Saorview Aerial building in the way

vicwatson

Trying to find the best UHF aerial that I can attach to side of garden room but the direction I need on the aerial has a 2 storey building in the way.

Is there a UHF aerial that can cope with this? Is there one that can “go around” the building or would I need to put it on a 50’ pole? Ie does an aerial need a perfect direct line of sight or will the building “block” the signal to get Saorview?

thanks

The Cush

An aerial doesn't need a perfect line of sight due to the propagation characteristics of the spectrum TV broadcasting uses, but something like a building close by can serious impede it.

The best you can do is to get an aerial and test for a decent signal at the preferred location. Test around the area , it can be surprising at times where a signal can be found.

Someone posted here years ago of the difficulty finding a signal, when the aerial was placed on the ground they got their signal.

Would mounting an aerial above the roof be an option to grab a better signal?

Elvis Hammond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058249868/saorview-aerial-building-in-the-way

Mainly depends on how close the obstruction is. Would there be an alternative transmitter in an unobstructed direction, or another suitable mounting location that wouldn't need something like a 50 ft. pole? If there's an aerial on your house, maybe running a cable from there would be a better idea?

Generally, higher is better for terrestrial TV, & 'side of a garden room' probably won't make for reliable reception, even without the immediate obstruction.

vicwatson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119190872#Comment_119190872

Tks, no I'd say the highest I could get the aerial would be 20-30 feet above ground level and not sure this would clear the building.

vicwatson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119191120#Comment_119191120

Tks, unfortunately no other transmitter, there is a UHF aerial on the building but getting a cable is not feasable, wonder if there is such a thing as a UHF aerial that can rebounce the signal?

The Cush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119205655#Comment_119205655

No such aerial, an aerial just intercepts whatever signal is already there.

As posted above test for a signal in the area you want to locate the aerial, a deflected signal can get into surprising areas.

Can you call in an installer to access that aerial on the building to run a cable?

vicwatson

Ok cheers for that info

Would be a massive mess to get a cable run from existing UHF but....

Capt'n Midnight

You might be able to pick up a signal coming from another direction. But look at which way the neighbours aerials are pointing.

https://ukfree.tv/maps/saorview

Longwayjump1991

I have Saorview on a TCL Android TV. Channels 1 to 6 work fine (RTÉ One, 2, TG4, VMTV’s) and channel 23 (Sky News) is fine. For some weird reason RTÉ one plus 1, 2 plus one, RTÉ jr and RTÉ News all freeze, the picture freezes but the sound carries on. Why is this?...

The Cush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119241514#Comment_119241514

[Edit: answered in the Saorview problems thread]