Telly Aerial

[tricky]

Mrs Tricky has just purchased a new telly with built in freeview and has decided that the existing aerial (5.99 Wilkos suspended with string in the loft) is not up to the job.

So I purchased a new one off of an internet site that Jelster reccomended in another thread a while back, I thought I would get a good one so spent about £35.

I didn't check the dimensions of the new aerial and was a little suprised when it arrived, do you think its big enough ? :wink:

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[kwak zzr]

it'll look lots smaller when its hanging off ya roof. we had the same problem with freeview i couldnt scan all the channels so we had a new one put up £70.

[Spiderman]

Holy sheeeeeet! :shock: Can you pick up NASA communications with the space shuttle with that thing????

Oh, and i think i have the same blue sofa as you.

[Quiff Wichard]

I have the same "hand on hip" in a photo pose as you !




who's into spitfires then?..

I live next to the house where Reginald Mitchell the designer of the Spitfire ws born.. there's a plaque on the wall commemorating he was here for 5 minutes !!

[kwak zzr]

get sky tricky its better for WSB :D

[jim@55]

any body seen that episode of only fools and horses about the big sat dish and the planes :lol: :lol:

[tricky]

I have the same "hand on hip" in a photo pose as you !

who's into spitfires then?..

I live next to the house where Reginald Mitchell the designer of the Spitfire ws born.. there's a plaque on the wall commemorating he was here for 5 minutes !!

Ah yes "the teapot" the classic pose.

The Spitfire picture is actually a needlepoint which was a thankyou gift for being an usher at a friends wedding, and was made by the bride.

The aircraft depicted is a Mk9, serial MJ730 and wears the registration GN-F, MJ730 only carried this registration for a short time in November 1988 after it had been restored. (It carried GN-Y when with 249 sqn)

MJ730 is most widely known for carrying the registration GZ-?
This came about as it was common for the squadron CO to have his initials or other personalised registration on his plane marking it as his own personal mount.

The GZ-? came about when the ground crew asked a new CO (Sqn. Ldr. George Silvester) what identifier did he want applied to his Spit. He replied "oh I don't know" or similar so they painted a question mark on the side as a joke. He liked it and told them to leave it on. Wearing a ? on your plane became a bit of a tradirion with 32 sqn CO's after that.

You have to earn the geek shirt !

[Razor]

Best get planning permission if that's going on the roof.

[Quiff Wichard]

I have the same "hand on hip" in a photo pose as you !

who's into spitfires then?..

I live next to the house where Reginald Mitchell the designer of the Spitfire ws born.. there's a plaque on the wall commemorating he was here for 5 minutes !!

Ah yes "the teapot" the classic pose.

The Spitfire picture is actually a needlepoint which was a thankyou gift for being an usher at a friends wedding, and was made by the bride.

The aircraft depicted is a Mk9, serial MJ730 and wears the registration GN-F, MJ730 only carried this registration for a short time in November 1988 after it had been restored. (It carried GN-Y when with 249 sqn)

MJ730 is most widely known for carrying the registration GZ-?
This came about as it was common for the squadron CO to have his initials or other personalised registration on his plane marking it as his own personal mount.

The GZ-? came about when the ground crew asked a new CO (Sqn. Ldr. George Silvester) what identifier did he want applied to his Spit. He replied "oh I don't know" or similar so they painted a question mark on the side as a joke. He liked it and told them to leave it on. Wearing a ? on your plane became a bit of a tradirion with 32 sqn CO's after that.

You have to earn the geek shirt !


THATS EXACTLY what it says on this plaque on the wall !!

[tricky]

Marvel at my massive erection ! :wink:

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Getting up the ladder and bolting this bugger to the bracket was not fun at all, next time I'm paying someone else to do it !

[kwak zzr]

is it scanning all channels now?

[tricky]

Yep, I'm getting 80-90% signal strength and 95-100% signal quality on pretty much all the channels.

I reckon I could get the strenght up a wee bit more if I fine tuned the alignment, but I've had enough ladder related excitement for one month.

:D

[anna]

so how long do you think that thing will stay up in a storm ??? :wink:

[tigersaw]

Is that a Televes MX DAT45?

I need something that will get the freeview properly...

[tricky]

Anna - Probably not long, it does wobble a bit in the wind. It was really windy the other night, I lay awake in bed waiting for the crash ! Its still up there though.
I think if it does fall off it will shear the pole off. :shock: :D

Tigersaw - Err yes it is, superb aerial recognition skills there ! :D

[anna]

Anna - Probably not long, it does wobble a bit in the wind. It was really windy the other night, I lay awake in bed waiting for the crash ! Its still up there though.
I think if it does fall off it will shear the pole off. :shock: :D

Tigersaw - Err yes it is, superb aerial recognition skills there ! :D

:shock: have you had to add that to your house insurance policy ;)

[Viney]

You look like your avatar

[tricky]

You look like your avatar

:lol: The avatar is better looking :lol:

[tricky]

have you had to add that to your house insurance policy ;)

Already covered by the buildings insurance, we've got very good liability cover too.
If I advise my neighbours not to go out on their patio when its windy as well, I should have all bases covered :wink:

[anna]

well I think it is safe to say you got your money's worth out of that!! :shock:

[tigersaw]

Well I upgraded to the same aerial today, renewed the coax etc.



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Unfortunately its made no difference at all :x

[Warren]

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