wolsey WFAV 425 Masthead Amplifier with PSU Kit

Install the distribution box as near to the Ariel as possible then fit the power supply close to one of your tvs , this will provide power back down the Ariel cable to the amplifier unit.Provides a great signal for me on four TVs, this unit provides me with an excellent amplifier/ splitter at a reasonable cost and easy install.

I had an old analogue aerial mounted low on the eaves and a Maxview 6 way splitter in the loft.All worked well and we received all the freeview channels and HD.Due to an extension being built we had to move the aerial up to the chimney and we took the opportunity to upgrade to a 4G digital aerial. Unfortunately the move took the aerial line of sight into a dense tree line and we lost a lot of channels including the HD ones.The aerial fitter said the existing Maxview booster did not have a high enough gain and he tried a Wolsey WFAV 425 which seemed to cure the problem.However he wanted a further £68 for this amplifier and I had seen it on Amazon for £18 so I politely declined and bought it myself.As other reviewers have identified, this does not come with any leads or F connectors so it was not a straight forward swap.There were also no instructions supplied but I expected this after reading the other reviews.The old Maxview splitter was aerial in with a coax connector and 6 coax outputs, the PSU was integrated.With the Wolsey set up the PSU is separate and splits one of the outputs so the PSU can be mounted anywhere between the TV and and the amplifier. It then powers the other 3 outputs via the amplifier. However this means that you will need an extra cable for the one that is split. Also all connections are F type so if you have coax connectors you will either need to replace the connectors with F type or do as I did and use convertors (there a potentially 7 connections to convert if all 4 outputs are used).Another minor point is that while the PSU comes supplied with two fixing screws the amplifier does not.Once I had placed a further order for the missing parts I fitted the unit in the loft with the PSU adjacent to the the amplifier and everything worked first time (I did not have to adjust the gain as other reviewers had).I split the cable going to the furthest and most basic TV and this now has 95-100% signal on all channels which it never had before. Our main TV has now regained the lost HD channels.I would give this unit 5 starts if it came with instructions, a spare lead, enough fixing screws and possible convertor connectors.However it has a well deserved 4 stars for doing what it does at such a reasonable price.

The item was ok when finally received though the item was boxed but not sealed, which made me think was the item new or not, as I did pay for new. Ordered on 22nd August, received it on Thursday 12th September. Due to the fact I was told the first one was lost in the post. Had to make 4 calls to London to speak to a representative. Which cost me more money for phone calls. We were without our televisions for 3 weeks.as we could only get 4 channels as we got them through BT HD Broadband. My children could not get any and had to be without a TV for 3 weeks (NIGHTMARE). So far item working ok.

Excellent kit, good value for money. No instructions but was fairly easy to install. I can now run 3 TV's with a perfect picture off an old aerial that used to run just 1 TV and a picture that would break up regularly when the atmospheric conditions were bad.I fixed mine in the loft as I have a power supply up there, but you can connect the PSU behind your TV.First of all connect the PSU outlet to some TV cable and then connect it to one of the 4 outlets from the amp, when the PSU is plugged in it boosts power to the amp and down the other 3 TV connections, so effectively it gives you the facility to run cables to 3 TV's from the 4 outlets. The cable from your aerial connects to the inlet of the amp.There are no "F" connections supplied so you will need to buy a pack of at least 8. Two for the aerial cable and four for the TV outlets and two for the PSU. If you don't know how to fit the"F" connectors just youtube it like I did. At first I didn't have a clue how to install this kit but after looking at the reviews I was able to do it and saved myself a couple of hundred quid in the process, so thanks for the reviews guys.

I installed the amplifier a few weeks ago and I am delighted with it. I am in a weak signal area for receiving Freeview, and I was installing the aerial in the loft. A new wide-band aerial proved inadequate for receiving all the available channels. Wolsey was one of the more reasonably priced products which came with variable amplification. I have so far cabled up 3 of the 4 outputs and the reception is good from all of them. The single amplification control is currently set at the maximum and although the output cable lengths are different, I have not noted any difference in picture quality from any of them. I must say I had expected one amplification control per output, but in practice that has not proved necessary and I have not had to resort to attenuators.

1...NO instructions ....so here's some help...Connect a cable from one of the 4 tv connection points on the Amplifier to the psu inlet.Connect the psu outlet to your tv cable. The psu boosts power back to amp and down all other tv connections.I have a socket in loft so connected my psu next to the amp and aerial. but you could connect the psu behind your tv.2...There are NO "F" connections supplied so you need to buy 8. 2 for aerial cable, 4 for tv outlets and 2 for the psu.3...If you don't know how to fit "F" connectors--use google /you tube to get it right as fitting wrongly will effect the signal quality.I went from a really poor signal to max signal and max quality on all 4 tvs. Perfect picture. Way better than other amps i have used. Would have given 5 stars if had supplied connectors and instructions.