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Thank you Hobbyfan, this set of feeds have proved very useful and no, I do not have an aerial already installed, although the vans internal connections anticipated one being fitted.
rosalan
Yes, mine was exactly the same. There's an aerial socket and a length of co-axial cable coiled in a cupboard near to the most likely place to fit a through-the-roof aerial, which I've no intention of doing.
Digital terrestrial signals are not as wide-ranging as the old analogue and you have to be more precise with your aerial positioning, or so I'm led to believe anyway.
I have a satellite dish and try to pitch where I know there'll be a signal. If I can't we'll read a book!
You and me both but at times trees, house or other obstructions mean a somewhat limited signal on my Multimo, which by the way has proved to be better than expected, even in southern Spain.
rosalan
I can endorse what Peedee said above about the Status "flying saucer" aerial. We had one fitted by the dealer when our van was new two years ago & frankly found it of little use. We could only get a poor picture (or none at all) & resorted to a lead when on CC equipped sites.
Last year we toured Scotland & found, to our surprise, we could get a very good picture with it in areas that had gone completely digital. This year we have visited Devon & Cornwall twice. During the early visit the Status was u/s as expected & I managed to get our Lidl suitcase satellite set working (Hip Hip Hooray!).
By the time of our later visit however the area had gone completely digital. The Status now worked perfectly everywhere we stayed & the Lidl set didn't come out once. So don't dismiss the "flying saucer", as once the whole country is completely digital I believe they will be much more useful than they have been previously.
Hi Rosalan, I wouldn't try to persuade you one way or the other, but I'd guarantee your van already has holes in it's roof in order to fix rooflights etc, they will have been made waterproof with a sealing agent; normally when fitting aerials etc. most are fixed and sealed using Sikaflex, when used correctly gives a 100% fixing and waterproof joint.
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Dont mess about with anything less than a status 530 for a permanent roof mounted aerial. For an aerial on a pole, GradeUK who make the status aerials also do a kit called image 630, which has a good aerial on a pole with booster box. This I tell you from experience!
Buying a directional aerial is the key, the second bit of advice is buy a decent signal finder, it can really make the difference between having no/partial channels and all the freeview channels. Maxview do one that won a test done by Practical Caravan back in April 2010 issue.
Obviously, you are always at the mercy of the uk's terrain and transmitter system, so results vary with an aerial. This is why many more people go over to satellite and why either getting lessons/signal finder for your multimo or changing to a better roof mounted system would be better for you in the long run.
Thank you snelly, that is just the sort of information I needed.... 'from experience'.
I do use a signal finder for my Multimo, which works well and I think some of your underlying message is Satellite is the way to go. Unfortunately I opted for a receiver without a card and that I do not think can pick up Freesat. I tend to aim for Astra 2 but thanks to much bad target practice, I am beginning to speak German c/o Astra 1 which I am a dab hand at picking up, even Hotbird has a somewhat magnetic attraction. Which is why it seemed a good idea to aim for a terrestrial contact.
I really appreciate the time and effort those of you who have contacted me have made and I hope sometime to meet up with some of you on the road........... Yes that was me waving!
rosalan
Thank you snelly, that is just the sort of information I needed.... 'from experience'.
I do use a signal finder for my Multimo, which works well and I think some of your underlying message is Satellite is the way to go. Unfortunately I opted for a receiver without a card and that I do not think can pick up Freesat. I tend to aim for Astra 2 but thanks to much bad target practice, I am beginning to speak German c/o Astra 1 which I am a dab hand at picking up, even Hotbird has a somewhat magnetic attraction. Which is why it seemed a good idea to aim for a terrestrial contact.
I really appreciate the time and effort those of you who have contacted me have made and I hope sometime to meet up with some of you on the road........... Yes that was me waving!
rosalan
Little tip... if you hit astra1 or hotbird, knock a few degrees off your elevation and turn to the left. Astra2 sits lower in the sky than hotbird and astra1 and its just to the left of them as you look into the sky.
If your ever in my neck of the woods, call in and we'll have a practice!
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