Saorview Indoor Antenna

Sir Osis of Liver.

I bought one of these to go with my new tv which has built in Saorview.

I've tried tuning in the tv and it finds a dozen channels or so but none of them can be viewed.When I select a channel I get a no signal icon.
The tv lists the tv and radio channels but none are coming in with any signal strenght.

https://www.google.ie/search?q=one+for+all+antenna+36db&biw=1024&bih=657&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9--rd6JLMAhUFDxoKHTEvDl0Q_AUIBigB#imgrc=WnLcaTgWzZtylM%3A
Are indoor antenna a waste of time?

ei9go

Only work in a strong signal area near to the transmitter.

Try putting it in your attic if you can.

Digifriendly

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

I bought one of these to go with my new tv which has built in Saorview.

I've tried tuning in the tv and it finds a dozen channels or so but none of them can be viewed.When I select a channel I get a no signal icon.
The tv lists the tv and radio channels but none are coming in with any signal strenght.

https://www.google.ie/search?q=one+for+all+antenna+36db&biw=1024&bih=657&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9--rd6JLMAhUFDxoKHTEvDl0Q_AUIBigB#imgrc=WnLcaTgWzZtylM%3A
Are indoor antenna a waste of time?

Amplification on that aerial is waste of money. If signal coming to the aerial is weak in first place nothing that built in amplifier can do.

Sir Osis of Liver.

So they only amplify an already sh1te signal?Im about 40 miles from the nearest transmitter.(mount leinster)

Looks like I'll stick with sky for a while so.Too much hassle to run a coaxial to the attic.
Thanks lads.

Midnight Sundance

I paid 40/50 euro for something similar. Was promised by the sales lad it would work, I kept asking was he sure, explained the situation in the house with Aerials etc.
Anyways it's now sitting in my wardrobe collecting dust!!!

The Cush

See sec 8.2 of this Saorview FAQ (p.22) regarding indoor aerials - http://www.2rn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/RTÉNL-SAORVIEW-FAQs-May-2012-Rev-7.1.pdf

coylemj

Midnight Sundance wrote: »

I paid 40/50 euro for something similar. Was promised by the sales lad it would work, I kept asking was he sure, explained the situation in the house with Aerials etc.
Anyways it's now sitting in my wardrobe collecting dust!!!

Why didn't you bring it back and demand a refund? To many people swallow the sht1te that they get from sales guys in electrical shops as if they're experts which most of them certainly are not.

Gerry Wicklow

Basic physics, an amplifier/booster on an indoor aerial cannot boost a signal that isn't there.

Atlantic Dawn

You could try put the aeriel out the front or back garden and see if it gets picture, if not, it's not going to work no matter what you do.

Digifriendly

The Cush wrote: »

See sec 8.2 of this Saorview FAQ (p.22) regarding indoor aerials - http://www.2rn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/RTÉNL-SAORVIEW-FAQs-May-2012-Rev-7.1.pdf

Section 8.4 (Page 23) of that report makes a very good point about amplification - "Putting an amplifier near the television or receiver (setback amplifier) is easy but more or less pointless in the vast majority of applications. If an adequate signal is not available at the input of any amplifier the output will also be inadequate. "Rubbish in, rubbish out". The amplifier will amplify the unwanted noise as well as the signal and while you end up with more signal strength you also end up with more noise strength. In the vast majority of cases you are no better off."

Capt'n Midnight

If it's got rabbits ears or mentions FM or VHF then it's not fit for purpose as it will amplify lots of unwanted signals.

Here TV is only on UHF.

In the UK a wide band amp might sort of make sense since they have many multiplexes. Here we have two. And they are only a few channels apart , so a narrow band antenna would be far better for the Irish market, if such a thing was made, and the customer was OK with having to ditch it if/when channels changed in future.