Top Tips

Problems can often be equipment-related. Check out our top tips before going further.

• Aerial systems
  For the best reception your installation must work well
• Satellite systems
  A faulty dish or downlead can cause loss of reception
• Plugs, sockets & cables
  Damaged or loose connections can spoil your reception
• Reception on portables
  Correct positioning is essential and can be tricky
• Changes in your vicinity
  Tree growth, new buildings, etc can all affect reception
• Amplifiers (boosters)
  Damaged boosters can affect your reception and cause interference

Frequently Asked Questions

• Crackling/whining/buzzing/clicks & pops
• Radio Factsheets
• Whistles / warbles / twittering on FM
• "Digital whine" (PLT interference)
• Foreign interference on FM radio
• Temporary licensed radio stations (RSLs)
• What about WiFi radio?
• Car radio problems on AM

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