) to be able-to watch diffrent channels in each room .., " but ITS DO-ABLE if u take the time to do it right !
Question: wiring from cm 3020 to tvs
Answer: The antenna has the coax adapter on it. If you need to go to one TV only, just hook to the antenna and then to the back of the TV with coax cable. If you need to go to two or more TV's a splitter will be required, and possibly a booster or amplifier depending on how strong your signal is. The more you split, the more signal you loose. The booster would go in line on the coax before the splitter and need 120v supply as well. They also have them that would send power to the antenna and wire in pretty much the same way. RG-6 is the best coax to use, and with a $20 tool, you can make the lengths you need yourself pretty cheap. If you go this route, make sure to use the compression type F connectors and keep your lengths as short as possible. Also I must mention that ANY antenna you install needs to be grounded properly as it is going to be a large lightning rod on your roof. If the rod you use to mount the antenna doesn't go all the way to the ground, you MUST run a heavy copper wire from the pole to ground. Hope this answers your question.
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