[vdr] Re: OT: Flat Antenna useable?

[Matthias Weingart <matthias@pentax.boerde.de>]

On Wed, May 29, 2002 at 07:03:00PM +0400, Oleg Assovski wrote:
> Andreas Roedl writes: 
> 
> >> Can I use the vintage TV antenna mounted on the roof that we use to watch
> >> TV to collect the digital
> >> signal? I cannot physically access the antenna because the Hausmeister
> >> would kill me.
> > 
> > Yes, but this would be DVB-T(errestrial) not DVB-S(at). I don't know if there 
> > is DVB-T available in Paderborn. You could try to find some more informations 
> > via Google. 
> > 
> 
> Are you really sure ? AFAIK DVB-T uses PAGs (phased antenna grid = "flat 
> antenna"), but I am not sure. Even more - DVB-T uses different frequency 
> range, so I think you cannot use the same antenna for plain old analog and 
> DVB television. 

But it should be possible to use indoor antennas for DVB-T, DVB-T is
designed to be used in cars etc... so the antenna needed should be small.
(but I have no DVB-T experiences yet).

        Matthias