Hiya , can anybody help?. we have an 8 year oold Avondale mayfair fitted with a status aerial and booster which works fine for ch 1, 2, 3, 4, but 5 is a bit iffy, what i'm trying to find out is will a digi box work with a status aerial or will we need to get another external aerial fitted? many thanks. bill
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Somtimes we have got a very good reception throught the status with the digi box and got all the channels and then gone back to the same sites and had to use the external aerial because we cannot get a signal at all? I think you may be better off getting one just to be sure.
We have one where the bracket fits to the A frame and then we slot the aerial into that, it works a treat.
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As Ian says . we did use status but found channel break ups etc. so bought external ariel and telescopic pole fitted to clamp off jockey wheel , i then fitted external socket to caravan wall so that way did not need to open window to bring lead in . works great in sunny ( i wish ) devon . Hope this helps any further info etc then please contact me
Found exactly the same as steve+lyn and did the same thing with an external aerial.
Freeview box seems to work in most areas we've been to, but we always use a booster box. We purchased a terrestrial digital signal locater which is very handy for finding the strongest signal in a "multi signal area".
On the other hand because we like to watch TV on the darker evenings on site we also keep a satellite setup with us "just in case".
We dont bother with the status that came with the van, its too hit and miss.
Have a look at a Labgear TV Aerial Digital 32-Element.
£10.99 from Screwfix.
Saw same in a caravan dealers shop for £24.99.
Mini High Gain.
Not too big and works great.
Thanks everybody for your replys, my mrs checked out screwfix catalogue last night and found what we need so we should have no probs, will try the ext one first before i start drilling to fit an external socket, I'd hate to cause problems with water penetration. Cheers Bill
------------- Bill n Kay
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when the going gets tough... get someone else to do it.....
I smile besause I have'nt a clue whats going on... appreciate everything in life especially your friends...