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A question for all the riggers out there, for last few years we have been busy fitting aerials and mast amps for the DSO,we always use a meter and good cable and a benchmark aerial as you do,when the DSO happens here in September they say that the power from the transmitters will be greatly increased after DSO,we get an influx of customers ringing us about problems with there freeview reception? are we responsible can we charge them for any work that we mite have to do,as many of them will be under our guarantees. Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials Sheffield.
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Thanks for your comments lads,Brian I have only fitted amps when needed or when doing a multi room system,its just I can see a lot of narky customers wanting things done for nothing in a few months and I just wanted someone else's opinion on it,
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MF skinner
You need to look at the connections and things first, if you are running two TVs from one aerial there needs to be a good quality spliter box used,don't go buying boosters they don't work,sometimes the signal can be to strong causing overloading of the signal,if the cable is longer to one of the TVs the cable length can sometimes reduce the signal,the only true way to tell what is happening is to use a signal test meter.
Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials Sheffield.
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There getting some stick on here Action, mined you I have followed up on some of there work and they are a bit of rip off merchants,the firm that are screwing our trade up at the moment are AVC there should be some kind of monopolies laws brought out,they send people with no experience on a few days training course and send them out to do a job that takes years to learn properly,some of the work they do is appalling,and when there contract is finished they will leave all this poor work for us to put right,the BBc should have spread the work around the established fitters,but like always in big busyness someone will have taken a back hander. Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials Sheffield.
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I saw 3 of them today on lindsey ave parson cross they fitted a 15 foot pole a massiv blakes jbx aerial and a vision mast amp at the bottom of the pole""" mad absolutely mad we fitted a log pro aerial down the road a few weeks ago and got every channel spot on, you can see the dam sheffield mast from there,absolute nob heads if they came to my house I would have booted them out,I mean 3 of them to do an aerial,yes and 3 tranny vans parked on the road as well.
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One more point this AVC contract reminds me of the sky contract they handed to another bunch of idiots called cobra,all sorts of things went of there,they even set someone on who I sacked for trying it on with female customers,they did not last long,we were subbies to sky and cobra wanted us to do sky fits for less than half the money sky gave us.
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My old van has gone to the Congo to be a taxi,
I bought that van in 1992 a Mitsubishi L30 when it was just 2 years old for £1'200 and I have had it ever since the old thing gave me over 20 years of service with out any major problems at all it was a heart wrenching site to see it go on the back of the pick up truck apparently they are sort after in Congo for taxis I put it on Ebay and it was sold with in 5 minutes the buyer coming from London and paying cash the same night I wish I could have installed a camera in the van to see what happens. Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials ,
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Ive used ssb's for years a 3 foot pole and a 10 element aerial are ok drilled into the bricks,if the chimney is solid enough there is no problems at all,I would not dream of putting a massive jbx aerial on one, though ive seen it done a few time, some chimneys are very dangerous and stepping off the latt ladder can be very dangerous if there is slimy green moss around, I drive past aerials I fitted on ssb's twenty years ago and they are still there not every thing the CAI say is true,talking about the CIA the phone book once printed me an advert and it said CIA member I got some funny comments from that one. Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials Sheffield
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KB
I class you as a new comer you are still wet behind the ears mate, wait till you have been in the trade thirty odd years,I must admit though there is a lot of johnny come lately's in the trade hoping to make a quick few quid, may be when the DSO is over they mite go back to selling insurance or conning old people into having there roofs done or something,when I first started in Sheffield there were about five other aerial fitters around no Action aerials or any thing like that,wooden ladders and them lat ladders that go in the gutters were the norm, health and safety was never heard of then, fifteen quid was a good price for an aerial fit then.
Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials Sheffield.
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Wednesday 13 April 2011 3:10PM
darren
I've found sometimes with freesat if the dish is not set spot on accurately with a meter they don't work properly and miss some channels.
Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials Sheffield.