Hi there Mike, I have a app on my smart phone called Antenna Mate thats free I think and it works 100% all around Australia were you can get service.

Peter

Bought our Unit from memory from XXXXXX and the unit i purchased am not happy with it, it works but to me not as good as some units that I gave seen. has around 4 or 5 leds that go up in 10db steps, and you move the aerial around to get the led light on with the highest gain, thats roughly where the Signal is coming from, you then turn the TV on and mover the aerial around until the TV works best.

Have seen some units with a number of Leds going up in 2 db steps and some form of range adjuster so that when you move the aeriall and the highest LED signal light comes on you switch the unit to a different setting and on the higher range the lowest led light comes on, you then continue to fine tune the aerial position, this is similar to our Sat Finder unit. This unit cosrts around $100 at caravan shows.

Peter

Cupie wrote:

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elliemike wrote:

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Also just made a Fractal design type Aerial and tested it the other day  (it worked great  in the driveway)  Did not even have to rotate it  as I must have been bang on the signal.

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 Had a look at a link found on Wikepedia Fractal Aerials.  Tells you how to make one yourself.

 

They look good too ... just like snowflakes.  It seems that they are used in mobile phones these days too.  Etched into circuit boards.

Saw one on a van at Ballina last week.  In fact he had two arrays on the mast.  Didn't get a chance to talk to him.  Had a whip aerial on top of the mast too (radio or 3G? maybe)

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 I got my info from the net and made the  aerial a little bigger.

Istead of  copper wire for the Fractals (Stars) I used 3mm dia Brazing rod.  This is a lot stiffer than copper (could not find any heave 3mm copper wire) and I  used a gas torch to  bend it.    Made a Jig for bending the Fractals around.  Jaycar sell the Baylun  75 ohm to 300ohm Signal gizmo at about $4.      In all it took very little time and was a great project.   I have to wait till February to test it while camping though.    Using a cake cooling tray as a reflector but I will need to source  a heavier gauge tray as Ellie wants her tray back. 

Next job is to try it with the Kingray Signal amplifier  off the old aerial fitted.

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Just as well Ellie wanted the cake tray back Mike as you might have had good reception but only cooking shows picked up.

I use the Antenna Mate App for my iphone.

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 Jeepers    It was Jamie's 15 minute meals when I did the Test, then the 30 minute meals.   I  stopped testing when Poh's Kitchen came on.

Here is a good website to find where your local stations are - web site - You can also change it over to find the Telstra mobile cell sites as well.