Hi all been read this great forum for many years as I have a HDR-FOX T2 with customised firmware which just great. However the house I just moved to has only Sat feed and no external aerial. Don't want run wires around the house have tried some cheap areals, which are ok until you move near them. Have 3 tv's, live in Cardiff so using the wenvoe tv transmitter. Any recommendations thanks
Recommendations for a indoor aerial
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Black Hole
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If it wasn't necessary, none of us would run wires around our houses. Sorry, but that's the only reasonable solution: bite the bullet, do it once (properly), never have to do it again.
Trev
The Dumb One
But if you do, use good quality coax. WF100 is about the best for the job or perhaps the similar
LABGEAR PF100 from Screwfix. More expensive than RG6, but much better quality and will last a lifetime. Don't be put off by the fact they call it satellite cable, it's super for TV as well.
LABGEAR PF100 from Screwfix. More expensive than RG6, but much better quality and will last a lifetime. Don't be put off by the fact they call it satellite cable, it's super for TV as well.
EEPhil
Number 28
I've only ever seen recommendations for a set-top aerial within 1 mile or so of the local high powered transmitter (Waltham on the Wolds). Even then, I've seen plenty of external aerials in that village. I'm 15 miles from that transmitter and a hi-gain aerial is recommended. A loft aerial (no amplification) gives a perfectly acceptable signal from Waltham - and even picks up more distant signals (BBCA and D3&4) from Belmont (49 miles) and Sutton Coldfield (37 miles) despite the aerial facing the wrong way.
Thanks for all getting back me, even if you're not tell me want I want to hear. The main TV in house with humax connected shouldn't be impossible to connect to external aerial and not look to ugly. Is there much difference been external aerials performance. Thanks
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MikeSh
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Yes.
This site gives blunt advice about aerials. It's worth a read:
http://www.aerialsandtv.com/atvschoiceofaerials.html
They are good to buy from as well if you are DIYing - they even have advice on stuff like the wall fixings you'd need for brackets.
Trev
The Dumb One
Black Hole
May contain traces of nut
Unless you're shadowed from it, the 250kW mast is wet-piece-of-string territory.
Luke
Well-Knwοn Мember
Thanks. I might get one later this year for trying out on top of a cupboard which has line of site with a window then a gab between buildings and then beyond that a transmitter.
I'm late to the party but my test Humax box just has one of these on top of it and it works fine. It's magnetically stuck to the top of the right hand side of the case.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0098YC37C/
It's nowhere near a window and the opposite side of the house to the transmitter.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0098YC37C/
It's nowhere near a window and the opposite side of the house to the transmitter.
EEPhil
Number 28
Almost any transmitter is good - unless you're shadowed from it. The wet-piece
EEPhil
Number 28
... and you didn't even bring a bottle!
Just how close to the transmitter are you? And how powerful is the transmitter?
EEPhil
Number 28
Emley also has the same high power (174kW) on all muxes except COM7, COM8 and local, not all transmitters (eg Waltham) do. Can you pick up the local tv multiplex (5kW) with that aerial?
Yes putting it in my loft would be easier, however even easier is waiting to see if af123 recommendation works tomorrow. There is only one neighbours house in the way of a clear line of site to the transmitter. So for less than a ten it's worth a try, would I be right in thinking a true test is no break up of the signal when the weather is bad.