New aerials/cables advice please - chapter 2...

"Steve Terry" wrote in message
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"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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"Java Jive" wrote in message
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BTW, what's wrong with being a leftie?

Lefties are anti-capitalists who flirt with environmentalist extremism,
anarchy and communism. They work for the end of civilisation as we know
it. They are dour humourless supporters of the nanny state and of
political correctness. They should all be executed.

So we should execute all extremists then? ;-)

No, only lefties.
Bill

Left of whom?

Left of me when I'm in a good mood.

Bill

Finally a sunny (ish) day, so had a chance to rip the old aerial/cables and
fit the new one as planned.

Everything works well - with only one TV so far - will connect other two in
the next few days.

Only issue I have is that there is no change in the signal strength on the
FV box's meter (30-40% strength, 100% quality) compared with the old set up.

I was hoping for a much stronger signal....

Any idea what is going on?



I was hoping for a noticeable
"JoeJoe" wrote in message
o.uk...
Followed Bill & Co's advice (thanks again), and purchased everything I
need for my new setup:

- Blake SR18E aerial
- PF100 coax cable
- 9" chimney bracket + lashing kit
- Clips, wall sockets, plugs, etc

Only issue I still have is with the aerial assembly. It arrived in parts,
and the assembly instructions (see
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=357lhu0&s=3), stage 4, explains how to
attach the mounting cradle to the boom(s). My understanding is that the
cradle should both provide support for the clamp holding the two sections
of the boom together (see diagram in stage 4), and also be positioned such
that the aerial is balanced to reduce pressure on the fixings.
Unfortunately it is impossible to attach the cradle as suggested in the
diagram, as the clamps attaching the cradle to the boom(s) do not fit in
the position described in the instructions (clash with the elements). The
closet cradle position I've managed to achieve to the one suggested is
this one: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2v3q32c&s=3. This does not seem
to provide much support for the clamp holding the boom sections together,
and is also far from the balancing point for the aerial.

A coupe of questions therefo

- Would attaching the cradle in this way affects the reception?
- Would it provide enough support for the clamp? The aerial seem very well
built, and very stable.
- Does it make much of a difference that the aerial will not be perfectly
balanced around the cradle once fitted?

TIA.

"JoeJoe" wrote in message
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Only issue I have is that there is no change in the signal strength on the
FV box's meter (30-40% strength, 100% quality) compared with the old set
up.

You know... the quality is what matters. Even if you do increase the signal
strength you won't notice any difference in picture or sound if your quality
is already 100%.

Also, when analogue is turned off I understand they are going to double the
power of digital broadcasts which will obviously increase your signal
strength when that happens.

Perhaps your old setup wasn't at fault?

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Vincent