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Using Internet Coaxial Connection as Tuner Antenna

Hi!
Way back when I was a sophmore at Heidelberg College in Tiffin Ohio (1984-1985), I plugged my radio antenna into the cable coaxial protruding from the wall and was instantly able to pick up Detroit Wheels and stations from Windsor Canada. Mind you, these stations were at least 100 miles or so away and I did this with a radio and not a receiver or a tuner. I now have a Magnum Dynalab tuner and a PS Audio Power Station and have been cogitating over whether or not I should place a splitter on the power station and then run 1 coaxial to my internet modem and 1 coaxial to my antenna input on the tuner? Right now I'm using the Magnum Dynalab ST-2 antenna inside the 2nd floor apartment window. Come on, there have to be others who have done this.
Thanks,
Goofyfoot
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sarcher30
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Well you don't have to buy a splitter to try it. If it works great if not you saved yourself from wasting money on a splitter. That said most likely the jack you used in the 80's was hooked up to an antenna not cable. The cable tv jack should not be acting as an antenna. Since you are using that jack for your cable internet we know it is not hooked up to an antenna. I have seen some older apts that have both cable and antenna jacks in the same room.

If somehow you can pickup fm on the cable jack be aware that installing a 2-way splitter will lower the signal to your modem by 3 db's. This may or may not be a good thing depending on how strong the signal is.

Sean
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