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PROBLEM SOLVED The problem was a seemingly simple one . The issue was the power to the lounge booster . I realised that this was in fact being taken through the "PowerBox" and once this went into"sleep mode" when the lounge TV was turned off it disconnected the booster which , for some...

Following your lead and the link I have looked again at the aerial and this has a box (Teleste) on the mast into which go one black lead and 3 white ones . The black comes down the mast and the 3 white ones lead off down the house wall and then 1 goes to each of the 1st floor bedrooms and the...

Have now tried various combinations and have come to conclusion that this is to do with the "PowerSaver box" on the lounge TV/DVD etc . I've run the portable analogue TV beside the HD set and , together they are OK . However if I turn off the HD set ( at the set) the analogue runs OK for 30...

I confirm that the basic cabling is analogue ( the "new" aerial was put up over 10 years ago ) . Downstairs the digital input is achieved through a separate aerial and cable into the Sky HD box . I must correct my earlier comment as the analogue aerial goes into the VHS/DVD player/recorder and...

Each of the (single output) boosters are linked to the mains but are different . Downstairs its Telesta Communications which is wired in and upstairs its a cheap Philex where the cable plugs , input and output, are simply inserted into the body of the booster . I mention that, downstairs, I...

When disconnecting TV 1 reception on TV2 remains good . Disconnecting 2 has no impact on TV 1 . I mention that the TV1 input is through a " MonsterPower " box which Comet inveigled me into buying !!. Re the splitting that would have meant running a line upstairs from the downstairsTV which...

The signal from my TV aerial is split at the aerial , one cable going to ground floor and 2nd separate cable going direct to 1st floor bedroom . Downstairs reception ( with booster) is fine but bedroom TV , even with separate booster, is poor and entirely dependent on downstairs TV being "on" ...