TV Aerial Experts?

Peartree

For some reason I have three TV aerials on the top of my chimney. One works fine and feeds into the sitting room where the main TV is. Another, picks up a signal from Wales and I've no idea where the output for the last one is but it looks like it, too, points to Wales. I'm in Lancashire by the way and not very far from the big Winter Hill transmitter.

I'd like to get someone in to tidy up the excess aerial situation. I'd also like to have aerial feeds into other four/five other rooms in the house. I'm assuming to do this, I might need a better aerial?

I wonder if there are any TV aerial fitters out there who could help me sound clued up on what I need/know what they're talking about when I get people round to give me quotes and also some ball park and what it might cost.

kipperman

Not an aerial fitter - but had similar situation ( single aerial, wanted feeds into four rooms). Fitting aerial and feeds came to about £500, but this is in Surrey. Presumably unless you particularly want Welsh telly, they could remove the excess aerials at the same time.

I would advise you get some personal recommendation - there are some ripoff merchants around w/respect to this type of thing.

eco-friendly_2

You could install a distribution amplifier in your loft! use the aerial that supplies your sitting room as your supply, remove the other aerials from the chimney, the cables from the old aerials could be routed to the amplifier in the loft.


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Peartree

Sorry to take a while to say thanks - been offline for a while.

Kipperman, do you get a good picture in all rooms and did they have to fit a signal splitter or an amplifier or a something else to achieve it? Would be perfectly happy with £500 and suspect it could be less expensive up here. Always try to go with personal recommendations too!

mstar

dumb question but i moved in my new house i cannot find the TV aerial into tmy lounge is it possible to watch TV via sky? as i am due to get sky installed next week. can't afford to shell £500 right now :-( on a new aerial and feeds to all rooms

ashcarrot

Yes you can via sky. though you need a box for each room and a feed for each room connected to the LNB you can't split it like a normal aerial

mstar

whats a LNB??

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mstar wrote: »

whats a LNB??

Low Noise Block, it is the " lump " on your dish.;)

Don't you have Google?

Cannydc

www.maxview.ltd.uk
Give them a ring - I worked there for 10 years, the cust servs man is glad to help. It may be a DIY job, involving a trip to the loft and a £20 or so distribution amp....

Cannydc

ps. the man's name is Mark.

Cannydc

on 01553 811000