Signal quality vs signal strength

Lofty123

Hi all,

Having had problems with channels breaking up, I have installed a one for all booster. Signal quality was very good but strength was poor, but using the booster signal strength in the 90's but quality has dropped into the 20's. What next. Using an external Omni directional antenna.

The Cush

Can you post the aerial type you use, terrestrial aerials will normally be directional.

Lofty123

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This is the one

The Cush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120285214#Comment_120285214

That's probably your problem, not great unless you're situated near a transmitter.

A basic contract aerial, directional, Group A or Group K depending on which transmitter covers your location

https://www.freetv.ie/saorview/tv-aerials/uhf/

Use the Saorview coverage checker to find the recommended transmitter for your location and from there the correct aerial group.

zg3409

As said put your exact eircode into

https://saorview.ie/en/check-coverage/

tbis will show you the direction to point a directional aerial ideally mounted above all nearby roofs pointed towards the transmitters.

The universal Omni directional.you have don't work well if low down and not that close to a transmitter.

In line boosters don't really help 99% of the time.

Lofty123

Thank you both, I'll change the aerial.

Antenna

Polarisation may have been wrong too. What transmitter do you appear to be served by?