TV Aerial for freeview

wwe · 08-09-2009, 15:11

hi all my m8 just got a new tv with freeview built in but has no aerial in the room he putting it in if he goes out and buy one will that work for freeview or do you need it to be one from on top of the roof?

**Chris** · 08-09-2009, 15:23

Whenever you buy a terrestrial aerial you need to be sure it is the correct group and has sufficient gain for the place where it will be used. It's impossible for us to say whether a particular aerial will or will not work without knowing any details - however, unless he's very lucky and lives right next to a powerful transmitter, it is unlikely that a set-top aerial will be very good for Freeview.

Go to the wolfbane website and put in his postcode. That will give full details about his local transmitter and the appropriate aerial type. Post the results here if you like, and I can help you interpret them.

http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe?

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wwe · 08-09-2009, 15:27

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Originally Posted by Chris

Whenever you buy a terrestrial aerial you need to be sure it is the correct group and has sufficient gain for the place where it will be used. It's impossible for us to say whether a particular aerial will or will not work without knowing any details - however, unless he's very lucky and lives right next to a powerful transmitter, it is unlikely that a set-top aerial will be very good for Freeview.

Go to the wolfbane website and put in his postcode. That will give full details about his local transmitter and the appropriate aerial type. Post the results here if you like, and I can help you interpret them.

http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe?

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are local aerial is Winter Hill which orther info do u need

**Chris** · 08-09-2009, 15:49

The postcode where the aerial will be used. Winter Hill covers a fairly huge area.

nodrogd · 08-09-2009, 17:21

The other thing to consider is that Granada region (Winter Hill) is two months from switchover, which means not only a power increase but the commissioning of 60+ relay stations that aren't on the coverage predictor at present.

**Chris** · 08-09-2009, 19:42

WWE, I'm puzzled - why have you posted a partial postcode and then deleted it? We need the full postcode to do this. If you're not happy posting it on the forum then you could always just do what I asked you to do way back in Post 2, which is to visit the Wolfbane site and enter the postcode there yourself.

Take a screenshot of the results and you will be able to crop the postcode off before you post it here.

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Originally Posted by nodrogd

The other thing to consider is that Granada region (Winter Hill) is two months from switchover, which means not only a power increase but the commissioning of 60+ relay stations that aren't on the coverage predictor at present.

True, although from the information he briefly posted here earlier I believe he has good proximity and line of sight to Winter Hill itself and should have no trouble getting all the Freeview channels with an appropriate roof-mounted aerial. Whether it's good enough for any sort of set-top model, of course, we have yet to find out.

TheOne · 13-09-2009, 17:49

Sorry to hijack the thread, but didnt want to start another thread on the same topic.

I've attached my results from Wolfbane, what kind of indoor aerial would be best? (as im only going to use it in the bedroom)

My region/transmitter at Emley Moor (Yorkshire) will be going digital in 2011.

Thanks

**Chris** · 13-09-2009, 18:01

Log Periodic is one of these:

You use this design in locations where you have a strong signal from the transmitter so gain is not a big issue. I would have thought any good quality set-top aerial would do in such circumstances, especially one that looks a bit like this one.

TheOne · 14-09-2009, 16:58

So would something like this be good for me:

a) http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/indoo...-sv9210/review

b) http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/indoo...-27744r/review

The reviews on the Ricability wesbite rate the Philex SLX Gold digiTop 27769R as the best, http://www.ricability-digitaltv.org....or-aerials.htm

Could i use that one? or would a different one on that page be better suited to me based on my Wolfbane results ?

Thanks

**Chris** · 14-09-2009, 22:20

I wouldn't have thought the second one would be much use ... that's a very small aerial. The first one, well, just possibly but it's hard to say. Bear in mind that the Wolfbane predictor will tell you to use an indoor set-top aerial if it thinks that's appropriate, but it didn't do that in your case. It advised a log periodic, which I guess is probably about one step up.

Funnily enough I saw a log periodic antenna attached to a touring caravan parked up at the site nearest our house this morning ... it didn't look too obtrusive, although admittedly it was on the outside of the caravan rather than inside it.

I think if you're determined to use an indoor aerial you should probably try to borrow one or two different ones from friends or family and try them out. That's the only way you're going to be sure what sort of reception you'll get.

Itshim · 15-09-2009, 16:38

Is it one4all or something like that brought at Argos . supports two tv`s split the signal at the first box & ran cable to second TV. its sits on top of a fridge only "reacts" when that switches on and off. Give it a try no good take it back.

Wenvoe( Cardiff) transmitter