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€2 digital aerial in Dublin City Centre?

  • 22-11-2012 1:54pm
    #1
    emptybladder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 332 ✭✭


    So the old clothes hanger is working, but only intermittently, because its wobbling around.

    Where can I buy a cheapo aerial in the city centre? As in anyone know a specific shop/location that has them?


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  • #2
    Johnboy1951
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    nearest €2 shop

    UHF aerial .... not digital aerial ;)

    Why not put a wee stand on the wire hanger? :D


  • #3
    emptybladder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 332 ✭✭emptybladder


    I've tried a couple of €2 shops, no joy


  • #4
    Cantona's Collars
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    Dealz has them.

    http://www.dealz.ie/product-range/a-z/signalex-indoor-telescope-antenna/


  • #5
    emptybladder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 332 ✭✭emptybladder


    Excellent, thanks


  • #6
    bmaxi
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    zerks wrote: »
    Dealz has them.

    http://www.dealz.ie/product-range/a-z/signalex-indoor-telescope-antenna/

    Have you actually seen them in Dealz? I was in several Dealz stores when I was looking for one and they all said they didn't stock TV aerials. Eventually got one in an obscure Euro shop in Bray, not one of the big chains.


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  • #7
    winston_1
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    emptybladder wrote: »
    Excellent, thanks

    It is not excellent at all. It is a VHF aerial, it even says so. You need a UHF aerial.


  • #8
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,034 ✭✭✭zg3409


    According to here:
    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Signalex-Indoor-VHF-and-UHF-Antenna-Aerial-Coaxial-cable-F-connector-/120783225258

    it's UHF also. Depending on how the telescopic parts are adjusted it should work to some extent on UHF. Probably around as good as a coat hanger. The main issues with a coat hanger is that if directly connected into the TV the signal may be blocked by the TV itself. Also the end of the coathanger can damage the connector on the TV or set top box. A repair to the aerial connector on a TV can be very expensive.


  • #9
    bmaxi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭bmaxi


    winston_1 wrote: »
    It is not excellent at all. It is a VHF aerial, it even says so. You need a UHF aerial.

    I must be receiving Saorview in VHF then.


  • #10
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    That ebay item says it has a F connector as well.:( Still if it doesn't work you can hang coats on it.

    I can't imagine anyone stupid enough to poke a coat hanger into a coax socket.


  • #11
    MrFrisp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,257 ✭✭✭MrFrisp


    bmaxi wrote: »
    Have you actually seen them in Dealz? I was in several Dealz stores when I was looking for one and they all said they didn't stock TV aerials. Eventually got one in an obscure Euro shop in Bray, not one of the big chains.



    Same here..I'm in Cork and never saw them down here either despite trying lots of times for them.
    .


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  • #12
    SimonLynch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 424 ✭✭SimonLynch


    winston_1 wrote: »
    That ebay item says it has a F connector as well.:( Still if it doesn't work you can hang coats on it.

    I can't imagine anyone stupid enough to poke a coat hanger into a coax socket.


    I'd try it for ****s and giggles,does the world come to an end? :)


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