Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

terrestial freeview from the north

  • 22-05-2009 6:37pm
    #1
    gamer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭


    IS IT possible to get Freeview uk terrestial in dublin ,st margarets area ,dublin north.IF so what size aerial would be needed.THE building is 200ft high.ARE the aerials the same size as standard uhf aerials?


Comments

  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    They are UHF aerials.

    Technically it's possible there with a quad array of 18 elements aerials or a single so called 100 element (Triax, Katrien, Unix) etc.

    But not worth the effort. A 60cm dish gives you more free UK channels inc BBC HD. You can feed up to 1000 TV set boxes with suitable distribtuion equipment quite cheaply too.


  • #3
    lawhec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭lawhec


    I agree with Watty on this - even if you could get a signal that far down, co-channel interference with RTÉ 1 and RTÉ 2 from Three Rock will kill off a significant amount of channels unless you use some very fancy aerial techniques that isn't normally used for domestic installiations.

    Satellite will be handier, likely to be cheaper and less hassle with all the five main UK terrestrials available, spin-off channels from BBC, ITV and Channel 4 and a few other Free-to-air channels that occasionally at least have something worth watching (the "Zone" channels in my own opinion are the best of this bunch).


Advertisement