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Old 25-09-2007, 15:54   #3
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Re: ariel fitting

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Originally Posted by wickedteen View Post
today i put my new 52 point high gain rather large ariel up in my loft, but it still picks up poor, so i pressume that the ariel is still out of focus.
i called a ariel fitter and he said that my ariel was to big and will cause overloading is this true or just a load of crap so i buy his smaller ariel, thanks all
Use these predictors to establish what size aerial you need for analogue...

http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tva.exe?

...and digital...

http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe?

...TV reception.

It is entirely possible for you to have an aerial that is too big, and for it to overload your telly.
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