Hello,

I always wonder why people say that trees cause a problem.  The transmitter
I use is roughly 18 miles away and pumps out a few megawatts, it is some
1300ft ASL.  So looking at the heightit would only do anything if the trees
were right next to the antenna, and probably not much.  Unless the trees
were hundreds of feet tall and actually blocking the signal.

"De" <archer1NPSPAM@PLEASEjustemail.net> wrote in message
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> "Steve" <67969679@mail2me.com> wrote in message
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> > I just cant see that too much signal is the problem here.
> > You ave missed out some important information from your original post,
ie
> > the location of your aunt (a postcode first four digits) would be
useful,
> > and what about the transmitter, which one does she use?  These are
> important
> > factors here.
> >
> > Steve
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> Well she lives in South Harrow not sure what the PostCode is HA something
>
> The box says the transmitter is Crystal Palace.
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> She lives opposite a huge Park in South Harrow - so directly opposite her
> are about 5 big trees but apart from that it's a lot of open space which I
> assume was the reason she got a pretty good signal with just a set top
> indoor antenna, only trouble was the exact positioning needed for the
indoor
> antenna.
>
> She's orignaly called a company that fits TV antenna's and they said she'd
> never get a decent signal due to the trees infront of her house, then I
came
> with an indoor antenna and got a perfect Analouge picture on all 5
channels.
> After that we went to wickes and bought their 18 element Antenna.
>
> .. So do I take it the more elements you have on an antenna the more
> accurate you have to be when you direct it? If she lived in a strong
signal
> area which I thing she does would a 10 element antenna have been better
and
> easier to setup?
>
> Oh just of of interest her old TV antenna turned out ot be a huge VHF one
> not a UHF - guess that explains why the TV Picture was so bad fo rthe last
2
> years!! Don't know why she waited so long to ask us to look at it.
>
> Oh Also I should say before witht he old COAX cable installed there was
> evidence on the screen of the TV picking up Radio waves - but after
> replacing tis with the Sat Cable it virtually all disappeared.
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