All posts by Neil
Below are all of Neil's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.Thanks all.
There are restrictive covenants on the property so an external aerial is not an option, I could maybe get away with something that does not look traditional like one of those dome aerials but I have been working on the assumption that they are not very good. It really has to be loft or nothing.
Maybe I should cut my losses and go the freesat route?
Thanks again.
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By the looks of that site, the aerial I have is like this. It was purchased only a few years ago but I have used it for about a year. It was last used probably early 2011 1 mile up the road from my current house. It was in the loft and worked ok but was not perfect. I probably did not align it as best as I could though in truth.
There is an ease of putting it in the loft too as the loft is pre-wired so it would be easier. The neighbor is quite fussy and strangely there are no clause for dishes, just aerials and there are no aerials on the development at all.
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Thanks all. The aerial has never been installed at this house although the house is pre-wired.
This is the aerial that I have from argos. Buy High Performance Outdoor TV Aerial with Integrated Booster at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Limited stock Technology, Televisions and accessories, TV aerials.
I guess the best thing is to give it a try first and see how it goes. Wondering if replacing the built in booster with a better one could help a little?
(ME24LA)
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The good news is I have a reasonable signal, not great but ok.
The bad news is the youview box I have is useless as it has no manual tune option so does not get all of the channels.
Freesat it is then I think...
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Yes it is the talk talk one, but has no manual tune option.
There is an existing aerial outside that I learned is hooked up, it is small and hidden right beneath the sky dish. I tried with and without the masthead booster, no difference. I then disconnected that and wired in (from the loft) my aerial, I even got some fresh cable and placed it pointing out of the window right at bbh. The best I have got is 28% strength and 80% quality,
I have 30 channels and no HD, with my TV I have far more.
Going to try and take the house wiring out of the equation tomorrow before I go freesat. I'll probably end up sticking with sky damn it!
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Tuesday 23 July 2013 2:17PM
Rochester
Hello all,
I am going to be installing an aerial this week and despite some significant googling I am unclear as to what aerial I should get for Blue bell Hill. I live in Wainscott (ME3) and depending on the site I go to am seeing recommendation for group B, E and W aerials. I have an existing aerial but I do not think it is that great and I have no idea what group it is either.
I am also wondering as to whether Crystal Palace may be the better option even though it is further away, the reason being that I have to loft mount and my loft is at the back of my house so to point it to BBH means the signal will have to go through the loft and an adjoining bedroom and outer wall whereas for CP it would just need to point straight through the roof in the other direction.
Thanks
Neil