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"Rules" on Aerial Positioning in Private Estates

  • 10-09-2010 11:30am
    #1
    Tom Slick
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    Have noticed some strange setups in housing estates in various places (masts mounted on back walls with aerials pointing thru roof being only 1 example).How are these "rules" enforced and why do people pay for expensive looking installations that probably are worse than loft aerial? These all on houses with chimney and/or gable available.


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  • #2
    The Cush
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    Tom Slick wrote: »
    How are these "rules" enforced and why do people pay for expensive looking installations that probably are worse than loft aerial? These all on houses with chimney and/or gable available.

    What rules? Apartments and some private managed estates have rules but generally you can install your aerial where you want it provided it meets the planning regs i.e. a TV aerial on the roof so long as it is less than six metres higher than the roof. Satellite dishes of course are treated differently.

    People probably mount them behind the house to keep them out if sight, they don't like the clutter.

    Regarding the technical side of RF reception behind a roof this is an interesting read - RF Reception Really Is A Black Art...... Someone once asked an expert how aircraft radar works, his reply was "PFM" (pure f**king magic). This can sometimes be applied to RF reception.


  • #3
    Tom Slick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭Tom Slick


    Yes,a black art indeed....:confused: The aerial on the chimney was still considerably better. I would go for what works best.


  • #4
    watty
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    Nice article.

    I can offer some explanations. But not suitable for mathematically squeamish.


  • #5
    Tom Slick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭Tom Slick


    Some installers also seem to be afraid of heights or can't afford decent ladders.I've seen some ridiculous 15ft. poles swaying around in the breeze with maybe 10ft of easily accessible wall above them.


  • #6
    WORT1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭WORT1


    Tom Slick wrote: »
    Some installers also seem to be afraid of heights or can't afford decent ladders.I've seen some ridiculous 15ft. poles swaying around in the breeze with maybe 10ft of easily accessible wall above them.

    I know what your talking about here i am in kildare and were my house is their are a lot of trees not to far away that were blocking the signal so the muppets from UPC that were putting up the aeiral used a 15ft pole and attched to two brackets and onto the back of the house. last winter i had to get them to take it down as the wind blowing it all the time put a 2ft crack in the wall of the house because the brackets holding it were to close together.


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  • #7
    L1011
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    My next door neighbours have just had a Sky dish installed at head height on the side wall of their house nearest the front door

    The back of their house faces south... someone was trying to avoid using ladders or much cable, clearly!


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