No digital reception

[abstibus]

I was away for a while and when I tried to watch TV in the sitting room last night, the message was 'no digital reception'. The TV in the kitchen (different aerial) is receiving perfectly. The problem TV is about 6 months old.
I tried retuning, but all I get is analogue (RTE - I'm in N ireland).
Could anyone suggest what the problem is? Could it be the aerial after the recent storms? Do I need the engineer?
Thanks a lot.

[redman41]

Are the TV's connected to 2 different Aerials with separate Digital Boxes ??

[abstibus]

No Redman
I do not have digiboxes. There are 2 different aerials for the two TVs, though. The reception in the sitting room was fine over Christmas.

[redman41]

The first thing to check is your Aerial along with all the relevant connecting cable/connectors etc

[abstibus]

Redman
I've done that inside the house but the aerial is on the roof.
Ta

[redman41]

Which TV is connected to the Roof Aerial, the one that works OK or the one without Signal ??

[abstibus]

It's a big house with 2 separate aerials, one for the front and one for the back. It's the front west-facing one that's connected to the TV that's not working.

[redman41]

You need to have that Aerial checked safely by someone with a ladder, could be Aerial damage or Cable loose or both.

[abstibus]

Thanks for your advice, Redman
I'll try to contact the engineer this afternoon.

[Old_Geezer]

Yesterday my channels were having problems. I suspected the transmitter in t he morning, but when I returned in the evening it was still wrong and too dark to see my aerial. This morning all is well again. I'm not sayying that my aerial & lead can not have problems but I suspect the transmitter does on occassion hiccup.

[abstibus]

Thanks to you redman and old-
I now have a new digital aerial and about a million channels to choose from, and am ready for some that haven't even gone digital yet (RTE).

[redman41]

Glad to hear that you have sorted the problem by having a new Aerial Installed and that your Freeview is now OK !
Happy viewing !