3db Coax Cable Attenuator Pad (1 each)

Solves problem of too strong signals from my Tv antenna.

I had an issue with video pixelation on my TV/DVR and after investigation, determined my cable signal strength and signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio were too strong. With me, some experimentation was necessary to determine the right combination of dB to correct the issue. The 3 dB attenuator wasn't strong enough but I settled on using a 10 dB and 3 dB attenuator and found the sweet spot for my reception. Pixelation issues are gone and I now have a clean signal.

This is not the correct attenuator for a modem. While it decreases the Rx power by nearly what is advertised, it increases the Tx power by the same amount. I am giving it 5 stars because it works as advertised for the rated power reduction. I purchased a forward path attenuator and it did what was needed for a modem application.

Amazing. I got the Winegard amplified flat antenna, which brought in the missing channels I was needing... mostly. But for WSMV-TV (a VHF channel), I was only getting the main 4-1 (oddly showing as 4-10). The internet told me that this was likely because of OVER-powering from the amplifier. This 3db attenuation did the trick, bringing in the rest of the 4s while not losing any other channels. Great investment... even though I will never, ever watch those channels I battled to bring in!

Bought this to reduce the power on the QAM256 and OFDM channels for my internet connection which is DOCSIS 3.1. It reduced the regular channels by about 3db as intended but lowered the OFDM channels by closer to 5 which made the connection a little unstable and would reboot the modem about every 24 hours. I would not recommend this for a DOCSIS 3.1 connection unless the OFDM channels are closer to 10db.

We have 6 computers at home + phones, printers, Roku, smart TV's etc mostly on WiFi. When we upgraded to Spectrum 1gb internet service we also upgraded our personal modem. We started noticing some latency and drop connection issues across multiple devices and after some light reading and review of our model signal levels I decided to buy a signal attenuator pad. After trying the 6db connector my result seemed mixed but better so I decided to go with the 3db and this seems to be the perfect target. Modem now shows very minimal entries related to latency or connection and overall connection is super stable. For reference, i believe that spectrum already have one on the cable entering the house but I'm nor sure what's the DB rating on it. Although this thing may not work for anyone you should give it a try if you have issues.

I purchased a few of these in different strengths because I've been dealing with my signal strength being too high and overloading my HDHomeRun tuner, and they've all been great! I had to stack multiple strengths to experiment and get to the right amount, and I'll probably buy another from this brand in the proper amount to have a single attenuator instead of a ridiculously long stack hanging off.

Highlights Ordered a 3 dB attenuator Received a 6 dB attenuator instead Build quality appeared good Unable to properly evaluate performance Had to return the item Functionality I ordered this attenuator as part of troubleshooting the reception of my over-the-air TV antenna. My antenna's built-in amplifier was already set to its maximum gain, so I wanted to add a 3 dB attenuator to give me another adjustment option while testing reception. Unfortunately, the item I received was labeled as a 6 dB attenuator instead of the 3 dB version I had ordered. Ease of Use The connector appeared to be the correct style and would have installed easily inline with the coax cable. Quality The attenuator itself looked to be well made with solid connectors. I have no complaints about the physical construction. Value Because I received the wrong attenuation value, I couldn't perform the testing I intended. A 6 dB reduction was more attenuation than I wanted for my troubleshooting, so I returned it and ordered the correct 3 dB version instead. My rating reflects receiving the incorrect item rather than the quality of the attenuator itself.