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| 1291264 | 2012-08-09 12:02:00 | Thanks billy, but see the link below to read that the aerial problem was self inflicted! Bugger............I thought you had fixed that part of the instal! So you had to buy another aerial just for that? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1291265 | 2012-08-09 22:55:00 | Rather than starting a new thread. We have a VHF and we might be getting a UHF aerial (as we got a Sky dish for intl channels). Is there a guide on the net that you guys knows? The cables are all there and the mast, do we just purchase a aerial kit and just slap it on, point in that direction? We might need to troubleshoot a cable issue or something b/c the upstairs TV cannot get the VHF anymore but downstairs can. What is the best way to split the signal? We cannot really see the TV station where we are, the guys up the road uses a longish UHF aerial, the guys in front of us use a Array style one. Are the ones from DSE or Jaycar etc .. good enough? |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1291266 | 2012-08-10 03:09:00 | Bugger............I thought you had fixed that part of the instal! So you had to buy another aerial just for that? Thought I did, but bought the new aerial to confirm. Turns out my soldering isn't that flash and that aerial is no good. New aerial was only $50 from Dick Smith (half price!) and was money well spent. Will try to sell off the broken aerial & all left over parts to try to recoup some of the costs. |
sooby (15023) | ||
| 1291267 | 2012-08-10 13:42:00 | You can buy inline baluns with two wires sticking out one side and a coax termination point inside a rubber boot. With a bit of ingenuity it could probably replace the bit you wrecked. Still at $50 for a new one I think you did better. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1291268 | 2012-08-11 09:58:00 | Thanks for a very informative thread. I've battled with Freeview terrestrial on three houses with varying results. At one place I bent the aerial up to avoid a shadowing house and that worked out well. At the second place (Lorantz DV3T) Freeview worked fine...for a few weeks. Then it froze. Up to the roof in a cold southerly with light rain, tried to clean the aerial contacts which proved to be rusted - and promptly broke off. I gave up in disgust and purchased a Freeview Satellite box which worked instantly. Third house: the Lorantz worked well until the tv was switched on next day with a frozen signal. Nothing would change that except pulling out the power cord. No On/Off or Reset switch. My family unanimously voted for a degraded analogue picture rather than one which freezes...and thus the Olympics have been a snowy fest. So I'm a bit irritated and perplexed. The roof is high and steep so I've put off going up there. It may be that the aerial could be turned towards the transmitter, given that an adjustment worked on the first house. The aerial is 15 years old. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 1291269 | 2012-08-11 10:40:00 | If the roof is that steep Winston it may be advisable to get a professional to risk his neck rather than DIY :) | CliveM (6007) | ||
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