OK, I stand corrected. But I was not suggesting that a poorer antenna was as good, only that the wide bars on the old antennas were not needed -- I was under the impression that the bar lengths were a reflection of the signal wavelengths to be collected, and that if you were using only digital TV (broadcast on higher frequency, shorter wavelength) and no longer needed analogue (longer wavelength), you did not still need a wide-bar antenna. But I'm pretty ignorant in this area, I only wanted to comment that a user should check if they still needed analogue (some parts of WA are still without a digital signal).
Cheers -- David Noel ====== On 2 December 2011 14:28, James / Hans Kunz <[email protected]> wrote: > sorry to interfere here: > Hi Mac, just a general point, if you now only use a digital TV, of >> >> course you will not need one of the old-style antennas with wide bars >> -- as far as I know, they are only needed for analogue TV. > > this statement is wrond!!!!! > you need a better antenna then for analog quite often with booster, reason: > 1) less power on transmitter > 2) digital tv is more sensitive to interferences > 3) digital tv is within the same frequency range as the old analog (180 to > 700 mhz) > > i normally suggest the second or largest antenna, in many cases in the metro > the houses are on a down hill side pointing to the beach thus less > reception...... your antenna should point toward kalamunda & morley areas, > eg in the Girrawheen area i had to fit the largest available antenna (vhf & > uhf combo) plus a 30db booster, since that installation the customer has now > perfact dtv reception on 3 tvs in the house > > if you move house then check if there is a optical cable connection, you may > have dtv on that one..... > in the Clarkson area i found a dtv connection within the optical box for the > phone & internet, the signal was strong enough to feed 3 tvs through a passiv > 4way splitter > > James > > SAD Technic > U3 6 Chalkley Pl > Bayswater WA > Australia > +618 9370 5307 > mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) > [email protected] > http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ > > Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties > disappear and obstacles vanish. > > On 02/12/2011, at 9:07 AM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: > >> Thanks David. >> >> >> Malcolm McCallum >> >> [email protected] >> Skype docmactor >> >> >> >> On 02/12/2011, at 8:55 AM, David Noel wrote: >> >>> Hi Mac, just a general point, if you now only use a digital TV, of >>> course you will not need one of the old-style antennas with wide bars >>> -- as far as I know, they are only needed for analogue TV. >>> >>> David Noel >>> 2011 Dec2 >>> >>> ======= >>> >>> On 2 December 2011 08:49, McCallum Malcolm <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> We are just about to get TV Antenna put up on our new house :-) Is there >>>> any points to consider or any particular suggestions from the group? TIA >>>> for any. Can hardly wait to get in (14th Dec) :-) We are in Woodlands >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mac >>>> Malcolm McCallum >>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>> Skype docmactor >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
