DVB aerial

[theboyfold]

I'm trying to set up the DVB on my tv and I have an in loft aerial which is quite old now, so I'm guessing I'll need a high gain aerial? Which can you recommend for the loft and should I put a signal booster in line with it or worry about that when I add another source to the feed?

For those who understand it (not me!) here's the link to the transmitters I use www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd....=10&OS=SL3+7sg

I can get a signal on BBC and not on five and then if I move the aerial about 25 degrees I can get 5 and more of the smaller channels, does this sound like a problem that a newer aerial would fix?
Cheers!

[406tm]

Hi

For DVB you need a special aerial coting around £85 fitted - well they are in these parts

Dave

406TM

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I bought a cheapo aerial from B & Q (my analogue aerial was knacked anyway)& it works fine in this area. (Aerial was packaged "outdoor use, medium strength, and it works fine in the loft)

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

..and in this area, the direction of the aerial is a lot less critical to pick up stations than with analogue.

[chim_knee]

I just used a high-gain, "digital" aerial and put it in the loft.

Cost about £35 and was very, very simple to put up.

One thing, however, try to get properly shielded, satellite quality cable (PT100, CT100) as digital signal can be susceptible to interference.

I seem to remember B&Q are doing a DVB "Kit" at the moment (aerial, cable, clips etc) for £19.99. May be worth popping down to your local one to have a look.

[Mr Noble]

chim_knee said:

One thing, however, try to get properly shielded, satellite quality cable (PT100, CT100) as digital signal can be susceptible to interference.

You should not put tv (digital or satelite) in the same run as electric cables as the picture is affected by the current feild. keep them a good few inches apart.

[chim_knee]

Mr Noble said:

chim_knee said: One thing, however, try to get properly shielded, satellite quality cable (PT100, CT100) as digital signal can be susceptible to interference. You should not put tv (digital or satelite) in the same run as electric cables as the picture is affected by the current feild. keep them a good few inches apart.

Agreed - you'll also, probably, find things in your house now affected an unshielded signal. Including passing cars!

[theboyfold]

Hmmm, not too sure I'm keen to rip out the cable and go that far, it's for freeview after all, Sky doesn most of the work here!

I've picked up an aerial from Maplins which should do the job

[flossythepig]

Checkout www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/coverage.html

Put in your postcode and it tells you what freeview channels you can expect and what direction to point your aerial.

Hugh

>> Edited by flossythepig on Tuesday 7th February 14:05

[theboyfold]

flossythepig said:

Checkout www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/coverage.html Put in your postcode and it tells you what freeview channels you can expect and what direction to point your aerial. Hugh >> Edited by flossythepig on Tuesday 7th February 14:05

Ohh, useful, I'm guessing I need to work out in which direction the compass bearing is?