my tv won't won't work near train line.?

Question

I have recently moved and my home backs onto a railway line. everytime a train goes by my tv cuts out then comes back on once the train has past. I have digital, and also the signal is very poor on some channels.

does anybody know the reason for this? is it to do with electro surge? Or vibration?

Answer 1

You need to call the cable company & have a tech look at the line coming in. Probably is something simple, I doubt it would be caused by the vibration or an electrical surge. Probably just a loose connection somewhere in the cable.



Unless you are trying to receive a wireless signal. If wireless, the train is probably blocking the signal from getting to the receiver.

Answer 2

Very interesting. We live next to a track. Aerial is in the loft but no problems at all. Check for dodgy connections as if could be vibrations. Or: Your aerial is too low, or needs moving away from the track together with the downlead, or you need a high gain aerial, or it may not be lined up exactly with the transmitter. Check online or ask your friendly local TV store if there are alternative transmitters you could point your aerial to (there usually are at least two transmitters available in an area). You can use a compass to line up the aerial as the headings from your postcode are available online. Can't remember the site but search 'tv transmitters etc'.



The good news is if you can put up with it until the analogue switch off, the digital transmissions are to be increased by a factor of ten! That should override most interference.

Answer 3

It is the vibration of the trains going on tracks i live behind a railway but the tv never cuts out . Some big trains that go past make the ground shake as well.

Answer 4

we live near a train line and never had any problems with our telly and we had digtial so maybe a loose wire somewhere good luck finding try plugs all connections before calling the digital company even the fuses in plugs

Answer 5

the high frequency producing while the train is passing, causes the TV to cut



there are some boosters to increase your TV reception, and improve the image quality

Answer 6

It has everything to do with the METAL TRAINS....grounded on the METAL TRACKS......





And your antenna being LOWER than the top of the trains.....



You need a ROOF TOP antenna.....

Answer 7

No Point me answering now !!TV Tech-man has done it for me !!

Cheers Pete

Answer 8

Reposition your aerial away from the track