Not enough tv stations

[Cmamaw]

I have a 2019 Bighorn 5th wheel 3160EL, the tv in the living room gets around 15–25 stations as to the tv in the bedroom will only get 2-8 stations all of this is through regular rv antenna (not satellite or tv boxes). The living room has a splice with 2 coaxial cables and I attached an internal antenna booster, (which probably helped with all of the stations). But the problem is the bedroom tv. I have moved the rv antenna and attached a booster to the coaxial connection located in the closet and made sure the green light is on and also attached a booster directly to the tv (which I have to move it around until I get something and it is inside the rv). Don’t understand how I can have more stations in living then in bedroom. Can someone please advise. Thank you

 

[cookie]

I have to ask the basic questions.
Did you use the TV menu to tell it to get the signal from the antenna?
Did you do a scan for available stations?

Peace
Dave

 

[Cmamaw]

I have to ask the basic questions.
Did you use the TV menu to tell it to get the signal from the antenna?
Did you do a scan for available stations?

Peace
Dave

Yes on both, in the area where the dump valves/water hookup, there is a total of 5 coaxial connections but not labeled. Maybe need to connect an exterior antenna to one of them and see what happens ?

 

[david-steph2018]

Yes on both, in the area where the dump valves/water hookup, there is a total of 5 coaxial connections but not labeled. Maybe need to connect an exterior antenna to one of them and see what happens ?

When you open that compartment door, look up. On our rig the chart/instructions are on the inside of the door.

 

[Cmamaw]

Hello, yes I seen the chart and there are 4 connections for satellite and one for CATV. I connected an outside antenna to the CATV and still only 3 stations in the bedroom and that is weird because I get like 6-8 watchable stations in the living room. I have an interior antenna w/amplifer connected to the bedroom tv (but no cable connects from tv to rv) and I have the same (but different style) connected in the closet (cable does connect from antenna to rv but amplifer light goes out as soon as I connect to the rv connector and the green light is on)
Confused yet ?

 

[oldelmer1]

If you have an exterior antenna, use a splitter and connect to the satellite feeds to both tvs. This is what I do and it works great.

 

[Cmamaw]

Ok, I will see what happens and get back with you
Thanks

 

[Cmamaw]

So, on the splitter you said to each tv. I will need a 3way splitter and the single side from the antenna then connect a cable to the other 2 connections of the splitter and then to the 2 satellite connections ?

 

[RoadJunkie]

I've got a weird one for you: I was experiencing a low number of channels available on the bedroom TV. Occasionally I would get more channels, but then sometimes I would get less. We have USB ports next to our bed and I found that if I had a device charging from one of those USB ports, I would get less channels. I concluded that the USB ports were either broadcasting noise or placing noise on the power source that affected the TV amplifier. When I unplugged the device being sourced from the USB port, the signals became stronger. For what it's worth.

 

[Dahillbilly]

if I run any of the vent fans, that causes interference so bad that you lose all stations

 

[oldelmer1]

So, on the splitter you said to each tv. I will need a 3way splitter and the single side from the antenna then connect a cable to the other 2 connections of the splitter and then to the 2 satellite connections ?

Yes, then where the tvs are, you need to move the coax from antenna to satellite.

 

[Cmamaw]

You keep saying satellite. Just confirming that you do understand that I do not have satellite, that I am dealing with old fashion antenna

 

[oldelmer1]

Yes I understand that, but you should have satellite feeds to each tv. If you look at the booster in the bedroom, is there 2 coax connectors there, 1 for antenna and the other for satellite feed. Behind the livingroon tv, on the faceplate for the antenna connection, is there another 1, it's for satellite feed.

 

[Kwimbish]

I was getting maybe 1-2 PBS channels took mine in a different dealer and they found none of my coax cables were connected at all some didn’t even have ends on them just cable laying in ceiling or wall.

 

[oldelmer1]

Yes I understand that, but you should have satellite feeds to each tv. If you look at the booster in the bedroom, is there 2 coax connectors there, 1 for antenna and the other for satellite feed. Behind the livingroon tv, on the faceplate for the antenna connection, is there another 1, it's for satellite feed.

Oh, and your satellite feeds should be in your wet bay.

 

[Cmamaw]

lol, I have a 5 connection slice, connected the outside antenna to the “in” connector and a cable from the “out” to “living room “ and then the other cable from the “out” to the bedroom. And still only a few stations. Honestly, ready to pay for AT&T wireless internet to go service. I have connected and disconnected cables more than I like to.

 

[oldelmer1]

Are the channels clear or pixilated?

 

[Cmamaw]

Clear for 15-30 minutes then scrambled

 

[oldelmer1]

Is your antenna pointing in the right direction.

Try the app antenna point to verify the right direction.

 

[oldelmer1]

Did you try running a coax directly from the antenna into the window and connect it to the back of the tv.?