I just tested my Disc on my Samsung,Its wide band and omni but has no amp It
works perfectly here in line of sight to Crystal Palace, but there are some
extra stations, just repeats really. I guess these are some fill in stations
from around the area that are not co channelled with the stronger ones. I
can imagine further out from a main transmitter this effect could cause
havoc!

Brian

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Andrew was thinking very hard :
I didn't know there was an 'omni-directional' freeview aerial.

You can get them, but they don't work very well.


read the thread and look at the photos.

Yep, it's an omni - it relies on an amp to boost the much smaller signal,
to an acceptable level for the TV. The problem being that in boosting the
signal, they also boost all signals and all the noise and interference
along with it. A proper antenna maximises the signal, just the wanted one,
to a level which is normally enough for a downlead and the TV.

Omnis were popular on the roof of caravans, like a flat saucer shape, with
again an amp. They were almost useless except in a strong signal area -
most caravans are used in the countryside, which tend to be poor signal
areas.

The neighbours issue is probably just coincidental, maybe damage to the
download admitting water and rotting it from the inside - happens a lot.