What's a cheap/easy way to get freeview in N3 1RD (Dollis Rd)

Is there an easy way to get freeview working in N3 1RD?

I checked on wolfbane:
http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd....T=10&OS=n3+1rd

It says that... I need an "Amplified extra hi-gain" antenna, whatever
that means. How many DB is the "extra hi-gain" anyhow?

Basically I'm 14 miles from Crystal Palace where the transmitter is
and, about 2/3rds of the way down a hill, so being near the bottom of a
hill doesn't help!

I bought a freeview adaptor for my SCART TV... but no joy. It can't
find any signal, despite that we get the 4 terrestrial channels OK. (We
can't get C5 right now though ) My parents are a bit old and
refusing to adapt to new things, so 4 channels are fine for them.

My dad has set up the antenna before but he is a bit clueless when it
comes to electronics, he can barely tell the difference between a SCART
cable and an antenna. The wiring looks bare, old and frayed when it
meets the indoor amplifier.

So I'm thinking I might need either to redirect my antenna ontop of the
roof to face crystal palace. Or.... get a new antenna (no idea how good
this current one is but I won't be surprised if it sucks knowing my
cheap-skate parents).

Or just pay a professional to get it done.

Rather do it myself really.

Any ideas anyone? We've tried indoor aeriels before, it's just
impossible in my part of the street.

Oh...

and the reception for our existing 4 channels is kinda crap also
It's a little fuzzy, definitely not clear and sharp, viewable but
definitely not perfect. And we can't get C5 and digital either.

So yeah it definitely looks like we need a non-sucky aeriel installed.

Or can we install a satelite to get the freeview? We have a satelite,
with a cheap box as usual as my parents are cheapskates. they didn't
even want to afford the basic channels, they only receive the free ones
and the pointed the dish towards the arabian channels :[

I even had to buy the TV and digital VCR for them seeing as they are
such cheapskates. All the newest and best equipment in this house comes
from me, haha.

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Is there an easy way to get freeview working in N3 1RD?

I checked on wolfbane:
http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd....T=10&OS=n3+1rd

It says that... I need an "Amplified extra hi-gain" antenna, whatever
that means. How many DB is the "extra hi-gain" anyhow?

Basically I'm 14 miles from Crystal Palace where the transmitter is
and, about 2/3rds of the way down a hill, so being near the bottom of a
hill doesn't help!

I bought a freeview adaptor for my SCART TV... but no joy. It can't
find any signal, despite that we get the 4 terrestrial channels OK. (We
can't get C5 right now though ) My parents are a bit old and
refusing to adapt to new things, so 4 channels are fine for them.

My dad has set up the antenna before but he is a bit clueless when it
comes to electronics, he can barely tell the difference between a SCART
cable and an antenna. The wiring looks bare, old and frayed when it
meets the indoor amplifier.

So I'm thinking I might need either to redirect my antenna ontop of the
roof to face crystal palace. Or.... get a new antenna (no idea how good
this current one is but I won't be surprised if it sucks knowing my
cheap-skate parents).

Or just pay a professional to get it done.

Rather do it myself really.

Any ideas anyone? We've tried indoor aeriels before, it's just
impossible in my part of the street.


You're probably on Ally Pally at the moment. There's a chance you won't get
CP in your location. You want a cheap way of getting digital - How about
waiting 5 years till they bring it to Ally Pally.

wrote in message
ups.com...
Is there an easy way to get freeview working in N3 1RD?

I checked on wolfbane:
http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd....T=10&OS=n3+1rd

I bought a freeview adaptor for my SCART TV... but no joy. It can't
find any signal, despite that we get the 4 terrestrial channels OK. (We
can't get C5 right now though ) My parents are a bit old and
refusing to adapt to new things, so 4 channels are fine for them.

My dad has set up the antenna before but he is a bit clueless when it
comes to electronics, he can barely tell the difference between a SCART
cable and an antenna. The wiring looks bare, old and frayed when it
meets the indoor amplifier.

So I'm thinking I might need either to redirect my antenna ontop of the
roof to face crystal palace. Or.... get a new antenna (no idea how good
this current one is but I won't be surprised if it sucks knowing my
cheap-skate parents).


Do your parents a favour and move out, ideally to somewhere where you can
see Crystal Palace, and at least two bus journeys away from mum and dad.

Bill

....snip...

Since you can't get Ch5, you're not on CP as Ch5 would be pretty good
(although actually from "just down the road from CP") if you were. As other
posters have said, your options a

1. Wait for Ally Pally to get digital.
2. Get Freesat from Sky - slightly different stations but probably all you
want.
3. Move (OK, maybe not the most helpful!).

Have you looked around your road? You need to look for horizontally
polarized aerials pointing vagely south. I'll bet most of the ones near you
are vertical pointing towards Ally Pally. If any are pointing to CP, you
might have a chance with a good group A (don't let them flog you a "digital"
or wideband aerial) on a long mast, possibly with a booster. Frankly, at
that sort of cost, look at Freesat instead ;-).

Paul DS

You're probably on Ally Pally at the moment. There's a chance you won't get
CP in your location. You want a cheap way of getting digital - How about
waiting 5 years till they bring it to Ally Pally.

I'm sure you could think of a less stupid answer though?

Also, we might be pointed to "Ally Pally"... but actually there is also
a much nearer transmitter, actually ontop of a block of flats nearby.
We might be using that one, in that case it really would only be the
very local area that uses this, its probably not a transmitter you've
heard of.

Paul D.Smith wrote:
...snip...

Since you can't get Ch5, you're not on CP as Ch5 would be pretty good
(although actually from "just down the road from CP") if you were. As other
posters have said, your options a

There is also a much nearer transmitter than "ally pally", actually
ontop of a block of flats nearby. We might be using that one, in that
case it really would only be the very local area that uses this, its
probably not a transmitter you've heard of. I did ask my dad but he was
kind of useless even though he redirected it himself, he can't remember
where our antenna is pointing to

1. Wait for Ally Pally to get digital.

Unless we are pointed to the transmit on the block of flats nearby.

2. Get Freesat from Sky - slightly different stations but probably all you
want.



Have you looked around your road? You need to look for horizontally
polarized aerials pointing vagely south. I'll bet most of the ones near you
are vertical pointing towards Ally Pally. If any are pointing to CP, you
might have a chance with a good group A (don't let them flog you a "digital"
or wideband aerial) on a long mast, possibly with a booster. Frankly, at
that sort of cost, look at Freesat instead ;-).

We seem to have airials pointing all over the place. Most of them seem
to be pointing in a certain direction, although I'm not sure if that's
south or not. And there seems to be an even mix of horizontal and
vertical airials pointing in that main direction. They are all on long
poles, around 3 meteres or so off the chimney!

Freesat might be the answer. If not then I just gotta move out, as
these guys are far too old and refusing to adapt to get these channels.

Do your parents a favour and move out, ideally to somewhere where you can

You idiot. I could defend myself but there's no point, you are just a
random troll, you don't even know me or know what the hell you are
talking about.

see Crystal Palace, and at least two bus journeys away from mum and dad.

Bill

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You're probably on Ally Pally at the moment. There's a chance you won't
get CP in your location. You want a cheap way of getting digital - How
about waiting 5 years till they bring it to Ally Pally.

I'm sure you could think of a less stupid answer though?

Also, we might be pointed to "Ally Pally"... but actually there is also
a much nearer transmitter, actually ontop of a block of flats nearby.
We might be using that one, in that case it really would only be the
very local area that uses this, its probably not a transmitter you've
heard of.

Finchley fits the postcode.

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From KT24 - in "Leafy Surrey"

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11

Bill Wright wrote:

Do your parents a favour and move out, ideally to somewhere where you can
see Crystal Palace, and at least two bus journeys away from mum and dad.

On my 18th birthday dad took me to the top of the road, and pointed.