Hi all
Can anybody give any recommendations to type(s) of TV aerials that are the best to use. We had a small log periodic one mounted on a 3 metre telescopic pole when we owned a campervan which gave us good reception but it was a devil of a job to set up. Are the interior types worth using?

Thanks in anticipation.

Steve, Sue & Ricky

Thanks Colin - We don't really want to go the satellite route - so I guess it's back to the log periodic and associated palaver to keep SWMBO happy........
(I hate watching telly when I'm on holiday).

Regards

Steve

I have a satellite dish, sat finder etc. Not had much luck with tuning it, but prob because I am thick and non tecchy.
Happy to take it and sell it at Dorset meet, try before you buy - if you get it working you can pay me then.
Let me know if interested.

Just a thought, over Christmas I was having a lot of problems with my connection to the communual aerial. I had the so called engineers out and it took the about 3 weeks to agree that their was a problem before they fixed it. During this time I was using one of these Fox aerial that are being advertised quite a lot lately. This is an indoor aerial that doesnt cost too much and does not look it is worth it , but it works magically. I am going away to Scotland in a few weeks time and I intend giving it a good try there. I also have a new aerial plus all the bits that I havent used yet. I have a satellite dish that is great, But I still reckon this new bit of kit is worth it. I will writ more once I try it out eck.

I use a log periodic aerial very successfully. The key to my faultless set up is in a free android app called Freepoint UK.
On site it gives you all the information required for the strongest signal, that is compass direction and, most importantly, horizontal or vertical polarisation of the aerial. It's never failed me yet. I've been on many sites and look around at other aerials which seem to be all over the place. The only time I have to improve the signal is to add an extra pole to get a bit more height for better reception.

Maybe take it to a dorset meet and get someone to show me?

IMG_5315.JPG - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)Avtex aerial with Avtex TV. Works amazingly well and last September stood up to a great deal of weather including Storm Aileen. Of course it's no use if there's no signal and is no use in Europe I guess - in which case we watch DVD's, listen to the radio or resort to the Kindles. We take enough 'stuff' without extra dishes and complicated aerials! But to quote from another recent thread, 'It's all a compromise really. Different things will be important to different people'.

Could you please tell me if that's a signal amplifier built into the avtex aerial ?

Thanks, Jez

I have an Avtex aerial working with a Avtex tv, the tv supplies the required voltage to the aerial,

"Could you please tell me if that's a signal amplifier built into the avtex aerial ?"

Not as far as I know.