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Terrestial Digital perfect on Argos Rabbit's Ears (Cork)

jayteecork · 2010-06-03 06:19:57

Hi guys, Just thought I'd share this. Bought a cheap rabbit's ears in Argos (http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5342859/Trail/searchtext%3EAERIAL.htm) so I could watch the world cup in my room. I thought I might be able to pick up RTE2 on analog but I was able to receive all of RTE's digital channels in perfect…

03-06-2010 6:19am

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jayteecork

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Hi guys,

Just thought I'd share this. Bought a cheap rabbit's ears in Argos (http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5342859/Trail/searchtext%3EAERIAL.htm) so I could watch the world cup in my room.

I thought I might be able to pick up RTE2 on analog but I was able to receive all of RTE's digital channels in perfect quality(after a bit of alinging).
RTE1, RTE2, TNG, RTE NEWS now, and 2 test channels.

Couple of videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ahV6L6NPI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdJM_fNwN0A

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#2 03-06-2010 8:03am

watty

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Same price and far better.
The rods on yours are for VHF,
See
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60897584&postcount=4

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#3 03-06-2010 8:26am

mossym

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yeah posted in another thread that i picked up mullaghanish in cork using a powered indoor uhf aerial, not the one you linked to. I'm on the clare/tipp border north of limerick, so that's a signal from over 100km away when i can't get woodcock or maghera which are 20km away from me

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#4 06-06-2010 9:18am

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Live about 3 miles away from Jaytee, and bought the Argos Indoor aerial and I couldn't get anything from them:(:( It will be going back today.

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#5 06-06-2010 12:33pm

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watty wrote: »

Same price and far better.
The rods on yours are for VHF,
See
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60897584&postcount=4

do you think that would give better results than this which I use now ->
which gives me a max signal level of 61%, quality of 84%
or are they effectively the same thing packaged differently ?

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#6 06-06-2010 1:16pm
watty

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It's similar.
Also above a certain level the quality and signal are irrelevant, you can't make it better, at your levels an aerial maybe 1/2 as good would still be perfect.

Below a certain level of reception, there is NO set-top aka rabbit's ears etc going to work.
Next in order are:
The set-top aerial in attic

An outdoor aerial in attic

An outdoor aerial outdoor

2 x 18 Element or 1 x 80+ element on big pole

4 big aerials on big pole!

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