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Thank you for asking this question Best Buy customer Rick as a detailed answer will most probably help a lot of other people! Respectfully offered, "prior" to even considering the purchase of an "extension" for this antenna, please know that the "TYPE" of Coaxial cable incorporated into the design of this Winegard Flatwave FL-5500A Indoor HDTV antenna is an "RG-59" Coax cable and "NOT" an RG-6 cable! I made the mistake of using an RG-6 Coaxial cable as an extension cable and it truly had a "negative" impact on my ability to pull in TV stations' broadcast signals and maintain consistent performance of many of those that I could easily get. The best answer to your question is to conduct a GOOGLE search for => RG-59 Coaxial cable with female connectors. You can also specify the approximate length that you want, but make sure that the cables which you are thinking about purchasing already have the connectors incorporated into their design--unless you want to add them yourself. They say that the gold plated connectors (or gold in color!) are the best, but I don't know that for certain. Please keep in mind that it's best not to make your extension cable too long in length. Also, this Winegard Flatwave FL-5500A Indoor HDTV antenna has an amplifier. There are two (2) ways to connect this amplifier. One is by using a USB cable connected directly to your TV. With this type of connection, the antenna's amplifier will turn off when the TV does and it "may" extend the life of the antenna's in-line amplifier. If your Coax "extension" cable is longer, you may have to connect its amplifier by using the amplifier's A/C adapter and you may need an additional A/C extension power cord for that. I have provided a photo below for your review Rick which shows the male--male Coax cable connectors which are necessary if you are going to add an RG-59 Coaxial cable extension. I cut the cable long ago and I receive some 45+ over-the-air TV channels and I hope that you have a similar enjoyable TV viewing experience. Please don't forget to go on websites like TVFool.com (and there are many other websites!) to identify the location (i.e., direction), distance, and available stations in your area, and also remember to periodically conduct "re-scans" to optimize your TV viewing experience.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This Winegard Flatwave FL-5500A Indoor HDTV antenna incorporates "RG-59" Coaxial Cable into its design--"not" RG-6! I made the mistake of using an RG-6 Coaxial cable extension and this configuration "negatively" impacted broadcast reception! You will need to connect the female ends of the RG-59 Coax Cable with a male--male Coax connector. Also, this Winegard Flatwave FL-5500A Indoor HDTV antenna also has an "in-line" amplifier so most probably when you extend this cable you may not be able to connect the amplifier to your TV's USB port as it may not reach so you may have to use the A/C adapter and connect an optional A/C extension cord to that. Try to avoid using too long of a Coaxial extension cable. I hope that this helps you Rick.
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