I know this is an old video but it is still very informative nonetheless. I recently had a situation where my cable box would just quit responding to its remote. Swapped out the box thinking this was the problem but the issue remained. I messed around for a solid week replacing cables and connections in my home to no avail. As a last resort i swapped out the cable companies splitter that was located out in the service panel on the side of the house. Problem instantly went away and the clarity of the tv picture is now more crisp than ever. Would have never believed a simple looking splitter could cause and correct such an issue. Great video!
More good info, Ron! I actually had a problem recently where I couldn't split a satellite tv signal within a home because not knowing the difference, I was attempting to use an old school splitter that wouldn't support the higher frequency! Thank you again!
Most splitters from the fifties and early sixties were resistive, were designed for three hundred ohm balanced inputs and outputs, were made of plastic, and had pairs of screws with which to connect the twin-lead transmission lines.
Ron, splitters under 1k freq are not worthless or outdated. In fact, most antronix splitters comcast uses and otger cable companies are under 1002 mhz. Also, if you use a splitter that does not include ranges between 50-1002 mhz, then fm, ota antenna and some cable channelks will be filtered out. Satellite splitters use 2ghz splitters on purpose to filter out other lower signals and cable uses lower to filter higher signals and interference.
Jeramie you can certainly find good quality 1 GHz splitters and you can find some pretty low quality ones as well and those are those ones I was referring to. Thanks for the comment and take care. Ron
RON KIPPER FROM IDEAL YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT !!!!!!!!!! SO YOU KNOW MORE THAN COMCAST ENGINEERS WHO HAVE BROUGHT HOME CONSUMERS LIGHTNING FAST INTERNET AND DIGITAL TV WHEN THE OTHER COMPANIES CAN'T.
It's all a little confusing for this old man , I just had a 70 mile roof Antenna installed . I'm tickled with it , but my local station is about 2 miles away - it will not pull it up in the living room which is the closest to the main outside roof antenna hookup into the house . But at the the further part of the house in our bedroom it picks it up perfectly . Is it the spitter that's causing this problem , confused in Jonesboro Arkansas . P.S. we're totally happy with the channel lineup we're pulling in , bought our Antenna from Amazon it's a ( RCA) brand and its sweet .
Is there a device that will COMBINE the signals from two different OTA antennas, facing different directions into one signal ? Using a splitter in reverse doesn't seem to work. Thanks for thus instructional video !
@@RonKipperDatacomm1 Always knew there had to be a better descriptor than 'combiner' Thanks for scratching a 50 yr. old itch and entering an interesting new word to my vocabulary. New diplexer is arriving next week !
Hi Ron.Might you know? Was wondering why my utility co. placed a splitter between the incoming cable and their modem. Only hours earlier, this same modem was connected directly to the cable. Why would the utility want to insert a 3-way splitter and leave two connections unused? (I have no other connections to make, nor ever asked for more.) The technician originally connected the modem directly to the input cable. It worked! Several hours later he returned and placed that splitter before the modem's input. He explained something about correcting "signals", which I didn't understand. What possible reason woud they have for that insertion? If I were to restore the direct connection, removing the splitter that now intervenes, can I improve or worsen my situation (eg speed)?
They may have wanted to drop the signal strength to the modem is about the only thing I can think of. It may of been too high for the modem. I would leave it if you are getting good service. I assume they had a good reason to add the splitter. hope that helps Ron
So would it work if I had a 2 way splitter and i plugged the cord from the tv into the in and i had 2 different antennas in the other 2 would that double my signal
That is what im doing to pick up more channels than what one antenna was giving me. Point one antenna one way and the other towards other direction were tv tower is, combining them using a splitter.
Thank You Ron..Very informative. I would like to know what channel (freq.) should I check with a CATV meter at the side of my house for a + 15db signal? Analog or Digital ?
Edward Hannan Ed the signal at the side of your house will vary and could be much less than 15 dB and you need to have a tester that can give you a reading at any frequency between 5-1000 MHz. They are not cheap you are looking at $1500 or more. However it is the only way to know what the signal strength is. Call you cable company maybe they can give you an idea of what the signal strength is. Good Luck and thanks for watching
I just added an over the air antenna to my home, the problem is I can't seem to be able to split the incoming signals between my antenna and my DVD player with a three way switch I had in hand to supply signals from each to the TV. The splitter has one input coax and two output coax connectors. I tried hooking this splitter in reverse, that is, the outputs to each, i.e. the outputs to the TV with with the antenna and DVD to the outputs but it didn't work. Is that what is meant by bi-directional switch? If not what does bi=directional mean? Also if this reverse connection is not workable to I need a specific splitter to have two inputs, (the antenna and the DVD) with one output, (the TV)?
Hey Richardofdanbury you are wanting to combine two signals onto one cable right? The problem is the DVD signal is not modulated to a channel the TV can see which could be done but much easier to take the DVD output and use one of the other inputs on the TV to connect it. Then switch to that input on the TV when you watching the DVD. Hope that helps Ron
@@RonKipperDatacomm1 2 signals to one cable is essentially correct, but when I had a weak flat wall panel antenna hooked up I was able to use the antenna AND the DVD simply by turning on the DVD which overrode the antenna. Now only the antenna works and there is no switching it off even when I turn on the DVD. I tried many combinations of cable configuration, even using the RCA jacks for the DVD but nothing seems to work for both antenna and DVD. I even tried reversing the input terminal out to TV and using the output terminals to antenna and DVD. Admittedly the switch I'm using is old and may not be effective because it is analog rather than digital but I'm not sure the switch is actually analog or not.
In regards to the last splitter you talked about, the surge splitter: The tips look different from the other three, I don't see threads on the tips, are those clear things on the splitter, caps/covers?
Hello I don't hear about individual ports going out but it is possible. No way to really test it without some pretty expensive equipment and for the cost just replace it. Good luck Ron
Great video. What about amplified splitters, when would you need one? And do you have advice for me? I’ve had flakey cable internet service, my modem keeps restarting. I took out the splitter and added a splice to go directly to the modem, and the problem seems to be solved. So I want to get a good splitter that I won’t have problems with. We have the cable modem, 1 tv with a cable box now, and 2 others with coax run to them but are not used now.
Brian I would say in most cases the CATV Provider is giving you enough signal strength to a feed 4 way splitter that can feed 4 TV's after that amplification may be needed just make sure to amp it before the splitters. For the splitter use one tat is at least 1 GHz rated and bi-directional like the ones we sell at Home Depot or Lowes. Take care Ron
Ron im a gamer, i use have my cable modem in the living room it was coming off the main splitter from the center of my house which is 5-1005 mhz 1 end to my room and the other to the living room, the living room has another splitter tv,modem and phone so i decided to switch the modem to my room and i also switched the main splitter at the center of the house to 2ghz splitter.. Is ther anything wrong? My main concern i signal lost in the modem I would like your profesional opinion.. Thanks
DJLOUIE1000 The answer to that will vary but I would like to think you could use a 4 way splitter and still have enough signal. It depends on the length of the runs and what is the signal strength at the outside of the house.Good LuckRon
hello Mr Ron, wondering if you can help me, I have a cable with a 2-way splitter to feed the internet modem and the TV box(52400MHz), but I noticed that TV channels with about 90% AGC always break up, not sure if I should be getting signal amplifier to fix this issue, any idea?
About a month ago, all of the homes cable boxes are showing loss of signal on certain channels...rarely it smooths out but most of the times they are pixelated with spotty audio. I called the cable company and they said the signals are good from their end so I'm suspecting it might be the splitter that's the issue. What should I replace or add to solve this problem? Thanks!
nmssis Good to hear from you! You should buy a 1 GHz bi-directional splitter we sell them at Home Depot. I don't know how many times you want to split the signal but a 4 way should work. More than that you might need an amp. Good luck.Ron
nmssis Normally the CATV guys will install a 2 way splitter and use one leg for the modem and the other to the 4 way splitter feeding the 4 TV's. That way the modem get a strong signal. Hope that helps
+joe merlin macapagal Joe you can always cascade splitters as in a two-way that feeds two four ways will create an eight way splitter. The issue is will there still be enough signal strength left over for the TV. The eight way splitter is losing around 12 dB of signal but as long as the service provider is providing more than that it should work. Hope that helps Ron
@@RonKipperDatacomm1 yup I don't know what happened i watched it again on an other devices (my tv this time ) and it works fine! Sound as well! Maybe a glitch in my phone! 🤷🏼
I know this is an old video but it is still very informative nonetheless. I recently had a situation where my cable box would just quit responding to its remote. Swapped out the box thinking this was the problem but the issue remained. I messed around for a solid week replacing cables and connections in my home to no avail. As a last resort i swapped out the cable companies splitter that was located out in the service panel on the side of the house. Problem instantly went away and the clarity of the tv picture is now more crisp than ever. Would have never believed a simple looking splitter could cause and correct such an issue. Great video!
Tim thanks for watching yes those are some of the first videos I did. Good thing the basic info is still good. Have fun Ron
More good info, Ron! I actually had a problem recently where I couldn't split a satellite tv signal within a home because not knowing the difference, I was attempting to use an old school splitter that wouldn't support the higher frequency! Thank you again!
Matt Brown Thanks splitting satellite signals is always a maybe depending on what you are trying to do.Thanks for watching.Ron
Ron Kipper Datacomm Ron please share your email id and no need to discuss a business opportunity with you.
Most splitters from the fifties and early sixties were resistive, were designed for three hundred ohm balanced inputs and outputs, were made of plastic, and had pairs of screws with which to connect the twin-lead transmission lines.
Hi Joel thank for adding to the discussion Ron
Excellent review. Quick and to-the-point. Thanks for posting
Hi Matt thanks for taking the time. Ron
Ron, splitters under 1k freq are not worthless or outdated. In fact, most antronix splitters comcast uses and otger cable companies are under 1002 mhz. Also, if you use a splitter that does not include ranges between 50-1002 mhz, then fm, ota antenna and some cable channelks will be filtered out. Satellite splitters use 2ghz splitters on purpose to filter out other lower signals and cable uses lower to filter higher signals and interference.
Jeramie you can certainly find good quality 1 GHz splitters and you can find some pretty low quality ones as well and those are those ones I was referring to. Thanks for the comment and take care. Ron
RON KIPPER FROM IDEAL YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT !!!!!!!!!! SO YOU KNOW MORE THAN COMCAST ENGINEERS WHO HAVE BROUGHT HOME CONSUMERS LIGHTNING FAST INTERNET AND DIGITAL TV WHEN THE OTHER COMPANIES CAN'T.
It's all a little confusing for this old man , I just had a 70 mile roof Antenna installed . I'm tickled with it , but my local station is about 2 miles away - it will not pull it up in the living room which is the closest to the main outside roof antenna hookup into the house . But at the the further part of the house in our bedroom it picks it up perfectly . Is it the spitter that's causing this problem , confused in Jonesboro Arkansas .
P.S. we're totally happy with the channel lineup we're pulling in , bought our Antenna from Amazon it's a ( RCA) brand and its sweet .
Hi Marshall the signal could be to strong at the LR do you have an amplifier you are using? Ron
Thank you very much for this valuable info! Much appreciated.
XROSS No thanks for watching
Is there a device that will COMBINE the signals from two different OTA antennas, facing different directions into one signal ? Using a splitter in reverse doesn't seem to work. Thanks for thus instructional video !
Baz you are looking for a diplexer. Easily found on the Internet. Hope that helps Ron
@@RonKipperDatacomm1 Always knew there had to be a better descriptor than 'combiner' Thanks for scratching a 50 yr. old itch and entering an interesting new word to my vocabulary. New diplexer is arriving next week !
Hi Ron.Might you know? Was wondering why my utility co. placed a splitter between the incoming cable and their modem. Only hours earlier, this same modem was connected directly to the cable. Why would the utility want to insert a 3-way splitter and leave two connections unused? (I have no other connections to make, nor ever asked for more.)
The technician originally connected the modem directly to the input cable. It worked! Several hours later he returned and placed that splitter before the modem's input. He explained something about correcting "signals", which I didn't understand.
What possible reason woud they have for that insertion? If I were to restore the direct connection, removing the splitter that now intervenes, can I improve or worsen my situation (eg speed)?
They may have wanted to drop the signal strength to the modem is about the only thing I can think of. It may of been too high for the modem. I would leave it if you are getting good service. I assume they had a good reason to add the splitter. hope that helps Ron
This was really useful.
So would it work if I had a 2 way splitter and i plugged the cord from the tv into the in and i had 2 different antennas in the other 2 would that double my signal
Not sure what you are trying to do but no that would not double the signal strength just buy a bigger antenna. Ron
@@RonKipperDatacomm1 ok thanks
That is what im doing to pick up more channels than what one antenna was giving me. Point one antenna one way and the other towards other direction were tv tower is, combining them using a splitter.
Thank You Ron..Very informative. I would like to know what channel (freq.) should I check with a CATV meter at the side of my house for a + 15db signal?
Analog or Digital ?
Edward Hannan Ed the signal at the side of your house will vary and could be much less than 15 dB and you need to have a tester that can give you a reading at any frequency between 5-1000 MHz. They are not cheap you are looking at $1500 or more. However it is the only way to know what the signal strength is. Call you cable company maybe they can give you an idea of what the signal strength is. Good Luck and thanks for watching
Can a splitter be screwed to a metal cold air return?
Yes
I just added an over the air antenna to my home, the problem is I can't seem to be able to split the incoming signals between my antenna and my DVD player with a three way switch I had in hand to supply signals from each to the TV. The splitter has one input coax and two output coax connectors. I tried hooking this splitter in reverse, that is, the outputs to each, i.e. the outputs to the TV with with the antenna and DVD to the outputs but it didn't work. Is that what is meant by bi-directional switch? If not what does bi=directional mean? Also if this reverse connection is not workable to I need a specific splitter to have two inputs, (the antenna and the DVD) with one output, (the TV)?
Hey Richardofdanbury you are wanting to combine two signals onto one cable right? The problem is the DVD signal is not modulated to a channel the TV can see which could be done but much easier to take the DVD output and use one of the other inputs on the TV to connect it. Then switch to that input on the TV when you watching the DVD. Hope that helps Ron
@@RonKipperDatacomm1 2 signals to one cable is essentially correct, but when I had a weak flat wall panel antenna hooked up I was able to use the antenna AND the DVD simply by turning on the DVD which overrode the antenna. Now only the antenna works and there is no switching it off even when I turn on the DVD. I tried many combinations of cable configuration, even using the RCA jacks for the DVD but nothing seems to work for both antenna and DVD. I even tried reversing the input terminal out to TV and using the output terminals to antenna and DVD. Admittedly the switch I'm using is old and may not be effective because it is analog rather than digital but I'm not sure the switch is actually analog or not.
This is great what about T splitter?
T splitter is that not an auto part? Ron
In regards to the last splitter you talked about, the surge splitter: The tips look different from the other three, I don't see threads on the tips, are those clear things on the splitter, caps/covers?
Lysa no they are just dust covers on the ports and they are threaded like any port you would see. Thanks for being out there. Ron
Do individual ports on a splitter ever go bad and how do you test for that?
Hello I don't hear about individual ports going out but it is possible. No way to really test it without some pretty expensive equipment and for the cost just replace it. Good luck Ron
@@RonKipperDatacomm1 Thank you! I tried an unused cable on another port and got the same problem of intermittent signals.
Great video. What about amplified splitters, when would you need one? And do you have advice for me? I’ve had flakey cable internet service, my modem keeps restarting. I took out the splitter and added a splice to go directly to the modem, and the problem seems to be solved. So I want to get a good splitter that I won’t have problems with. We have the cable modem, 1 tv with a cable box now, and 2 others with coax run to them but are not used now.
Brian I would say in most cases the CATV Provider is giving you enough signal strength to a feed 4 way splitter that can feed 4 TV's after that amplification may be needed just make sure to amp it before the splitters. For the splitter use one tat is at least 1 GHz rated and bi-directional like the ones we sell at Home Depot or Lowes. Take care Ron
Ron im a gamer, i use have my cable modem in the living room it was coming off the main splitter from the center of my house which is 5-1005 mhz 1 end to my room and the other to the living room, the living room has another splitter tv,modem and phone so i decided to switch the modem to my room and i also switched the main splitter at the center of the house to 2ghz splitter.. Is ther anything wrong?
My main concern i signal lost in the modem I would like your profesional opinion.. Thanks
How many times can you split a signal from the outside Cable TV/Modem for you experience loss or disruption?
DJLOUIE1000 The answer to that will vary but I would like to think you could use a 4 way splitter and still have enough signal. It depends on the length of the runs and what is the signal strength at the outside of the house.Good LuckRon
***** Got it. Thanks.
hello Mr Ron, wondering if you can help me, I have a cable with a 2-way splitter to feed the internet modem and the TV box(52400MHz), but I noticed that TV channels with about 90% AGC always break up, not sure if I should be getting signal amplifier to fix this issue, any idea?
+Abdulaziz Chikhmouse Sorry I am not sure I can help try amping it and see what happens. Ron
No worries, your video is really helping a lot out there, all respect sir☺
Nice to hear from you I really appreciate you watching. Good luck man
Ron
well I have a Geiger counter and I put one near the stick and turns out it's radioactive why
Sounds like you would know more than I do about why. I have no idea Ron
About a month ago, all of the homes cable boxes are showing loss of signal on certain channels...rarely it smooths out but most of the times they are pixelated with spotty audio.
I called the cable company and they said the signals are good from their end so I'm suspecting it might be the splitter that's the issue. What should I replace or add to solve this problem?
Thanks!
nmssis Good to hear from you! You should buy a 1 GHz bi-directional splitter we sell them at Home Depot. I don't know how many times you want to split the signal but a 4 way should work. More than that you might need an amp. Good luck.Ron
***** thanks for the reply we have total of 4 TV boxes and a line for the internet. will i need something extra?
nmssis Normally the CATV guys will install a 2 way splitter and use one leg for the modem and the other to the 4 way splitter feeding the 4 TV's. That way the modem get a strong signal. Hope that helps
***** i'll have a look at my connections as they are done. Thank You!!!
hi ron is it possible to use ..lets say a 5 way tv splitter at the same time?..its like a 10 way tv splitter?..how?
+joe merlin macapagal Joe you can always cascade splitters as in a two-way that feeds two four ways will create an eight way splitter. The issue is will there still be enough signal strength left over for the TV. The eight way splitter is losing around 12 dB of signal but as long as the service provider is providing more than that it should work. Hope that helps Ron
I need help. I need a splitter for my satellite cable and my time ever warner internet. what do you recommend?
+lilshortie407 Those are two different services so do not try to run them on the same cable. You need to run separate cables for each.
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Got no sound on this one 😢
Gin I am not sure why you got no sound as there is definitely audio Ron
@@RonKipperDatacomm1 yup I don't know what happened i watched it again on an other devices (my tv this time ) and it works fine! Sound as well! Maybe a glitch in my phone! 🤷🏼
Cool glad you could finally watch it Ron
5 - 900 my tv splitter🙈❤❤
Thanks for watching Ron
thank you AL'
AND I BOUGHT SOME OF YOU TV F CONNECTORS AND THEY WOULD NOT EVEN GONE ONTO THE CABLE.
Hi ME First if you need help let me know. Ron