Televes T-Force Dual Input Antenna Preamp Review 

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I am impressed with this amp. I installed it and a smaller older antenna I had at the same time. Pointed the antennas in opposite directions. Came up with several more channels and all rock solid for signal.

I got to say, Televes is a good company. They’ve been around since the 50s and they handle with manufacturing, testing and distribution of their antennas and products. Thank you so much Tyler for telling us about this company! Also, nice lab coat. Maybe you can have Tyler the Conspiracy Nut steal it from you in another video.

Just received my Televes pre-amp. I purchased the single antenna unit. Took me about 20 minutes to install and run a scan. I picked up 10 additional channels and improved on picture quality as well as loading time. I’m pulling from the Philadelphia region. Fantastic results! Thank you!!

Thanks for reviewing this product. I purchased it based on your review and installed at my cabin where I have weak signals. This worked perfect. I went from receiving 2 channels and their subs to all 5 available and their subs. Thank you.

The unit arrived on Friday and installed yesterday (Saturday)... rescanned and picked up an additional 24 channels. Watching the previous fringe channels are now solid and clear... I have similar long run (50 ft/ 20m) from Antenna to distribution box and it has made all the difference. Definitely would recommend.

Thanks for another spot on recommendation. Replaced my very good Amplify preamp with the current Televes 560483 now that the snow is off the roof. A big improvement not so much in signal strength over my old amp but a much better and consistant solid signal. Although a few of the lowest signals are breaking up this morning but I had no signal at all most of the winter with the old preamp. The Amplify is a slightly different setup being it had a VHF/UHF diplexer built in if you are running dedicated antenna while this one has a combined for multiple of the same type of antenna. So I needed to dig up a diplexer to first combine seperate VHF/UHF Harrisburg market antenna and use the other for the Philadelphia market antenna. This one really does what is advertised even with a overpowering signal from a close tower and being 70 or so miles from the towers and in a valley.

I'm impresses with your presentation. I'm a tv broadcast engineer who with over 30 years of experience working on TV transmitters and receivers. I have a televes antenna with a different pre-amp and I always wondered about their claim of filtering cellular signals. Good job.

Hi Tyler. I. So glad I saw your video. I ordered the force duel input. Before I only received 10 channels. After I installed, I received 31 stations. The signal went up 25 to 35 %. I appreciate your channel. I’ve been following you for years. Before I only received a cbs and pbs networks. Now I have all networks. I have 2 antennas pointing opposite directions. My antennas are 40 mile range but I’m receiving channels 74 miles away with full signal. Thank you

I installed. New Televes antenna two months ago. It works great and I have better reception compared to the previous Clear Stream antenna. It’s certainly made better.

Just bought and received and installed the boss Televes antenna you reviewed, it is working FANTASTIC ! Thank you. Only suggestion is that Televes would PUT ALL small items that are being shipped loose inside the box......into a large heavy plastic bag. Everything worked okay, VERY happy with the purchase.

I went to the Televes Web Site and poked around there for awhile. Some interesting products!

I just set up my Televes Dual Input PreAmp and compared it with my 30-year old Channel Master CM7777 preamp. Turns out there wasn't too much difference. A bit better signal on some channels, and a bit worse on a few others. I'm about 30 miles from the Seattle area transmitters. My setup is two attic-mounted antennas (one UHF and one VHF) with about 40-ft of RG6 coax from the antennas to the entertainment center. I do like the Televes feature with two outputs on its power supply so I could remove the splitter that feeds my TV and my Tivo DVR. So, for now, I'm leaving the Televes installed.

Hey Tyler, saw the vid on Televes and checked out their website as well as searched through your older videos. Found the one you did on the Ellipse Mix. I’ve ordered one and want to see what it can do in this tough terrain area of Bloomington IN. Lots of hills, valleys and to add to my pain, we live in condo HOA. Lol. I’ll let y’all know how it does when I get it set up. Great service too, that you provide getting us core cutters the latest on all the products!! Thanks!

For those people hating on a good preamp with a junk antenna, remember: "garbage in, garbage out"

Tyler, thanks for all the great info you put up through your channel. The hard work and clear, detailed analysis are really appreciated. I'm on the coast of Florida about 60 miles from Orlando. I purchased the ClearStream 4 max based on your reviews and it's been performing very well, overall, especially since we are at the outer envelope of signal range. I do get some pixelation, and occasional complete signal loss on a couple of the normally strong and clear stations when atmospheric conditions decline or some other kind of interference kicks up. Based on your review of the Televes preamp, and its automatic gain control feature, I decided to buy one (the single input version) to see if it could help boost my signal reception when it's needed without overpowering signals that don't need it. When I put it in line, the strangest thing happened. I lost most of my strong, local market stations (WESH 2, WKMG 6, PBS 24, WFTV 9, WKCF 18, etc.) and started pulling in a mess of random stations from NE, N, and NW (Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Savannah...which is 260 miles away!) all off the back of my antenna! The only thing I can figure is that the preamp was massively increasing my gain, across the spectrum, with no automatic adjustment, thereby crushing the stations that were normally coming in from where I have the antenna pointed (S, SW) and capturing broadcasts off the back of the antenna which are normally way too weak to even detect. Do you think I received a faulty preamp from Televes or did I totally misunderstand what the automatic gain control is supposed to do? I reached out to Televes US, in Colorado, but they have not gotten back to me with any useful response. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.

I've been using the Televes for a couple of weeks, and am quite pleased with it. The gain adjustment is very sensitive and the feature itself is terrific. I love being able to control each antenna separately, even though the amplified signal from a weaker station on ONE antenna, can adversely affect stronger signals going to the OTHER antenna. I've learned to keep the weaker station at lower amplification.

I'm pretty sure this is one of the best preamps I've ever seen

Ordered & received the Televes Dual Imput Pre-Amp. Will install tomorrow weather permitting. I have a 2 separate antennas on 1 pole. Main is a Channel Master EXTREMEtenna Long Range Multi-Directional Outdoor TV Antenna CM-4228HD & combine with the other which is the Stellar Labs VHF Deep Fringe. Both are currently connected to a Combiner. Will post an update in a couple of days. This system is for the wife who wants as many stations as possible.

The reviews are great and a friend bought one. The only thing he doesn't like, living in the NW are the cheap plastic tie to the mast. He is going to try a different way to strap the booster box to the pole. A metal strap at least a hose clamp is what is needed. He said the amp inside the plastic weather proof container is very good. Since we get a lot or rain & wind in the NW, especially along the coast, some durable is really needed. Why Televes is using a plastic strap is beyond me. I am still using my CM 7888 and it works well.

I used this pre amp with conjunction with a large channal master antenna, and good cabling . Iam in ontario and get anywhere from 10 to 15 channals from Watertown NY which is 330 km, and most of my local channels thanks Tyler

I'm going to seriously consider getting one of these, thanks.

Ive always used a pre-amp for my setup because of the long cable run. My system works like a charm. 40 consistent channels, and I could get a few more if I had a rotor setup.

Set playback speed to 1.25. You’re welcome 😉

Excellent informative video. I've been a Televes customer for years. I have two Televes UHF only Yagi antennas plus a long range VHF only Yagi from Stellar Labs. All three antennas are combined with a Televes 3-way combiner. This combiner uses the older method of stripping back about 3/8 inch of the coax insulator and dielectric to expose the signal wire and fold back the shielding. I am using quad coax which is a little thicker than the combiner is designed for. I had to modify the coax clamps to allow for the thicker coax. Also, one for the UHF antennas has a 60 ft. coax run before it gets to the combiner. This antenna has its own pre-amp. The combiner allows you to dial in the amount of gain to balance the feed to your TV. I have the pre-amp feed dialed down and the other two feeds dialed up. This combination works well for me. It looks like the Televes T-Force 2-way Pre-amp has F connecter ports. This should simplify coax installation. Given that I want to combine three antennas, can I use two of these new pre-amps to combine all three antennas. Or do you have a different recommendation? Perhaps getting a 5G filter at the TV end of the run would be simpler. But then again, I may not experience any interference. I'll have to see.

It has improved the quality of the image for many channels. Colors are more vibrant and the subchannels don't look so pale as before. And I'm using it with my indoor antenna. Got to find your video about installing antennas in condos where they don't let you do it

I am interested in the Televes 560383 Single Input Antenna Preamp Amplifier and downloaded the documentation from Televes and have two questions I hope you can answer. 1. The preamp has a switch "DC Pass". Should that switch be on or off? 2) The two inpution version appears to have manual gain adjustments. Why would this be needed when the preamp has auto gain adjustments? Thanks. Love your videos.

It would be interesting to see how it does with two antennas. Combining antennas without harming signal can be a real hassle and it's possible this could make it easier.

I ( Bethlehem, PA) just installed my 5/15/22 and it was well worth every penny, my house is about 75-80 miles from the Philly transmission towers, my antenna in a large Channel Master

Finally decided to cut the cord and just installed one yagi in the attic but have a couple of channels that cut out. So doing some research on your youtube channel...I almost ready to go with the CM7777 but....the Televes actually will do exactly what I want it to do. I live dead center between NYC and Philly and wanted to get both markets. But I opted for the NYC side 1st. I just ordered the Televes dual input and once that comes in, I hope, of course, that my NYC channels will be perfect, then I can get another yagi and shoot to Philly to get the rest of the channels. Pays to do a little research and your channel with all the reviews made it so much easier. And the best was that the Televes is pretty much the same price as the CM at the moment on Amazon so seems to be a better bang for the buck!

Our Televes preamp lasted less than sic months, then passed zero dignals. We are presently hooked up with a distribution amp in the house. Televes 90 day warranty is pretty worthless. Amp was great fo while it worked, but if I have to climb the roof that often, I'll no longer pay ~$80 a trip.

Tried both the 483 and 383 on a Channel Master single ULTRAAtenna 60. The direct connection to the antenna always was best. The amps either matched the signal or where less by some. For the 2nd antenna I had in the attic is Antennas Direct ClearStream 4MAX UHF VHF Indoor Outdoor TV Antenna. Only one channel improved by 4, the rest all matched the direct connection to the roof by itself. Returned both to Amazon. Need CBS too come in better. Going to try a better antenna.😇

Now we need some new antennas that are designed just for the new repack (2-36 VHF/UHF) or just (14-36 UHF). I'm guessing the gain of the UHF antennas could be increased by narrowing the reception band.

Uh oh! After 13 months of dependable use --- the Televes died yesterday! I had the TV on for awhile in the afternoon, and with virtually no warning, the signal vanished, and didn't return. I thought it was the station, but it wasn't. I changed channels and everything else was gone as well. I checked the amp outside, and the power indicator was flickering. After a few minutes of trying to see if it was a problem with the coax connection, the indicator went out completely. Leaving the indoor power-inserter connected, I replaced the Televes with a Winegard amp I'd used before. All the channels returned...but with the Winegard I'm forced to add a splitter ahead of the amp. I'm trying to contact Televes to see if they can possibly arrange a replacement.

Bought this because of your recommendation. The instructions are pretty bad. Our favorite channel has 5 bars but breaks up. Stations with 1 bar are perfect. We got no more channels with it but most are not breaking up. 1- Does the mast amplifier have to be outside? Desert sun ruins anything plastic here. 2- "1 is significantly stronger than 2. " what does that mean? Channel 1? 3 - we have Stations about 1 o'clock and LA Stations at 5 o'clock. Do i need two antennas? Thanks for your help.

I was thinking about getting cable, but after watching a few videos you have convinced me :)

My Televes Dual port amp arrived yesterday and I quickly installed the two part system. First I installed the power supply and video splitter. Signal levels were actually a little better for some reason. Maybe we will chalk it up the cable oxidation. Then I installed the Dual channel combiner and RF filter. The signal was attenuated so much that I lost most of my channels. I didn’t try tuning it, but I did uninstall it right way, but left the power supply. Most of my stations are about 80 miles away, maybe they need looser filters to get through to the TV. I will try again when I have more time.

I cut the cord about 2 months ago and purchased a Tablo QUAD Four DVR with a Wineguard 200 preamp, Clearstream 4 Max Antenna with all new quadshield coax and connectors. After two months of working beautifully, I started having problems. Shows I had selected for recording on the Tablo were not recording due to a weak antenna signal strength. Right away I suspected the preamp mainly because all the equipment was brand new and I had heard about the W200 being junk. I ordered the Televes preamp mainly because I was VERY impressed by Antenna Man's review. The new preamp is installed and and I am happy to report that my problem is solved. I installed the Televes the way it was shipped to me right out of the box and it works great. I did a signal strength test on the three main network channels I watch most. With the W200 when it was working properly two channels were coming in at 80% and one channel at 60%. With the new Televes both channels that were coming in at 80% stayed the same, but the 60% channel improved to 80%. I am glad I purchased and installed the Televes Pre Amp. I highly recommend it. When I compared the two units, the Televes made the W200 look like a cheap toy. In my opinion, this preamp is of professional quality. Two things that stand out in my mind about the unit. I like the way the front cover slides off. It makes connecting the coax easier and when reinstalled protects it from the weather nicely. I also was impressed with the power unit. It is very well made and it has a very visible green light that stays on all the time to let you know it is connected properly. I believe it is 12VDC. Not sure what the W200 was. Again, in closing, I am very happy with my decision to purchase this preamp.

Ordered. Have an older Televes already but unfortunately it died so perfect timing for this next gen unit .... thanks!!

Tyler, it may have performed well on UHF frequencies but your report had no mention of the performance on VHF and since it's got separate inputs for VHF and UHF i feel let down.

Confused about the dual input. I have separate VHF and UHF antennas. I understand it would be better with a UVSJ diplexer (unavailable) and go into the 560383 single input amp vs this 560483 that is designed for two similar V/U combo antennas, correct?

Hi Tyler, Would you happen to know about any difference between the Televes 560483 (Amp Model) and the 560431 ? I ordered the 560483 as advertised on Amazon. When I received it, inside the Mast Box was a 560431 (Amp) ? I am a bit confused about this and thought you might know if the Amp itself is just a 560431 and together the Package is called a 560483 ?

Wish you would travel to the NJ. I would probably have you install a new antenna or two.

Great videos, one question Haven't seen any install videos on this unit . Does it mount at the antena or by the TV and this unit require power source thanks.

Nice! I just ordered 2 of these (1 for me, 1 for the maw and paw). Hoping it solves some of the issues I'm having. Should help us both as we can now run 2 antennas pointed differently.

How do I hook this up?

Looking forward to your preamp review update. I currently have an older Channel Master CM7777 and wonder if this new Televes would perform better.

I just got it and I'm going to use it for an indoor antenna, but before I connect it, want to ask you. Should I just use the white amplifier, or would be better if I connect the orange part that gets attached to the outdoor antenna?

I have just recently started having reception issues. Is this preamp any better than the old Winegard AP-8780 that I have had for 20 years?

I just installed this preamp and I lost all my channels. Looks like it's getting power to the outside unit and inside? I needed one that can do two antenna.I have stations to the North and South of me. Have a ClearStream MAX-XR and Rangexpert 1500. Any ideas? Thank you.

These antennas are awesome, mine has been wonderful.

If all possible, I'd like to see you expand into satellite technologies. PS Love what you're doing, but what will set you apart as your own personality. Don't be afraid to give "the antenna man" a flare for science. Think megamind.

I noticed the single inputmodel has higher gain figures. If I don't want to combine 2 antennas would that be a better choice?

I’m interested in this pre-amp just for the dual antenna feature alone. Tyler, sir, can you do a video explaining how to properly combine a pre-amp with an amplified splitter that serves 6 or more TVs?

I'm happy with my Televes Antenna / Aerial with Built-in Preamp. Pulling in all the channels in strong!

Tyler are you going to review the preamp they have that you can manually adjust all the gains on each channel?

I'm thinking this product would would work better than using two CM-7777HD Pre-amps into a Linear 2512 ChannelPlus DC & IR Passing 2-Way Splitter/Combiner? My original setup was the two antennas into the combiner and then one pre-amp.

Did your arm get tired holding that up for 8 minutes? lol.

My question to Televes would be, does the DAT BOSS MIX LR antenna (Ref. 148381) or some of their other antennas with built-in pre-amps have the same filtering?

It works great specially eliminating harmonic distortions on the vhf band.

Nice review and a great product. I have been testing a TELEVES DAT BOSS Mix LR for several months. I am able to watch 1kw translators from 67 miles away perfectly, 100% of the time. I've been installing antennas for longer than I care to admit. Channel Master, Winegard and the rest have been complacent with their products. Televes is constantly working to improve their products and it shows. Save time, money and a lot of headaches..... Go for Televes. I have no association with Televes, past, present or future.

Tyler. Should this amp be installed at the antenna or inside. I'm at about 35 miles from some of my stations and up to 65 from others Thank Darrell

I have installed over 300 antennas. I tried to install this and I cannot get it to work at all. I have never seen the led light up and the on off switch doesn't even make sense. Every other amplifier when off doesn't work at all and when has power works. Without this unit and a channel master combiner I am getting 75 channels.

This looks like what i need here in order to get all the channels i have available, but need 2 antennas in order to get them.

I want to use one antenna for now and perhaps buy 2 new (high band vhf and separate uhf) antennas later. Can I use this model on one antenna and leave the other port open to add another antenna later? If I do leave a port open, will I need to put a 50 ohm terminator on the spare port?

Do you recommend an LTE Filter along with this preamp? If yes, get the LTE filter for each antenna?

WOW! I want this!. Let me know when it is available. Televes is the Cadillac of antennas. I keep seeing their antennas in European drone videos. All those people know quality.

@AntennaMan Tyler, your review videos are awesome. This preamp looks great for 2 antennas between 2 different markets. But I've been trying to find an answer, that no one can seem to answer for me. Their website/user manual specs say the mast 2 input preamp w/ 2 output power injector, has a signal loss of 4dB. Been trying to find out if that's really true? because that would be great for combining 2 antennas, then splitting the signal inside the house.

Ok I've purchase a DVR, antenna, and this amp. I'm a ham so it was the agc that got me. I should receive something. 👍

This combiner is working wonders for me.

Good information .. I just watched a video where you tested an Antanna vs that last two antenneas you tested.. Why don't you test all Antennna's against one known good Antenna that is at the Top of the line..

How would this unit eliminate multipath interferrance with two uhf/vhf combination antennas? Example would be two antennas pointed at two different markets.

I bought the Televes single input preamp. Could you please do a video on how to connect it to a clearstream antenna and how to connect the power supply that comes with it. I think it is a powered distribution amplifier.

Have you tested preamps mounted at the antenna vs. in the home with varies lengths of coax cable? I am always concerned when a preamp dies that would kill the signal coming into the house. Or if I loose A.C. but have a battery powered TV the preamp with be dead do to no power going to it. Look forward to your reply. I do realize the best place is at the antenna to help make up for coax losses that cannot be made up for with a preamp in the home.

Another great video. A few questions... I have two different antennas. They get stations from 3 different "markets" Youngstown OH, Pittsburg PA & Stuebinville/Wheeling. Now I have each antenna running to a different tuner card in my PC. Have 2 cards total at the moment. Can this be used/installed indoors? Aka closer to the TV/Tuner equipment & farther from the antenna/s? And also is this a "combiner"? Meaning if I input both anteanas into this amp would I be able to pull in both sets of stations to either PC tuner card simultaneously from the amps single output? Cool. Thanks.

The pre amp is sold out on your link. Any other place to order this pre amp.

I see this comes with a 5G filter. I don't see any reference to an FM filter. Does it also filter FM band, or would I have to add an FM filter outboard? By the way, I just ordered one through your link above, and I'll be quite interested to see how this compares to my present Kitztech KT-200-COAX preamp I have installed right now. That preamp works pretty good, but I have a couple low-powered stations I'm right on the digital cliff on, and hope this gives them just a little more "juice" without overloading other stations.

The white lab coat commands RESPECT!!

I’d be interested in seeing how this compares to the channel master 7777

Will I still get a normal signal (no amplified installed) if the amplifier malfunctions? I see that it is only warranted for 90 days compared to the Channel Master which is warranted for one year.

Is the power switch located in the top of the metal preamp itself, and is it the tiny blue switch? I take it that you move it to the left to not power the unit and move it to the right to allow power to amplify the preamp? I hope someone can answer this question so I know that I an properly using this item.

Was nice Televes gave you a white lab coat BUT do we get the white F Supply Power Unit that the one cable running down into a home? Not mentioned as needed or included in the video or at the link purchase site. I assume it needs power but not sure if item is included. Tnx.

Would prefer a preamp with 3 to 5 antenna inputs. and also if they would sell notch filters so I could selectively choose which antenna receives selected stations.

It looks more like a combiner than an amp. Does it have an injector as well?

Great video, Tyler, and it looks like just what I need to pull in Albany stations better. But in our area of the Northeast, I'm not sure if it's suitable since it is showing a temperature range in the expanded specs of 23F min to 113F max. Since we see -10F to 20F pretty regularly in Jan/Feb, is this amp intended for more moderate climates?

Televes needs to publish the noise level specs for these amps. A pre-amp with low noise is the most important spec when buying a pre-amp. High gain specs mean nothing if the noise floor is also high.

Tyler, can I use the 2 input preamp but use only 1 antenna and then add a second antenna later?

This is perfect timing I was just looking for a preamp

If I only have one antenna, will the Televes T-Force Single Input Antenna Preamp provide a better picture versus the Televes T-Force Dual Input Antenna Preamp? The specification says it provides more gain than the dual input Preamp.

Another great video ...... may I ask, where on the coax run is the best to install this unit; up on the antenna, or, inside near the television?

I see this product is focused on the US market since it is not available on the Televes´s website for Spain. It makes sense since most people in the US are used to the F connectors, not the previous Easy F connection. I like it. Cheers!

another nice feature of this line of pre-amps... they have a DC pass thru option, just in case you have one of those awesome pingbingding antennas with a built in pre-amp. makes sense. many Televes antennas have built in pre-amps. kind of curious how it would do in that scenario. Two pre-amps on an antenna.

Did you look at the specified temperature operating range, 23 to 113 degrees fahrenheit? It often gets below 23 degrees where I live.

$70.00 is a decent price for a preamp of this quality. Might consider this for my next setup.

Hi Tyler, I put a big roof antenna into my attic (similar to cm3020 but rca 3038). I want to split to 2 coax up there and run one direct to a tv and another to my basement for a fire tv recast box. The direct one is for an elderly person so trying to keep it simple. The recast one is for the rest of us who are less technically challenged. Today is a clear cold night and I have less signal than last night which was overcast and cool. There is a power outlet up there. So, I’m wondering if I need a pre-amp, an inline amp or a powered splitter. Do you have any suggestions for me? I’m in MA 02332 pointing toward transmitters near Providence RI. I appreciate any insights.

Purchased Televes 1-Input TForce Mast Amplifier to pair with an existing ClearStream outdoor antenna and performance dropped. Signal quality dropped, and some stations no longer were able to be received. Using new RG-6 cable with very short run.

Tyler The Science Guy

I have a 8bay antenna. Works great on UHF as expected but VHF has a few channels on certain days break up. Would this preamp work to not only improve the gain on UHF but help out what VHF signal is being received with this 8 bay antenna. Will the preamp work on VHF/UHF with a single input to it? thanks

Because of you I just bought one from the link you gave me. Hope it does the job on the 180 out . Best Regards Jack Hreha.

Where do u perches Television products from