Budget TV signal strength meter

Prompted by the thread about photos of roofs being used to advertise a
meter.....

Can anyone recommend a budget signal strength meter for aligning a TV
aerial?
I am slowly working my way towards replacing my current aerial and would
like to be able to align the new one whilst up a ladder without using the
walkie talkie and beautiful assistant method.

Budget is under £20.

TIA

Dave R

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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Prompted by the thread about photos of roofs being used to advertise a
meter.....

Can anyone recommend a budget signal strength meter for aligning a TV
aerial?
I am slowly working my way towards replacing my current aerial and would
like to be able to align the new one whilst up a ladder without using the
walkie talkie and beautiful assistant method.

Budget is under £20.

TIA

Dave R

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=usb&ModuleNo=227864&C =SO&U=Strat15

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=221768&C=SO&U=strat15

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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Prompted by the thread about photos of roofs being used to advertise a
meter.....

Can anyone recommend a budget signal strength meter for aligning a TV
aerial?
I am slowly working my way towards replacing my current aerial and would
like to be able to align the new one whilst up a ladder without using the
walkie talkie and beautiful assistant method.

Budget is under £20.

How does free strike you?
Use the signal strength meter in your digi box setup menu.
Regards
David

David wrote:

How does free strike you?
Use the signal strength meter in your digi box setup menu.

An easy roof setup there, hope it's not raining :-)

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...er/roofsig.jpg


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An easy roof setup there, hope it's not raining :-)


I hope you had permission to use that Promax photograph.

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"Adrian C" wrote in message
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David wrote:

How does free strike you?
Use the signal strength meter in your digi box setup menu.

An easy roof setup there, hope it's not raining :-)

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...er/roofsig.jpg


Sorry forgot he did say he was Johnie no mates.
No one to shout from the ground looking at TV screen through the window.
Regards
David

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In , "David" wrote:

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...
Prompted by the thread about photos of roofs being used to advertise a
meter.....

Can anyone recommend a budget signal strength meter for aligning a TV
aerial?
I am slowly working my way towards replacing my current aerial and would
like to be able to align the new one whilst up a ladder without using
the
walkie talkie and beautiful assistant method.

Budget is under £20.

How does free strike you?
Use the signal strength meter in your digi box setup menu.

Oh, I didn't realise they were that flexible yet. Can you please list
which Freeview boxes give signal readings in dBµV, rather than a
percentage figure of an unknown value? And which ones make it clear
whether the per is pre- or post-Viterbi, or offer a choice?


I selected the lowest indicated channel and aligned the aerial using that to
give highest indication on that one.
Seems ok for me.

Regards
David

One assumes you are not line of sight and have a pair of binoculars then..
grin.

Brian

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"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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Prompted by the thread about photos of roofs being used to advertise a
meter.....

Can anyone recommend a budget signal strength meter for aligning a TV
aerial?
I am slowly working my way towards replacing my current aerial and would
like to be able to align the new one whilst up a ladder without using the
walkie talkie and beautiful assistant method.

Budget is under £20.

TIA

Dave R

So he has to carry a portable tv and digibox onto the roof with him then?
Brian

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"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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Prompted by the thread about photos of roofs being used to advertise a
meter.....

Can anyone recommend a budget signal strength meter for aligning a TV
aerial?
I am slowly working my way towards replacing my current aerial and would
like to be able to align the new one whilst up a ladder without using the
walkie talkie and beautiful assistant method.

Budget is under £20.

How does free strike you?
Use the signal strength meter in your digi box setup menu.
Regards
David

I was just thinking about this. My screenreader makes rising tones as a
progress bar moves to the right, so if you could get a usb freeview device
and get the signal strenth to resemble a progres bar, then plug in wireless
headphones, then go on roof with suitable spanner and headphones......
Brian

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"Adrian C" wrote in message
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David wrote:

How does free strike you?
Use the signal strength meter in your digi box setup menu.

An easy roof setup there, hope it's not raining :-)

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...er/roofsig.jpg


Sorry forgot he did say he was Johnie no mates.
No one to shout from the ground looking at TV screen through the window.
Regards
David