Galway Area - Install DTT Aerial

kippy

Hi All,
A few linked queries.
Does anyone know what the DTT signal is like in the Ballybrit/Ballybane area of Galway?
I got a small TV for the kitchen that has a DTT receiver built in but have no aerial for it (TV is Saorview approved).
It's not picking up anything so far.
I could get a small indoor aerial but this would be pointless if I needed something bigger to pick up the signal.
Assuming that I need an outdoor aerial can anyone recommond someone to supply and fit it (as well as a few splitters and rejoiners to bring the signal to each room)
Kippy

JRH

Its hard to say what might work for you especially indoors as it depends on your building and whats directly around you ... at least ballybane / ballybrit is up on a hill , so you should be able to pick up either maghera ( pointing merlin park type direction ) or tonabrocky hill if you have a view in that direction ... there is a chance you could get tonabrockey with something small like this inside ... but its hard to say
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Mercury-120649-Olympik-X1-Indoor-TV-Aerial-UHF-New-/320798732512?pt=UK_ConElec_TVAerials_RL&hash=item4ab11830e0

otherwise you need something like this outside or perhaps in your attic ..
green tip for maghera or red tip for tonabrocky or just a wideband .

http://www.tvtrade.ie/tv-and-radio-aerials/uhf-aerials.html

FRIENDO

Hi kippy,

The Saorview coverage map shows good coverage for Ballybane/Ballybrit area in Galway.
http://www.saorview.ie/make-the-switch/coverage-checker/coverage-map/

JRH makes a good point and I agree, it is hard to know what might work.

Some Installers attached may be able to help. http://www.isaa.tv/features.php?county=galway

Peter Rhea

JRH wrote: »

you should be able to pick up either brougher ...
green tip for brougher

You mean Maghera?

Sponge Bob

Group A Aerial pointing at Tonabrocky.

lucernarian

If you can find a €2 indoor rabbit's ears or preferably a UHF loop aerial, it would work nearly as well or better than a one for all aerial and with much less cost. Little would be lost if that doesn't work out. Though being able to place the aerial near a window substantially helps. A west-facing window especially if I properly remember where Ballybane and Ballybrit are.

JRH

Peter Rhea wrote: »

You mean Maghera?

Yes ! your right ... edited thanks .

Galway

JRH wrote: »

Yes ! your right ... edited thanks .

Tonabrucky would be your best bet here, though its ERP is only 0.25kw.

You can see the mast across the Quintencenary Bridge, I am picking it uo 16 miles north of the city with a LOS to the transmitter with an outdoor vertically polarised Antiference XG9 group A aerial and the I am getting in excess of 40 db on the meter reading.

coylemj

OP, take a look at your neighbours and see which direction their aerials are pointing.

From the Lynch Roundabout Tonabrocky is directly west, to Maghera (Gort) is SSE. If your neighbours aerials are all pointing SSE then there probably isn't a good view of Tonabrocky (which rules out an indoor aerial) and you'll need a rooftop aerial pointing at Maghera.

JRH

Yes , if you cant get tonabrocky , Maghera is pretty strong ...
Im about a mile downhill from ballybrit , i can get Maghera indoors with a 10 element group CD .

coylemj

JRH wrote: »

Yes , if you cant get tonabrocky , Maghera is pretty strong ...
Im about a mile downhill from ballybrit , i can get Maghera indoors with a 10 element group CD .

Is that an attic aerial or do you have a indoor group aerial?

JRH

coylemj wrote: »

Is that an attic aerial or do you have a indoor group aerial?

One of these ...
http://www.tvtrade.ie/green-group-cd-uhf-aerial.html

its a temporary solution ... its kinda sitting on a table :rolleyes:

Sponge Bob

JRH wrote: »

. its kinda sitting on a table :rolleyes:

Ah Jaysus In the kitchen ?? Tonabrocky is a very new transmitter, very few Ballybrit aerials point that way so far.