How do I improve my TV reception?
An admission: by now GaGu is pretty far detached from over-the-air TV. After his roof aerial went on the wonk some 15 years ago, and the everprognosticating Mrs Guru cleverly predicted that any trip to the roof would mean a subsequent trip to the hospital, it’s been all cable and streaming in Guru Towers.
That said, many of the classic principles remain relevant. A good aerial pointed in the right direction is the first step. If you’re on Android, try the app Digital TV Antennas (free) which maps out where your local transmitters are and tells you where your aerial should be pointed; there are fancy AR apps, too, though few that seem happy with modern phones.
A powered aerial, one capable of amplifying and smoothing out the signal it receives, is an absolute must; if you’re just jamming a coat hanger into that ever more irrelevant RF input in the back of your TV, you deserve everything you get. Look for high signal gain, look for automatic gain control, and look for RF shielding that helps the aerial pick out the signals it needs without other radio devices in your home
If you’re jamming a coat hanger into that ever more irrelevant RF input in the back of your TV, you deserve everything you get.
shouting over them. The cable, too, is just as important as the aerial. If you’re piping a signal along a hacked up and bent old strand of coax, bad times are coming.
Get the One for All SV9494. It’s expensive, for an aerial, yes, but the SV9494 is a futuristic orb without a wire prong in sight. It’s an aesthetic delight, and crams in all of the core features HD and even 4K signals demand. GRAHAM W