TV aerial reccomendations

(kim)

OK, that's a good start. So what *do* I want?

I'd continue with a loft aerial if it really is working well enough. It will last much much longer than an outdoor aerial.

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:21:00 -0000, "Ron Lowe" mused:

The Triax QR10 is a decent 'no frills' aerial. I've personally had no trouble with them in this decent reception area. Your excellent sounding reception are should prevent no problems for it.

I can't, I won't have a loft :-)

In article , Ron Lowe writes

Either Antiference or Triax both good makes I personally prefer the Triax myself..

As to FM get anything apart from the useless Halo things!....

"Ron Lowe" wrote in news:45d20ac9$0$763$ snipped-for-privacy@news.aaisp.net.uk:

Notwithstanding the good advice offered above, could I suggest you take your query to uk.tech.digital-tv, speciall in view of your digital needs.

mike

Indeed. That's why it's x-posted there.....

You also shouldn't rule out a Log Periodic aerial. Low gain, but much more even response across the whole UHF band than a standard wideband aerial. They're reasonably priced too.

Marky P.

I thought they were high gain and that was the point of them?

I mean you can get a signal on a coat hanger, but it has the gain of a dead hamster.

Yes, I'd wondered about them.

They certainly look rather sleek and elegant, but I don't really understand their application. As you say, they are not high-gain, but AIUI, they are very directional, and so are good in high signal strength areas, but where rejection of multi-path is important. Using an array of them to null out off-axis signal can improve multi-path rejection even further. Would that be a fair summary, or am I way off beam?

Since I don't have any multi-path issues, perhaps their benifit is lost on me.

I also don't have a good handle on what gain is appropriate for my situation. I really don't know what would saturate the distribution amp, and what would be reasonable. I'd need either some signal strength meter or local knowledge to glean this. And I don't know a local installer who I'd trust to ask. I probably need to start looking at what the neighbours have on their roofs, assuming ( big assume! ) they have been installed by competent installers.

"Ron Lowe" wrote in news:45d220e2$0$756$ snipped-for-privacy@news.aaisp.net.uk:

I don't understand things like x-posting :-)

All it seems to do is bring in garbage from unwanted sources, which is why my newsreader is set up to almost bar it..

mike

mike wrote in news:Xns98D6E4FD78DB7mikenosuchcouk@130.133.1.4:

Ooh, look my post turned up here, too.

Another reason I don't like x-posting; I could be inviting flames from all over.

I know, I should look at the headers; frankly I prefer to look at the post

;-)

mike

I expect the Triax distribution amp is fine. It looks identical to the Proception Starbox

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The advantages of log-periodic aerials are their broad frequency response and their excellent front-back ratio. They aren't very directional at all however (apart from the f/b ratio), so may be useless for certain multi-path issues. You really have to have an idea of local problems, and be prepared to experiment. In RL, aerials are more of an art than a science.

Not high gain; 8dB gain. Point of them: Same gain across the whole uhf band, very good front/back ratio,

A log periodic has a wide front lobe, so is not normally classed as 'very directional'. They do have an exceptionally good front/back ratio - so are very good at rejecting unwanted signals from the back and sides.

Ah. Cheers. might look at one then.

You need a log periodic, The Blake 26 element one is very good.

Bill