Which group aerial

ranger4

Would be needed for browns roundabout area of galway to recieve saorview channels, tks.

The Cush

Use the Saorview coverage checker to find the recommended Saorview transmitter and frequency for your location - http://www.saorview.ie/make-the-switch/coverage-checker/coverage-map/

Saorview Frequencies - http://www.rtenl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/SAORVIEW-Frequencies-Rev-1.0.pdf

ranger4

The Cush wrote: »

Use the Saorview coverage checker to find the recommended Saorview transmitter and frequency for your location - http://www.saorview.ie/make-the-switch/coverage-checker/coverage-map/

Saorview Frequencies - http://www.rtenl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/SAORVIEW-Frequencies-Rev-1.0.pdf

Thanks for info.

coylemj

ranger4 wrote: »

Would be needed for browns roundabout area of galway to recieve saorview channels, tks.

Tonabrocky relay station is 3 kms WNW (bearing 296 true) of Browne's roundaout, a Group A UHF aerial vertically mounted is what you need.

Ronnie Raygun

The coverage checker recommends Maghera for that area, as it does for most of Galway city (is there more Maghera now, maybe due to the new mast?).

coylemj

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

The coverage checker recommends Maghera for that area, as it does for most of Galway city (is there more Maghera now, maybe due to the new mast?).

You're right, I misread the output from the coverage map. Looks like Tonabrocky only covers a small area on the west side of Galway city, it's only 0.25 kW so clearly only serves a relatively small area.

OP, Maghera is probably the one for you. Do your neighbours have rooftop aerials pointing SE? If they do then they are receiving Maghera which is near Gort. A Group C/D aerial mounted horizontally is what you need, Maghera is 42 kms from Browne's roundabout at bearing 146 true.

A Group B aerial will also suffice to cover the public sector mux on Ch. 48 but the second Maghera digital mux is slated for Ch. 65 so a Group C/D aerial will cover you for future digital channels.

Chuck Stone

Bit of a long shot question here but does anyone know how well a Saorview signal would go through a wet tree about 50 meters from a house which is about 5 miles from the transmitter?

Sorry for hijack OP.

The Cush

coylemj wrote: »

A Group B aerial will also suffice to cover the public sector mux on Ch. 48 but the second Maghera digital mux is slated for Ch. 65 so a Group C/D aerial will cover you for future digital channels.

I assume Ch 65 above is a typo, Ch 55 is allocated to the second mux from Maghera. No TV muxes planned above Ch 59.

coylemj

The Cush wrote: »

I assume Ch 65 above is a typo, Ch 55 is allocated to the second mux from Maghera. No TV muxes planned above Ch 59.

Of course, I should have spotted that. I was using a DTT table that was at the back of an eight page 'Receiving Digital Terrestrial Television' leaflet from RTE NL dated May 2010. None of the subsequent versions of this leaflet list the DTT channels, can you point me to an up to date channel list please?

The Cush

coylemj wrote: »

Of course, I should have spotted that. I was using a DTT table that was at the back of an eight page 'Receiving Digital Terrestrial Television' leaflet from RTE NL dated May 2010. None of the subsequent versions of this leaflet list the DTT channels, can you point me to an up to date channel list please?

I posted this a few months ago - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056427289

Ronnie Raygun

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Bit of a long shot question here but does anyone know how well a Saorview signal would go through a wet tree ...

Is the tree permanently wet? Joking aside, it's best if you don't have trees in the signal path, wet or dry the effects can be unpredictable & change with seasons (leaves & new growth), moisture, wind etc.

odhuill

can a indoor aerial be used for saorview

Peter Rhea

An indoor aerial will work if there's a strong enough signal available to it.

You have to be in a good reception area to begin with & then give the aerial as much help as possible, say by placing it near a window facing the direction of the transmitter.

Indoor aerials are very susceptible to interference from within your own home & also from people moving around the room & anything else e.g. traffic that might disturb the signal path.

The Cush

odhuill wrote: »

can a indoor aerial be used for saorview

Yes but it will depend on how good the Saorview signal strength and quality is where the indoor aerial is located and how close the Saorview transmitter is to your location. They are also susceptible to local physical and electrical interference.

RTÉNL does not recommend an indoor aerial for reception of Saorview as the network was designed around reception with a rooftop aerial but they do say it may be posssible for up to 50% of the population to receive it with an indoor aerial but might be subject to local interference.