TV aerial help

[Dru]

I am installing a TV aerial for the first time.

it is on a ground floor extension. They just want to be able to get free view.

As the main aerial is a long distance away I was looking to install a second aerial on the extension which would feed only the new TV point in the extension.

I was informed that I would just need to pull a coax cable from the new aerial to a coax socket.

I have done so, but when it comes to installing the aerial outside I can only find huge aerials to install, the same as the style you find on most rooftops, which is not what I want as it will be in the back garden and look unsightly.

The only small one I can find is a caravan style one which says it needs a clear line to the mast which isn't blocked by trees and I imagine this one wont suffice to get the full range of digital signals.

I have found a couple but they need a power supply which I never installed as I thought it wouldn't be required.

Does anybody know of a small one or have any ideas of a solution which doesn't involve extending the cable to the main aerial?

All help is very much appreciated as I am currently left with a cable at a knockout box and the other end hanging out of the wall with no solution apart from putting a massive oversized aerial in the garden

Thanks

 

[Octopus]

I'm going to have to revert to plan b and joint the cable and extend it to the main aerial on the loft.

School boy error, last time I make it though.

Appreciate your help mate

Just make sure you have the budget for a decent splitter amp and a 13A socket handy!

 

[Dru]

There is only 1 TV currently fed from the aerial. Will I still need an amp if I'm only adding 1 more?

 

[Octopus]

There is only 1 TV currently fed from the aerial. Will I still need an amp if I'm only adding 1 more?

That will depend on the aerial and the strength of the signal.

In our last pad I added a TV aerial via a simple splitter for the main bedroom and compromised the lounge signal.

£160 and a new TV aerial courtsey of the local specialist later normal service prevailed!

 

[Guest77]

I have 3 tvs connected to the main aerial inside a 30 amp JB here and all 3 tvs have a good picture lol, however if I was installing more than one tv supply in someones house I would use an amp JMO

 

[Dru]

MDJ you have them connected inside a JB? Not even a splitter?

 

[Guest77]

MDJ you have them connected inside a JB? Not even a splitter?

Yes but I am an experienced Electrician and know what I am doing, it doesn't always work either, I recommend an amplifier, but I am telling the truth about my TV system here.

 

[Dru]

Lol I'm not going to be trying that don't worry. I've done a bit of research and have hopefully found a decent splitter that in going to try first. Should that fail then I'll have to install a socket and amp.

 

[driverman]

Reading another thread here....TV guys were saying due to digital signals......generally amps are now not required in most areas, just splitters.