Peter, I strongly suggest an eyeTV stick, together with a decent, foldable, external UHF antenna, is what you need. In the bigger cities the digital transmitters transmit on VHF and UHF, while in the country the digital transmitters use mainly UHF channels. The higher the channel the smaller the antenna elements. In the big cities a foldable, adjustable rabbit-ear antenna will suffice most of the time because of the power of those transmitters.
Download the following booklet that lists all of the digital TV channels transmitted throughout Australia: <www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_.../stations_book_electronic_edition.pdf> That booklet will allow you to find out if there is TV coverage where you are, and what frequencies you need to tune to in a particular area. It shows that the Margaret River transmitter transmits on channels 43, 45, 54, 57, 60, and 63. That gives about 15 sub-channels (programs) available in that area. However the transmitters vary in power from a quarter to one kilowatt, so the broadcast range is not great. We do strange things in Australia. We use the lower channels, which have the furthest reach, for transmitting to the bigger cities, and then have to use the higher channels, which have much shorter broadcast range, for our rural transmitters. That comes from having lawyers and union hacks in Canberra, rather than people who have some technical understanding. On 11/06/2012, at 8:42 AM, Peter Faulks wrote: >> Yes we were down south last week )Margaret River, and will be in Bunbury >> next week but before that we had a couple of weeks in Queensland, so only >> Australia for TV > >> Peter & Irene, >> >> I assume you are only travelling in Australia? >> >> On 10/06/2012, at 12:58 PM, Peter Faulks wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone >>> >>> Whilst travelling I want to watch TV on my Mac and particularly the >>> Euro 2012 if it is possible. >>> >>> What is the best device to use on a Mac Book Pro (Snow Leopard) to >>> watch TV and or things like Euro 2012. >>> >>> -- > -- > Peter & Irene Faulks > Unit 1, 9 Newsam Close > PARKWOOD WA 6147 > > Phone: +618 9457 0747 (h) > Fax: +618 9457 0444 > Peter Mobile: 0416 187 937 > Irene Mobile: 0439 933 404 > > Email: [email protected] Regards, Ray Forma 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>
