Mac, You want a digital antenna because analogue is shutting down next year. There is nothing very different about digital antennae. Instead of having to cover channels 2 to 10 and the lower UHF channels, which is what the stations use for analogue TV, you only need VHF channels 6 (Channel 7's digital services) to 12 (ABCs digital services) and the lower UHF channels (SBS and WestTV digital services). The higher the channel, the higher the frequency and the lower the wavelength. Thus the shorter 'arms' of the digital antennae.
I suggest one of the following Hills antennae: SMX14B4+ SMX24B4+ Both are fairly well constructed and work best with VHF channels 6 to 12, and UHF channels 28 to 50. All existing digital Perth digital TV stations and future capital city stations will broadcast in this range. The frequencies allocated to digital radio also fall in this range. Only country and infill transmitters use higher UHF channels, and then use UHF only. The smaller SMX14B4+ has less gain than does the bigger SMX24B4+. Both would be very adequate for reception in Woodlands, but if you are considering several branches to rooms the higher gain of the bigger model may be a good idea. I have just successfully installed a SMX14B4+ antenna in a friend's house near Woodlands. They have only 1 outlet. They have a tiled roof and no metallic sarking, so I installed the antenna inside the roof space so it is protected from the elements. Should last for a very long time. Got excellent signal strength on all 6 digital TV transmissions; which are Ch 6 for the 'Channel 7' sub channels, Ch8 for the 'Channel 9' sub channels, Ch11 for the 'Channel 10' sub channels, Ch12 for the ABC sub channels, Ch29 for the SBS sub channels, and Ch32 for the West TV sub channel. Note that I list the actual broadcast channels, and not the silly, illogical, 'logical channels' that the broadcasters use for illiterate consumers. On 02/12/2011, at 8:49 AM, McCallum Malcolm 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 Regards, Ray Forma 50 Harvest Road, North Fremantle WA 6159, Australia Tel +61 (0) 8 9335 6568 Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- 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>
