Just moved house -inconsistent Saorview signal

nearzero

I've just moved house & we set up our TV & Saorview box which we use with digital rabbit ears (same set up worked perfectly in old house), and we got a decent signal after a bit of messing around. Anyway, next day turned it on & got no signal - had to do a completely retune & reposition everything to get a decent signal. And then that evening, same thing again!

Every time we turn it on, we seem to have issues with the signal - in our old house we just tuned it in once & left it alone. Any ideas on what to do?

Also, there is a Sky dish on the back of the house & we found a Sky box in a wardrode but no remote. We tried plugging in the Sky box, lights came on it but nothing on the screen - any advice on how to set this up?? I'm presuming we can get all the free to air channels with it & we can buy a replacement remote if its worth doing?

The Cush

color_girl wrote: »

Every time we turn it on, we seem to have issues with the signal - in our old house we just tuned it in once & left it alone. Any ideas on what to do?

The Saorview signal appears to be too weak for the indoor aerial, you may have to install an outdoor aerial to get a stable signal. The Saorview people recommend an outdoor aerial for reception.

color_girl wrote: »

We tried plugging in the Sky box, lights came on it but nothing on the screen - any advice on how to set this up?? I'm presuming we can get all the free to air channels with it & we can buy a replacement remote if its worth doing?

How are you connecting the box to the TV?

There could be a box fault, dish fault, cable fault etc. Might be worth getting a professional in to have a look and maybe install an outdoor aerial at the same time.

nearzero

The Cush wrote: »

The Saorview signal appears to be too weak for the indoor aerial, you may have to install an outdoor aerial to get a stable signal. The Saorview people recommend an outdoor aerial for reception.



How are you connecting the box to the TV?

There could be a box fault, dish fault, cable fault etc. Might be worth getting a professional in to have a look and maybe install an outdoor aerial at the same time.

Thanks a mil - I was thinking that we might need an outdoor aerial alright but the signal is good just not perfect, would a signal booster work I wonder?

Might be a plan to get someone out - just after moving though so money is tight!

Gerry Wicklow

Don't waste money on a booster. If the signal isn't there for the aerial you can't boost it. Try putting the aerial as near a window facing towards the transmitter as possible.