Aerial conundrum ...?! Pics included!

[paddymph]

Help! I have no tv channels... Only way to explain is with pics really. So the loft has been like this since I moved in, wires in place by previous owner

Poking out there is an aerial lead, which is now plugged in to the tv:

However, no channels? This is what's at the other end where the hdmis come out:

I've tried joining them with an aerial splitter and nothing? Is it a coupler I need? To join those 2 together?

An extra spanner in the works is the end of the one which is plugged into the tv is black, those are both white..? Confused! [emoji51]

 

[DannyR]

Bit of a bodge job by looks of it.

Have you coupled them together properly? If not try that.

Do you know where the one labelled aerial in comes from?

 

[paddymph]

I've no idea mate? Outside in guessing...?! Gonna try coupling em tomorrow and see if it works..??!

 

[Randles]

The previous owner probably had some form of Sky / Cable / Freeview box before, had the aerial going into the box, and then the 2nd cable to the TV so they could carry the Sky / Cable signal on a RF channel on the TV instead of HDMI or SCART.

A coupler like this will work fine.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RF-Aerial...?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Other&hash=item51bcfd8567

 

[paddymph]

That's a good shout actually because there's a "satellite" lead there too..

 

[welshname]

As pikey as it sounds hold the two in your palm and press your finger into the aerial socket on the tv whilst scanning for channels.

If you get nothing then you know it's FUBAR'd.

 

[welshname]

Actually just realised there are actually 3 cables. Thought those were the two. In that case just getting two bits of tin foil one that goes from point to point, and one that goes from outer to outer to test it would work. If it doesn't then yeah again, FUBAR'd.

 

[DannyR]

Cut the ends off and twist the inner and outer bits to each other keeping them separate and see if you get a signal, it's actually a better way than using a coupler.

 

[paddymph]

Didn't work but thanks for the suggestions! There's obviously summat else going on! [emoji51]

 

[DannyR]

You need to find out where the other end of the "In" cable comes from. Do you have a tv distribution amp anywhere? Possibly in loft?

 

[paddymph]

Fixed! Thanks for everyone's help. Turns out those two aerials used to go into a freeview box and then hdmi to a tv. I linked both to a new aerial lead and guess what.... Didn't work!

I then thought, hmm... And plugged just the lead into the tv, and presto! Worked..?! It shouldn't but it did, so I just cabled the excess around the back. It's a decent quality signal too [emoji106] w

 

[Tom]

Looking at those s**t connectors on the end of the wires i suspect the issue lies with those. But its sorted now.

 

[GiT]

Seems legit...

 

[Rob]

LOL!!!!!!

 

[paddymph]

Hahaha. That's quality.

 

[GiT]

Shame I cannot spell when half baked on 10 shots of Jagermeister lol