All posts by Alan
Below are all of Alan's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
I work around Southampton and for the most part all
I use now are Vision log 20 Group A(V), they are perfect and in most cases there is enough signal for 4,6, 8 or more TV's.
I seem to spend a lot of time at customers premises
stripping out all the old amps as they are saturating the
signal.
If I am over the West End side then I use group B's
I find it strange how you still see installers using great
big wide band wind catchers pointing them
horizontally at Rowridge. I suppose from a customers point of view
the more metalwork there is, the better the signal.
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Starting from scratch in Southampton for a chimney mounted aerial on a galvanised cradle and 6 feet pole with a Vision Log 20 Group A(v) Antenna I would charge £145.00.
In Southampton though, in most parts you do not need a
chimney mount as the signal is so strong, so for a wall
bracket mount usually below guttering I would charge
£ 95.00.
If that is deemed excessive then I would have to be
declared as a rogue trader.
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Satfix Aerials. 51 Castle Road. SO18 1QP.
Message to S. Potter SO18 3PW. If you are still experiencing problems and are stuck give me, Alan, a ring on 02380 557 883. I can come round to investigate and advise, I will not charge for this.
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For some people, they might end up with 2 aerials and a combiner. Most will have to be Hp for the new services.
Maybe one of the leading brands could design a Vp/Hp LTE combo, wouldn't be that hard.
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If you throw two stones into still water the circular waves spread out and where the two circles meet, there are
points where the waves cancel each other out. When it comes to UHF waves, the two stones represent the transmitter and a reflected echo from anything in the line of sight, usually there are, especially in cities, myriads of reflections. So when putting up an antenna, there are dead spots. Moving the mount of an aerial, say 12" in
any direction, can make a vast difference. This is one of the reasons why installers use Crank or Swan Neck poles. That's why because you can't see the waves, unless you have a signal analyser, it is called a ' black art '
Sometimes I go to jobs and I drop the aerial lower down and there is drastic improvement in the BER reading.
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Tuesday 15 May 2012 4:42PM
Be wary of people who say they charge from £65.00 for an aerial, by the time they leave, with all the add ons you will be up to, maybe £200.00.
Then there are the ones who show you a great big triple boom aerial that can be installed for a great big triple boom price, and the truth is these aerials are more to do
With looks than improvement in signal level. On top of a chimney they make great wind catchers.
I charge £95.00 for aerials mounted on bracket below guttering, single point. I add on £50.00 for a chimney mount and in Southampton after DSO these are very rarely going to be needed as the signal from Rowridge
has gone up quite drastically.