My aerial has been blown out of position by the wind, it's 9 years old 
and was fitted before digital was available so maybe time for a new one 
rather than just having it re-aligned.  Can anyone suggest a rigger in 
South Bristol that knows what he's doing (i.e will fit a "proper" aerial 
instead of a "digital" one!).
Curiously the smaller aerial for the bedroom telly is on the same mast 
but is still giving a good picture.  I brought the set down to try it on 
the main aerial but it too showed a very poor pic.

Bob

Major Minor wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a rigger in South Bristol that knows what he's 
> doing (i.e will fit a "proper" aerial instead of a "digital" one!).

If you appreciate the difference, then I'm tempted to suggest you do 
it yourself! Whereabouts in South Bristol are you, and which tx are 
you receiving from? I receive from Ilchester Crescent, and it has the 
advantage that it's Group B (vertical) for analogue, for the current 
digital muxes and for digital post-switchover. So if you can get them 
all now, it can only get better (when the power increases).

The standard advice applies: use CT100 or equivalent cable, no joints 
or kinks, and preferably no face-plate.

André Coutanche

André Coutanche wrote:
> Major Minor wrote:
>> Can anyone suggest a rigger in South Bristol that knows what he's 
>> doing (i.e will fit a "proper" aerial instead of a "digital" one!).
> 
> If you appreciate the difference, then I'm tempted to suggest you do 
> it yourself! Whereabouts in South Bristol are you, and which tx are 
> you receiving from? I receive from Ilchester Crescent, and it has the 
> advantage that it's Group B (vertical) for analogue, for the current 
> digital muxes and for digital post-switchover. So if you can get them 
> all now, it can only get better (when the power increases).
> 
> The standard advice applies: use CT100 or equivalent cable, no joints 
> or kinks, and preferably no face-plate.
> 
> André Coutanche 

I'm in Knowle Park near the A37.  Aerial points to Mendip, I was 
thinking of having one of them pointed at Ilchester Crescent but I'm not 
sure of the recption from here.  As for doing it myself...I'm far too 
old and ungainly to be climbing about on a roof now!
> Thanks for the reply
Bob
>

Major Minor wrote:
> I'm in Knowle Park near the A37.  Aerial points to Mendip, I was
> thinking of having one of them pointed at Ilchester Crescent but I'm
> not sure of the recption from here.  As for doing it myself...I'm
> far too old and ungainly to be climbing about on a roof now!

Won't argue with that last bit (for myself I mean, not you!). I'm not 
sure whether Ilchester Crescent is firing on all cylinders in an 
easterly direction, but I imagine you've got Line of Site to the mast.

You could always suck it and see - get a Group B aerial and some CT100
and try it as a temporary room aerial. If it works at all, I would
guess you'd have sufficient signal to try mounting it in the loft
rather than up with the pigeons.

André Coutanche

André Coutanche wrote:
> Major Minor wrote:
>> I'm in Knowle Park near the A37.  Aerial points to Mendip, I was
>> thinking of having one of them pointed at Ilchester Crescent but I'm
>> not sure of the recption from here.  As for doing it myself...I'm
>> far too old and ungainly to be climbing about on a roof now!
> 
> Won't argue with that last bit (for myself I mean, not you!). I'm not 
> sure whether Ilchester Crescent is firing on all cylinders in an 
> easterly direction, but I imagine you've got Line of Site to the mast.
> 
> You could always suck it and see - get a Group B aerial and some CT100
> and try it as a temporary room aerial. If it works at all, I would
> guess you'd have sufficient signal to try mounting it in the loft
> rather than up with the pigeons.
> 
> André Coutanche

That's not a bad idea, as it happens I have just been given a wideband 
aerial which has some cable on it.  I'll try setting it up and pointing 
it at Ilchester, If I get any sort of signal from ground level that 
would bode well!

Bob
> 
> 
>

"André Coutanche"  wrote in message 
news:N5idnUh5Z_N4__vVnZ2dnUVZ8uKdnZ2d@posted.plusnet...
> Major Minor wrote:
>> Can anyone suggest a rigger in South Bristol that knows what he's doing 
>> (i.e will fit a "proper" aerial instead of a "digital" one!).
>
> If you appreciate the difference, then I'm tempted to suggest you do it 
> yourself! Whereabouts in South Bristol are you, and which tx are you 
> receiving from? I receive from Ilchester Crescent, and it has the 
> advantage that it's Group B (vertical) for analogue, for the current 
> digital muxes and for digital post-switchover. So if you can get them all 
> now, it can only get better (when the power increases).
>
> The standard advice applies: use CT100 or equivalent cable, no joints or 
> kinks, and preferably no face-plate.

And take all possible precautions regarding safety.

Bill

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:11:53 +0100, André Coutanche 
wrote:

> The standard advice applies: no joints... and preferably no face-plate.

Don't talk such bollocks. If a system is that marginal, then the design
is wrong. For fuck's sake....

"Paul Ratcliffe" <abuse@orac12.clara34.co56.uk78> wrote in message 
news:slrng6lkac.or8.abuse@news.pr.network...
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:11:53 +0100, André Coutanche 
> 
> wrote:
>
>> The standard advice applies: no joints... and preferably no face-plate.
>
> Don't talk such bollocks. If a system is that marginal, then the design
> is wrong. For fuck's sake....

Yes, I don't know how we'd manage if we had to do a 700 outlet system with 
no joints. And I can just hear Lady Muck when she sweeps into the drawing 
room. "Eye say, why the fack is there a dirty great wire hanging ewt orv the 
wall?"

Bill

André Coutanche wrote:
> Major Minor wrote:
>> I'm in Knowle Park near the A37.  Aerial points to Mendip, I was
>> thinking of having one of them pointed at Ilchester Crescent but I'm
>> not sure of the recption from here.  As for doing it myself...I'm
>> far too old and ungainly to be climbing about on a roof now!
> 
> Won't argue with that last bit (for myself I mean, not you!). I'm not 
> sure whether Ilchester Crescent is firing on all cylinders in an 
> easterly direction, but I imagine you've got Line of Site to the mast.
> 
> You could always suck it and see - get a Group B aerial and some CT100
> and try it as a temporary room aerial. If it works at all, I would
> guess you'd have sufficient signal to try mounting it in the loft
> rather than up with the pigeons.
> 
> André Coutanche


Thanks for the replies.
I've now had a chance to do a temporary install using an old analogue 
set in the garage.  Using the aerial I was given (wide-band high-gain 
going by the size of the beast!) I got quite good picture and sound and 
good (analogue) teletext.  This from ground level with the aerial 
roughly pointing towards Ilchester Crescent.  So Ilchexter might be the 
way to go (or point!),  Now all I have to to is find a competent 
installer, any ideas, reccomendations?

Bob
> 
>

"Major Minor"  wrote in message 
news:ye2bk.118567$3p2.71098@fe10.news.easynews.com...
> André Coutanche wrote:
>> Major Minor wrote:
>>> I'm in Knowle Park near the A37.  Aerial points to Mendip, I was
>>> thinking of having one of them pointed at Ilchester Crescent but I'm
>>> not sure of the recption from here.  As for doing it myself...I'm
>>> far too old and ungainly to be climbing about on a roof now!
>>
>> Won't argue with that last bit (for myself I mean, not you!). I'm not 
>> sure whether Ilchester Crescent is firing on all cylinders in an easterly 
>> direction, but I imagine you've got Line of Site to the mast.
>>
>> You could always suck it and see - get a Group B aerial and some CT100
>> and try it as a temporary room aerial. If it works at all, I would
>> guess you'd have sufficient signal to try mounting it in the loft
>> rather than up with the pigeons.
>>
>> André Coutanche
>
>
> Thanks for the replies.
> I've now had a chance to do a temporary install using an old analogue set 
> in the garage.  Using the aerial I was given (wide-band high-gain going by 
> the size of the beast!) I got quite good picture and sound and good 
> (analogue) teletext.  This from ground level with the aerial roughly 
> pointing towards Ilchester Crescent.  So Ilchexter might be the way to go 
> (or point!),  Now all I have to to is find a competent installer, any 
> ideas, reccomendations?
>
> Bob
>>

If you're getting Bill to do it get him to take his shoes off first.

Slider wrote:
> "Major Minor"  wrote in message 
> news:ye2bk.118567$3p2.71098@fe10.news.easynews.com...
>> André Coutanche wrote:
>>> Major Minor wrote:
>>>> I'm in Knowle Park near the A37.  Aerial points to Mendip, I was
>>>> thinking of having one of them pointed at Ilchester Crescent but I'm
>>>> not sure of the recption from here.  As for doing it myself...I'm
>>>> far too old and ungainly to be climbing about on a roof now!
>>> Won't argue with that last bit (for myself I mean, not you!). I'm not 
>>> sure whether Ilchester Crescent is firing on all cylinders in an easterly 
>>> direction, but I imagine you've got Line of Site to the mast.
>>>
>>> You could always suck it and see - get a Group B aerial and some CT100
>>> and try it as a temporary room aerial. If it works at all, I would
>>> guess you'd have sufficient signal to try mounting it in the loft
>>> rather than up with the pigeons.
>>>
>>> André Coutanche
>>
>> Thanks for the replies.
>> I've now had a chance to do a temporary install using an old analogue set 
>> in the garage.  Using the aerial I was given (wide-band high-gain going by 
>> the size of the beast!) I got quite good picture and sound and good 
>> (analogue) teletext.  This from ground level with the aerial roughly 
>> pointing towards Ilchester Crescent.  So Ilchexter might be the way to go 
>> (or point!),  Now all I have to to is find a competent installer, any 
>> ideas, reccomendations?
>>
>> Bob
> 
> If you're getting Bill to do it get him to take his shoes off first. 

Bit far for Bill to travel methinks!
> 
>

"Slider"  wrote in message news:g4ikdl$e2s$1@aioe.org...
>>>
>
> If you're getting Bill to do it get him to take his shoes off first.

Some of the places I work you wipe your shoes on the way out.

Bill

"Major Minor"  wrote in message 
news:Rr5bk.118338$eu.18751@fe01.news.easynews.com...
> Slider wrote:
>> If you're getting Bill to do it get him to take his shoes off first.
>
> Bit far for Bill to travel methinks!

£1.20 per mile round trip plus £70 will get me to your door.

Bill

On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:34:25 GMT, Major Minor 
wrote:

>Slider wrote:
>> "Major Minor"  wrote in message 
>> news:ye2bk.118567$3p2.71098@fe10.news.easynews.com...
>>> André Coutanche wrote:
>>>> Major Minor wrote:
>>>>> I'm in Knowle Park near the A37.  Aerial points to Mendip, I was
>>>>> thinking of having one of them pointed at Ilchester Crescent but I'm
>>>>> not sure of the recption from here.  As for doing it myself...I'm
>>>>> far too old and ungainly to be climbing about on a roof now!
>>>> Won't argue with that last bit (for myself I mean, not you!). I'm not 
>>>> sure whether Ilchester Crescent is firing on all cylinders in an easterly 
>>>> direction, but I imagine you've got Line of Site to the mast.
>>>>
>>>> You could always suck it and see - get a Group B aerial and some CT100
>>>> and try it as a temporary room aerial. If it works at all, I would
>>>> guess you'd have sufficient signal to try mounting it in the loft
>>>> rather than up with the pigeons.
>>>>
>>>> André Coutanche
>>>
>>> Thanks for the replies.
>>> I've now had a chance to do a temporary install using an old analogue set 
>>> in the garage.  Using the aerial I was given (wide-band high-gain going by 
>>> the size of the beast!) I got quite good picture and sound and good 
>>> (analogue) teletext.  This from ground level with the aerial roughly 
>>> pointing towards Ilchester Crescent.  So Ilchexter might be the way to go 
>>> (or point!),  Now all I have to to is find a competent installer, any 
>>> ideas, reccomendations?
>>>
>>> Bob
>> 
>> If you're getting Bill to do it get him to take his shoes off first. 
>
>Bit far for Bill to travel methinks!
>> 
>> 
I'll do it on my way down to Ilfracombe next weekend ;-)
I'll have a ladder and everything :-)

Marky P.

Marky P wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:34:25 GMT, Major Minor 
> wrote:
> 
>> Slider wrote:
>>> "Major Minor"  wrote in message 
>>> news:ye2bk.118567$3p2.71098@fe10.news.easynews.com...
>>>> André Coutanche wrote:
>>>>> Major Minor wrote:
>>>>>> I'm in Knowle Park near the A37.  Aerial points to Mendip, I was
>>>>>> thinking of having one of them pointed at Ilchester Crescent but I'm
>>>>>> not sure of the recption from here.  As for doing it myself...I'm
>>>>>> far too old and ungainly to be climbing about on a roof now!
>>>>> Won't argue with that last bit (for myself I mean, not you!). I'm not 
>>>>> sure whether Ilchester Crescent is firing on all cylinders in an easterly 
>>>>> direction, but I imagine you've got Line of Site to the mast.
>>>>>
>>>>> You could always suck it and see - get a Group B aerial and some CT100
>>>>> and try it as a temporary room aerial. If it works at all, I would
>>>>> guess you'd have sufficient signal to try mounting it in the loft
>>>>> rather than up with the pigeons.
>>>>>
>>>>> André Coutanche
>>>> Thanks for the replies.
>>>> I've now had a chance to do a temporary install using an old analogue set 
>>>> in the garage.  Using the aerial I was given (wide-band high-gain going by 
>>>> the size of the beast!) I got quite good picture and sound and good 
>>>> (analogue) teletext.  This from ground level with the aerial roughly 
>>>> pointing towards Ilchester Crescent.  So Ilchexter might be the way to go 
>>>> (or point!),  Now all I have to to is find a competent installer, any 
>>>> ideas, reccomendations?
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>> If you're getting Bill to do it get him to take his shoes off first. 
>> Bit far for Bill to travel methinks!
>>>
> I'll do it on my way down to Ilfracombe next weekend ;-)
> I'll have a ladder and everything :-)
> 
> Marky P.

I know Ilfracombe's a bit hilly but I doubt you'll need a ladder!  Nice 
place though.

Bob
>

> I know Ilfracombe's a bit hilly but I doubt you'll need a ladder!  Nice
> place though.
> 
> Bob

Oh....and I'll have the kettle on!

Bob

>>>
> I'll do it on my way down to Ilfracombe next weekend ;-)
> I'll have a ladder and everything :-)
> 
> Marky P.
> 

If that's a serious offer then I'm up for it if you are!

Bob

"Major Minor"  wrote in message 
news:ElIck.203181$Ev5.168140@fe09.news.easynews.com...
>
>>>>
>> I'll do it on my way down to Ilfracombe next weekend ;-)
>> I'll have a ladder and everything :-)
>>
>> Marky P.
>>
>
> If that's a serious offer then I'm up for it if you are!
>
> Bob

Bob, be afraid, be very afraid . . .

Bill

Bill Wright wrote:
> "Major Minor"  wrote in message 
> news:ElIck.203181$Ev5.168140@fe09.news.easynews.com...
>>> I'll do it on my way down to Ilfracombe next weekend ;-)
>>> I'll have a ladder and everything :-)
>>>
>>> Marky P.
>>>
>> If that's a serious offer then I'm up for it if you are!
>>
>> Bob
> 
> Bob, be afraid, be very afraid . . .
> 
> Bill 
> 
> 
LOL, should I surround the house with salt?#

Bob