Ted Penner
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TV via cable and antenna
Is it possible to send both a signal from the cable company, as well as the signal from an antenna at the same time through the same cable?
What might be required to combine those two sources?
What might be required to combine those two sources?
No. Terminate the cable at the TV and also the Antenna at the TV. They are different signals so you must attach the one you need. The TV input (amplifier) cannot deal with two inputs simultaneously (not the TV boxes I have known).
Yes, using a splitting box might work. Two inputs into the TV itself will not work (as noted). So then the person would need to select as desired.
As far as I know: you can only do this with active components. Cause cable operates in almost the same frequency range as VHF/UHF antenna.
And I'm not sure, whether there exists dedicated one for cable/antenna. And they would be pretty expensive.
And I'm not sure, whether there exists dedicated one for cable/antenna. And they would be pretty expensive.
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I'm going to try this and see what happens.
As I wrote: antenna and cable work in overlapping frequencies. Thus you cannot use passive combiners/splitters to send it over one shared medium.
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Shaun, you come closest so far in-so-far as the cable itself is concerned with RG6/U. I 'think' this is what I am looking for, so I am marking it as the solution. Thank you.
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The link you provide goes to multiple items, so I still don't know what the cable that would carry both signals actually looks like. Can it be found on Amazon?
Goal: One (1) single cable carrying both (2) signals.
Goal: One (1) single cable carrying both (2) signals.