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Thread: TV Aerial for Springpark area

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    Default TV Aerial for Springpark area

    May be posting this in the wrong section, but can anyone help.
    I have just moved into Springpark area and am having difficulty getting a good digital signal. Can anyone suggest the best aerial.
    I have looked at some, they have elements and dbs. What does this mean is it the higher element number I should go for or the db number.

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    best idea is to use on of the sites with a postcode checker
    like freeview.co.uk

    that should then drill you down to the correct aerial type

    the further way from the recommended transmitter
    the more elements/db you need, basically [ the 2 go together ]

    just remember if you are near to a transmitter too stronger a signal
    causes more problems by over driving the box than too little signal.

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    Thanks for this will give it a try.

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    or the cheats way

    look at what has everyone else put up
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    go with sky much better for tv service

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr P Cannop View Post
    go with sky much better for tv service
    and swell the coffers of the Murdoch empire.
    There's always FreeSat or, if you have decent broadband, FreeSat with Freetime.

    For terrestrial reception:
    Like dx100uk my first port of call would be the postcode checker.
    Interesting results in the KW14 8NN area as changing the house number (use the Change Address link on that page) shows poor or non-existent coverage from Rumster.
    Looks like the Thurso repeater only transmits half the channels.
    But a good group B horizontal aerial at a bearing of about 30 degrees seems to give good reception everywhere using the Orkney transmitter.
    Also a group B aerial will have the advantage in the (presumably very long term) future that it shouldn't be affected by interference from 4G phone signals.
    Alternatively a wideband aerial, preferably a log-periodic according to advice from Satcure both in terms of reception, lack of interference and lower wind loading.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dx100uk View Post
    or the cheats way

    look at what has everyone else put up
    Or even better, do what I did when living in a Glasgow tenement... Splice a cable into someone else's aerial... lol
    “We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine....
    And the machine is bleeding to death."


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    I would thoroughly recommend getting Colin Chessor Thurso, to carry out an ariel test, which is very reasonably priced. They can then advise on what equipment if any is required to solve it. They solved our reception problem quickly.

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    Thank you all for your comments.

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    Or just stay where you are and don't move!

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