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Orbi RBK53 interfering with TV aerial
I’ve just installed an orbi router and two satellites and they appear to be working well giving me
A strong WiFi signal (I had to turn my virgin hub 3 to modem mode first, then connect it to the orbi router with an Ethernet cable). My tv has a wired connection to the router and this is working well too. However, the freeview channels on my tv, which come through a wired aerial connection, no longer work at all. I think I have a standard tv aerial in our loft, which is some way from the router (in the basement) and satellite (on the first floor of the house). The tv just says it isn’t getting a signal from the aerial. Any ideas how I can my freeview channels back? Thank you!
A strong WiFi signal (I had to turn my virgin hub 3 to modem mode first, then connect it to the orbi router with an Ethernet cable). My tv has a wired connection to the router and this is working well too. However, the freeview channels on my tv, which come through a wired aerial connection, no longer work at all. I think I have a standard tv aerial in our loft, which is some way from the router (in the basement) and satellite (on the first floor of the house). The tv just says it isn’t getting a signal from the aerial. Any ideas how I can my freeview channels back? Thank you!
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A couple things to try and thoughts about it.
1. If you turn off the router do you suddenly have tv channels?
2. Cheap connectors or coax cables can allow interference in/out. Digital broadcasts are an all or nothing. It either works or it doesn't and if you're boarderline on your digital signal strength, the router might just be enough to push it over the edge. Check all your coax connections for being of decent quality, intact, and not cheap conections. Check the cable for cuts/nicks/water damage. A coax cable that has poor shielding can lead to interference or signal leakage.
3. Are there splitters in line? These attenuate the signal and would put you closer to the digital strength cutoff.
4. Do you have a signal amplifier in-line? if so is it by the antenna or by the tv? Should be by the antenna for best results and it should be properly grounded.
Just some thoughts to try. The Orbi could have had been a strong enough signal upgrade to push your antenna setup over the edge but the root cause is usually from the coax cable setup. thats where I would start.
Good points by plemans above.
Please also have a look here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Conflict-between-Orbi-and-digital-TV-antenna/m-p/1686103
Though you did not describe how you were hooked up with the Virgin hub before, in addition to plemans advice, to see if the problem is internal to your TV settings verses instant pickup problems, unhook your TV from the Orbi, then connect it back up wirelessly. If this makes the problem go away, then the issue would be in the TV input settings (or possibly hardware).
If the problem does not go away, move the Orbi farther from the TV to see if there is an instant pickup problem. Though the RF from the antenna is at a lower frequency than the Orbi. there is some possiblity that the 2.4GHz single can cause some instant pickup problems on TV RF wiring or circuits.
- Thanks for all your detailed responses. When I turned the router off it made no difference so I guess that means it’s not a problem of interference? I should have explained on my original post that the tv is connected to both the aerial and router through a humax freeview box, so while I think my tv is capable of wireless connection, I need it to be connected via an Ethernet cable to the freeview box in order to receive freeview channels . Could it be a problem with this box? Might I need to upgrade it for some reason? Thanks again for your help.
Yes, the Freeview box is a significant part of the puzzle. I have (some) experience with a digital television antenna that is located less than four feet from a Wi-Fi router (2.4G and 5G) and the Wi-Fi appears not to interfere with the digital tv reception at all.
So, the tv is connected only to the Freeview box using a wired connection and the Freeview box is connected to a digital tv antenna and to the Orbi router using a wired connection?
Which model of Freeview box is it?
