This is kind of a, "Confirm or deny my theory" situation. I have a TV antenna on a pole. I have an antenna amplifier to send the signals down through a couple of splitters and about 70 feet of "RG-6 Quadshield" (co-ax). I am going to change the configuration of the antenna heads because one of the local TV transmitters moved and now all local transmitters are between 91 degrees and 94 degrees (east of me).
Now that all over-the-air signals are digitized, I suspect that there is no information carried in the amplitude, therefore turning the amplifier up to where the envelope of the signals hits the DC rails should not be detrimental. Am I correct?
Under one theory, I would adjust the amplifier until only the strongest channel signal will hit the rails of the amplifier and almost all the other channels will be of lesser amplitude. Under a second theory, I could just turn the amplifier to eleven and the channels which are "pegged" and then some, will still be entirely useful. Am I correct?
Now that all over-the-air signals are digitized, I suspect that there is no information carried in the amplitude, therefore turning the amplifier up to where the envelope of the signals hits the DC rails should not be detrimental. Am I correct?
Under one theory, I would adjust the amplifier until only the strongest channel signal will hit the rails of the amplifier and almost all the other channels will be of lesser amplitude. Under a second theory, I could just turn the amplifier to eleven and the channels which are "pegged" and then some, will still be entirely useful. Am I correct?