[ethernet]

Originally Posted by magnumlady

Thanks. I am sure someone will sell me a group A aerial in Sligo and they would charge a pretty high price as well I should imagine. I could get a decent priced one delivered to Ireland from this place: http://www.tvaerials.com/

I see a Wideband (Ch21-69) high gain aerial the other day in Homebase DIY in Sligo for 60.00 Euro but i was looking to get a Group A aerial for a better signal.

Try the guy in Charlestown near the O2 store in that TV/electrical shop [on the Sligo side, I think -- I'm not from around there]. That's where I got my kit. Apologies for not knowing his name.

He was moving shop to across the road at the time, but he was very patient with me nonetheless!

Relatives of mine live in Tubbercurry with a similar setup to yours, just no Channel 4 -- using what seemed like a wideband UHF antenna and a horizontally-mounted VHF antenna with an amplifier.

[mrdtv]

Originally Posted by ethernet

Try the guy in Charlestown near the O2 store in that TV/electrical shop [on the Sligo side, I think -- I'm not from around there]. That's where I got my kit. Apologies for not knowing his name.

He was moving shop to across the road at the time, but he was very patient with me nonetheless!

Relatives of mine live in Tubbercurry with a similar setup to yours, just no Channel 4 -- using what seemed like a wideband UHF antenna and a horizontally-mounted VHF antenna with an amplifier.

Another fantastic antenna make is Fracarro: Italian high gain Yagi specialists. I got one (Fracarro digital gold wideband with masthead amp) from satellite solutions in the UK (Northampton) for about £35 with masthead amp built in (very elegant....) The results were striking in Strangford, Co Down ( no DTT predicted coverage). The existing Group A aerial was OK on the 16QAM services, very iffy on the 64QAM and did not pick up the out-of-band channel. The replacement Fracarro picked up all six DTT multiplexes effortlessly ( C/N: 26dB as read by the SETPAL) and analogue Channel 5 went from snowy to crystal clear. Also perfect Caldbeck analogue, at times Winter Hill, Moel-y-Parc and others with a rotor. This antenna has a very good response across the entire UHF band, its very compact etc. They have their own .com web site....

[sligojoek]

Originally Posted by magnumlady

Thanks. I am sure someone will sell me a group A aerial in Sligo and they would charge a pretty high price as well I should imagine. I could get a decent priced one delivered to Ireland from this place: http://www.tvaerials.com/

I see a Wideband (Ch21-69) high gain aerial the other day in Homebase DIY in Sligo for 60.00 Euro but i was looking to get a Group A aerial for a better signal.

Magnumlady, If you go in to Derry Taheney's they have a wideband arial for about €25.

[magnumlady]

Originally Posted by sligojoek

Magnumlady, If you go in to Derry Taheney's they have a wideband arial for about €25.

This is an old thread...we got one some time ago. Thanks.

[sligojoek]

Originally Posted by magnumlady

This is an old thread...we got one some time ago. Thanks.

Whoops. Just reading the dates now. Sorry bout that.