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product_id: 279996798
title: "RCA TVPRAMP12E Digital Signal Preamplifier for Outdoor Antennas Black 5.90in. x 4.10in. x 3.90in."
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price: "$295"
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# 38dB combined gain (16dB VHF + 22dB UHF) Switchable FM trap for interference control Designed & engineered in the USA RCA TVPRAMP12E Digital Signal Preamplifier for Outdoor Antennas Black 5.90in. x 4.10in. x 3.90in.

**Brand:** rca
**Price:** $295
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 📡 Elevate your antenna game — never miss a moment in the signal race!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** RCA TVPRAMP12E Digital Signal Preamplifier for Outdoor Antennas Black 5.90in. x 4.10in. x 3.90in. by rca
- **How much does it cost?** $295 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- rca enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted rca brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Rugged Outdoor Ready:** Compact, weather-resistant design built to thrive in challenging reception zones.
- • **Interference? Not Here.:** Switchable FM trap cuts out FM frequency noise for uninterrupted viewing.
- • **Boost Weak Signals Like a Pro:** SmartBoost tech amplifies faint signals to maximize channel availability.
- • **Tailored Frequency Optimization:** Separate UHF and VHF amplification ensures crystal-clear reception across bands.
- • **Made in the USA, Trusted Worldwide:** Precision engineering guarantees reliable performance wherever you are.

## Overview

The RCA TVPRAMP12E is a compact, outdoor digital signal preamplifier engineered to boost weak VHF and UHF antenna signals by up to 38dB combined gain. Featuring SmartBoost technology and a switchable FM trap, it optimizes reception quality in low-signal and interference-prone areas. Designed and built in the USA, this preamplifier is ideal for professionals and enthusiasts seeking reliable, enhanced TV signal performance in challenging environments.

## Description

Enhances and amplifies UHF/VHF antenna reception increases and improves Wideband RF amplification between the receiver and antennacompensates for signal loss/weak signal that occurs during long cable runs or multiple TV/VCR connections

Review: Funciona muy bien lo compre ase unos meses y mejoro mucho la señal. Soy de área rural. De México compré otros amplificadores y no funcionaron bien. Solo este RCA es el que me funcionó perfecto
Review: I read the bad reviews here and also online that the faulty power supply has been addressed. This inexpensive preamplifier exceeded my expectations. What you need to know is... 1) You can't amplify a signal your tiny antenna isn't receiving. 2) There are many factors involved in reception as in interference, overload, distance from transmitters, size of antenna, pointing, etc. 3) Make sure your power coax line is NOT split or interrupted when getting to the power supply 4) Make your splits after the power supply or you will not pass enough power to the unit. I have a 4 bay bowtie, LTE filter plus this preamplifier and it really solidified my reception. I recommend this, just make sure you read up on what antenna you need and how to install it properly. If your tiny $9 antenna doesn't sniff a channel at all, your preamplifier will not amplify a Zero signal. It can only amplify something received by the antenna and eliminate the loss of the coax run. It doesn't grant miracles. It works, just do your homework first.

## Features

- Designed specifically to improve the performance of outdoor antennas in low signal strength areas
- Switchable FM trap reduces interference from FM frequencies
- REFER TO ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS BELOW BEFORE USE.
- Preamplifier for outdoor antennas extends range in low signal strength areas
- RCA's advanced SmartBoost technology amplifies weak signals to deliver the most channels possible
- Optimizes performance with separate UHF/VHF amplification
- Switchable FM trap to prevent interference from FM signals
- Use in all difficult reception areas. VHF gain: 16dB, UHF gain: 22dB, Intermodulation: Avg>60dB
- Designed and engineered in the USA
- ** VERY IMPORTANT**DISCLAIMER: Reception quality and channels received will depend on distance from towers, broadcast power, terrain and other factors. Hence kindly refer the User Manual before use.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B003P92D9Y |
| Item model number | TVPRAMP1Z |
| Manufacturer | Audiovox Accessories Corporation |
| Product Dimensions | 14.73 x 9.65 x 8.89 cm; 68.04 g |

## Product Details

- **Antenna:** Radio, Television
- **Brand:** RCA
- **Colour:** Black
- **Number of channels:** 82
- **UPC:** 044476137471

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***N on 12 April 2023*

Funciona muy bien lo compre ase unos meses y mejoro mucho la señal. Soy de área rural. De México compré otros amplificadores y no funcionaron bien. Solo este RCA es el que me funcionó perfecto

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by S***2 on 9 July 2021*

I read the bad reviews here and also online that the faulty power supply has been addressed. This inexpensive preamplifier exceeded my expectations. What you need to know is... 1) You can't amplify a signal your tiny antenna isn't receiving. 2) There are many factors involved in reception as in interference, overload, distance from transmitters, size of antenna, pointing, etc. 3) Make sure your power coax line is NOT split or interrupted when getting to the power supply 4) Make your splits after the power supply or you will not pass enough power to the unit. I have a 4 bay bowtie, LTE filter plus this preamplifier and it really solidified my reception. I recommend this, just make sure you read up on what antenna you need and how to install it properly. If your tiny $9 antenna doesn't sniff a channel at all, your preamplifier will not amplify a Zero signal. It can only amplify something received by the antenna and eliminate the loss of the coax run. It doesn't grant miracles. It works, just do your homework first.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by E***. on 9 October 2020*

Ok, some previous reviews were really negative towards this product. I purchased a 3 amp switcher power supply, in case the supplied wallwort quit. My findings after installation: RCA did a good job on designing a low cost/good performance preamp/booster. **NOTE**: The preamps sole job is to amplify tv signal so as to overcome feedline loss. I have replaced my coax as part of my install with a high quality flooded type Rg6 coax. So far I have not had any problem at all with my RCA preamp and it had outperformed the channel master spartan I took down that I had for years. This unit has a fm trap to help with close fm broadcast transmitters, which I did switch on. I cannot coment on its ability to handle overload strong nearby tv transmitters, as I am located in a extreme fringe reception area. Overall I think RCA did a pretty good job. (Don't over tighten coax to the connectors) (hand tighten is sufficient). It's a good product that I found so far. I will do an update review later probably 6 months-a year to give a full honest review. 73 GOD bless. K5EWM. UPDATE,: RCA has done an amazing job in bringing an affordable/guallity product for consumers. Mine has been up now over 2 months and has performed flawlessly. I did puchase a replacement wallwort power supply @ 12 volts 3 amp capacity (switcher) to operate it should it fail. The supplied power supply is still going strong. When I put mine up I used a coaxial discharge unit that is grounded with it's dedicated ground wire and ground rod. This is for lightning protection. The unit bleeds off the static charge that builds up and the spike energy from a close strike. If the lightning is super close it will blow out the discharge unit, but at the same time saving the preamp from damage. Amazon has these discharge units and they work very well. Now in a direct strike; there is nothing that can be done about that. It becomes a non functioning crispy critter. (Blitzed) (junk). RCA designed this product to operate on 12 volts via the injector and wallwort. Always use high quality coax feedline for less signal loss. I used a swept tested flooded Rg6 cable I made up off a spool (the good stuff). Being a flooded cable it doesn't assorb moisture leading to signal degrading and last a very long time. They said my cable was suitable for direct burial (not string trimmer proof) I didn't do that. RCA 👍 did a good job. Just don't over tighten the coax connectors/use good quality coax/ consider the use of antenna discharge units with ground rod & wire. Make certain when building a coax assembly feedline, be absolutely sure none of those small wires of the sheild can short the center conductor and blow out that wallwort power supply. Also very important; ( DO NOT LOCATE YOUR ANTENNA ANYWHERE NEAR POWER LINES) Let's be safe so we can enjoy all that wonderful free tv reception. Also it is a good thing to have a helper on an antenna project, and extra set of eyes to spot potential danger, and warn you of it and if a accident does happen they can call 911 if and when you can't. Be careful on ladders and roofs a fall from even a single story House roof can very well be fatal. Practice safety, it's for your own health and well being. Ok, I guess it's time to get off the soap box. Lol. Saftey-saftey-saftey in practice keeps you out of the hospital. 73 and GOD bless K5EWM. UPDATE: I made a mistake in my previous installation. With the outdoor portion amplifier mounted, I didn't leave enough slack in the input and output coax cables. I'm using a very stiff flooded version of RG6 swept tested 75 ohm coax. I used vinyl electric tape to secure both coax to the mast. Over time the taps shrank, much like heat shrink tubing. This caused extra pressure against both the coax fittings in the bottom side of the outdoor booster amp. That caused the fragile connections to break internally to the amplifier. This was my fault as I didn't leave enough slack, and was worried about wind vibration causing fatigue and then failure of the connections. I replaced both the power supply (indoor portion), and the outdoor amplifier portion, leaving more slack, so as not to repeat the same problem again. Anyone can make a mistake, including me. Lol. Tv reception fully restored and working great now. When I get time I will checkout the outdoor unit to see if I can repair it. If so, there will be more to come. These inexpensive preamp boosters work pretty good, considering the price point. Off air tv signals can be pretty complex in extreme deep fringe areas, like I'm in, so large antenna array are necessary to ensure satisfactory results. The boosters sole job is to help overcome signal loss of the coaxial feed line. Adding more amplifier gain, won't do much to get more channels. Bigger antennas or stacking for more gain is a much better route to improved signal. Hope this helps someone out. 73 Earnest K5EWM. Informational update: I have had good luck with this product and it works very well considering it's price tag. **NOTE**; for my install, I already had a good quality amplified splitter to distribute TV signal via RG6 to other rooms of the house. Typically most non-amplified splitters have horrible loss in signal and then the cable runs to each tv in the home. RCA has an inexpensive amplified splitter, using one of these instead of a non amplified splitter with killer signal loss can help out considerably to ensure you get signal sufficient to operate your tv and minimize signal loss in your multiple tv set installation. The RCA distribution amplifier isn't the absolute best money can buy; but for consumers trying to achieve tv reception goals on a budget, it's probably a game changer. All tv booster/amplifiers do 1 thing only: ( amplify a weak signal to overcome signal loss in coax feed line run). All boosters/amplifiers do generate noise (distortion) in the process of amplification. Now the lower the noise and higher gain is to the better. RCA has put together products in their upper line that will do ok performance for most applications and do so on a reasonable budget. I am talking about their higher end tv antenna amplifier products only. To really benefit and get high performance, the antenna must gather enough useable signal on its own to start with. I started working with tv antennas and improving reception from age 12; I am 65 years of age now and held amateur radio operator license since 1976 to present. I try to convey my findings to give an honest review that anyone can understand and benefit from. Enough about me, I have tinkered with this stuff my whole life. Now about safety (yours); DO NOT LOCATE ANY ANTENNA OR MAST ANYWHERE REMOTELY CLOSE TO ANY POWER LINE EVER! NEVER EVER ATTEMPT TO DO AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA PROJECT WITHOUT A HELPER. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT; THE HELPER CAN CALL 911 FOR HELP IF YOU CAN'T. SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AT ALL TIMES! BE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE CLEAR THAT WHEN USING LADDERS, THE LADDER IS SECURE AND WILL NOT SLIDE/BECOME DISLODGED OR NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE. ALWAYS HAVE YOUR INSTALL BUDDY LOOK THINGS OVER BEFORE THE JOB STARTS. CARRY NECESSARY TOOLS WITH YOU IN YOUR POCKETS, SO YOU CAN SAFELY COMPLETE THE INSTALL. 73 and GOD bless Earnest K5EWM. New update after 3 years continuous service. This preamp booster amplifier is built by parent company that owns Audiovox. The model I have has the 12 volt switching wall watt power supply rated at 200 ma. I use the fm trap to eliminate strong signal overload from a newly added FM broadcast radio station with pep transmitter rf output of 30kw. My tv antenna installation is less than 1/4 mile from the FM broadcast radio station transmitter and the FM trap is working well. 73 Earnest K5EWM. UPDATE: ***************** 09/22/2024 MY CHANNEL MASTER EXTREME DEEP FRINGE DUAL BAND VHF/UHF preamp booster amplifier has died. It didn't take a lightning hit. It failed in good weather and not a cloud in the sky. It is an expensive booster too. I pulled out old reliable RCA and redo my connections and im watching tv again via tv antenna. Performance result is every bit as good (as far as I can tell, without measuring -dbm output). I get identical signal bar levels on tv display for each channel. Those high end boosters look great on paper and there are applications where some difference can be realized, but not in my installation. RCA has designed a pretty good product at a value pricepoint that favors the consumer well. The perfect tv preamp booster amplifier will never exist, but useful bang for the buck (RCA HAS IT DONE RIGHT). SAVE YOUR MONEY; BUY RCA. I had to climb 120 feet of tower to change out the Channel Master booster to reinstall the RCA. A preamp/booster sole job is to overcome download cable loss. That is all it can do. Yes you can buy better, will it make that huge of difference; (if you use quality coax); probably not. Your antenna captures the signal, use the best possible antenna, a good quality support mast, high quality rg6 coax with good quality connectors, and a good quality preamp booster and a good quality amplified splitter in the house for coax feedline runs to other rooms of your home. Once a tv channel signal is lost due to feedline loss; its gone. It can't be reanimated by a booster amplifier, no matter its cost. Thats why boosting the signal at the receiving antenna works best. This is probably the final chapter in my review and update of this product. Im happy with my RCA it works when the high dollar Channel Master booster amplifier kicked the bucket 🪣 and cost 1/3 the price too. Stay safe with your install. Outdoor antennas are not a 1 man job. Get help. I personally know a amateur radio operator that did the lone wolf antenna install by himself. He is now a silent key 🗝️ because of his bull headed decision to work on the roof and ladder by himself. {[( SILENT KEY = GRAVEYARD DEAD }]). It cost him his life. So he was an experienced ham radio operator with lots of outdoor antennas experience and he died by himself, because he didn't have a helper.

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