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danepak

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#285981 28-May-2021 18:05
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Sometimes (not always), the signal for some channels (for example TV 1 and TV2) becomes really weak.

It happens around 6pm in the evening.

We've already got a signal booster installed.

How come this happens and generelly around this time in the evening?

It's a clear night tonight, so can't blame it on bad weather.


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  #2714805 28-May-2021 18:37
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What type of antenna are you using?, what is distance to tower??, do you have line of sight???




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  #2714807 28-May-2021 18:39
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Unsure about either of your questions, sorry.
But if it was an antenna issue or a distance issue, shouldn’t it be a persistent issue and not only in the early evening hours?

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  #2714812 28-May-2021 18:42
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Not necessarily. Where is the signal booster - on the antenna mast????




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  #2714815 28-May-2021 18:44
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Signal booster is installed behind the TV.

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  #2714817 28-May-2021 18:45
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The last place it should be. You install a signal booster before the signal is lost over the cable run, i.e., it should be on the antenna mast head.




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  #2714818 28-May-2021 18:46
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Why did you abandon your identical thread of last year??? Did you get the installer back???




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  #2714820 28-May-2021 18:48
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Terrestrial or satellite?

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  #2714821 28-May-2021 18:50
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And also have the antenna relocated from ceiling cavity to a location where it is in line of sight to transmitter, i.e., without the roof in the way.




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  #2714844 28-May-2021 19:02
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Boosters are wideband, chances are its overloading on someone infront of the antenna using a phone or some other device in a nearby band. Even a dect phone can screw up things sometime if the signal is way stronger than the in band stuff its supposed to be boosting.




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  #2714848 28-May-2021 19:06
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Spyware:

Why did you abandon your identical thread of last year??? Did you get the installer back???



The problem looked like it disappeared, which is why I didn’t get the installer back.

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  #2714849 28-May-2021 19:06
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RunningMan:

Terrestrial or satellite?



Terrestrial

 
 
 
 

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  #2714850 28-May-2021 19:08
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And also have the antenna relocated from ceiling cavity to a location where it is in line of sight to transmitter, i.e., without the roof in the way.


I should probably have asked them about this, when the house was built (we only moved in 12 months ago).
The antenna is indeed inside the roof.

Still, shouldn’t the issue be persistent and not just (sometimes) around 6pm for an hour or two?

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  #2714851 28-May-2021 19:10
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richms:

Boosters are wideband, chances are its overloading on someone infront of the antenna using a phone or some other device in a nearby band. Even a dect phone can screw up things sometime if the signal is way stronger than the in band stuff its supposed to be boosting.



The weird thing is that when it happens, it’s always around 6pm.
If someone was using a phone or it was a DECT phone issue, surely it would happen any time of the day?

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  #2714853 28-May-2021 19:11
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Does the reception vary with the seasons??, e.g., occur later in summer??




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  #2714854 28-May-2021 19:12
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Perhaps they get kicked out of a room by a person they live with that insists on consuming 6pm "news" entertainment? Do you use the TV at other times of the day to know if it happens outside that time?

 

 

Otherwise just buy a vodefone tv box and forget that legacy over the air stuff.




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