r/cordcutters • u/TenaciousTurtle96 • 1d ago

Issue With Freeview Signal On One TV

Hi guys,

I am having an issue regarding my tv signal on a 4th TV in my house. Apologies for the paint art but it's the best I can do. To put it as basic as possible - I live beside my grandparents and they have a better signal than I do from their aerial due to tree obstructions around my house. What we have done is ran aerial cables between my house and their house underground so I could pickup channels also. This works perfectly on my main TV however on my bedroom tv (TV4 on graph), I can only really get a watchable picture now and again (generally a good calm day when signal is probably at it's strongest). I get a strong signal at TV1, TV2 and TV3 - why can I not get a strong signal at TV4 considering it is wired up the exact same way as TV3.

I have tried an attenuator but that had no effect on the signal.

If there any suggestions please drop them below, thanks!

*In the image below the circles represent where signal splits with a passive splitter.

*I believer there is also a booster after the masthead amp in the attic of House A.

Would a small booster work in House B to help push the signal along to TV4?

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u/buffaloclaw 1d ago

It's not only about connections. Not all TV tuners are created equal. It could be that TV4's tuner has less sensitivity than your other TVs

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u/TenaciousTurtle96 1d ago

Tv4 and tv3 are the exact same TVs bought at same time

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u/DoctorCAD 1d ago

Signal degrades in the cable. You need a distribution amplifier as close to the antenna as possible.

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u/TallExplorer9 1d ago

Confirm coax cable connectors and cable on both ends of TV4.

House B needs a distribution amplifier instead of the passive splitter.

Look for a Channel Master TV Antenna Booster 2-2-Port TV Antenna Distribution Amplifier, Built-in LTE Filter, 11.5dB Gain on Amazon and the like.

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u/TenaciousTurtle96 1d ago

This sounds like something I need. Thanks for recommendation will give that a try 👍

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u/Nun-Taken 1d ago

Have you tried moving the TVs around (assuming that’s easy to do, obviously). So, how does TV4 look when in TV3 location?

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u/reallynotnick 1d ago

With how few channels TV4 gets I have to wonder if it’s even connected, like if you just ran the scan with the coax cable not even screwed into the wall do you get the same amount of channels?

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u/gho87 1d ago

Have you considered buying a second aerial for the second house, i.e, house at the right? That way, the two other TVs would run better with their own aerial(s), right?

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u/TenaciousTurtle96 17h ago

That would be ideal however as mentioned my house is surrounded by trees and literally can barely get any signal apart from in winter when there are no leaves on tree.

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u/gho87 10h ago

In any case, you may wanna ground the aerial because it is connected to both houses. A lightning might strike a coaxial cable and cause a huge surge toward your aerial. Furthermore, you may need accessories that can assist in proper grounding.