tv hub booster

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kiwis

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#175790 11-Jul-2015 20:51

not sure if this is the right thread

i have sky going i to my lounge and back to my garage hub then onto my bedroom so i can watch the same sky channel bed as in the lounge

the issue is my bedroom signal is weak, almost like I have bunny ears on. i think the signal is took weak, how can i test this to confirm it and boost the signal???

JimmyH

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#1341658 12-Jul-2015 16:37

More information might help. It's hard to even venture a suggestion without knowing things like:
- what type of sky decoder?
- how is it connected to the TVs, using what types of cables?
- how long are the cable runs?

richms

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#1341697 12-Jul-2015 17:41

If using the modulator built into a set top box, this is normal. they are only made to drive a single TV over a short cable run.

If you have the external one on a mysky (box with LED numbers) then there is something wrong with your cabling, those output a crapload of signal.

Also, if you are mixing the modulator with an off air antenna so you can see freeview as well as the sky then you might just be on a noisy channel. 700MHz mobile sites are coming online around the place, which is in the space that used to be vacent and ideal to set up RF modulators on. Spark have done heaps in the waikato recently. So location may help, as well as when it started.

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kiwis

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#1341713 12-Jul-2015 18:27

i have a asm6311 rf modulator, running from garage to main Tv is maybe 20-30 meters each way and another 15 to bedroom

im in auckland, north shore.

richms

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#1341844 12-Jul-2015 22:45

Has it ever worked ok?

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kiwis

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#1341873 13-Jul-2015 07:12

im not sure, i used to have a cheap 32 inch tv which always had an average picture now i have a 42 inch so can clearly see how bad the quality is

what were you thinking?

Andib

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#1341883 13-Jul-2015 07:32

kiwis: im not sure, i used to have a cheap 32 inch tv which always had an average picture now i have a 42 inch so can clearly see how bad the quality is

what were you thinking?

Are you sure its not just the picture quallity?

RF (even without any signal issues) looks bad on a 40+" TV.

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