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signal amplifier

gemmajp · 2011-07-07 18:01:59

Recently tried to install a y splitter in the attic to feed to siting and bedroom tv's. Sitting room worked okay not great but ok and in the bedroom poor signal. Their was a booster box in the sitting room so i bought 1 for the bedroom and still nothing. I tried plugging the aerial directly into the bedroom and it was…

07-07-2011 6:01pm

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gemmajp

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Recently tried to install a y splitter in the attic to feed to siting and bedroom tv's. Sitting room worked okay not great but ok and in the bedroom poor signal. Their was a booster box in the sitting room so i bought 1 for the bedroom and still nothing. I tried plugging the aerial directly into the bedroom and it was almost perfect(by perfect it was jumpy at times on the digital) until i used the booster and again no channels. Any help would be brill tanx..:)

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#2 07-07-2011 6:10pm

Peter Rhea

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Can you post a link, photo or description of the kind of Y-splitter & 'booster' you are using?
Sounds like the signal needs to be amplified before it's split or in a distribution amplifier (includes amp & splitter) in the attic.

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#3 07-07-2011 8:27pm

Sam Russell

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Have you a masthead amplifier? The booster near the TV may be a power supply unit for the masthead. If that is so, you might be stopping it working with you splitter. Post photos of all the bits.

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