Are Maplins aerials any good?

Mailman · 02-10-2003 1:05pm #1

Thinking of getting one to mess about with.
Will they receive a good BBC signal, assuming there is a good BBC signal to be got?

byte · 02-10-2003 7:56pm

Your post is a bit hazy. We would need more information to go on to help. EG, whereabout in the country dya live? What channels were you intending to pick up (Irish channels or BBC, ITV, etc)?

From looking at the Maplin site, they seem to sell Maxview antennae. I'm not too familiar with Maxview stuff as I usually use Triax, Hirschmann, or Blakes on occasions.

The biggest aerial on the site is 48 elements which I would be slightly smaller than Triax UNIX52 which has 52 elements.

The handiest thing for you would be to use whatever your closest neighbour uses.

Mailman · 03-10-2003 12:01pm

Thanks,

I want to use it in Tullamore and D15.
We already have a BBC aerial in Tullamore it's just the image isn't good on British channels which may be due to attenuation from 4 TVs and cabling that is as old as I am.
In D15 I'm curious to know if BBC can be received at all.

lawhec · 03-10-2003 3:30pm

Forget Maxview aerials - cheap stuff with only modest gain and poor directivity. Useful only in the target signal area.

Mike 1972 · 05-11-2003 1:50am

The Televes ones seem to be pretty good See here

Not sure what a "margin raising device" is though (some kind of booster/amplifier ?)

ShaneOC · 06-11-2003 5:05pm

I need to get a little device for merging the input from two aerials into the one cable. I believe it is called a combiner. I had a televis one but it was sh!te. Someone recommended a Triax one (I think it is blue). My UK channels are coming in between Ch40 and Ch48 and the Irish ones are from Ch51 to Ch63. I have had a look at the triax web site but can't seem to find one to suit my setup.

Anyone know where I could get one and roughly how much it would cost.

Do they need a power supply?

The output will be fed into an amplifier which does have a power supply.

byte · 06-11-2003 9:21pm

You need an A/E Combiner.

If you're going for Triax you can opt for the 5153 or the 5052 models.

5153 - This one has one leg 21-51 and other leg 53-69

5052 - This one has one leg 21-50 and other 52-69

Triax combiners have switchable power-pass (aka thru-power) on both legs (using screws as bridge). Also of note, VHF Band III will pass through the Leg 1 side.

Also Johansson have a few models. One model has Leg1 21-58, Leg2 60-69. Another model is similar but rejects Group A (21-34). Again the Johansson is switchable power-pass on both legs (you've to cut a coil inside the casing if not using powerpass).

byte · 06-11-2003 9:23pm

Ooops, misread your request, didn't realise that the High side had to go between C51-68! That may be a problem considering your UK channels are high too at C48! I'll do a bit of research for ya anyways.;)

EDIT: After a bit of searching I found that the only manufacturer with a combiner to suit your needs is from, guess who, Televés! It's the Televés 4045 with Leg1 C21-48 and Leg2 C51-68!

Televés Specs PDF

Are Maplins aerials any good?

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