Hello GLSKCHT

 I will await your responses as Ihave the same query also about what should it cost to have a digital one fitted. I suppolsr it should be digital as we will all have to have one soon!  ONe of the UKCS members should know, I am amazed at what knowledge there is here.

Hi

As long as the aerial is a wide band (sometimes known as channel 5 aerials) it should work anywhere, the end caps are colour coded for reception groups, wide band aerials have black end caps.

HTH

Paul

Quote: Originally posted by pjh10 on 16/8/2006

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The trouble is always that we campers love to head off for the quiet parts of the country where few people live. And we're probably happiest in some valley between two big hills. Therefore, the television reception is usually dreadful as the companies have few incentives to provide decent signals. What worries me is that these are just the areas where you cannot get the Freeview service and so, when the present terrestrial system is switched off in a few years' time there will be no choice but to each get our our satellite dishes if we want to watch TV in our tents.

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Lidl / Maplins satellite system for £60-£70. Works on 12V too and you will get a picture pretty where anywhere in the UK.

It also worked for us in the very south of the Vendee.

Maplins do a Satellite Suitcase kit

Satellite Suitcase - The Complete Satellite Kit £79.99
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Quote: Originally posted by pjh10 on 16/8/2006The trouble is always that we campers love to head off for the quiet parts of the country where few people live. And we're probably happiest in some valley between two big hills. Therefore, the television reception is usually dreadful as the companies have few incentives to provide decent signals. What worries me is that these are just the areas where you cannot get the Freeview service and so, when the present terrestrial system is switched off in a few years' time there will be no choice but to each get our our satellite dishes if we want to watch TV in our tents.

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