[chbot] TV aerial fitter

[Robin Gilks]

The aerial is a dual bander  (VHF+UHF) and about 18 years old which means
the UHF part may be in the wrong part of the band for the Sugar Loaf DVB-T.
The trees came down about a year ago and I can see the Sugar Loaf from the
aerial position (well from a close by window, I'm no good on a ladder hence
looking for someone to replace bits!



On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 9:01 PM Helmut Walle <helmut.walle at gmail.com> wrote:

> All sounds like good advice, Trevor.
>
> I would add to that: if an amplifier is already part of the installation
> check that it hasn't
> yet burned out or expired in some other way... from experience, that does
> happen a lot,
> particularly when under-spec'd amplifiers are installed for misguided cost
> sensitivity, forcing
> that the amplifier then is set to maximum output. A broken amplifier often
> doesn't disrupt the
> signal, but it may just stop amplifying it. You may still see plenty
> enough under good
> conditions, but as the amplifier won't amplify any longer, it does make a
> big difference under
> less than great conditions as described below.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Helmut.
>
>
> On 02/05/2021 17:00, 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 <mailto:
> 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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