LTE Signal Interferes with Multiplex Channels

The 4G frequency can overlap certain multiplex tv channels; effectively swamping the signal with line chatter that makes it impossible for the digital decoder to filter out the additional noise caused by nearby 4g transmitters

Noise Filters for North East Homes: Gateshead, Newcastle & Northumberland

If you live around the Gateshead and Newcastle Areas; you may have a nearby mobile transmitter or cell relay that causes pixellation and signal dropout. If you have a problem; you may need to have an lte-4g noise filter to remove the offending interference over a very narrow band. Sometimes this can be placed inline with your aerial cable but you may need to use one per tv monitor in high noise areas. Poorly shielded cables can also pick up the interference

We received a request for help from someone in the Gateshead area who had trouble with certain ITV channels and when trying to re-tune their TV they lost all of the digital channels

The weather conditions recently have been really poor with extended periods of rain although that wouldn’t normally cause continuous interference, pixellation and loss of sound or digital signal

They received their terrestrial TV via Pontop Pike transmitter but no one else had reported a problem nor was there any word to say that essential maintenance work was undertaken on the transmitter mast

It seems the aerial cable was over 10 years old and rainwater had found its way into a hollow cavity and tracked from the rooftop aerial down to the TV aerial socket

The aerial socket was wet but luckily the TV wasn’t affected and while the exposed cable top could have been trimmed and adjusted to prevent future rainwater penetration it was thought better to replace the cable due to the evidence of corrosion and rubbing wear on parts of the cable sheath

Aerial Installer Gateshead