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Terrestrial Television, Digital and Analogue
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<blockquote data-quote="2cvbloke" data-source="post: 602989" data-attributes="member: 199791"><p>Last time I checked, it is completely impossible to use a satellite finder with washing powder (Ariel, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />), nor is it possible to use one with an Aerial, due to the lack of power from the TV/Freeview box like with a satellite box... <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>There are some bits of equipment you can get to align a TV Aerial properly, but I doubt they'd be cheap... <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sad.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad :(" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Also, some transmitters are Vertical, so that could be one of your problems, but that's at a guess as I don't know the technical details of your two local transmitters... <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Sometimes, looking at other's aerials can be very misleading, often some ladder monkies just do this rather than getting the job done properly. A tip would be to use Google Earth, look up each Transmitter, put a marker on each and on your home, take a screen shot, open it up in Paint, print it off, then using a compass measure the angle relative to your position on the image, setting your base (0 Degrees) as North, then follow those angles on the aerial, and hopefully, you'll be almost dead on... <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Or you could just ignore that as I can over-complicate things a touch... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":-rofl2" title="roll on floor :-rofl2" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-rofl2" /></p><p></p><p>Other than all that, all I could suggest is getting a local TV aerial installer in (a proper one with measuring equipment)... <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2cvbloke, post: 602989, member: 199791"] Last time I checked, it is completely impossible to use a satellite finder with washing powder (Ariel, :cool:), nor is it possible to use one with an Aerial, due to the lack of power from the TV/Freeview box like with a satellite box... :) There are some bits of equipment you can get to align a TV Aerial properly, but I doubt they'd be cheap... :( Also, some transmitters are Vertical, so that could be one of your problems, but that's at a guess as I don't know the technical details of your two local transmitters... :) Sometimes, looking at other's aerials can be very misleading, often some ladder monkies just do this rather than getting the job done properly. A tip would be to use Google Earth, look up each Transmitter, put a marker on each and on your home, take a screen shot, open it up in Paint, print it off, then using a compass measure the angle relative to your position on the image, setting your base (0 Degrees) as North, then follow those angles on the aerial, and hopefully, you'll be almost dead on... :) Or you could just ignore that as I can over-complicate things a touch... :-rofl2 Other than all that, all I could suggest is getting a local TV aerial installer in (a proper one with measuring equipment)... :) [/QUOTE]
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