Megan's Home Haven

Many years ago, before the advent of digital TV – (installed by a TV aerial fitter) a TV aerial was a TV aerial.  Each home had the same, standard aerial and their television’s picture and sound was perfect. Today, there a few factors that should be considered before purchasing antennas – one being whether you are going to fit an aerial to your rooftop or you are going to use a loft aerial. First off, height is an important aspect to consider and the higher; the better is spot on when installing home TV signal receivers.

Should your residence be surrounded by large buildings, in a valley or in a dip – a rooftop aerial is a far better option than a loft aerial. A good rule of thumb when buying a telly aerial is to survey the surroundings and allow the surrounding terrain to make the decision for you. If your neighbours live in regular suburban homes and there are no foreboding mountains or trees blocking your view – a simple loft receiver will more than likely do the trick.

If your surroundings are conducive to installing a loft TV aerial, bear in mind that with an aerial so close to many interferences such as electrical boxes, central heating pumps, etc. It may become obvious that the chosen loft aerial is not the ideal choice. The installer could try moving the aerial into a position where the interference may be minimised. If not, a rooftop aerial may be the best alternative.

Once the decision has been made – loft or rooftop television aerial, the next important part of setting up an aerial is cable. A good quality cable must be used to connect the television set to the installed aerial.   Since the digital switchover has already taken place, an inferior quality cable will cause tremendous interference with TV viewing and the viewer will have to put up with the picture freezing regularly or the sound being lost from time to time.

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