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PhilReed
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Hi All,
Has anyone any experience of the Megaboost Digital TV Aerial http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=47022 and how it works compared to an unamplified high gain aerial such as http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=22523 or http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=906 ?
I am wanting to connect a freeview box in a bedroom and will want to put the aerial in the loft not on the roof.
Our two nearest transmitters are Bilsdale, 21 miles away and Emley Moor, 35 miles away. We already have a professionally installed aerial in the loft which gets pretty good freeview downstairs and is pointing towards Emley Moor. The aerial is nothing special (something like http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=893), but it does have a masthead amplifier. We also have an unamplified cheapo analogue aerial in the loft which points towards Bilsdale and gives pretty good analogue reception (all five channels) and some Freeview channels (couple of the 16QAM muxs, not the 64QAMs). Emley Moor needs a group B (or W) aerial and Bilsdale a group K/W so will probably just opt for a wideband type as Im not sure which will give the better reception. If I go for a high gain class 2, I would probably try it unamplified at first.
But is the Megaboost a better bet?
If high gain, any recommendations?
Thanks in advance.
Has anyone any experience of the Megaboost Digital TV Aerial http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=47022 and how it works compared to an unamplified high gain aerial such as http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=22523 or http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=906 ?
I am wanting to connect a freeview box in a bedroom and will want to put the aerial in the loft not on the roof.
Our two nearest transmitters are Bilsdale, 21 miles away and Emley Moor, 35 miles away. We already have a professionally installed aerial in the loft which gets pretty good freeview downstairs and is pointing towards Emley Moor. The aerial is nothing special (something like http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=893), but it does have a masthead amplifier. We also have an unamplified cheapo analogue aerial in the loft which points towards Bilsdale and gives pretty good analogue reception (all five channels) and some Freeview channels (couple of the 16QAM muxs, not the 64QAMs). Emley Moor needs a group B (or W) aerial and Bilsdale a group K/W so will probably just opt for a wideband type as Im not sure which will give the better reception. If I go for a high gain class 2, I would probably try it unamplified at first.
But is the Megaboost a better bet?
If high gain, any recommendations?
Thanks in advance.