3rd Party Aerial Amp?

[Chris K]

My aerial amp doesn't work (causes more interference than signal) so i unplugged it and it's fine now - albeit weak signal on radio 4 (my fav channel)

I'm thinking whether 3rd party inline amp might work

[tony_fry]

Originally Posted by Chris K

My aerial amp doesn't work (causes more interference than signal) so i unplugged it and it's fine now - albeit weak signal on radio 4 (my fav channel)

I'm thinking whether 3rd party inline amp might work

That's the same type I used when I got the 1st test head unit from Sean, its a much tighter fit on the ISO aerial connector that the one that's supplied with the head unit .

[baconbuttyman]

i got one of these and they are pants, absolutely rubish

[Chris K]

Originally Posted by tony_fry

That's the same type I used when I got the 1st test head unit from Sean, its a much tighter fit on the ISO aerial connector that the one that's supplied with the head unit .

I was actually going to fit it on the aerial end where the original booster is - dunno whether it would fit though because they dont seem use standard coax connection - pulled out the aerial and it just has bare wire

Originally Posted by baconbuttyman

i got one of these and they are pants, absolutely rubish

...so did you find anything better? and where did you fit it btw?

[HarryM1BYT]

Originally Posted by Chris K

My aerial amp doesn't work (causes more interference than signal) so i unplugged it and it's fine now - albeit weak signal on radio 4 (my fav channel)

I'm thinking whether 3rd party inline amp might work

I think the general opinion arrived at on those, was that there is no actual amp inside them at all.

Might your interference be due to a problem with the rear window heater generting interferance when it automatically turns on?

Aslo worth checking that your built-in amp is getting the full 12v.

[HarryM1BYT]

Originally Posted by Chris K

I was actually going to fit it on the aerial end where the original booster is - dunno whether it would fit though because they dont seem use standard coax connection - pulled out the aerial and it just has bare wire



...so did you find anything better? and where did you fit it btw?

MarkUK's additional amp works well and is a genuine amp. Several of us needed it to resolve the issue of the TMC needing its own separate antenna feed. Assuming you do fail to resolve your problem with the existing amp, talk to Mark about his amp.