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mthredgo

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#599194 23-Mar-2012 16:24

I've been told by an antenna installer that for Levin anyone living east of Highway 57 has lost signal and that even high gain antennas aren't getting it back.

Behodar

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#599209 23-Mar-2012 16:56

mthredgo: I've been told by an antenna installer that for Levin anyone living east of Highway 57 has lost signal and that even high gain antennas aren't getting it back.

Are you in the green zone on this map?

Legion

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#599234 23-Mar-2012 18:01

Behodar:
mthredgo: I've been told by an antenna installer that for Levin anyone living east of Highway 57 has lost signal and that even high gain antennas aren't getting it back.

Are you in the green zone on this map?

I've just checked your address on here Matthew - http://www.freeviewnz.tv/coverage.aspx
Doesn't look promising judging by that, however, I can't remember what aerial you had up, or what cable you had in as far as your multiswitch, so might be helpful to let us know what you've got :)

jamesg

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#599475 24-Mar-2012 15:11

A follow up on my earlier post.

We had the antenna guy around and after a small realignment of the uhf antenna and a new heavy duty coax cable we can now receive all of the channels.

We'd been using an old analogue coax cable and apparently old cables had been part of the issue at a couple of places.

Did you speak with an installer called Jai, Matthew?

mm1352000

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#600094 26-Mar-2012 10:36

Update:
I've now shifted to the edge of town and I can get all three muxes with a ~30cm "bunny ear" style passive indoor antenna (one pole rather than two. No amplification, split to two tuners. Positioning is quite important - the antenna is beside a window with line of site to Wharite (I think). TVNZ mux seems to be the strongest; Mediaworks the weakest.