[chbot] TV aerial fitter

[Martin Towers]

Check that water isn't running down inside the cable and into your
telly. That can be expensive.

Cheers,
Martin


On Sun, 2021-05-02 at 17:00 +1200, Trevor Wignall wrote:
> It might not be related to the cable. Wet weather makes any leaves
> and branches damp and if these are between your aerial and the TV
> transmitter, the absorption of the UHF signals increases and you can
> lose reception. A higher gain aerial is one way of improving the
> situation. If you have splitters in the house, a preamplifier ahead
> of the splitters can also help. If your aerial system includes a VHF
> aerial and a VHF-UHF diplexer, you may get some improvement by
> removing both the VHF aerial and the diplexer, as there are no VHF
> transmissions any more.
> Or you could grab a chainsaw...
> 
> Good luck
> Trevor
> 
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 10:54 PM Robin Gilks <gb7ipd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Can anyone recommend someone who can fit a new aerial/cable on a 2
> > storey house between Rolleston & West Melton? Some who won't charge
> > a fortune to venture outside the city!
> > 
> > Wet weather again tonight has trashed several program recordings :(
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > -- 
> > Robin
> > 
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