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Anyone fitted a Status directional TV aerial, the sort that is fitted by drilling the roof and can be swivelled through 360 degress from inside the caravan?  I'm tired of fiddling about with masts attached to the jockey wheel when it's chucking it down with rain!

Thanks in advance!

Alan

Hi Alan,

I agree that getting wet is not great when out in the van but these things are not cheap.  Last time I looked to upgrade ours it was about £140.  I have not done it so I can not comment on the picture.  I am sure others will be along to say how good / bad they are.

If you have a new van under warranty it may need to be a dealer fit to keep the water ingress warranty intact.

Hi,

We have one and they are very good.

However, before you spend that sort of money have you considered getting a "Maplins" Satellite TV dish and decoder kit.

They are usually available for about £70 and with it, you can get all the free to air channels (except Channel 4 and 5, but these should be OK next year)

Just a thought...

Mr U-M

Hey there we got a status 530 as an extra fitted to the van when we bought it!

It works a treat never normally have to even adjust it . Picture is brilliant and we can pick up freeview too so would defo reccommend one of these!

Ulti-Mates,

We also have a maplins satellite-in-a-suitcase and it's brilliant. We are into our motorcycle racing and carry an old analogue sat reciever in the caravan so that on motogp weekends, we can turn our maplins minidish to astra 1, and watch eurosport international in english for free!

That said, I like to keep my options open as there have been several occasions where the only free pitches have had no clear view of the south East sky so TV has had to rely on a jockewheel mounted aerial - hence the enquiry about the Status Directional.

Hi,

That being the case I can highly recommend one!

Mr U-M

Quote: Originally posted by dowdesap on 27/10/2007

Ulti-Mates,

We also have a maplins satellite-in-a-suitcase and it's brilliant. We are into our motorcycle racing and carry an old analogue sat reciever in the caravan so that on motogp weekends, we can turn our maplins minidish to astra 1, and watch eurosport international in english for free!

That said, I like to keep my options open as there have been several occasions where the only free pitches have had no clear view of the south East sky so TV has had to rely on a jockewheel mounted aerial - hence the enquiry about the Status Directional.

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Hi,

Yes I can see that the Maplins disco light tower could do the job, but IMHO it would look a bit naff. I will choose a pitch with a southerly aspect to get the sun, and satellite.

If not...I could always talk to Mrs U-M

Mr U-M

We have the Maxview Semitronic dish on the van roof and the Status 530 aerial as fitted to the van

The reception on the TV via the Status is as good as the Sky dish most of the time but doesn't have the same range of channels

HRH can retire to bed to watch her football via the dish while I can watch the other TV via the aerial  (sometimes through headphones if she wishes to sleep !!

Dish and aerial can be seen on the picture

We have a status 530 and use it with analogue and digital tv - never had any problems.  Really easy to set up and all from the comfort of the inside of the van.

Jean

Has anyone else noticed that quite a few caravanners extend the two telescopic FM antennae on their Status directionals?

I wonder why they do it? - the instructions make it quite clear that they have no function in the UK.

Perhaps they normally caravan outside of the UK and they can't be bothered to get up there to stow them away in between times.