cant get an aerial signal

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I've an aerial in the attic and got a signal to my tv until i put up a splitter for a second feed.

Any ideas on what could have gone wrong?

dmeehan

maybe its the splitter. Also this is a Satellite forum.

snaps

What kind of splitter? (Metal screw type or cheap Y plastic type)?

Do you have power going to the aerial maybe to a mast head amplifier?

The Cush

Annabel Zealous Multiplex wrote: »

I've an aerial in the attic and got a signal to my tv until i put up a splitter for a second feed.

Any ideas on what could have gone wrong?

Possibly insufficient signal to feed 2 TV points, maybe replace the splitter with a powered distribution amp

snaps

If its a metal "Proper" splitter it should be ok, my guess is its been installed the wrong way around or it has been put in between the mast head amp and aerial instead of between the power supply and amp.

Lots of reasons why it may not be working, even a short circuit.

If its a Y shaped plastic splitter you get from the euro shops......Then.......!

uck51js9zml2yt

It was this one from Tony

Didnt realise I needed a poser supply to for it as well.

I just have an standard attic aerial and fed a cable to the splitter.


I tried the other tv connected straight to the aerial and its fine.

Simplest solution is probably just a second aerial in the attic. I dont really want power supplies up there where I cant see whats happening them.

Thanks for your help guys:)

snaps

Annabel Zealous Multiplex wrote: »

It was this one from Tony

Didnt realise I needed a poser supply to for it as well.

I just have an standard attic aerial and fed a cable to the splitter.


I tried the other tv connected straight to the aerial and its fine.

Simplest solution is probably just a second aerial in the attic. I dont really want power supplies up there where I cant see whats happening them.

Thanks for your help guys:)

That's OK. So which TV is working and which one is not? Check your cabling on the one that's not working for short circuit.

You don't need a power supply and an amplifier, I was assuming you had one already.

You have either wired it up wrong or you have short circuits in your coax

Linearband

snaps wrote: »

So which TV is working and which one is not? Check your cabling on the one that's not working for short circuit.

You don't need a power supply and an amplifier, I was assuming you had one already.

You have either wired it up wrong or you have short circuits in your coax

Isn't it both TVs that don't work when the splitter is in place? And both work connected direct to the aerial?

That would imply that the signal is not strong enough for splitting, as was already mentioned, in which case the OP would need an amplifier or, alternatively moving the aerial to a good outside location might provide enough of a boost.

uck51js9zml2yt

Update.

I've just realised that I ordered a combiner and not a splitter...doh!!


I've a splitter on order. I'll update the thread when I get it during the week.

thanks again for your help.

watty

Passive Combiner is identical to passive splitter!

2 Inputs
Y
one out

2 outputs
Y
one input

Same device.
Only a powered distribution amp is one way.

Tony

Not when its a sat/uhf combiner splitter

watty wrote: »

Passive Combiner is identical to passive splitter!

icdg

Moved to Terrestrial

watty

Tony wrote: »

Not when its a sat/uhf combiner splitter

Um.. if Common is Sat + TV and the other two ports are Sat & TV it will combine Sat & TV to common, or split Common to TV & Sat.

I agree it won't work for 2 x TV, but it won't work as a splitter or combiner,

Anyway I KNOW you know a TV & Sat to/from Common isn't a splitter or a combiner but a Duplexer or Duplex filter.