Do tv / Aerial signal boosters actually increase reception?
the aerial boosters / loftbox units amplify your existing signal from the aerial and split it equally between the different outputs. Because the aerial is mounted on the loft, the analogue reception is never going to be great as the signal gets reflected by the roof tiles, but provided you have a extra high gain aerial (48 element +) and a good quality booster you should be ok. Always feed TVs independently from a booster instead of splitters since these attenuate the signal and cheap plastic ones completely “kill” the signal. Try a good quality booster that has variable gain control and connect each TV directly to it (better to be adjustable since too much boost will give ripple “waves” running across the TV). that’s your best option, even if the signal doesn’t look perfect, a freeview box will work OK.
