Cable TV for FM antena?

MSALLA
MSALLA Posts: 1,602
edited May 2005 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
A friend of mine was telling me to run a splitter off me cable TV coming into the house and run it to my recevier for my FM antena.
Will this work? I was told the reception will be great and I will get more stations.
Michael


Samsung 50" HD DLP
Yamaha RX-V2500
(2) Outlaw 200
Adcom GFA 555
Sony BDP300
Denon 2900 DVD
Lsi9's mains
Lsi7's rear
Lsic center
12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
Harmony 880
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  • SDA SRS 1.2
    SDA SRS 1.2 Posts: 255
    edited May 2005
    I think it would work only if the cable provider were to provide the service. Back in the early 70's when our community first got cable, the company provided a feed from an antenna on top of their 500' tower and we could receive stations 250 miles away loud and clear. Years later vandals cut a guy wire causing the tower to fall and when it was replaced, the FM signals were gone. :( Would have loved to have had the chance to see what the TX-11b could have done with a source like that! :)
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,042
    edited May 2005
    Works for me I get other citie's stations.
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited May 2005
    Did you have to buy anything to do this? If I just run the cable to the AVR it will pick-up the FM signal.
    Michael


    Samsung 50" HD DLP
    Yamaha RX-V2500
    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
    Lsi9's mains
    Lsi7's rear
    Lsic center
    12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
    Harmony 880
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,042
    edited May 2005
    My receiver has the screw type coax on the back so I just screwed ! I had another that needed an adaptor.
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited May 2005
    I have that also, I just didn't know if I needed some sort of other hardware to do this thru the cable. ( I'm new to this)
    Michael


    Samsung 50" HD DLP
    Yamaha RX-V2500
    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
    Lsi9's mains
    Lsi7's rear
    Lsic center
    12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
    Harmony 880
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,042
    edited May 2005
    No just get a splitter one to tv and one to receiver. Just remember that some of the channels may not be on their original channels
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