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<blockquote data-quote="PaulR" data-source="post: 396591" data-attributes="member: 176256">Regarding aerials and digital terrestrial I would go for one with a device called a Balun in the plastic box on the aerial where you connect the coaxial cable.You don't need to know what it consists of, just that it matches the balanced aerial&nbsp; to the unbalanced coaxial cable to give the best possible transfer of the signal.&nbsp; It will also help to reduce the effects of impulse interference which is a severe problem with digital terrestrial.&nbsp; This quite often meant by a &quot;digital&quot; aerial but check.I would certainly NOT go for a wideband aerial if possible.&nbsp; An aerial matched to the grouping will give better out of band rejection for unwanted signals and a better beam patttern for the signal that you DO want.If Crystal Palace is your local transmitter then you should look for a Group A aerial.&nbsp; This is also sometimes known as a Red aerial.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PaulR, post: 396591, member: 176256"] Regarding aerials and digital terrestrial I would go for one with a device called a Balun in the plastic box on the aerial where you connect the coaxial cable. You don't need to know what it consists of, just that it matches the balanced aerial to the unbalanced coaxial cable to give the best possible transfer of the signal. It will also help to reduce the effects of impulse interference which is a severe problem with digital terrestrial. This quite often meant by a "digital" aerial but check. I would certainly NOT go for a wideband aerial if possible. An aerial matched to the grouping will give better out of band rejection for unwanted signals and a better beam patttern for the signal that you DO want. If Crystal Palace is your local transmitter then you should look for a Group A aerial. This is also sometimes known as a Red aerial. [/QUOTE]

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