[linux-dvb] Re: Dvb in uk

[bigg <bigg@mba4.org>]

> Tim,
> > unofficial bbc source that dvb-t will almost certainly mean a new aerial
> > (q for digital signals in UK is much flatter than for analogue signals)
> > - their internal guess is that ~70% of aerials will need to change,
> > which could screw the gov't's intentions, I suppose.
> I have had good results using my current aerial which is a B&Q broadband,
> medium gain (12 element) one with a B&Q signal booster. I am about 20 miles
> from the transmitter on the Isle of Wight. With this setup I have no
> problems with signal strength, in fact I can insert a 18 dB attenuator and
> still get good pictures. If I remove the amplifier (21 dB) then I start to
> get errors and dropped frames, but with that setup my analogue TV is also
> quite noisy.
> 
> Buy a booster for £15 and see how it goes.
> 
> Pete
> 
> 

Hmm, i'm using a small set top aerial from argos... with a booster and a
transmitter that's around 40-50 miles away. Admitedly i'm on top of a hill
so I have nothing really in the way of the signal, but I get the four new
multiplex's fine, the other two I get a fair amount of blockiness....

Just in case you're interested :)

Gary



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