Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Antenna 21Sep 25, 2009 8:20 pm 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Antenna 23Nov 15, 2009 11:13 pm Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: Antenna 25Nov 17, 2009 10:44 am Adrian B Just get a professional ias an antenna needs to be TUNED to get the best signal. No point almost killing yourself to get it up there if you get a bad signal. Not sure what you mean by 'tuned', Adrian. The frequency range that an antenna covers is pre-determined by the manufacturer by designing the physical dimensions of the antenna and its elements. A TV antenna is directional, and needs to be turned to point correctly. This can be done by having someone watch the television while you change the direction. The only time I'd employ an antenna installer is if I was in a fringe area and a choice had to be made between broadcast sites which might have different polarisation and broadcast the channels on different frequencies. Then it would be worthwhile having someone with a signal strength meter. Otherwise, the difference in price between higher gain antennas and antennas that might be used in higher signal strength areas is not all that large, and you can get a fairly good idea of what you need by looking at antennas near you that work well for the occupants. Pfiff Finally making progress again, with a clothesline (yippee) and some much needed little things being attended to over the holidays. 40 C on New Year's eve? We love our a/c! DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Brilliant - thanks so much for that. I didn't want to start pulling too hard on it if there was some other way it was attached, but yep, it was just the paint sticking it… 2 3170 |