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I'm going to give a freeview box to someone who just has terrestrial TV. Can anyone tell me do you need an ariel or a satellite dish?
Boozeburglar
24-Jan-10, 18:42
Suck it and see Sweetpea, they might need a better ariel but try it first. Is their ariel on the roof?
:)
Washing powder is no much good for tv signal, be better using an aerial!!
Boozeburglar
24-Jan-10, 18:56
Har har! Bet those tiles are clean! :)
Yes v good! Going to have a look and see if there's an ariel first. Cheers.
I would suggest you ask Persil Toboggan but he's now banned. :)
I would suggest you ask Persil Toboggan but he's now banned. :)
Was he the BNP guy? It's a pity but my friend doesn't have an ariel, we checked. I've got a freesat as well to try but someone said you need a dish for that?
Boozeburglar
25-Jan-10, 00:36
I would suggest you ask Persil Toboggan but he's now banned. :)
He he, if I may be so bold, there is no need to soft soap us, we get your dreft.
:)
Boozeburglar
25-Jan-10, 00:39
Yes freesat needs a dish.
what kind of aerial are they currently using? set top? there are set top freeview aerials but unless you are in an area of strong reception they are generally poor. long term it would be better to get a high gain aerial. does not need to go on the roof it would do just as well in a loft.
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It's on top of the TV and only getting BBC1+2.
Boozeburglar
25-Jan-10, 01:00
then i think you wont get much on the freeview box
do they have a loft? or at a push the top of an airing cupboard
a full size high gain aerial will usually do the job, you just need to point it in the right direction
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Right, next question, How much does an ariel cost? I have someone to put it up.
Boozeburglar
25-Jan-10, 01:13
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5341829/Trail/searchtext%3EAERIAL.htm
I think that is a good deal
should be sufficient, and ten metres of coax should be ok, no?
:)
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5341829/Trail/searchtext%3EAERIAL.htm
I think that is a good deal
should be sufficient, and ten metres of coax should be ok, no?
:)
That's just the job and twenty quid. Ten metres is twice enough;)
oH Does that ariel do inside and out:confused
http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=92955 dish here wortha pm see if still available ,ariel better outside i think mine cost 110 roughley for instalation ariel cable etc from chessors but ended up getting sky the dish would do with freesat box
Boozeburglar
25-Jan-10, 01:25
oH Does that ariel do inside and out:confused
there is no difference really
if they have a loft try to get it as high as possible in there
in an ideal world you install it on your chimney stack but it is £20 and worth trying the cheapest route first.
:)
there is no difference really
if they have a loft try to get it as high as possible in there
in an ideal world you install it on your chimney stack but it is £20 and worth trying the cheapest route first.
:)
Yeah it's worth a try. Simple things are hard sometimes!
use one of the free postcode checkers on one of the various freeview sites
tell us how far you are away from the recommended transmitter it states.
dx
use one of the free postcode checkers on one of the various freeview sites
tell us how far you are away from the recommended transmitter it states.
dx
KW1 is the postcode.
well that figures!
but you need the full postcode and dont post it here!
goto:
http://www.freeview.co.uk/availability
then comeback with your distance to the mast
dx
It just says 'Good news, you should be able to receive all freeview channels'
curses
goto this site:
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/when_do_i_switch/stv_north
on the right fill in your details then tick the i'm in the trade box below that
dx
That worked 20km away. Does it matter about the transmitter? All I want to do is get a freeview box up and going.
That worked 20km away. Does it matter about the transmitter? All I want to do is get a freeview box up and going.
you should be able to use an aerial indoors ok in the loft.
as for the transmitter, yep well ofcourse it matters, the aerials are directional.....you have to point them at the transmitter hence they give you a compass bearing on that page [lol][lol][lol].
http://www.stevelarkins.freeuk.com/loft_aerial.htm
dx
you should be able to use an aerial indoors ok in the loft.
as for the transmitter, yep well ofcourse it matters, the aerials are directional.....you have to point them at the transmitter hence they give you a compass bearing on that page [lol][lol].
http://www.stevelarkins.freeuk.com/loft_aerial.htm
dx
That's it settled then, will get the ariel Boozeburger recommended and put it in the loft. You may well laugh dk[lol]
ok well you now have an idea..........
just one tip i find helpful
a portable TV and a compass and channel 5....
when you are in the loft, use a portable TV [normal one not freeview] tuned to Ch.5. and when you've got the aerial in the right direction by the compass, move it around slightly [L+R] till you get ch.5. as clear as you can get it.
i have also found that slightly pointing the far end of the aerial upwards by a few degrees when placed it a loft makes all the diff.
dx
Boozeburglar
25-Jan-10, 02:26
well the advice is good, it is better to place it out in the free air pointing straight at the transmitter, but that involves clambering up your roof and all that..
i am not an installer, but i have installed a number of aerials in lofts, and it is worth trying as normally there is no problem.
aiming it in the right direction is normally the important part, once you have installed the bracket somewhere where the aerial will point straight through roof not wall to the transmitter (watch out for water tanks as well..)
it is important with the cheaper aerials to fit the elements carefully, as they are not so robust, but once you assemble them they should be fine.
also put a slight kink in the copper core so it grips well in the housing, where it gets clamped with the screw
have someone check all the channels are receiving ok without artefacts before you clamp it in its final position
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