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On Fri, 14 May 2010 21:12:33 +0100, Andy Burns
wrote:

Peter wrote:

wrote:

Presumably, and to be future proof, the available channels are digital

Not necessarily, the headend in, say, the governors office would
recieve the digital TV channels, but the distribution to the cells
doesn't need to be digital.

One institution I'm familiar with (not designated a prison, but with
prison level of security)

Eton?
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"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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wrote:

Anyway, take a look at

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ew=slideshow#/

Comments welcome.

I like the one with 4 feeds paralleled off the loft aerial.

I was heartbroken to see an aerial I installed about 12 years ago for a
friend, has suffered a similar bodged up fate by the new owners of the
house.

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Mark
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www.paras.org.uk

This has happened next door to my parents. Years ago, for the previous
owners I installed a group B aerial with masthead amplifier on a very short
mast on a well spaced T&K (as it's very windy there) pointing straight down
the valley to Abergavenny.

The newish owner has removed the masthead amplifier (I believe the PSU was
taken when the old owners moved out) taped up the join, directed the aerial
at Pennorth (group A, stronger signal but local interference problems) and
bashed another cable into the connector which runs across the roof and into
the kitchen through the extractor fan.

It irritates me every time I go there, but we don't know them well enough to
mention it yet!

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On Sat, 15 May 2010 18:00:44 +0100, "Doctor D"
wrote:


This has happened next door to my parents. Years ago, for the previous
owners I installed a group B aerial with masthead amplifier on a very short
mast on a well spaced T&K (as it's very windy there) pointing straight down
the valley to Abergavenny.

The newish owner has removed the masthead amplifier (I believe the PSU was
taken when the old owners moved out) taped up the join, directed the aerial
at Pennorth (group A, stronger signal but local interference problems) and
bashed another cable into the connector which runs across the roof and into
the kitchen through the extractor fan.


I take it that the extractor fan isn't working?

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On Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at 18:00:44h +0100, Doctor D wrote:

directed the aerial at Pennorth (group A, stronger signal
but local interference problems)

Will those local interference problems still be significant
now that transmissions are digital only?

Abergavenny -- ch42 ch45 ch49
Pennorth -- ch23 ch26 ch29

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"Petert" wrote in message
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On Sat, 15 May 2010 18:00:44 +0100, "Doctor D"
wrote:


This has happened next door to my parents. Years ago, for the previous
owners I installed a group B aerial with masthead amplifier on a very
short
mast on a well spaced T&K (as it's very windy there) pointing straight
down
the valley to Abergavenny.

The newish owner has removed the masthead amplifier (I believe the PSU was
taken when the old owners moved out) taped up the join, directed the
aerial
at Pennorth (group A, stronger signal but local interference problems) and
bashed another cable into the connector which runs across the roof and
into
the kitchen through the extractor fan.


I take it that the extractor fan isn't working?

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Peter

It certainly used to. It's a very old square Expelair and quite likely no
longer works.

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On May 15, 6:00*pm, "Doctor D" wrote:
"Mark Carver" wrote in message

...





wrote:

Anyway, take a look at

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...Day%202/recent....

Comments welcome.

I like the one with 4 feeds paralleled off the loft aerial.

I was heartbroken to see an aerial I installed about 12 years ago for a
friend, has suffered a similar bodged up fate by the new owners of the
house.

--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

www.paras.org.uk

This has happened next door to my parents. Years ago, for the previous
owners I installed a group B aerial with masthead amplifier on a very short
mast on a well spaced T&K (as it's very windy there) pointing straight down
the valley to Abergavenny.

The newish owner has removed the masthead amplifier (I believe the PSU was
taken when the old owners moved out) taped up the join, directed the aerial
at Pennorth (group A, stronger signal but local interference problems) and
bashed another cable into the connector which runs across the roof and into
the kitchen through the extractor fan.
In this manner?

http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/roguesgallery/033.shtml

Bill

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" wrote in message
...
On May 15, 6:00 pm, "Doctor D" wrote:
"Mark Carver" wrote in message

...





wrote:

Anyway, take a look at

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...Day%202/recent...

Comments welcome.

I like the one with 4 feeds paralleled off the loft aerial.

I was heartbroken to see an aerial I installed about 12 years ago for a
friend, has suffered a similar bodged up fate by the new owners of the
house.

--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

www.paras.org.uk

This has happened next door to my parents. Years ago, for the previous
owners I installed a group B aerial with masthead amplifier on a very short
mast on a well spaced T&K (as it's very windy there) pointing straight down
the valley to Abergavenny.

The newish owner has removed the masthead amplifier (I believe the PSU was
taken when the old owners moved out) taped up the join, directed the aerial
at Pennorth (group A, stronger signal but local interference problems) and
bashed another cable into the connector which runs across the roof and into
the kitchen through the extractor fan.
In this manner?

http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/roguesgallery/033.shtml

Bill



At least they used white coax.

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%Profound_observation%

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Anyway, take a look at

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ew=slideshow#/

Comments welcome.

I like the one with 4 feeds paralleled off the loft aerial.

I was heartbroken to see an aerial I installed about 12 years ago for a friend, has suffered a similar bodged up fate by the new
owners of the house.

--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

www.paras.org.uk

This has happened next door to my parents. Years ago, for the previous owners I installed a group B aerial with masthead amplifier
on a very short mast on a well spaced T&K (as it's very windy there) pointing straight down the valley to Abergavenny.

The newish owner has removed the masthead amplifier (I believe the PSU was taken when the old owners moved out) taped up the join,
directed the aerial at Pennorth (group A, stronger signal but local interference problems) and bashed another cable into the
connector which runs across the roof and into the kitchen through the extractor fan.

It irritates me every time I go there, but we don't know them well enough to mention it yet!

Someone I know was an early adopter of DAB and spent a lot on a tuner and roof
aerial, the first one in his street.

It's still unique today in the whole area, because it's the only one that is horizontally polarised!

--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

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"J G Miller" wrote in message
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On Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at 18:00:44h +0100, Doctor D wrote:

directed the aerial at Pennorth (group A, stronger signal
but local interference problems)

Will those local interference problems still be significant
now that transmissions are digital only?

Abergavenny -- ch42 ch45 ch49
Pennorth -- ch23 ch26 ch29

No, that problem is solved. Never got to the bottom of the cause though.

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This has happened next door to my parents. Years ago, for the previous
owners I installed a group B aerial with masthead amplifier on a very
short
mast on a well spaced T&K (as it's very windy there) pointing straight
down
the valley to Abergavenny.

The newish owner has removed the masthead amplifier (I believe the PSU was
taken when the old owners moved out) taped up the join, directed the
aerial
at Pennorth (group A, stronger signal but local interference problems) and
bashed another cable into the connector which runs across the roof and
into
the kitchen through the extractor fan.

In this manner?

http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/roguesgallery/033.shtml

Bill

Yep, virtually identical.