Establish Aerial Array to get Saorview

whitebriar

Jpmarn wrote: »

With regards of installing a Sling box at a neighbours you will have to consider the upload bandwidth your neighbour has. Most DSL connections would have no more than 512kps. You will not get a get a decent picture with that bandwidth. If your neighbour has Efibre or a connection with an upload bandwidth of at least 2mps it should work ok.

Incorrect,I use a slingbox with that sort of upload (512 at best)and it works fine

byte

Tony wrote: »

Sorry you had a problem with it . I've sold several hundred of the units and the failure rate was 0.05% which is well below the industry average . There was one bad batch which had a component problem, but I don't think it makes it a "terrible box" . It has since been replaced by the 150 model.

Yep, I agree, the 120's have been quite reliable, barring the few I had with the known issue. I've not had much, if any, issues with the 150, which also has a much better laid out remote IMO.

Sorry for OT.

Hotblack Desiato

Three things:

1. Have you contacted the wind turbine operators? Are they willing to help out in any way? They're probably not obliged to, but if they have any other developments in the pipeline, start hinting that you'll be making planning objections (you don't even need to live in the area to object.)

2. Aligning the aerial away from the transmitter a bit is an old trick to minimise ghosting, if the problem is delayed reflections off the blades then minimising the response of your aerial in that direction will help.

3. It's not really fair to dismiss Saorsat entirely, on the basis of an amateur installation and what looks like a cheapo dish. Alignment on Ka-band is far more critical so the initial set-up needs to be spot on and the dish, mount and LNB arm must be rigid.

Edit: it would also be worth informing 2RN (aka RTENL) of your predicament and asking them if there is any prospect of a relay in your area, and if all else fails a self-help relay might be a possibility depending on the number of households affected. If it's only you, and there really is no other option, then a basic Sky sub isn't exactly the end of the world, at least you can still get TV.

Tony

I know televes has some "anti ghosting" aerials which might be worth checking out.

Peter Rhea

I'd say every aerial manufacturer has claimed 'anti-ghosting' properties for their more directional aerials, since TV began.

Oscarziggy

I remember someone trying to sell me a colour valve years ago !!
Regards

Tony

Perhaps but I had used these back in analogue days and they did make a difference

Peter Rhea wrote: »

I'd say every aerial manufacturer has claimed 'anti-ghosting' properties for their more directional aerials, since TV began.

Stinicker

Tony wrote: »

Perhaps but I had used these back in analogue days and they did make a difference

If you have a link to them or sell them in your satellite.ie store I'd certainly take a look at them and try one to see if they make any difference.

Satellite.ie: Tony

Stinicker wrote: »

If you have a link to them or sell them in your satellite.ie store I'd certainly take a look at them and try one to see if they make any difference.

Unfortunately I do not sell them but they look like this
http://www.televes.com/en/catalogo/antenas-dat-hd-boss-mix

Ronnie Raygun

That specific aerial is a band III/UHF combo. The 2nd reflector won't be intended to lessen "ghosting" on UHF.

Are you referring to the tri-boom Televes aerials in general?

watty

The Tri-boom aerials are pointless ice traps and wind catchers.

Tony

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

Are you referring to the tri-boom Televes aerials in general?

Yep that was just an idea of what they look like.