No signal :(.

[doodles19]

So, I got a tv for Christmas.

However, now I've moved back to uni, I can't get any signal at all!

I have one of those standard massive indoor ariels with amplification and still absolutely nothing at all!

Anyone have any ideas?

Being a rented property, I am fairly stuck for drilling holes or getting a roof ariel etc.

Any help much appreciated, there are only so many times I can watch inception, the only dvd I remembered to take down with me.

[doodles19]

Nobody?

[freecar]

Have you tried retuning the set? It could be that you have moved far enough for the broadcasts to be coming from somewhere else on a slightly different frequency?? (I don't know digital too well!!) Otherwise I wouldn't know, we get very poor freeview inside with an indoor aerial but we get something!

[doodles19]

freecar said:

Have you tried retuning the set? It could be that you have moved far enough for the broadcasts to be coming from somewhere else on a slightly different frequency?? (I don't know digital too well!!) Otherwise I wouldn't know, we get very poor freeview inside with an indoor aerial but we get something!

The set was completely fine at home where there is very good signal, even without amplification on.

Now at uni, there is absolutely nothing at all.

0% Signal Strength and 0% Signal Quality.

Luckily I've managed to tune in my Nintendo 64 and my macbook pro through hdmi, which has kept off the boredom for a while, just would be nice to watch live tv!

[john_p]

Where are you? You have retuned the TV since moving, I assume? Freeview is on different channels depending on where you are


http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/postcodechecker/

Put your postcode in there, tick the "In the trade" box and see what comes up.

If you don't have high numbers 95+ in the "Now" step of the "Coverage prediction" area then you will probably struggle to get Freeview with an internal aerial

Edited by john_p on Monday 10th January 12:26

[StevieBee]

Have you checked the antenna and amplifier (and fuse in plug of amplifier)?

Quite unusual to get 0% signal.

[doodles19]

yep, the ariel seems to be working fine.

Worked perfectly for the 2 weeks I had it at home.

Went on that website you suggested, everywhere seems to hover between 99 and 86 signal strength/quality, with pretty much all the little square things being green for good signal.

My housemate had the same problem, but she had just a boggo non-amplified ariel, so I thought this one would make a difference, apparently not.

We have virgin media downstairs, but I kinda wanted to have my own tv in my room as well, so I have the option to watch what I would like when I would like to, plus I'm not sure I would like to put my brand new tv in the shared space where people would be drinking/having friends I dont know over, nothing is likely to happen, but I don't want the friction that would be caused if it got broken etc.

[doodles19]

Bumpity Bump.

Would be grateful if anyone has any solutions to this .

Edited by doodles19 on Monday 10th January 16:30

[john_p]

doodles19 said:

Bumpity Bump.

http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe

Put in your postcode and height. What does this recommend for your aerial ?

Edited by john_p on Monday 10th January 16:32

[doodles19]

Log Periodic?

[doodles19]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-All-SV9365-Amplified-A...

That is the ariel I have... which isn't what's been suggested by that website .

Edited by doodles19 on Monday 10th January 16:43

[VEX]

Sorry, it's still not clear if you have been into the menus and told the tv to rescan / retune or not.

If you have moved to a different area then you will need to retune as you channels will be in a different place and order

Hth

V.

[doodles19]

VEX said:

Sorry, it's still not clear if you have been into the menus and told the tv to rescan / retune or not.

If you have moved to a different area then you will need to retune as you channels will be in a different place and order

Hth

V.

Yep, one of the things I assumed could be wrong with it first of all.

Tried a full "exhaustive auto scan" and absolutely nothing, no analogue, no dtt channels, nothing at all.


Thoroughly confused.

[john_p]

doodles19 said:

Log Periodic?

pretty basic then, you should be in a reasonable area.
Have you looked at the neighbours' houses and seen if they have aerials up high, on poles - are they simple looking like "DM Log" on http://www.aerialsandtv.com/onlineaerials.html or are they more like the ones further down the page ?

Hve you got a nice long cable on it and trying around the room?

I'd be tempted to try one of the little set top ones on that page, you can point it in the right direction

Failing that, man up and put a big aerial in the loft and run cables through the ceiling, or run it upstairs from the Virgin box. Do it behind a wardrobe or something so nobody notices.

Edited by john_p on Monday 10th January 16:53

[doodles19]

john_p said:

doodles19 said:

Log Periodic?

pretty basic then, you should be in a reasonable area.
Have you looked at the neighbours' houses and seen if they have aerials up high, on poles - are they simple looking like "DM Log" on http://www.aerialsandtv.com/onlineaerials.html or are they more like the ones further down the page ?

What indoor aerial are you using? Do you see anything on analogue channels at all?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-All-SV9365-Amplified-A...

Thats the indoor ariel I have, and yes absolutley nothing on even analogue channels, rather baffeling, perhaps my house is lead lined or something .

I will have a look at the neighbours houses once I get home.

However I fear the majority of people have Cable tv from virgin media etc.

I have also tried my ariel on my housemates tv with the same result, he also gets no signal on his ariel, so I'm fairly sure mine isn't duff.


Many thanks for the help guys and John, much appreciated.

Edited by doodles19 on Monday 10th January 17:02

[Paul Drawmer]

Use an aerial instead of your washing powder.

[doodles19]

Paul Drawmer said:

Use an aerial instead of your washing powder.

Ha,

Sorry.

My mistake.