dukeminster
Novice Member
Hi All,
I have a strange issue that I cant get my head around and wondered if anyone could shed some light.
I live in a detached house which has an aerial situated in the loft. I don't know for sure but I would estimate the age of the aerial to be around 2005-2010 so fairly new by aerial standards I guess. The reception we receive from the aerial is pretty good, and even better since I fitted a Labgear LDA2061LR 6 Way Distribution Amplifier a while ago. Since we have been renovating our house I have been able to drop new aerial cables down the internal walls for our TV's and this means that all of them get the same reception. This has worked perfectly for months until:
I decided I would like to create a home cinema in the loft. Seen as the aerial is smack bang in the middle of the loft and in the way - I wanted a better solution. I purchased this
Purely as its footprint is so small, and the reviews seem good.
I also purchased a poor mans labgear LED range tester. The old aerial got 2/4 LEDs lit. When I set up the new aerial it got 3/4 LEDs lit. Happy Days.
Then this morning I get a knock on the door from the elderly neighbours. They say that since Sunday night (exactly when I installed the new one) their TV reception on certain channels has been really poor. They weren't to know I fitted the new aerial as it was inside.
I briefly stepped inside theirs and it seems like they have a Humax Set Top box, with a fairly old looking panasonic tv (not smart).
I turned off the aerial at ours and took it down. Went back over and their signal was better but not 100%.
The new aerial seemed to get 3/4 LED's when pointed directly at theirs....
My question is: Can an aerial like this suck the signal off theirs ?! It is too much of a coincidence that they experience issues just as I install the new one.
I have attached pictures of both the old and the new. The new one seems to get 2/4 LED's lit no matter the orientation.
I'm going to pop over to theirs to night to re-scan their set top box but I've turned ours off for now so the Mrs isn't happy!
I have a strange issue that I cant get my head around and wondered if anyone could shed some light.
I live in a detached house which has an aerial situated in the loft. I don't know for sure but I would estimate the age of the aerial to be around 2005-2010 so fairly new by aerial standards I guess. The reception we receive from the aerial is pretty good, and even better since I fitted a Labgear LDA2061LR 6 Way Distribution Amplifier a while ago. Since we have been renovating our house I have been able to drop new aerial cables down the internal walls for our TV's and this means that all of them get the same reception. This has worked perfectly for months until:
I decided I would like to create a home cinema in the loft. Seen as the aerial is smack bang in the middle of the loft and in the way - I wanted a better solution. I purchased this
Purely as its footprint is so small, and the reviews seem good.
I also purchased a poor mans labgear LED range tester. The old aerial got 2/4 LEDs lit. When I set up the new aerial it got 3/4 LEDs lit. Happy Days.
Then this morning I get a knock on the door from the elderly neighbours. They say that since Sunday night (exactly when I installed the new one) their TV reception on certain channels has been really poor. They weren't to know I fitted the new aerial as it was inside.
I briefly stepped inside theirs and it seems like they have a Humax Set Top box, with a fairly old looking panasonic tv (not smart).
I turned off the aerial at ours and took it down. Went back over and their signal was better but not 100%.
The new aerial seemed to get 3/4 LED's when pointed directly at theirs....
My question is: Can an aerial like this suck the signal off theirs ?! It is too much of a coincidence that they experience issues just as I install the new one.
I have attached pictures of both the old and the new. The new one seems to get 2/4 LED's lit no matter the orientation.
I'm going to pop over to theirs to night to re-scan their set top box but I've turned ours off for now so the Mrs isn't happy!
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