On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:10:00 -0400, "R.Smyth" wrote:

The unit on the antenna is just a small box, about the size of a small
candy bar. There is no power going to it. The only wires are the twin lead
at one end and the coax at the other. (If it's an amplifier, it would need a
power lead, no?) The other unit is a box , maybe a little bigger than a
cigarette box, which plugs into the wall in the house. The coax from the
antenna goes on one connection and a coax cord to the TV set goes on the
other. There is a gain control on it and an FM signal trap. This would seem
to be the actual amplifier. It's a Radio Shack product.

The Radio Shack device IS an amplifier. These things are generally
poorly made, and tend to fail, I've gone through a few of them in the
past 10 years.. Fix the other problem first, then see if you really
need the amplifier.

The device at the top is most likely just a 75-300 ohm balun. You can
replace that, but probably need to replace the F connector on the
coax.