Can I use an rf splitter backwards?

I know it seems silly, but I have one cable coming in from the
outside, currently in use as a Cox cable input, and I don't want to
drill any holes through my wall. I have an old tv antenna outside
which I would like to connect to my HDTV antenna input. I'm thinking
about combining the Cox input with the antenna input using a splitter
backwards as a combiner running it all through the one cable. If that
worked I could run it into both my tv antenna and my cable box. Then I
could cancel the HDTV subscription and get the cheapest Cox digital
hookup they have while getting the local mainstream HDTV channels over
the air.

The question is, will that work?

--Lynn

http://math.asu.edu/~kurtz
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  • Re: Can I use an rf splitter backwards?
    ... which I would like to connect to my HDTV antenna input. ... backwards as a combiner running it all through the one cable. ... hookup they have while getting the local mainstream HDTV channels over ...
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  • Re: Can I use an rf splitter backwards?
    ... which I would like to connect to my HDTV antenna input. ... about combining the Cox input with the antenna input using a splitter ... Worse, since Cox figures their signals will remain confined to the cable, they use frequencies not assigned for TV. Connecting their cable to an antenna will cause these signals, too, to be radiated -- making various spectrum users rather unhappy! ...
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