poor reception on freeview tv

[mikel]

A family friend asked me to replace a TV ariel point as the cable kept dropping out of the old one,and on certain channels the reception was poor. Changed the ariel point and it has improvedthe reception except on ITV channels. ITV 1 isn't too bad but ITV 2 and 3 are poor. The picture often freezes or breaks down into rectangular pieces. Now I'm the first to admit I ain't an ariel installer or audio visual expert but is there anything I can check/alter to give a beter picture. The oher TVs in the hous are fine. It's not the TV (well I don't think it is this tv has only recently been purchased as new). The TV is for a disabled boy n the family haven't got much money to get in specialists

 

[Robojin]

Ideally you need to measure the signal strength at that point, this will be the likely reason for lost channel clusters

Things I'd look at;

if the other TV's are ok, trace this cable back, where does it connect to the aerial down feed?, if you find one of those nasty white plastic Y splitters, remove it (run it over with your van) and get a metal 2-1 shielded version (about

 

[NozSpark]

Have you re-installed the channels??

 

[mikel]

No, I've not re installed the channels. Do you think it would help

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

1st question has to be...

Is the aerial any good AND is it pointing in the right direction?

So go to a site such as this link..

and check the recommended compass bearing to the bestist transmitter for your area!

http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe?

You just stick in your post code or OS grid reference..

Print out the results..

take it back with you show customer a copy..

impress them with you technical knowledge of the local TV transmitters!!! :^O :^O

It will give you options of compass direction for all of the local transmitters..

if aerial needs to be 'V'ert or 'H'oz..

also it suggest aerial type e.g. amplified and/or high gain aerials for optimum signal!

It may be that you are onto a loser to start with cuz its a poor aerial pointing to the wrong transmitter!!

opcorn :coffee

 

[NozSpark]

The first thingyou should have done was to re-install the channels.... it should be done regularly anyway

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

No, I've not re installed the channels. Do you think it would help

Occasionally transmitter works means they shuffle around the frequencies that some channels are transmitted on! :_|

Has the area you are in gone fully Digital yet?

 

[Andy™]

is it receiving from the correct transmitter?

in this area, there are a few transmitters. a more local but not so powerful has a weak signal here, but its channels are lower, so are first found by the TV. sometimes they take the first signal per TV channel, and dont look for the stronger signal from the other transmitter

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

Worth checking there are no transmitter works going on..

follow this link

https://faq.external.bbc.co.uk/templates/bbcfaqs/emailstatic/interferencePage?entryID=&id=H27GIDC8354EGFTSJEDN89VKF2&moduleID=

you then stick in post code

On SELECT CATEGORY click Reception Problems

Then on RELATING TO click Television

Then on PLATFORM click Freeview..

it should then tell you of any local transmitter works in your area!

:x ; )

 

[Apache]

ITV 1 isn't too bad but ITV 2 and 3 are poor.

I can happily receive ITV 2 and 3 and I can confirm they really are poor and it's 100% not worth putting any effort into receiving either channel!

 

[mikel]

I would agree patch, but it's in a room for a severly disabled boy about 14yrs old. He is physically disabled and can't get around too well so I'd ike to get it working well for him (and personnal pride)

 

[initforthemoney]

I agree about the channel retuning.

However, because there is a lot of shuffling going on, it has transpired that some older freeview TV's and set top boxes are no longer compatible.

This is due to the shuffling and the retuning of certain frequencies that older STB's etc cannot receive, regardless of how many times you retune or do a hard reset.

 

[steptoe]

Mikel,

your in Horwich, is that the Horwich as in Bolton or somewhere else?

Im really rubbish at this guessing where places are game.

PM me and I'll come have a look if you want, sometimes it just takes a second glance to see the wood.