Setting up TV Ariel

BenG

Hi I bought an UHF arial in Woodies DIY. I'm just wondering when I install it, will I get the Irish stations or is it only the english stations I get on this arial. Can anyone help me, please.
Thanks in Advance,
Beng.

fat-tony

Third time's a charm - "aerial" is the spelling you're searching for!

What you get depends on where you are. If you're on the east coast or in a border area, you might receive UK Freeview transmissions with suitable masthead amplifier and appropriate receiver, but I would guess that you don't have a masthead amplifier.

The Woodies aerials are pretty flimsy and really only suitable for mounting in the attic. Whereabouts are you based and what receiving equipment do you have (TV model or set top box)?

The Cush

Where are you located?

lgs 4

BenG wrote: »

Hi I bought an UHF arial in Woodies DIY. I'm just wondering when I install it, will I get the Irish stations or is it only the english stations I get on this arial. Can anyone help me, please.
Thanks in Advance,
Beng.

what part of world are you in and group is your aerial

12 element

What aerial is it? Woodies probably isn't the best place to buy an aerial (overpriced).
Depending on where you are you'll probably only receive the Irish channels, if you don't have a digital television capable of receiving mpeg-4 you'll have to buy a digital set top box. You will be able to receive analogue signals until analogue switch off in 2012 though

watty

It depends where you live

In most of Ireland you will get the Irish Channels

In most of UK you will get the UK Channels.

In a few places with suitable multiple aerials and big poles you get both.

If your TV is a suitable Digital Kind you get 6 Irish Channels and 10 Radio Channels in Ireland or about about 30 channels if in the U.K.

See www.saortv.info

There are no Analogue or Digital Aerials.

The roof, (chimney or gable) gives hugely better signal than the attic.

Since we don't know roughly the County, type of aerial and Model of TV, we can't be specific in answering the question.

Most of Ireland needs a Dish + satellite receiver to get free UK Television.

Galway

BenG wrote: »

Hi I bought an UHF arial in Woodies DIY. I'm just wondering when I install it, will I get the Irish stations or is it only the english stations I get on this arial. Can anyone help me, please.
Thanks in Advance,
Beng.

Can anyone actually spell AERIAL 'arial' / 'ariel'

Why not try and see how washing powder or liquid picks up tv signals??

Tom Slick

Third time's a charm - "aerial" is the spelling you're searching for!
The Woodies aerials are pretty flimsy and really only suitable for mounting in the attic.

What aerial is it? Woodies probably isn't the best place to buy an aerial (overpriced).

Can anyone actually spell AERIAL 'arial' / 'ariel'
Why not try and see how washing powder or liquid picks up tv signals??

Never mind the spelling, we know what the post is about.
Also, since they've already bought the aerial, I don't see any point in rubbing their nose in it as regards price/quality etc.
It's just a pity he/she didn't say where they are.

12 element

Tom Slick wrote: »

Never mind the spelling, we know what the post is about.
Also, since they've already bought the aerial, I don't see any point in rubbing their nose in it as regards price/quality etc.
It's just a pity he/she didn't say where they are.

I wasn't rubbing anyone's face in it, do you not think this knowledge should be available for other people?

fat-tony

Tom Slick wrote: »

Never mind the spelling, we know what the post is about.
Also, since they've already bought the aerial, I don't see any point in rubbing their nose in it as regards price/quality etc.
It's just a pity he/she didn't say where they are.

Tom - I provided three valuable pieces of advice:

• Woodies aerials are best suited to attics - that's where mine was re-located after partially disintegrating when mounted on the chimney stack for two months
• Reception of UK or Irish TV channels is location dependent
• Correct spelling of aerial, as the OP was obviously trying several combinations

BenG

Sorry everyone. Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. Sorry about my spelling of Aerial???? I'm live in Westmeath near Athlone. My Aerial is an Maxview Digital Tv Aerial 18 element.

Tom Slick

Cairn Hill transmitter is about 25 miles away to your north-east.
It uses UHF channel 47 for Saorview & it's pretty powerful.
Do you plan to install the aerial outdoors?

lgs 4

BenG wrote: »

Sorry everyone. Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. Sorry about my spelling of Aerial???? I'm live in Westmeath near Athlone. My Aerial is an Maxview Digital Tv Aerial 18 element.

do you want to try get freeview from the north well you can use set top box singnal finder the best way to find dtt freeview singnal is tune the box manually go channels 23, 28 ,33 and when the move aerial till you get a singnal meter on the box shows a singnal and fine tune is your house a cottage or a two story it cottage may have go up 20 ft with the aerial and master amp

BenG

Will be putting it into the Attic and I hope that will pick up an alright signal for me.

watty

It should for Cairn Hill (irish TV). You won't get reliable N.I. in the Attic, if at all.