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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisThomas" data-source="post: 925383" data-attributes="member: 404600"><p>Hi. Firstly, apologies if this has been covered before. I have looked.</p><p></p><p>I spend some of my time the a flat in the French Alps where I have access to both UK Freesat and French TNT (Freeview equivalent). On the roof of the apartment block I assume there is a single satellite dish and a single digital terrestial aerial. The signals from both arrive in the flat via a single coax socket. A 4m cable runs to a Seada, "Decoupler", which splits the signals into a Humax Freesat box and a Humax Freeview box. The Freesat box is connected to the TV via HDMI and the Freeview box via coax and SCART. In general the system works very well.</p><p></p><p>The exception to the rule is during bad weather (typical low pressure, wet etc. but not necessarily windy). Then some Freesat channels give, "No or bad signal", others loose sound and/or become very pixelated. The TNT (Freeview) reception is not affected.</p><p></p><p>My assumption is that the Freesat signal is weak - mainly due to the length of cabling which is inevitable in a large apartment block. I see that satellite signal boosters are available. I appreciate that these should be fitted close to the dish end of the system but that's not possible in my case. I could fit one within my flat though. Potentially it could go between the wall socket and the, "Decoupleur": in which case I assume the TNT (Freeview) signal would also be boosted (unnecessarily and potentially with a negative effect). Or it could go further downstream between the, "Decoupleur", and the Freesat box. </p><p></p><p>I wonder if, in my system, there is power to drive a simple inline booster or if I need an externally powered one? Are these boosters intelligent enough to boost the satellite signal without over-boosting the terrestrial signal? And there are probably lots of other factors I haven't considered!</p><p></p><p>I can just buy one of the many satellite boosters available and try it but any advice would be welcomed.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in anticipation.</p><p></p><p>Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChrisThomas, post: 925383, member: 404600"] Hi. Firstly, apologies if this has been covered before. I have looked. I spend some of my time the a flat in the French Alps where I have access to both UK Freesat and French TNT (Freeview equivalent). On the roof of the apartment block I assume there is a single satellite dish and a single digital terrestial aerial. The signals from both arrive in the flat via a single coax socket. A 4m cable runs to a Seada, "Decoupler", which splits the signals into a Humax Freesat box and a Humax Freeview box. The Freesat box is connected to the TV via HDMI and the Freeview box via coax and SCART. In general the system works very well. The exception to the rule is during bad weather (typical low pressure, wet etc. but not necessarily windy). Then some Freesat channels give, "No or bad signal", others loose sound and/or become very pixelated. The TNT (Freeview) reception is not affected. My assumption is that the Freesat signal is weak - mainly due to the length of cabling which is inevitable in a large apartment block. I see that satellite signal boosters are available. I appreciate that these should be fitted close to the dish end of the system but that's not possible in my case. I could fit one within my flat though. Potentially it could go between the wall socket and the, "Decoupleur": in which case I assume the TNT (Freeview) signal would also be boosted (unnecessarily and potentially with a negative effect). Or it could go further downstream between the, "Decoupleur", and the Freesat box. I wonder if, in my system, there is power to drive a simple inline booster or if I need an externally powered one? Are these boosters intelligent enough to boost the satellite signal without over-boosting the terrestrial signal? And there are probably lots of other factors I haven't considered! I can just buy one of the many satellite boosters available and try it but any advice would be welcomed. Thanks in anticipation. Chris [/QUOTE]
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