A decent OUTSIDE TV Aerial recommendation??

[snapman]

I was just wondering if the good people of DW could point me in the right direction of the make of a decent roof mounted TV high gain aerial. I've been asked, but tbh I've no idea. I've had a look around, and was wondering if anyone has got, or has installed, one of these:

SLx 27895K4 4G Digidome Outdoor Aerial for Digital TV: Amazon.co.uk: TV


Thanks in advance,

snapman

 

[Spectre]

If you need high gain then a directional (Yagi type) one would be better. Be suspicious of anything claiming to be digital aerial.

 

[snapman]

I've seen past the 'Digital aerial' @Spectre. Doesn't need to be high gain, as apparently the signal in the area is good. I looked at this one as it's profile is low, so less susceptible to high winds knocking it out of line.

I'll take a look at the Yagi one mate.

Thanks,

Me

 

[Spectre]

I've seen past the 'Digital aerial' @Spectre. Doesn't need to be high gain, as apparently the signal in the area is good. I looked at this one as it's profile is low, so less susceptible to high winds knocking it out of line.

I'll take a look at the Yagi one mate.

Thanks,

Me

Yagi are just the normal type .

 

[D 8 RCS]

The Aerial Cable is probably more important than an expensive aerial and so you will need a WF100 good quality coax cable, have a read of this to see what I mean.
DTT cable - why WF100/CT100 is better than low-loss TV coax for digital signals

 

[snapman]

The Aerial Cable is probably more important than an expensive aerial and so you will need a WF100 good quality coax cable, have a read of this to see what I mean.
DTT cable - why WF100/CT100 is better than low-loss TV coax for digital signals

@D 8 RCS Had a look at the coax..... ancient!! Shielding almost destroyed and brittle. New cable first by the looks of it. Nipped round to the neighbours then nipped back and seen your post. Will look into your link mate once I get a beer down me

Thanks,

snapman

 

[Him Her]

Yagi are just the normal type .

Lol, have to be a shoite area where wet string doesn't get a decent signal! Is it fringe reception? Otherwise a reasonable digital aerial off the likes of Fleabay will be fine with new cable

 

[digi247]

Forget any High gain Aerial as most only supply around +3db compared to a standard one and using WF100/CT100 will not gain you anything unless your cable run is in excess of around 30m.

Look for something that has a Good Forward gain over anything else, The new Antiference RX12 LTE aerial is pretty cheap and if your in a Mid-Good signal area will do the job adequately its also 4G approved as are most aerials these days.

 

[wiz569]

Otherwise a reasonable digital aerial off the likes of Fleabay will be fine with new cable

I'm surprised at you :FRIGHT:

 

[snapman]

Lol, have to be a shoite area where wet string doesn't get a decent signal! Is it fringe reception? Otherwise a reasonable digital aerial off the likes of Fleabay will be fine with new cable

Digital aerial..... PMSL!!!

 

[Him Her]

Oh ffs! Stop tekking the p*ss, you know as well as I do there's no bloody difference but the sales people always put 'digital' in the description. Them's newer ones and work better

:Hit:

 

[snapman]

Lol, have to be a shoite area where wet string doesn't get a decent signal! Is it fringe reception? Otherwise a reasonable digital aerial off the likes of Fleabay will be fine with new cable

Forget any High gain Aerial as most only supply around +3db compared to a standard one and using WF100/CT100 will not gain you anything unless your cable run is in excess of around 30m.

Look for something that has a Good Forward gain over anything else, The new Antiference RX12 LTE aerial is pretty cheap and if your in a Mid-Good signal area will do the job adequately its also 4G approved as are most aerials these days.

Getting them a decent shielded quality cable.

 

[D 8 RCS]

In case anyone else is wondering about Digital TV Reception and the difference from the old Analogue system and would like to optimise their TV signal then I would advise having a good read through this :: Optimise your UK Freeview DTT, DAB and analogue TV reception
It explains why and what you need, and then to help with the location of the direction of the nearest and strongest local signal I would suggest using this site :: http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe?DX=M

 

[digi247]

Oh ffs! Stop tekking the p*ss, you know as well as I do there's no bloody difference but the sales people always put 'digital' in the description. Them's newer ones and work better

:Hit:

Laugh but your on the right tracks as a lot of company's now benchmark aerials similar to the BS Kite rating either from the CAI or the RDI which the latter gives the so called 'Digital Tick' too and the CAI have a 3 rating benchmark, so a lot of advertisers throw the Digital Aerial bit in now to say which is benchmarked or not but i can still see the confusion for Joe public

 

[scoppack]

I got a cheap 40 odd element arial from screwfix with a new pole when the winds over Christmas destroyed mine. With new decent cable, its been soooo much better, and everything came in under £40

 

[buzzer]

I got a cheap 40 odd element arial from screwfix with a new pole when the winds over Christmas destroyed mine. With new decent cable, its been soooo much better, and everything came in under £40

got any links to the items you purchased?

 

[Rumpelstiltskin.]

I bought this one
Labgear TV Aerial High-Gain Digital | TV Aerials & Freeview | Screwfix.com
Was £20 but price has doubled.
Excellent aerial

 

[scoppack]

I got Labgear TV Aerial High Gain 48-Element | TV Aerials & Freeview | Screwfix.com and a 9" bracket, ariel mast, and some external coax. To be fair, the mast blew over and snapped again due to the winds, but I wiggled it further down so there was more support and stuck a metal clothes rail up into it and crimped the bottom. SOLID AS A ROCK, and great reception!!

 

[trevortron]

If you prefer to support the smaller, more customer-orientated business over tax-dodging multi-nationals, Satcure is well worth a look. Good, honest advice (loads of useful info on their website) and their prices are pretty reasonable considering they do not sell cr*p.

 

[Rumpelstiltskin.]

Screwfix is more convenient and often cheaper for me for most stuff I want.

Forgot what we were discussing then lol
OK for aerials, not general satellite kit though.