Loft aerial installation

Robothell
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Hi folks,

In the process of moving to a new build house and need to get an aerial installed. Hoping to get some recommendations for an aerial installer in South Belfast / Lisburn area first of all. Secondly was hoping to get an idea of cost - the house has been wired for tv and all cabling is sitting neatly bundled in the corner of my floored roof space with electrical sockets right beside it. I’m guessing I would need an amplifier as there are six rooms wired in and figure I may as well hook them all up. Ideally looking a loft installation. All help gratefully received!

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  • Old_Git
    Old_Git Posts: 4,744 Forumite
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    edited 7 October 2017 at 2:10AM
    when I had my aerial installed it was put outside on the roof one cable into the loft then the splitter/amplifier .I have five aerial connection done this way.You dont need a power suply for a splitter .
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  • FUNKYDADDIO
    FUNKYDADDIO Posts: 552 Forumite
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    I'm in the market for a roof aerial too so will watch with interest, mine would need to be outside and with RTE, thanks in advance..
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,065 Forumite
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    Rte is now on Freeview, just need a TV with an freeview HD tuner
  • FUNKYDADDIO
    FUNKYDADDIO Posts: 552 Forumite
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    Thanks, I'd be using quite an old (5 years) TV so prob no HD freeview unfortunately..
  • Old_Git
    Old_Git Posts: 4,744 Forumite
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    ballyblack wrote: »
    Rte is now on Freeview, just need a TV with an freeview HD tuner
    It depends on the area .My RTE signal comes from the south ,so I need an RTE aerial .The good thing is I get all the southern channels not just RTE .
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  • screwedagain
    screwedagain Posts: 97 Forumite
    If looking for RTE try and get it from a southern transmitter. If picked up on a northern freeview transmitter it will be censored to a degree for certain things e.g. champions league football, episodes of programmes that on RTE are ahead of UK broadcast schedule etc.
  • ballyblack
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    The original poster mentioned Lisburn/South Belfast, that will be Divis Freeview for RTE......... don't think Eire Saorvew transmits that far north
  • screwedagain
    screwedagain Posts: 97 Forumite
    ballyblack wrote: »
    The original poster mentioned Lisburn/South Belfast, that will be Divis Freeview for RTE......... don't think Eire Saorvew transmits that far north

    Well yes but it was as much for funkydaddio's benefit as the OP... the point is, don't expect completely unfiltered RTE, even if you go out and get a new full HD TV, unless you currently receive a dedicated Saorview signal.

    Filtering out the football has been especially annoying since ITV lost the rights to broadcast champions league :(
  • FUNKYDADDIO
    FUNKYDADDIO Posts: 552 Forumite
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    Thanks guys, anyone any idea of cost of fitting an aerial please?
  • bingo_bango
    bingo_bango Posts: 2,594 Forumite
    I put one up in the attic a couple of weeks ago. £18 in Argos and took about 30 mins to fit (one bracket with 2 screws and the main aerial just clamps onto that with two small nuts).

    Can't help if it needs to go outside though. Sorry.
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