Televes DAT 75

alo2007

Hi,
I live in the Donabate area and i want to get either a roof or loft aerial.
I would like to receive the Irish stations, which I assume will be from Claremount Cairn and also the english atations from the North. I want to be able to view them in any room in the house.

I am looking towards 2012 with the switch off of the analogue transmitters and does anyone know if the digital signals will be boosted and capable of being received where I live.

I was considering the Televes DAT 75. It comes with a margin rising device(MRD) and a power supply unit. Where can they be purchased on the east coast.

I will be using a satellite in my main viewing area

Would anyone recommend this purchase. Thanks.

L1011

First problem you're going to have is that the Irish stations from CC and the British stations from Kilkeel (where you'll get them from there) are on different polarities. You need two aerials. Kilkeel is analogue only at present, it should have equivalent digital coverage in 2013; CC is analogue and carrying the digital trial; ofwhich no guarantees of receiving should be assumed, even though the main channels are unencrypted and standard MPEG2 for now.

A decent aerial - not even a DAT75, really - would get you the English analogue stations, and a very small aerial will do for CC.

alo2007

MYOB thanks,
for the information. Would I be as well off just getting a grid aerial to receive the Irish stations. If so, would I better off trying to pick up reception from 3rock.

L1011

Problem with Three Rock is that you need a wideband to get all four stations, not a grouped aerial. Should be no problem getting it in Donabate, however.

lawhec

MYOB wrote: »

First problem you're going to have is that the Irish stations from CC and the British stations from Kilkeel (where you'll get them from there) are on different polarities. You need two aerials. Kilkeel is analogue only at present, it should have equivalent digital coverage in 2013; CC is analogue and carrying the digital trial; ofwhich no guarantees of receiving should be assumed, even though the main channels are unencrypted and standard MPEG2 for now.

A decent aerial - not even a DAT75, really - would get you the English analogue stations, and a very small aerial will do for CC.

Both Clermont Carin & Kilkeel are the same polarity - Vertical.

Main disadvantages of the DAT75 would be that it would have a fairly narrow angle of reception off-beam and that mounted for vertical polarisation will make it have a huge windload.

alo2007

Thanks
for the information

lucernarian

I would say that the signal from Clermont Carn would be sufficient to be received even if the DAT75 is pointed off-beam. And sure CC is only like 10 degrees to the left of the Kilkeel beam when you're as far away as Donabate.

If the DTT does rollout on the channels that were mentioned in a ComReg premiminary licence document, then your kilkeel reception could be at risk of some sporadic interference from Mt. Leinster on high pressure days, though that should be pretty rare. As it's not your primary way of getting the UK channels, you should be fine.