Basic Freeview Aerial Installation Facts

If you have poor image quality among the quickest things you are able to do would be to simply take a quick look in the ground outside to see if your dish or aerial looks as though it may have moved out of its original alignment, also in the ground take a look to see if you're able to see any apparent cables that could have broken or come loose. It is above head height and when you can see something wrong, we would advice you to call an engineer as falling just a couple of feet off a ladder can cause serious or deadly injury.

If everything looks OK outside move back inside the property to the TV closest to where the cables enter the property as well as as lousy picture quality, as of this point you will also need a satellite finder or an aerial signal strength meter, we will call this from here on in your meter, you'll also want an ohmmeter or other apparatus for measuring resistance.

All three are quite cheap and can be purchased online or from a store that provide aerials or satellite gear, after you have read and executed all the instructions that come with your meter, disconnect the aerial from your rear of the TV and connect the cable to your meter in accordance with the directions that came with the meter, you should at this phase already have the batteries in your meter and powered on and adjust the meter to get the strongest signal you are able to get. More information you can found at http://www.aerialinstallersedinburgh.co.uk/

If you get a signal that is very powerful but still get a picture that is poor you may need to have your TV if the cable came directly in the back of the TV assessed. But if you cannot get a strong signal at the meter go to the connection nearest to where the cables enter the property, likely a wall socket and subsequently take your meter. When you purchased got a short cable with a male plug that is aerial on either side, you will need this now.

Connect one side to your own meter and one side to the aerial or dish wall socket and evaluation for a signal as above and as described in the meter directions, if you still get no signal here then the issue is most likely outside and I 'd advice one to call an engineer capable of working at height, but should you get a strong signal here all you need do is keep on assessing individual pieces of cable with your meter and ohmmeter until you find where the signal stops and change or repair as needed.