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It changes overnight, our area changed over last November from analogue to digital.

With regard to the aerial, there is no such thing as a digital aerial.  If your current aerial receives analogue signals then it will also receive digital signals.

There is a timetable for the changeover.  As Bernie47 says some areas have already gone over.  Here is the official line on the matter.   I know this has cropped up before & some people question if the digital coverage will really reach everyone.  There are some who claim the only method to be sure of decent recaption will be to get a satellite dish.

Steve.

Hi Steve McV.

                    You are spot on, the fact is that less people will be able to receive the Digital Terrestrial signal, following total Analogue Terrestrial Switch Off, than can currently receive the Analogue Terrestrial signal!, the CAI are well aware of this issue, not somthing the industry would like joe public to be aware of, also this is the reason why Freesat from the BBC/ITV has arrived, in readiness to scoop up the areas with poor Digital Terrestrial signal, even after the Digital Terrestrial transmitters have been cranked up to 3 times more power than they are currently delivering, it will be a whole can of worms waiting to happen, my advice is get a satellite system. 

Quote: Originally posted by bill60 on 26/1/2009

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,i know i'll have to change the tv but as any one seen a replacement digital aerial for those allready fitt'd to caravans ?

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hi.   i dont know if its just me but since going digital the reception has got a lot worse.

we have a good quality tv and a top of the range digital anntena, but even on well known good reception locations we are still having problems with breaking up.

Hi allyfinn.

               Are you using Digital Terestrial recieving antenna, or Digital satellite receiving antenna?, fact is that Terrestrial Digital will never give you as good a signal as satellite, especialy if you are outside the UK!.