Are there any cable techs here?
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At my last house, I had WOW Cable and the splitter they used was junk. I didn't get a good DB signal which made my picture stutter with my HDHomerun setup. Bought a BAMF one and it solved the issue. You can look at the DB signal on an HDHomerun set up and it was improved.
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At my last house, I had WOW Cable and the splitter they used was junk. I didn't get a good DB signal which made my picture stutter with my HDHomerun setup. Bought a BAMF one and it solved the issue. You can look at the DB signal on an HDHomerun set up and it was improved.
I guess that brings up a question -- Are all 2 way splitters with a 3.5db rating the same? I am currently using Antronix brand ones which supposedly are good.
At my last house, I had WOW Cable and the splitter they used was junk. I didn't get a good DB signal which made my picture stutter with my HDHomerun setup. Bought a BAMF one and it solved the issue. You can look at the DB signal on an HDHomerun set up and it was improved.
I guess that brings up a question -- Are all 2 way splitters with a 3.5db rating the same? I am currently using Antronix brand ones which supposedly are good.
You might need a signal booster/amplifier along with that splitter. That's what the Comcast tech ended up installing in my old house.
We need to know more about your setup.
If you need advice beyond recommending a splitter.
Also sometimes certain devices such as cable modems are more sensitive to low(er) signal than cable boxes.
I had good luck with these awhile back.
https://www.amazon.com/BAMF-2-Way-S...mp;psc=1&refRID=H6CTD7SJFZ37QV1SGE57
If you need advice beyond recommending a splitter.
Also sometimes certain devices such as cable modems are more sensitive to low(er) signal than cable boxes.
I had good luck with these awhile back.
https://www.amazon.com/BAMF-2-Way-S...mp;psc=1&refRID=H6CTD7SJFZ37QV1SGE57
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You can log into your cable modem and see its signal/noise ratio. This is more important than absolute signal level as long as you hit the minimum threshold. Since its at the end of a run it's a good example of what a twice-split signal looks like.
All splitters are at best -3.5 dB, as that mathematically explains the signal being cut in half. You want one with a frequency ceiling at or above 2 GHz.
All splitters are at best -3.5 dB, as that mathematically explains the signal being cut in half. You want one with a frequency ceiling at or above 2 GHz.
I was a maintenance tech, then a headend tech, for Comcast for 39 years before retiring in 2016.
Most 2-way splitters will lose more like 4 to 4.4 dB at the higher frequencies where many cable modems have their downstream channels. Not that this is a killer, but your actual loss with 2 splitters in cascade is going to be 8-9 dB in the 500-600 MHz range, rather than the expected 7. (3.5 + 3.5)
Antronix is a very good brand, along with Regal and RMS,
Most 2-way splitters will lose more like 4 to 4.4 dB at the higher frequencies where many cable modems have their downstream channels. Not that this is a killer, but your actual loss with 2 splitters in cascade is going to be 8-9 dB in the 500-600 MHz range, rather than the expected 7. (3.5 + 3.5)
Antronix is a very good brand, along with Regal and RMS,
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I've used the bi-directional ones available from Home Depot without issues on Cable Internet / Cable TV here.
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If I remember right you'll also want to grab some F-type 75 ohm terminator caps for any open coax sockets not in use including any unused sockets on splitters.
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