Problem with TV aerial

In_for_a_Bargain

Hi. Hoping somebody can shed some light on my problem. My hubby has just replaced both of our TV aerials. One works the downstairs TV and that is fine. Other one works 2 TV's upstairs. Before they were both wired into the one aerial, but the guy in the shop said that you can't do it that way with new aerials, you would have to use a splitter. Well he has done this and now we can only play one TV or the other upstairs, anybody any suggestions as this is going to be rather annoying.

Browntoa

spiltter halves the signal, signal may be too weak

TonyLisaP

My Mother has exactly the same problem with a digital ariel. It all used to work fine on the analogue setup. Had to buy better cabling in the end.

fwor

Depending on the quality of signal in your area, you may find that a combined splitter and signal amplifier will help. Maplin sell them.

Unfortunately if the signal is very weak they don't help, as you end up amplifying the noise instead of the signal. But it sounds as though you are in a moderately good signal area if 1 TV will work ok.

In_for_a_Bargain

Thanks folks. Signal is pretty good in our area. Message to last poster, we have good signal on all three but just not at same time, as I said upstairs it is one or the other. Will look into suggestions and tell hubby!

chuckles1066

In_for_a_Bargain wrote: »

Thanks folks. Signal is pretty good in our area. Message to last poster, we have good signal on all three but just not at same time, as I said upstairs it is one or the other. Will look into suggestions and tell hubby!

Reminds me of the two television aerials that got married...........apparently the ceremony was crap but the reception was brilliant.

In_for_a_Bargain

Message to TonyLisaP. When we bought the cable my hubby asked what difference it makes and he was told that digital TV cable doesn't make much difference it is just a big con to get you to spend more money.

penrhyn

In_for_a_Bargain wrote: »

Thanks folks. Signal is pretty good in our area. Message to last poster, we have good signal on all three but just not at same time, as I said upstairs it is one or the other. Will look into suggestions and tell hubby!

I assume you mean if you plug any one TV in then the signal is OK, thats because the TV terminates the signal, into 75 ohms as it happens, so as has been previously pointed out when all three sets are connected each only receives a third of the original signal.
The solution would be to fit a distribution amplifier to replace the splitter.

BTW Pedants corner, there is no such thing as Digital co-ax or Digital Aerials.

Inactive

penrhyn wrote: »

BTW Pedants corner, there is no such thing as Digital co-ax or Digital Aerials.

Indeed, agreed.

Also it is far better to use good quality Satellite Cable instead of standard Co-Ax Cable, it is far better at rejecting interference, a real nuisance on Digital Reception.;)

In_for_a_Bargain

Thanks again folks. Hubby had a brain wave last night and realised that maybe he had the wires to the splitter the wrong way round. Swapped them and hey presto both TV's upstairs now work.