Extended cable can't get all channels

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  1. ikelly

    ikelly Member

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    I have just purchased a second starview for the back room when scanning only getting half of channels I normally get in front room no problem. I used splitter and about 15 metre run of cable but as I say i get some channels including some of premium but on other box fed off same splitter get twice as many.
    I have factory rest rescanned etc few times no joy, any advice would be appreciated

    thanks
     
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    scan from main feed without splitter
     
  3. ikelly

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    How will this help still need to locate box in back. The box in back room now was originally in front with all channels but when I put it in back could not get all channels I could previously could view so I did a rescan and only picked up half of channels? If i scanned on feed I am sure I would get all channels but when I move back to cable in back room I am sure I would not pick them all up- could it be aproblem with cable or the quality of my f plug fittings??
     
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    please do not multipost its confusing and annoying,try using a booster for your box.
     
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    Hi
    Put it this way, imagine you have 2 dogs and they like a tin of food each but you only have one tin left, if you share the tin between them it still leaves them both hungry.
    A bit off topic but it does explain it.
    jbvid
     
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    A normal 2 way splitter decrease the signal strength at around 3 db. There are splitters on the market which are organized as tab and decrease the signal strength at 6 db and more at one leg.
    Beside that a bad cable can also "eat up" a lot of signal strength. Specially the old brown cables are very bad. The pro's are using CT100 cable.
     
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  7. ikelly

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    Use a booster?replace cable?Check the splitter? Before I start spending money I am using RG6 cable I can probably reduce the run by 3 to 4 m would this help? If this fails what is recommended booster or splitter or cable
     

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