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#302111 29-Oct-2022 17:19
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Anyone else in Auckland having issues with channels in the last few hours during the lightning and rain? TVNZ channels seem to have no signal or pixelated, Mediaworks are OK. Most TVs are working but one has no signal at all. That TV has the oldest cable(like 30 years old) running to it. I have turned off and the the Kingray TV Amplifier which seemed to help a little bit but still some channels don't have full signal. Nothing has changed regarding wiring, antenna, it all started in the last few hours during the rain. I checked https://freeviewforum.co.nz/page/network-status but it says nothing about Auckland and was wondering knew if anything was up regarding the transmitters or anything like that.


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  #2989556 29-Oct-2022 17:20
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DVB-S or DVB-T?




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  #2989557 29-Oct-2022 17:21
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DVB-T, antenna on 2 storey roof


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  #2989580 29-Oct-2022 18:50
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Your signal is probably sitting too close to the threshold.

Could be location ,cables ,connections ,corrosion or a combination of any of these .You mention 30-year-old cable. It’s probably RG 59 at best so if you can replace it with RG6. Are the rest of your cables, RG6?



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  #2989641 30-Oct-2022 11:25
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Update: It was my Masthead Amplifier, bought a new one, everything's working well, all channels tuned on all TVs.


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