Indoor TV aerial

obi604

Hi

Can anyone recommend an indoor TV aerial?

walshtipp

obi604 wrote: »

Hi

Can anyone recommend an indoor TV aerial?

An indoor aerial is not going to work very well unless you are located very close to a transmitter. Best would be to mount it on the chimney. Second best put it in the attic.

obi604

walshtipp wrote: »

An indoor aerial is not going to work very well unless you are located very close to a transmitter. Best would be to mount it on the chimney. Second best put it in the attic.

See I’m in a rented house. So kinda tricky

Atlantic Dawn

For me this works fine 95% of the time...
https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9338924/Trail/searchtext%3EAERIAL.htm

walshtipp

obi604 wrote: »

Hi

Can anyone recommend an indoor TV aerial?

Roughly what area are you located?

obi604

walshtipp wrote: »

Roughly what area are you located?

East galway.

refusetolose

this gets me perfect saorview (over 7 km from transmitter)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XD1RZLP/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AJNHDIRVU2OQF&psc=1

walshtipp

obi604 wrote: »

East galway.

You will probably be connecting to the Tonabrocky transmitter. It would be no harm to just buy an indoor aerial and see how it works for you. Worst case scenario it doesn't work you can return it.

MenloPete

obi604 wrote: »

East galway.

If you mean East County Galway, then Tonabrocky is no good - it's a low power transmitter. Maghera will be more suitable probably and an outdoor aerial would almost certainly be required (though maybe just put in the attic).

obi604

MenloPete wrote: »

If you mean East County Galway, then Tonabrocky is no good - it's a low power transmitter. Maghera will be more suitable probably and an outdoor aerial would almost certainly be required (though maybe just put in the attic).

Yeah. Sorry, it’s east county Galway.

Edit:

Just checked on maps.

Tonabrocky is 29km from house.
Maghera is 56km from house.

dxhound2005

Each transmitter has two channels/frequencies. If you are trying out an indoor aerial, look at the signal quality readings on those channels. Moving the aerial around might improve the signal readings. There will be a Menu on your TV or set top box to see the readings.

https://www.2rn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2RN-DTT-Television-Transmission-Network-Sept-2019-Rev.1.2.pdf

Elvis Hammond

obi604 wrote: »

Yeah. Sorry, it’s east county Galway.

Edit:

Just checked on maps.

Tonabrocky is 29km from house.
Maghera is 56km from house.

Maghera would be worth a shot with a set-top aerial, I suppose, especially if you can get the aerial in or near a window facing that way.

winston_1

obi604 wrote: »

See I’m in a rented house. So kinda tricky

Ask your landlord to provide an (outdoor) aerial then.

coylemj

obi604 wrote: »

Tonabrocky is 29km from house.
Maghera is 56km from house.

Another poster has already pointed out that Tonabrocky is a low power transmitter, it's only one quarter of a kW. Whereas Maghera is a 160 kW transmitter. So at 29 kms, you can safely ignore Tonabrocky.

OkeyDoke12

walshtipp wrote: »

Roughly what area are you located?

Looking for advice I'm in North Dundalk I can actually see the TV mast located on Clermont Carn. Do you think an indoor aerial would work?

walshtipp

OkeyDoke12 wrote: »

Looking for advice I'm in North Dundalk I can actually see the TV mast located on Clermont Carn. Do you think an indoor aerial would work?

If you can actually see it, there is a good chance that an indoor aerial will work. For best results have it pointing towards the transmitter.

Antenna

walshtipp wrote: »

If you can actually see it, there is a good chance that an indoor aerial will work. For best results have it pointing towards the transmitter.

+ correct polarisation (that transmitter, Clermont Carn, is vertical, not horizontal.)

If its a loop type aerial, twisted by 90 degrees (for vertical polaristion), so may end up on its side

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=80106216

dulpit

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

For me this works fine 95% of the time...
https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9338924/Trail/searchtext%3EAERIAL.htm

I had one of these, I am 6km from Spur Hill. It worked, most of the time. My average signal was ~45-50% for RTÉ 2's mux, and 50-55% for RTÉ 1's mux.

I picked up this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001ACV7E0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1, now my average signal on RTÉ 2's mux is ~60-70%, and 70%+ for RTÉ 1's.

One note of warning with the Amazon aerial - it's much bigger than you'd think.

Iderown

Wonder if it can be adjusted to receive vertically polarised signals? Clermont Carn main station and most relay transmitters are vertically polarised.

Antenna

Iderown wrote: »

Wonder if it can be adjusted to receive vertically polarised signals? Clermont Carn main station and most relay transmitters are vertically polarised.

SLx Digitop Indoor TV Aerial, 27769RG

From looking at the picture, it doesn't look like the horizontal UHF 'fin' aerial can be detached and re-attached vertically?

The manufacturers might mistakenly think UHF TV polarisation is always hortizontal ( as in America) everywhere !!

If it cant, just put the whole thing on its side such that the UHF 'fin' log-periodic aerial on it becomes vertical. Avoid the bottom of the UHF aerial touching anything (especially metallic), perhaps put it on top of a plastic box if needs be.

In both cases (horizontal or vertical) the short end of the aerial is towards the transmitter

dulpit

Antenna wrote: »

SLx Digitop Indoor TV Aerial, 27769RG

From looking at the picture, it doesn't look like the horizontal UHF 'fin' aerial can be detached and re-attached vertically?

The manufacturers might mistakenly think UHF TV polarisation is always hortizontal ( as in America) everywhere !!

If it cant, just put the whole thing on its side such that the UHF 'fin' log-periodic aerial on it becomes vertical. Avoid the bottom of the UHF aerial touching anything (especially metallic), perhaps put it on top of a plastic box if needs be.

In both cases (horizontal or vertical) the short end of the aerial is towards the transmitter

I have this, you can rotate the "fin part" 90 degrees if needed. I stuck mine on the wall with command strips...

Charles Babbage

OkeyDoke12 wrote: »

Looking for advice I'm in North Dundalk I can actually see the TV mast located on Clermont Carn. Do you think an indoor aerial would work?

Probably, an indoor aerial certainly worked for my friend out in Faughart.

forfcksake

Looking for some recommendations for an aerial.

Plan to install in the attic, and point north east towards Cairn Hill (works for my parents house and I'm not too far away from them)

I was looking at https://www.diy.ie/electrical-security/tv-audio-networking/tv-accessories/tv-aerials.cat but wasn't sure on the differences between them.

Just wondering if anyone has some recommendations?

Sam Russell

You could try this aerial. It costs next to nothing.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058315422/saorview-aerial-from-coat-hanger-zero-cost

swoofer

Use the same one as your parents. It works.