TV Aerial - is there a top choice?

[Phildorset]

My TV reception is a bit flakey at times and I'm wondering if there is a preferred aerial - just the basic, am not after a satellite following dome type thingy, any suggestions?

 

[rafiki_]

Phil, I used to have a Status on my old Sunline. Worked great. We have a Glomex on our Azi, and it is not so good. In some cases, you will only get a decent reception from a Sat receiver. In reality, if you have 4G you are better off with an iPad, Apple TV or Amazon equivalent.
How are your windows?

 

[Portofino]

My TV reception is a bit flakey at times and I'm wondering if there is a preferred aerial - just the basic, am not after a satellite following dome type thingy, any suggestions?

You have not said if its got any of these or similiar ?

Reason I ask ,we had a similiar issue and fitted the supplemental ( metal 6 way splitter and signal amp ) a short distance from the ariel as the lead entered the boat .We also have a standard Glomex amp near the telly .
Also re check all conections esp any outside -corossion issues will weaken the signal .
Gaudienne in SoF sent a "telly + electronic s" man after I reported TV difficulties --- that's how he fixed it € 40 + part
http://www.glomex.it/leisure/eng/antenne-tv-amplificatori.php

 

[Phildorset]

Thanks both, I do have a Glomex amp, the contacts throughout seem good... am starting to feel that switching to a 4G option might be better all round, but will see if I can't tweak the set up I have - it works sometimes, then nothing at others?

 

[Phildorset]

Phil, I used to have a Status on my old Sunline. Worked great. We have a Glomex on our Azi, and it is not so good. In some cases, you will only get a decent reception from a Sat receiver. In reality, if you have 4G you are better off with an iPad, Apple TV or Amazon equivalent.
How are your windows?

Hi Rafiki, windows are working - they are pretty swift! might have to tighten the window gap to slow them down!

 

[TK Blue MAX]

Hi, the working/not working doesn't coincide with the state of tide by any chance does it, we quite often loose some channels at very low tides. Just a thought.

 

[Dorset Dan]

You are at Cobbs Quay aren't you?

We have moved from A pontoon to B and now C over the last 3 years and digital TV reception is very much pot luck - we got great reception on A (about 1/3 along pontoon), nothing on B (about 1/2 way along) and now good reception on C (about 1/2 way along). We don't have a radar arch (so no fixed tv aerial) so when we want to use the TV, the previous owner has kindly run a TV socket extension from back of TV up to the cockpit so we plug in a basic amplified aerial and put it on the dash.

This set up must be way less powerful than a permanent powered glomex set-up - maybe worth buying a cheap amplified aerial and plugging in to the TV - if this gets a signal OK and your glomex doesn't then you must have an issue in the connections, etc?

 

[Phildorset]

that's interesting Dan, yes, am at the end of D... am going down later and will have a check, hadn't thought of doing a simple check with a simple aerial, will do that too.

 

[crossy]

Hi Phil,

We are on D and get a reasonable signal with Glomex. I also have a spare portable booster aerial which you are welcome to try if you like. We will be down later so give me a shout if you want to compare. Boat is Wandering Star II.

Andrew

 

[Phildorset]

Hi Phil,

We are on D and get a reasonable signal with Glomex. I also have a spare portable booster aerial which you are welcome to try if you like. We will be down later so give me a shout if you want to compare. Boat is Wandering Star II.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew, that's very kind, i've just got back home & hadn't looked at the forum whilst onboard... just had to go and check my lines and fenders in preperation for this evening's wild winds! I wound up the Glomex a few notches and got a few channels, so perhaps that was set a little low... I'll keep experimenting, and yes please, if you're onboard next time I trot down D then I'll say hello and perhaps borrow that portable aerial for a quick test. Are you down for the weekend?
Phil

 

[crossy]

Yes, here till Monday. Will leave it inside the cover on the back seat. Help yourself if we're not here.

 

[superheat6k]

Due to other aerials and clutter on my aerial mast I needed something smaller diameter than the Status, so I fitted this Banten.

So far very good, but not been far with it yet.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Banten-Om...867994?hash=item41916f599a:g:mxMAAOxyaTxTRX5a