Will an aerial booster improve my freeview reception?
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV No, an amplifier won't normally help with a Freeview signal. Can I suggest the following:
1. If you can raise the aerial up by an extra metre or so;
2. Check the direction of the aerial and that the it is either "vertical" or "horizontal" as required.
3. Check that all the connectors and cables are in good condition, look especially for stray wires from the outer shielding on the cable being loose;
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Friday, 15 April 2011
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
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Jean9:34 AM
Benfleet
WE live in SS7 4 Lt our ariel points to BluebellHill for the last week at least we have been unble to receive any itv channel four or five progs on freeview all parts of the day we have rescanned several time...seems to get worse each timer.. what can we do most annoying when we are used to watch certain prograns and loose it half way through or don't even get started....please help/advise this is a built in freeview tellie but it also applies to ones using a freeview box too!! your help wouold be appreciated...
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Jean: You are not predicted to get any Multiplex 2 reception until switchover from Bluebell Hill next year, and not from anywhere at all until Roucefall and Sudbury switch on 20th July 2011.
If you have been getting a signal, it is more by luck than anything else.
You might want to consider Freesat as a fill-in service until the middle of next year.
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Saturday, 21 May 2011
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t johnston6:49 PM
hi, i have a tv with freeview built in upstairs which is working on the outside aerial. it has had a perfect pic for about a year and a half until recently when all the bbc channels have interference and is impossible to watch, any suggestions
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Sunday, 29 May 2011
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Nat3:02 PM
Hi. I live in an Apartment complex & just got a tv with built in free-view for our bedroom however there is no Ariel socket in this room. We have just purchased a Indoor Ariel, which has given us a snowy picture for channels 1-5, however it is not picking up any digital. free-view channels. is there anything we could try/buy to boost the signal? (we've already moved the Ariel to numerous locations and moved the antennae's around but no improvement....Help !!!
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Monday, 30 May 2011
Nat: Indoor aerials are unsuitable for Freeview reception. The best thing you can probably do is run an extension cable from one of your working TV out points and run it to the bedroom.
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Saturday, 6 August 2011
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taylor4:34 PM
Cleethorpes
aerial in the loft, i can receive all channels
except bbc1 and bbc2 after resetting tv
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jb387:59 PM
taylor: The Belmont transmitter is now on high power on Mux Ch22, the BBC channels you are having a problem with, and its possibly an over powerful signal blocking your tuners input circuitry that's causing your difficulties.
If you have any form of booster on your aerial system try removing it, however if you haven't, then you may need to purchase a simple attenuator to place in line with the aerial.
A good test though for determining over powerful signal problems is to try a test using a set top type aerial.
It should be pointed out that its only BBC channels that are presently on high power, none of the others until switchover later in the month.
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jb388:02 PM
taylor: You could also try a manual tune on Mux Ch22 just to see what is indicated, if nothing (or very low) then that points to problem mentioned.
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