I installed a long range rooftop Yagi antenna with rotor years ago.?

Question

the 75 ohm coax goes to a distribution amplifier which feeds 5 analog TVs. If I buy ONE hdtv converter can I connect my antenna to it and then the converter output to my distribution amp? Would this enable all 5 sets te receive the signal?

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

>If I buy ONE hdtv converter can I connect my antenna to it and then the converter output to my distribution amp? Would this enable all 5 sets te receive the signal?

You could hook it up this way but you would see the same channel on all five TVs.

Converter boxes only tune into one channel at a time.  You would typically use five converters (or DVD recorders with digital tuners) for five analog TVs.

The converter boxes that are  eligible for the coupon program are not usually referred to as "HDTV converters". "HDTV converters" implies to some people that you are referring to tuners with "HD" outputs. The coupon type converters are not permitted to have "HD" outputs.