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I have now tried many aerials costing £10 to £130 and I have found that they are all very dependent on signal strength and consequently there are many areas that we have been where we got no or very poor reception. Usually the low populated areas which is where we tend to tour. All I can say is I now have a £50 sat system from maplin and that works absolutely anywhere but has to be set-up onto a tripod each time we stop. It has shown though that I need to bite the bullet and purchase a permanently fixed sat dish for the roof but they all look so big !! Either that or just stick to the radio and dvd player
I think that you will find omni-directional disappointing for the reasons I gave earlier on. It is unusual in this country for you not to be able to see a TV aerial somewhere to get an idea of direction.( and polarity also vital)
Away from habitation signal strength is often (though not always) lower and so the need for a direction aerial is greater.
There is a lot to be said for the satellite system for the circumstances you describe. A bit more expensive and may use more power but the signal is much the same all over. (It does fall off in north scotland)
To paulandjackie and others out there, go to www.radioguide.co.uk and look at getting a copy of The Television Viewers Guide, everything you want with regard to TV aerial set up is in the book, and for those of you who find reception is a problem, every transmission station including relay stations are listed with a map. Check the map, direct your areial, if your set is self seeking it will find the strongest signal, if not self seeking, within the book transmission masts have numbers of the channels for manual selection. I have tried different aerials in the past, non perfect , so I put together my own aerial setup as follows... A 3 metre decorators paintroller extension pole(telescopic), an ordinary domestic exterior TV antenna, easy to put and take down, and stow. The pole is anchored at base and one bracket on side of van. Another tip for best reception,,, from a main transmitter the antenna should be horizontal and from a relay station vertical.
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Thanks everyone for you comments & links, I have gone for the Status 530/5, we definitely didn't want a satellite because the TV is mainly for playing DVDs for the kids & only very occasional watching programs by ourselves.
THANKS AGAIN
Paul
Hello All
We've had a Status 530/5 aerial fitted today - very pleased with the results too. The chap who fitted it for us made a passing comment that it could be used to pick up FTA satellite transmissions as well as DVB-T. I questioned him further, but me being a) no expert, and b) in a hurry I didn't get an in depth response.
Is it possible to pick up FTA satellite transmission with this aerial? The sky dish on my house has an elevation from the horizontal to acheive best signal. How can this be done with a flat mounted aerial on the roof of the van, without parking on a hill that conveniently happens to slope at the correct angle in the right direction?
Are the systems even compatible - there is no LNB on my aerial, but there is on the sat dish on the house?
I don't get it, he's not in the habit of shining me, but I think he might be this time, anyone got any thoughts on it?
Cheers
Dunk
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Dunk wrote--
We've had a Status 530/5 aerial fitted today - very pleased with the results too. The chap who fitted it for us made a passing comment that it could be used to pick up FTA satellite transmissions as well as DVB-T.
[b]We have been happy with our new Status.....have got digi signals all over the place...from between 15 clear chans to 40 odd so very happy with it.[/b]
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