cant get my aerial to work...or its just me!

brendanb581

Right i needed to fix a coaxial plug onto my aerial wire, so i bough these :

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=1606

tried to fit it on by following this tutorial :

http://www.qvsdirect.com/How-to-fit-a-Coaxial-Plug-p-72.html

I cant get any channels on freeview to work! I get 5 normal analogue channels but they are so fuzzy! this aerial used to work fine so im guessing im doing something wrong.

Any ideas?

aliEnRIK

Your sure the snow isnt affecting the aerial?

brendanb581

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Your sure the snow isnt affecting the aerial?

There is hardly any snow here at all so I doubt that is the reason.

bryanb

If just one strand of the outer braid is touching the inner core this will happen

Or perhaps one of the cable clips is piercing it?

brendanb581

bryanb wrote: »

If just one strand of the outer braid is touching the inner core this will happen

None of it is touching the innter core, did i buy the right plugs?

lucylucky

Is the aerial still there and pointing the right way?

Did you get freeview before?

bryanb

Yep, that's the one

Check your aerial is pointing same as next door etc

brendanb581

bryanb wrote: »

Yep, that's the one

Check your aerial is pointing same as next door etc

Yeah they all pointing the same way mate, maybe faulty aerial? or maybe its just mega old (like 25 years old...but it worked for freeview before, i remember recieiving like at least 10 of the good channels)

john87_2

right plug, right instructions.

make sure you are keeping the copper braid away from the inner wire and that the inner wire is in contact with the centre stem pin (this plug has a small screw to make this connection)

DatabaseError

yep, that's the right connector

take it apart and start again (cut 2" of cable off for a fresh start)

That tutorial looks right, the only variation I do is I cut/fold away the silver inner (looks like tin-foil) which helps prevent any copper strands catching the inner wire

brendanb581

I'll try again and get back to y'all