Indoor Aeriel

lisa07

hi

can anyone tell me whats the best indoor aeriel to buy
to get rte, tv3 i live in dundalk near the border

thanks

watty

See
http://www.saortv.info/terrestrial-saorview/installing-tv-aerial/

winston_1

lisa07 wrote: »

hi

can anyone tell me whats the best indoor aeriel to buy
to get rte, tv3 i live in dundalk near the border

thanks

Don't buy an indoor aerial. The TV network is designed for outdoor aerials 10 metres high. That is what you should use.

Ronnie Raygun

There are a lot of bungalows in this country. A 10 metre high aerial would need a bit of a hand up from a substantial mast.

coylemj

winston_1 wrote: »

Don't buy an indoor aerial. The TV network is designed for outdoor aerials 10 metres high. That is what you should use.

You seem to be fixated on this 10m rule. There was a poster here a while back who said he could get a perfect picture in Athlone with an indoor aerial and that would be from Cairn Hill, over 45 kms away.

My sister lives in a bungalow with a grid aerial no more than 5m off the ground, she gets a perfect picture from Mt. Leinster 65 kms away.

The aerial requirement is dependant on where you are relative to the transmitter, the transmitter power and the elevation of your house. There is no 'one size fits all' so trying to say that everyone needs a 10m high aerial is nonsense.

bmaxi

We've only just had this conversation. I can understand people involved in the tv and aerial trade recommending an outdoor aerial because there are very few situations in which it won't work but there are exceptions. In my own case, unless somebody cuts several hundred feet off the transmitter mast, I can't envisage any situation in which I would need an outdoor aerial on a 10m pole.
My advice would be, buy an indoor aerial, the one in Watt's post is probably a good bet but others will also work, try it out and if it works, well and good, if not then you've only lost a few euro. If you go the other way and put up a superfluous 10m aerial the you're down a couple of hundred at least.

watty

But definitely never spend more than €15 on an indoor aerial, and in majority of cases 15cm of wire on extended coax to a suitable window will work if an indoor aerial works.

If you have a coax to attic, you can also try the indoor aerial in the attic (only stand on the wooden beams) if you already bought it and it's erratic in the TV room.

An outdoor aerial can be tried in attic next. Then if it's erratic (pixelation etc) you get it installed on a 1.5m to 2m pole (about 0.3m to 0.5m is "wasted" on the brackets, the 10m includes height of a house!.

see the outdoor aerial here www.saortv.info

GullibleOne

watty wrote: »

If you have a coax to attic, you can also try the indoor aerial in the attic (only stand on the wooden beams) if you already bought it and it's erratic in the TV room.

Do you mean the person to stand on the beams or the aerial? Are they safe in attic, nothing that could lead to fire? Could you fix the aerial to an upright beam or should it be wall.

is there a wall outlet like this where the coax exits in the attic?

Or is it just a cable an needs a coax extender, maybe something like
this

And is power required in attic for an aerial

Sorry for jumping in but this thread seems a good place to ask

Thanks

watty

No power needed in attic.
You can use string and hang the aerial from the /\ roof. Or put a board over top of water tank and set aerial on that.
Only walk on the joists (beams) not on space between :eek:
Do not take TV to attic. Get someone downstairs to display the Signal & Quality levels on screen and adjust for best quality, but Signal bar changes quicker. Use a phone?

GullibleOne

watty wrote: »

No power needed in attic.
You can use string and hang the aerial from the /\ roof. Or put a board over top of water tank and set aerial on that.
Only walk on the joists (beams) not on space between :eek:
Do not take TV to attic. Get someone downstairs to display the Signal & Quality levels on screen and adjust for best quality, but Signal bar changes quicker. Use a phone?

Thanks. is it usually just a bare coax that comes out in the attic or is it cased in a socket like on the wall behind tv. i must go up and look tomorrow

Or put a board over top of water tank and set aerial on that.

sounds a good plan

You can use string and hang the aerial from the /\ roof

not being smart but would it not move a bit

Could you suggest an aerial from Maxview as woodies have them This one?
or would and outdoor one like one of these be better

watty

GullibleOne wrote: »

Thanks. is it usually just a bare coax that comes out in the attic or is it cased in a socket like on the wall behind tv. i must go up and look tomorrow

sounds a good plan
not being smart but would it not move a bit

Not with a piece at front and back of aerial. I presume your attic isn't open to the elements.


I'd not buy any of the Maxview (seem to have either Flimsy >< "X" elements or contract type). Overpriced for the quality. The Truvision is cased in plastic which is extra cost and hides what quality it really is.

GullibleOne

watty wrote: »

Not with a piece at front and back of aerial. I presume your attic isn't open to the elements.


I'd not buy any of the Maxview (seem to have either Flimsy >< "X" elements or contract type). Overpriced for the quality. The Truvision is cased in plastic which is extra cost and hides what quality it really is.

could you suggest an aerial?

The Cush

watty wrote: »

You can use string and hang the aerial from the /\ roof.

Once upon a time in Dublin I installed an indoor aerial like this one in the attic. Screwed the aerial stand to the ridge board and hung the aerial from that, aligned the aerial to the transmitter and tighteded the screw to lock it in place.

watty

I've tied those on upside down.
I got a few of those in the local Co-op. Unfortunately now they only have expensive overpriced "one for all" aerials with added snake oil.

Since the gain isn't very high, 10 degrees off doesn't make much difference. OTH a 1.2m dish is tricky.

I have the identical one on my window sill for my laptop USB DTT/DAB/FM stick. A simple splitter is used on aerial in to combine the UHF aerial and a wire dipole hanging vertical with clothes peg to curtain.