Digital Satellite and Terrestrial signal amp

rerun

Hi,

I have a terrestrial aerial and it uses a signal amplifier that I plug in near the TV and just plug the cable from the wall socket into it and out of it into the TV. I think it powers the masthead amplifier on the terrestrial aerial.

I recently got a satellite system installed, but I can't get a signal from the terrestrial aerial when the satellite system is plugged in (all split together in the attic). The installer says it's the fact that the power from the amp is not getting through the splitters in the attic to the masthead amplifier.

Is this a common problem, and is the only solution to get a sparks to put a socket in the attic?

Cheers,
r.

TheDriver

that sounds bit dodgy as your sat box is sending up power also and this could cause problems withyour amp or your amp power supply sending power to your lnb. Ideally, you should have a frequency splitter that correctly segregates your sat from your terrestrial but maybe this should be in satellite forum as you might get a more comprehensive answer there.
Is it all coming on 1 wire? Do you have 2 wires in the room byany chance?

rerun

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. Yeah, one cable from the attic to the TV point. From there it looks like there is a frequency splitter sending satellite signal to the receiver and terrestrial to the booster/TV. In the attic the LNBs and aerial come into a splitter that has terrestrial and satellite inputs, but the aerial signal never seems to get to the TV. Could the power from the masthead booster be getting lost with all the splitters. Do I need a loft box?
Cheers,
rerun

byte

You'll need to move your power supply unit to the attic, thus avoiding the diplexers.