3rd party Aerials for Tuners
Alistair Beattie
wasn't.
Any clues here good people?
Alistair Beattie
Geep
<alis...@mecompany.com> writes
>I was told that Maplins would be a good place to look, so I did and it
>wasn't.
Hmm. Radio Spares, possibly?
>
<URL:http://rswww.com>
Failing that, you could do worse than ask the same question in uk.d-i-y,
if no-one here comes up trumps.
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Graeme
a...@redhat.invalid
> I was told that Maplins would be a good place to look, so I did and it
> wasn't.
I think you've got everone baffled now. What's wrond with Maplin's
aerials? Don't like the colour?
Andrew.
col.jones
what type of aerial do you need? FM? if so then Maplin's has 3 and 6 element
models.
Is it DAB? if so then we need to look elsewhere.
CJ
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Dave Plowman
Alistair Beattie <alis...@mecompany.com> wrote:
> I was told that Maplins would be a good place to look, so I did and it
> wasn't.
What's a third party aerial?
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Don Pearce
<dave....@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <B785E8A0.100E%alis...@mecompany.com>,
> Alistair Beattie <alis...@mecompany.com> wrote:
>> I was told that Maplins would be a good place to look, so I did and it
>> wasn't.
>
> What's a third party aerial?
It is one which the insurance company will pay out for if it gets
nicked off your roof. Even if you only have minimum cover.
d
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Tony Sayer
col.jones <col....@ntlworld.com> stuck his oar in and spake thus
Maplin does VHF/FM and DAB aerials....
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David Haworth
col....@ntlworld.com says...
> Hi,
>
> what type of aerial do you need? FM? if so then Maplin's has 3 and 6 element
> models.
>
> Is it DAB? if so then we need to look elsewhere.
actually maplins has 2 DAB aerials in one of their summer supplement
bits, I think it is. the staff won't know it until you force them to
look though them all and find the pair tucked away in a corner.
however they are both roof aerials and I was looking for an indoors dab
aerial. any suggestions?
dave
Dave Plowman
David Haworth <da...@fyonn.net> wrote:
> however they are both roof aerials and I was looking for an indoors dab
> aerial. any suggestions?
Bit of wire dangling out the back? Any multi-element DAB aerial is likely
to be too big for indoor use.
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Tony Sayer
<dave....@argonet.co.uk> stuck his oar in and spake thus
>In article <MPG.15caa68d8...@news.yourcomms.net>,
> David Haworth <da...@fyonn.net> wrote:
>> however they are both roof aerials and I was looking for an indoors dab
>> aerial. any suggestions?
>
> Bit of wire dangling out the back? Any multi-element DAB aerial is likely
>to be too big for indoor use.
>
Might do well to check out alt.radio.digital where this indoor/outdoor
aerial matter is getting a bit of debate on and off...
Alistair Beattie
I need something for indoor use, for my FM Tuner. Something that's better
than the bits of wire supplied, which help the tuner sound any good.
I live in London, so signal strength is not the problem, just clean
reception of it.
Alistair
Dave Plowman
Make a dipole out of two lengths of wire, approximately 1/2 metre long,
one coupled to the core wire of the co-ax, one to the screen. Try it on
the picture rail on an outside wall. But Maplin sell something similar for
a few pounds.
Some parts of London are poor for some FM - R3 for example suffers from
multi-path in South London, and even a multi element outside aerial may
not give perfect reception. Luckily, DAB is good in those areas.
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Nick Hadlow
<dave....@argonet.co.uk> writes
>In article <B788B0DA.3C2%alis...@mecompany.com>,
> Alistair Beattie <alis...@mecompany.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for the comments, I should have been clearer.
>
>> I need something for indoor use, for my FM Tuner. Something that's better
>> than the bits of wire supplied, which help the tuner sound any good.
>
>> I live in London, so signal strength is not the problem, just clean
>> reception of it.
>
> Make a dipole out of two lengths of wire, approximately 1/2 metre long,
>one coupled to the core wire of the co-ax, one to the screen. Try it on
>the picture rail on an outside wall. But Maplin sell something similar for
>a few pounds.
>
> Some parts of London are poor for some FM - R3 for example suffers from
>multi-path in South London, and even a multi element outside aerial may
>not give perfect reception. Luckily, DAB is good in those areas.
>
I can vouch for the fact that spending about £3.50 at Maplin will give
you a very useful improvement if you're getting any half-decent sort of
signal at the moment. (And it's a lot cheaper and easier than starting
to think about 'proper' aerials which I know I'll get round to one day
...)
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David Haworth
> aerial matter is getting a bit of debate on and off...
yup, it was me that started it :)
actually it's just that there is something between holme moss and I and
only an outdoor aerial can do something about that I think. I've got two
ensembles already and another coming in sept. thats enough for now :)
dave
me comapny
For anyone following this thread the quick answer is PW99H.
That's a product code at Maplins, £3.50.
There are a whole load of other options but this is the simplest, cheapest
first step.
Alistair
Geoff Pearson
in performance - with DAB it is on or off - nothing much in between.
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