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at tne in rte 1

  • 25-09-2017 4:27pm
    #1
    mikeoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭


    got a new walker tv today for the parents......(had been using a saorview box on an old tube tv).......anyway set it up did a scan got most of the channels except RTE 1.........I have done a few rescans and nothing!!.....can someone advise me what to do


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  • #2
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    You'd also be missing RTE1 +1, & that be3 or whatever it's called?

    The signal for that multiplex must be too weak. Could be something simple like maybe you upset the aerial connection some way when you swapped over, or maybe it was always weak, & the box just coped better.


  • #3
    mikeoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭mikeoh


    Could be..................any solution??


  • #4
    egal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭egal


    mikeoh wrote: »
    CAN'T TUNE IN RTE 1....(sorry Mod maybe you can correct title)
    You expect somebody else to correct your mistake! You're in Management, aren't you? :D


  • #5
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,978 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    mikeoh wrote: »
    Could be..................any solution??

    Where is the aerial located, roof/attic?

    Could be a bad connection somewhere, behind the TV or anywhere else to and including the aerial. Could be a misaligned or badly located aerial that requires adjustment to optimise the signal for both frequencies (muxes). Might be a damaged cable or a cable with water ingress. Difficult to say what specifically, if you can't resolve the issue get a professional in to have a look.


  • #6
    mikeoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭mikeoh


    egal wrote: »
    You expect somebody else to correct your mistake! You're in Management, aren't you? :D

    NO!!!........management!!!.....I cant even type....I havent used boards in a long time and having difficulty editing sorry.


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  • #7
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,719 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    mikeoh wrote: »
    NO!!!........management!!!.....I cant even type....I havent used boards in a long time and having difficulty editing sorry.

    Edit your first post, click the 'go advanced' button and it will allow you to edit the title.


  • #8
    mikeoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭mikeoh


    aerial in attic...........had all channels yesterday morning via a saorview box but as soon as I tuned in the new tv I lost rte 1..........................will try moving the aerial about (hours of running up and down the attic stairs)......thanks Cush


  • #9
    exaisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭exaisle


    Whereabouts are you?

    You may have a choice of masts at which to point the antenna..


  • #10
    The Cush
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    mikeoh wrote: »
    aerial in attic...........had all channels yesterday morning via a saorview box but as soon as I tuned in the new tv I lost rte 1

    Signal for the frequency carrying the missing channels could be borderline with the aerial in the attic, the tuner in the box may be better able to handle a weaker signal than the TV's tuner as mentioned earlier.

    What is the recommended transmitter for your parent's house and how far away is it, use the Saorview coverage checker for the information - https://www.saorview.ie/en/get/coverage


  • #11
    mikeoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭mikeoh


    Im outside Ennis Co Clare..............can see the Maghera station in the distance about 20 miles away


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  • #12
    The Cush
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    mikeoh wrote: »
    Im outside Ennis Co Clare..............can see the Maghera station in the distance about 20 miles away

    What type of aerial are you using in the attic, could it be an old VHF from analogue TV days?


  • #13
    exaisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭exaisle


    The Cush wrote: »
    What type of aerial are you using in the attic, could it be an old VHF from analogue TV days?

    I'd nearly suggest (not wishing to contradict The Cush) that any ould antenna would probably pull in a usable signal from a 160kw transmitter at 20 miles with no major obstacles in the way...

    I'd be inclined to check your connections...coax joiners are notorious for making bad connections and it's easy to let a strand from the outer braid short everything out...

    If you had everything working the other day, then I'd look at anything you've moved or changed....


  • #14
    mikeoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭mikeoh


    exaisle wrote: »
    I'd nearly suggest (not wishing to contradict The Cush) that any ould antenna would probably pull in a usable signal from a 160kw transmitter at 20 miles with no major obstacles in the way...

    I'd be inclined to check your connections...coax joiners are notorious for making bad connections and it's easy to let a strand from the outer braid short everything out...

    If you had everything working the other day, then I'd look at anything you've moved or changed....

    BINGO.........did exactly that.......didn't go near aerial replaced the joiner and retuned ............. hey presto......rte1......thanks for all the help


  • #15
    exaisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭exaisle


    mikeoh wrote: »
    BINGO.........did exactly that.......didn't go near aerial replaced the joiner and retuned ............. hey presto......rte1......thanks for all the help

    Glad to be of assistance! :-)


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