Is it my arial or bad reception.i keep getting no signal or poor signal on digital channels via freeview.?

Question

when the weather is hot or stormy digital veiwing is near impossible.i get either a message saying poor signal or no signal.the picture is badly distorted or none at all.when the weather is cooler or calm the picture is very good.Do i need another arial[i have a channel 5 receiver arial] or is the the future of digital television?

Answer 1

Sounds like you have marginal signal strength for digital. Digital TV is broadcast at a lower power than analogue - this will change when analogue is switched off.

Answer : Check all aerial connections. But you may need a higher gain aerial and/or signal booster.

Answer 2

hi, if you can afford it get a new aerial. we had really poor signal and got the signal booster and it was a complete waste of money. then we moved into a new house (less than 5 mins away so signal should be same here) and had a new aerial fitted and haven't had a problem since.

Answer 3

Try buying a booster it will help .We use one in Wales where its bad getting a signal  And we have a free view box

Answer 4

if your set is conneted to an analog vcr,try taking leeds out.it worked for us reasently.