aerial signal problems in omeath

djpk1

hi i am hoping someone can help me with an ongoing problem, i have a caravan in omeath and have installed 2 aerials -1 bought in the north and one in dundalk,
i am only recieving 2 very bad signal channels-1 of the aerials is a monster lol
my mothers caravan is approx 40 yds from mine and she has a £10 aerial from b&q and gets 9 channels perfectly i have checked all the connections and all seems well i would be gratefull for any help or advice before i get someone in as they are looking approx £200
cheers
paul

The Cush

Without knowing the specifics of your two aerials why not go to B&Q and buy the €10 aerial.

Do you use the two aerials simultaneously for both NI and Irish channels. Are they wideband or grouped aerials, a colour plastic bung will identify the group.

djpk1

hi thanx for quick reply
i have already tried the cheap 1 and dont get any pictures
the big aerial is a 48 element hi-gain with a black cap at the end
after reading the link i am gonna try it sideways and see if that works
cheers
paul

Mayo Exile

Clermont Carn covers most of Louth with the Irish stations on UHF channels 52, 56, 66 and 68. Normally received with a vertically polarised UHF group C/D aerial. However I think Omeath may be too close to or "underneath" CC to get these signals. I may be wrong here though.

Clermont Carn also does a low power (10W ERP) fill-in service broadcasting RTE1 & 2 on UHF channels 29 & 33, vertical polarisation. Not sure if this is intended to cover Omeath or not. Theres also a 60w relay in Carlingford broadcasting on channels 41, 44 & 51. UHF Group B, vertical polarisation. No TV3 from here though.

UK stations are probably got from Rostrevor Forest in Omeath. They are on UHF, channels 48, 40, 46, 50. Kilkeel frequencies are 39, 45, 49, 42. Both vertically polarised. Not sure if you would get signals from Belfast (Divis) in Omeath. Probably blocked out by the Mournes. Frequencies are 31, 27, 24, 21. Horizontal polarisation.

Aerial setup for horizontal & vertical polarisation:



Which way is the aerial on the other caravan pointing? What are the 9 stations being received? Not DTT (Digital Terrestrial TV) by any chance?

lucernarian

The Mournes are an impenetrable barrier for Divis in that part of the world. Kilkeel is a safe bet. Rostrevor Forest is a lot weaker but may do the trick. I think the relay at Carlingford is the only real choice in Omeath for the Irish channels.

One other thing, flat screen TVs seem to be poorer at displaying analogue signals in my experience. That could be part of the problem. Did you try with just one aerial pointed straight at Carlingford or Kilkeel?

djpk1

thanks a million for all your help-think you may have a point with the lcd tv my mum is using an older large tv and mine is new also my aerial is horizontley mounted i was to go down today but with the weather i think ill leave it for a few days lol
will let you know
thanks again
paul