What is the best.....................

[BobA]

T.V. aerial for use on a small 23ft boat which will pick up digital TV and radio?
There seem so many about - I was thinking of one like a flying saucer but have been told that the best would be a straight one like on a house - but wouldn't that need moving every time we tie up.

Bob

 

[carlton]

Certainly NOT this pile of currapp.

http://www.marinemegastore.com/prod...&cat_id=&cid=JVRNV9MKWL6VVPG4J5JCAFZYAMDIB7C8

 

[ricky_s]

T.V. aerial for use on a small 23ft boat which will pick up digital TV and radio?
There seem so many about - I was thinking of one like a flying saucer but have been told that the best would be a straight one like on a house - but wouldn't that need moving every time we tie up.

Bob

I've got a flying saucer one and it is about as much use as a broken arm!

 

[hlb]

It's often discused, I've never found an answer. We use a ten quid indoor arial, some times get two chanels!!

 

[Firefly625]

T.V. aerial for use on a small 23ft boat which will pick up digital TV and radio?
There seem so many about - I was thinking of one like a flying saucer but have been told that the best would be a straight one like on a house - but wouldn't that need moving every time we tie up.

Bob

Bob, thank you for posting the question i was going to ask tomorrow...!

Interesting what the response has been so far! I thought the dish type were the way to to go....

Does anyone think this might be better..?

http://www.compass24.com/web/catalog/shop/technology_electronics_aerials/1730214

 

[hlb]

Theres one for about £1200 advertised, no idea if it works. Or a portable one from Maplins for about £60, but a nightmare to keep setting up.

 

[David of Essex]

Flying saucer type one works well on my boat, that's after the wife used the chain saw to remove the masts from all the sail boats.

 

[Firefly625]

Flying saucer type one works well on my boat, that's after the wife used the chain saw to remove the masts from all the sail boats.

Good effort, it has the added benefit of stopping the noise from all those halyards slapping against masts...

 

[Fenlander]

Its not a case of which aerial you should choose as there is very little difference between them as far as actually receiving the signal is concerned, more to the point is how and where it should be pointed and it would be handy to know where the nearest TV transmitter is.Try this website as a starter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/tv/index.shtml
Then the idea is to get the aerial as high as possible and to avoid trying to receive the signal through any objects such as buildings or dense tree cover, this may be difficult on the water as you are usually at the lowest point in the area. Finally check the connections are good.

 

[BobA]

Thanks guys I thought it would be easy but it seems that I need to fix an external aerial on top of the pylon that the pontoon slides up and down on then run the cable back to my berth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will just suck it and see and possibly borrow a sample of both types to see which works

 

[Broombroomput]

Remember that if you use a caravan one it will be cheaper that one marketed for boats

 

[Wiggo]

It's a complete lottery, Bob. We have a flying saucer thing (Glomex) with a freeview box that worked brilliantly in Christchurch but not at all in Hythe, even though we were only 5 miles from the sodding transmitter. We use a satellite dish now and bring the Sky card from home. It obviously doesn't work at anchor, but on a pontoon only takes a few minutes to set up.

 

[ianhs]

Hello Bob,
We have a flying saucer ( also a Glomex, I think). Works well, but have to do a new program scan on freeview set each time we moor!
Ian