[REQ]Good internal TV antenna for Eire channels

bittihuduga

Hi
I live in maynooth with cancelled SKY
Missing our old and famouse RTE channels
Bought a All in One internal TV antenna from argos.
But the reception is bad in all the angles.

Can someone suggest a good internal antenna for a decent price?

watty

Depends on where you live. There are only poor and terrible internal antennas.

All in Ones are terrible.

At least an aerial in attic, best is outdoor. Very few places have enough signal for decent indoor.

Example of Maghera, Mullaghanish, Kippure, Mt Leinster, Truskmore VHF RTE1 & RTE 2 only Internal aerial
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=8967&criteria=TV%20aerial&doy=3m7



Example of TV3/TG4 UHF aerial for all areas and also RTE1 & RTE2 for all areas not above (Spur Hill, WoodCock Hill, Three Rock, Longford/Clermont Cairn, Louth Cairn Hill, Holywell/Holyhill? Derry/Donegal and all relays/repeaters/deflectors/transposers)
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=33215&criteria=TV%20aerial&doy=3m7


If these don't work (can be combined with a Y splitter) in room, add coax to put them at Windowsill, top of shelf, attic etc.

If that is not enough an outdoor aerial in Attic.

Amplifiers are only to be fitted about 4ft /1.2m from an Aerial to make up for cable loss. TVs are sensitive enough and too much gain near TV picks up interference and boosts noise. Avoid amplied internal aerials.


These aerials are available locally in Ireland as little as 6 Euro each. If they are not good enough you need a larger aerial in attic or preferably outside.

This can go in attic or outdoors:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=36354&doy=3m7

For fringe reception four of these using 2 x Y + 1 xY combiners/splitters often works better than one large much more expensive aerial.

The bow tie / fish fryer aerial is wideband for the whole UHF band (no use for VHF) and will work in attic or outdoors in reasonable signal areas
Front view

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rotated on side for Vertical polarised.

It has a large mesh reflector behind the four sets of aerial rods.

Never use a Band II/VHF horizontal / halo aerial in Ireland.

Note there is NO SUCH THING as a Digital Aerial. Signals for Digital TV use the same Aerials, dishes or cable and actually are Analogue RF.