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Dougwe · Chief one feather

Bad TV again

milo · Guru

dont know what you can do about that, ? maybe satelite??

bill12 · Guru

I am in the middle of Redcliffe, QLD, and the tv reception isn;t good. I,mthinking of getting one of those omni- directional aerials.The one I have is damaged, but still works.Bill

blaze · Guru

You are much better off with a directional antenna, the db gain is generally better. You do need to know where to point them though and dont just go by every one elses in the cp, often they have no idea. seen many adjusting antennas after I set mine. For ditital tv you need rg6 quad sheild cable and compression fittings, any thing less your reception will be below standard.
cheers
blaze

the rocket · Guru

You have my sympathies. We put up with bad or not tv reception for 3 years and recently took the plunge and invested in a vast satellite. In one word "fantastic". A happy tv watcher is a happy life. cheers.

Recoup · Guru

Bugger if I would spend lots of money on TV reception or on TV sets. Talk about Free TV ,I have never seen so much rubbish in my live on the screen,(can't say box any more, it's all flat now). All night it shows ads after ads ,killings , swearing ,sex and the home renovater biggrin ,I think I go and buy one biggrin ,maybe two biggrin biggrin .OK I watch TV but only to keep my wife company oh , I nearly forgot, the jingle " i love you " from big w or coles ? confuse it's coming out of my ears.

Cheers Hans smile

sarg · Guru

Some people cant do without TV , but isn't there a lot of rubbish on it? And addictive too. I'm still at home and watch tv all the time but hopefully when I get on the road there will be none. So I probably will miss it and want to watch something(like Big Brother) so will get one real soon........ biggrin biggrin A decent aireal(?) is the dearest item...

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I came up in the world late this afternoon. I braved the step ladder and put the Antenna up in the mount on the roof of my Avan, re-tuned and BINGO all channels, so far anyway. All touch wood for me please.

As a bonus, I didn't fall of the steps this time.

Recoup · Guru

Dougwe, can't you just lower the roof and put the aerial up ?

Hans

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Geez Doug, take care, your scars havent healed since the last time! Glad you got a picture to watch at last.

milo · Guru

Maybe you need some kind of semi permanent winder thingy like motor homes have?

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

VAST is the only way to go for reliable digital tv ANYWHERE in Australia, we even get tv down my hole

PS, the dish is not down my hole

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Tuesday 6th of November 2012 10:23:01 PM

KFT · Guru

milo you are doing very well, that park is atrocious as far as tv signal goes, you must just be in one of the very few spots that can actually get some signal.

I am never that lucky hence the vast systems getting much use

frank

vk6tnc · Guru

milo wrote:
Maybe you need some kind of semi permanent winder thingy like motor homes have?

Or use an extendable painters pole. The aerial goes up in the air, but your feet stay on the ground !!!

milo · Guru

so how would a vast work with dougs van?

vk6tnc · Guru

milo wrote:
so how would a vast work with dougs van?

VAST stands for Viewer Access Satellite Television. Doug would have to buy a dish and Set Top Box receiver.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

milo wrote:
so how would a vast work with dougs van?

milo, have a look here, great company to deal with

http://www.satplus.com.au/products/MiniMax-Portable-VAST-Sat-TV-Kit.html

milo · Guru

they look good wombat , but how do keep them from being stolen etc ??

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

milo wrote:
they look good wombat , but how do keep them from being stolen etc ??

we have had our dish for 11 years now and nobody has ever attempted to steal it, that does not mean it will never happen, I just put 3 pegs in the legs and hammer them into the ground, the new type dish that just sits on the ground would be easier to steal but you can also peg that one down, having said that I do not like the new sit on the ground one, you can move the one on a tripod easier for setting up the dish, just that I prefer the tripod one.

If you do purchase just ask Phil at Satplus Victoria for a tripod mount dish, I'm sure he will supply whatever you need.

milo · Guru

i wonder if there could be a way to set it up on the avans so its permanent,
or would the permanent ones be ok on the part of the fold up that is the last to be folded up,
roof i mean , if you know what i mean... ??

struth, just saw the price of the automated one.. holy cow confuse

-- Edited by milo on Friday 9th of November 2012 05:25:18 PM

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Dougwe wrote:
Thank goodness it is a holy cow and not a wombat.

I'm not sure how it would go on one of the roof sections Milo, I would just go with the portable one.

Thinking about it if you track wombat down just borrow his and forget to return it, better still I could borrow it and forget to return it.

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Friday 9th of November 2012 08:22:34 PM

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

milo wrote:
i wonder if there could be a way to set it up on the avans so its permanent,
or would the permanent ones be ok on the part of the fold up that is the last to be folded up,
roof i mean , if you know what i mean... ??
struth, just saw the price of the automated one.. holy cow

-- Edited by milo on Friday 9th of November 2012 05:25:18 PM

did you get a shock milo biggrin they are not cheap and I would prefer to spend Mrs W money on something I really need like a new laptop biggrin

milo · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
milo wrote:
i wonder if there could be a way to set it up on the avans so its permanent,
or would the permanent ones be ok on the part of the fold up that is the last to be folded up,
roof i mean , if you know what i mean... ??
struth, just saw the price of the automated one.. holy cow

-- Edited by milo on Friday 9th of November 2012 05:25:18 PM
did you get a shock milo they are not cheap and I would prefer to spend Mrs W money on something I really need like a new laptop

no kidding wombat, struth you coud buy a couple laptops confuse

id rather just have music on or watch a dvd or listen to the radio!! biggrin

only thing id miss with out tv would be the cricket or rugby leauge if away ..

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Thank goodness it is a holy cow and not a wombat.

I'm not sure how it would go on one of the roof sections Milo, I would just go with the portable one.

Thinking about it if you track wombat down just borrow his and forget to return it, better still I could borrow it and forget to return it. biggrin

milo · Guru

now now, be nice

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

milo wrote:
now now, be nice

I'm always nice milo biggrin