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| Thread ID: 49101 | 2004-09-10 05:09:00 | OT TV Aerial | Chris Randal (521) | Press F1 |
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| 270901 | 2004-09-11 04:50:00 | Look, I'm sorry if I offended you Earnie, that wasn't my intention but I disagree with your simplistic condemnation of what is a very practical solution for many TV viewers. I wasn't attacking you personally or your opinions, I was putting an alternative view forward and there is plenty of room on PF1 for divergent opinions. I accept that your advisers have given you their views, but not only am I formally qualified to comment on antenna theory and behaviour, I also have several decades of practical experience to draw on, covering all types of antennas from the domestic TV at VHF & UHF, plus LF, MF, VHF, UHF and microwave transmission and reception so I have a reasonable handle on the theory and practice. You don't have to use or even recommend rabbits ears if you don't want to, but at the beginning of this thread there are people who may not have the luxury oif choosing anything else but standard or amplified rabbits ears and my advice is directed at helping them, not upsetting you. Cheers Billy 8-{) :) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 270902 | 2004-09-11 05:15:00 | Terrestrial Digital signals will be the same as analogue ie best with line of sight. You either get a digital signal or you dont, there is no good or bad quality about this type of signal as bandwidth is even less relevant than todays technology. |
skinnerjack (4296) | ||
| 270903 | 2004-09-11 05:28:00 | >Terrestrial Digital signals will be the same as analogue ie best with line of sight sorry thats not quite true. even line of site its problematic. ghosting and interference really upsets digital. the catch with digital its all or nothing. perfect picture or no picture. analogue will show a poor pic but digital will just cut right out which is bloody annoying half way through the rugby ! digital is best with satelite and microwave, ie direct line of site and short range with no ghost problems. i havn't check for a while how the other countries are getting along with vhf digital, however i don't see NZ getting it for a long time if ever. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 270904 | 2004-09-11 06:38:00 | > Look, I'm sorry if I offended you Earnie, that wasn't > my intention but I disagree with your simplistic > condemnation of what is a very practical solution for > many TV viewers . Sorry I had to revisit this thread again . No one offends me on this topic, I was told by a fellow TV service technician some years ago that a engineering school did tests on the indoor aerial, the school found it looks like a aerial but that was as far as it got, I told this to the person who started Amco Aerials (and later died from as a result of a boating accident) in front of his boating friend (who also puts up aerials) about the time some other aerial company came out with orange insulaters (that break down faster in UV light, but this could start a new dimension to the thread) , They had nothing to say that might suggest I was wrong . The indoor aerial is suitable if there are no other options in fact I was renting a place at MT Eden the indoor aerial worked great for most of the time, then it rained very heavy non stop for a few days, I had to reposition the aerial each time I changed stations, for a month or so . This group reminds me of a lot of customers I have been to that think the indoor Aerial is the bees nee . |
Earnie Moore (5918) | ||
| 270905 | 2004-09-11 06:54:00 | New Zealand missed the boat with terestrial digital, when tvnz reneged ( or was it the govt)a couple of years ago. such a shame, but i can see it happening, maybe we will wait for HDTV and leapfrog 'T'digital. The new sets required will be expensive but i understand you can get decoders for old sets, so lets keep our fingers crossed, i cannt wait for TIVO.(just to skip the Ads.lol) |
skinnerjack (4296) | ||
| 270906 | 2004-09-11 23:27:00 | > person who started Amco Aerials aimco aka signalmaster/hills most techs don't reguard indoor aerials as "aerials". but at the end of the day what counts is pic on screen and the cost ;-) re the orange insulators, most aerials are completely stuffed by the time the plastic breaks down. some of aimco's palstic insulators had problems of their own, they cracked and broke. the orange baluns where a big problem (box rots out letting water into the cable rotting out the cable). |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 270907 | 2004-09-11 23:34:00 | >New Zealand missed the boat with terestrial digital i don't think they missed the boat as such. bcl makes quite a bit of money from the existing system. to convert it to digital would be exspencive and have no real beifiet. with NZ terrian they would get less coverage hence less viewers and less income. ideally all nz channels should be via satelite includeing all free to air. tv 1,2 are free to air via sat, all you need is tv3 and prime to be forced to go free to air (as apposed to going through sky) and it would make reception a whole lot easier. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 270908 | 2004-09-11 23:42:00 | Maybe someone can help me with this problem. About 3 weeks ago teletext stopped working in that time it has worked a few times for a short time then stops. It used to work on the 3 channels, now if it doest work it dont work on all three and if it works it works on all three. Reception for tv is fine. When it worked infrequently i did aerial test on pg 199 its sweet. Neigbours teletext ok. Rung tvnz they said reception but tv channel. reception fine. Climbed on roof to inspect outside aerial it looks ok terminals arent corroded or anything. Could it be the tv, it shows the teletext bar but wont go to any pages thanks for anyhelp tedheath. |
tedheath (537) | ||
| 270909 | 2004-09-12 00:00:00 | If it is all channels then it sounds like a decoder fault to me Ted . Might be time for the Tele-Doctor . :( Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 270910 | 2004-09-12 04:30:00 | Hi Chris. If you try out that simple ribbon aerial that was suggested earlier in the thread then make the lead in ribbon length the old 9 feet and the element,the old 3 feet. Probably work with 1 metre & 3 metre. Always used to work for me. macpen |
macpen (6025) | ||
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