Budget TV signal strength meter

Would not the best bet be to see what the gain figures for the aerial are
according to the channels used and maximist the one likely to be weakest,
and apparently we all know which that will be in Winter Hill whatever the
aerial, so hope he is not there.

Nobody seems to have answered the question yet, probably one of the reasons
is that its the signal quality that wins against level in any case. Thus,
you make the beautiful assistant climb on the roof and do a thourough check
of all muxes while she tweaks your nuts.. on the aerial that is.

Brian

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"Mike Henry" wrote in message
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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.

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

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


I hope you had permission to use that Promax photograph.


Errr... In my defense m'lud, my computer's video card is powered by a
million Hamlet trained monkeys splattering random red, green and blue
spots at a digital framebuffer built of faulty memory. It just came out
that way, completely coincidental, like.

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On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:41:32 -0000, David WE Roberts wrote:

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.

You could always use the walkie talkie and wife method instead.

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message m...
So he has to carry a portable tv and digibox onto the roof with him then?

Adrian C posted a version of the image further Photo-Shopped with a portable TV, DTT box
and long extension power cable.

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You could always use the walkie talkie and wife method instead.

No. Firstly there's AGC. Secondly the data is hoplessly distorted.

Bill

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You could always use the walkie talkie and wife method instead.

No. Firstly there's AGC. Secondly the data is hoplessly distorted.
Bill


Depends how loud you shout at the data processor

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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

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philex-SLx-2...ref=pd_cp_ce_1

Not sure what this thing will do if the signal is under 50dBuV but it's
certainly cheap & cheerful

At 10:31:04 Sun, 13 Dec 2009, -GB-Carpy wrote in
article :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philex-SLx-2...GXQUNQ/ref=pd_
cp_ce_1

Not sure what this thing will do if the signal is under 50dBuV but it's
certainly cheap & cheerful

I'm sure this is the same product as the Labgear DVB-T Signal Finder.
Bizarrely, I was sent two of these with my Philex *satellite* kit !
I tried one with my loft aerial, and didn't think it was much use in a
weak signal area. It will give a result where the signal is stronger.

The Philex satellite finder, on the other hand, I found very effective,
with an audio tone which rises and falls in pitch with a slight nudge on
the dish. If the DVB-T finder worked in the same way it would make all
the difference.

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philex-SLx-2...B001GXQUNQ/ref
=pd_cp_ce_1

Not sure what this thing will do if the signal is under 50dBuV but it's
certainly cheap & cheerful


I'm guessing this is being marketed under the Digital Misuse brand (TM).
A cheap signal strength indicator marketed as "Ideal for Freeview DVB-T"
despite indicating signal strength from any stray signal source in the
band "Frequency Range: 40-862MHz", irrespective of whether it has any
digital content at all. Perfect for confusing the user where strong
analogue strays are swamping low level digital content reception.
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In , fred wrote:
In article , -GB-Carpy
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philex-SLx-2...B001GXQUNQ/ref
=pd_cp_ce_1

Not sure what this thing will do if the signal is under 50dBuV but it's
certainly cheap & cheerful

I'm guessing this is being marketed under the Digital Misuse brand (TM).
A cheap signal strength indicator marketed as "Ideal for Freeview DVB-T"
despite indicating signal strength from any stray signal source in the
band "Frequency Range: 40-862MHz", irrespective of whether it has any
digital content at all. Perfect for confusing the user where strong
analogue strays are swamping low level digital content reception.

Surely "Frequency Range: 40-862MHz" means that is the range from within
you can set it to look at a particular frequency?

Nope, there is no means of adjustment. All I can say for certain is
that two LEDs light up when the input is connected to the UHF output of
a VCR modulator. Channel 31, I suppose. One LED lights up when the
thing is connected to the bottom end of my aerial downlead. The aerial
is group C/D, somewhere around channel 60.

And yes, the "instructions" do give a frequency range from 40 - 862 MHz