Aerial not working

[Brobin]

Spent ages trying to get the Status 315 aerial on my Bailey ranger to work today but no luck! Is there a set procedure to go through to identify what the problem is?

 

[Sproket]

Did the led light up ??
Did it work ok last time you used the van ??

Sounds like your amplifier has packed in I replaced the original with one of these variable power ones rather than just high or low power original signal booster.

 

[Wilbury]

Hi Sprocket,
You may well be correct but surely the existing unit/ installation should be checked before it is discarded.
Rgds

 

[Brobin]

Is there such a thing as a signal strength Meyer that I can use to check the signal at various points?

 

[Sproket]

Is there such a thing as a signal strength Meyer that I can use to check the signal at various points?

This signal meter can be used more so when you have a directional aerial like this one or just an ordinary house type one.

I fitted a status 530 five years ago before I went down the satellite route & still use both most of the time.

Hi Sprocket,
You may well be correct but surely the existing unit/ installation should be checked before it is discarded.
Rgds

If it was working ok last time out, I think that the only thing that you can check is the power supply with a multimeter & the coax cable ends just to make sure that there is no fraying wires...

 

[Brobin]

This is a new (to us) van and so I don't know if the aerial worked OK before or not. Think I will try the mater to see if any signal is getting through or not

 

[Royston]

I had a bailey caravan where I had the same problem directional roof aerial not working.
Always switch the amplifier on should get a red light to say the 12 volt supply to the amplifier is working.
Now I tested my aerial by removing the input lead from the aerial lead that goes into the amplifier, connected it to a directional signal device(which you can purchase from a Good dealer) turning the aerial around found 4 green lights which proved the aerial was okay.
The fault was behind the aerial connection socket inside the caravan , the screws holding the sockets remove the two plastic bungs which cover the holding screws, I gently pulled the socket cover away from the socket , what was exposed was that the middle copper wire of the aerial had come away from the internal connection, managed to get a bit more TV aerial through the socket to enable me to reconnect the copper wire , Switched the 12 volt supply back on, tested the aerial via the internal reconnected socket to the wall , and got the 4 green lights connected telly to socket picture perfect.
Trust this is of some help Royston

 

[SirRogerFFS]

Royston ... Forgive me if you have tried this already but have your retuned your tv to the aerial on the van .
Sir Roger

 

[Brobin]

Hi, tried the aerial in the middle of a field this weekend and it worked perfectly, we were able to pick up 95 channels!

Looks like!e it was the poor signal at home that was to blame

 

[RayS]

On every new caravan I've ever had that was fitted with an antenna, one or more of the coax connections was terminated incorrectly. First thing I would do would be to check these connections especially the more modern type (I believed called F type) where the centre conductor is not clamped with a cross screw.

Pre despatch inspection at factory ? Dealer PDI ?? No, leave it to the customer to fix as with too many other things.