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External UHF saorview aerial advice

  • 22-10-2014 10:14am
    #1
    Ro-76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I'm switching from UPC to saorview and will be erecting a UHF aerial.

    I live in south dublin about 8km from the ThreeRock transmitter and I'm planning on putting up an external red group aerial to maximise signal strength. I can't erect the aerial on the chimney, so it'll be at about 12 feet high. No high buildings nearby, but there is a tree partially blocking the direct line of sight.

    Will the tree cause any significant problems? I had read that the saorview signal is very strong and that even aerials in attics work well, so I was hoping that the tree wouldn't cause a big issue. I could site the aerial somewhere else, but with a lot of extra cost and about 30 metres of additional cable.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks


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  • #2
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    Best thing is just to try it. Find the mounting location with the best signal (might be lower down than planned) & hope it stays that way. If it's a deciduous tree, it will have lost/be losing its leaves now, so any ill effects mightn't be fully apparent until next spring.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I'd say you won't have many problems with you being so close to Three Rock. Failing that, Kippure could be an option for you too, although you'd need a group H (or C/D but this might encourage LTE interference) aerial in this case.


  • #4
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Karsini wrote: »
    I'd say you won't have many problems with you being so close to Three Rock. Failing that, Kippure could be an option for you too, although you'd need a group H (or C/D but this might encourage LTE interference) aerial in this case.

    Do Group H aerials exist?

    They were one of the suggested groups but never made it into the benchmarking standard.

    The new Group T wideband aerial (UHF21-60) would now be recommended for combined Kippure/Three Rock areas. 2RN included in its DTT Network transmitter and frequency information publication.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    The Cush wrote: »
    Do Group H aerials exist?

    They were one of the suggested groups but never made it into the benchmarking standard.

    The new Group T wideband aerial (UHF21-60) would now be recommended for combined Kippure/Three Rock areas.

    Shows what I know. ;) What are the new groups in that case, or are there any?


  • #6
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Karsini wrote: »
    What are the new groups in that case, or are there any?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=88808975#post88808975

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=85254295#post85254295


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  • #7
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 20,151 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    If you are in a strong signal area, which you are, I would go for a log-periodic aerial. It has a better performance re interference, and it is naturally wide-band.


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