Signal tester

[E.E.I]

hi, what do you guys recommend to buy for a signal tester. I've seen the pocket sized ones but not sure they are any good??

I'm not a full time installer but when doing re-wires I get asked to install the aerials, I've been lucky until recent at getting good signal strengths. Hence I'm looking for a tester

 

[Barry White]

The cheap with 5 leds on are crap I found the signal strenth on the tv to be more accurate. So avoid them ,someone on here will fit aerials and will be along to advise you (I hope)

 

[Pete999]

hi, what do you guys recommend to buy for a signal tester. I've seen the pocket sized ones but not sure they are any good??

I'm not a full time installer but when doing re-wires I get asked to install the aerials, I've been lucky until recent at getting good signal strengths. Hence I'm looking for a tester

 

[E.E.I]

Pete why are you reposting my op

 

[soms]

We often install coax and occasionally install TV aerials & distribution if required as part of a job e.g. new build/major renovation.
We use an inexpensive SLX signal finder and it does enough for us to point the aerial in the right direction. When it comes to areas of very poor signal and the different aerial types, boosters, understanding gain etc. I get a bit lost.

 

[Pete999]

Pete why are you reposting my op

Don't know what happened there Mate just ignore please sorry for the confusion

 

[E.E.I]

We often install coax and occasionally install TV aerials & distribution if required as part of a job e.g. new build/major renovation.
We use an inexpensive SLX signal finder and it does enough for us to point the aerial in the right direction. When it comes to areas of very poor signal and the different aerial types, boosters, understanding gain etc. I get a bit lost.

I'm very much the same, looking at the SLX it looks bit basic, my brother has used one, even though it showed a good signal strength he had to point the aerial in a different direction for the TVs to receive a picture!

 

[Barry White]

I'm very much the same, looking at the SLX it looks bit basic, my brother has used one, even though it showed a good signal strength he had to point the aerial in a different direction for the TVs to receive a picture!

Thats the model I used I didnt like it and ended up using the (argumentive twist and shout mode with the wife telling me all was fine when it was not!)

That model is available at screwfix for pocket money Try it and take it back if you carnt get it to work. the reviews were reasonable maybe it was ME ? or I had a faulty unit.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/slx-digital-signal-finder/58244