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Hi

Into our second season of vanning now and working through a list of wants and needs. Top of the list this month is sorting the TV out. We have a freeview TV and need an aerial.

Ive kind of got my eye on these two and wondered if anyone else has any advice or other suggestions

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/redirect.asp?redir=http://www.towsure.com/product/Compact_High_Gain_UHF_TV_Aerial

seems to have good reviews but is messy looking!

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/redirect.asp?redir=http://www.towsure.com/product/Image_530182_VHFUHFFM_Caravan_Aerial

looks neater but will it be any good.

Thanks in advance

The status on our van is a waste of space on our regular ite, we've got a Vision plus ariel & it's brilliant. As our current van has nowhere to fix it, I simply mount it on a longer pole & cable tie it to the jockey wheel. It gives us excellent TV. Someone did post a photo of it on here in a similar thread to this. If you do a search you may find it.

BB

Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 02/7/2011

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The second one is a vision plus bas.

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Cheers Jeff, it's the one we have too.  That'll teach me to open the links, brilliant ariel though. We've got a directional one on our van now & the vision plus is better than that on our site.

BB

We'e not big TV watchers while we're away, but have always found our already fitted status arial absolutely fine for digital TV.  It's a little like the second link in the original post, but slightly shorter and without the blades.  On the odd occasion when we can't get a signal, we just pop in a DVD into the slot at the side of the TV.  It does for us.

Thanks guys

were not really massive tv watchers when we're away but I do like it on in the morning or when I'm pottering around tidying up!

Think we're gonna go for the vision plus one and if that fails we give up!!

Quote: Originally posted by D S B on 02/7/2011

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We'e not big TV watchers while we're away, but have always found our already fitted status arial absolutely fine for digital TV.  It's a little like the second link in the original post, but slightly shorter and without the blades.  On the odd occasion when we can't get a signal, we just pop in a DVD into the slot at the side of the TV.  It does for us.

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Hi mrshorsy, I've run a few comparisons on ariels generally, and allthough not pretty, the household type at least matches everything else available.  If not better than most or all for picture quality.  A buddy of mine put up the second of your choices on a mast, whilst I use something similar to your first.  Our vans were pitched next to each other.  The standard type ariel I put up performed better.

Type one is cheaper, works better, but doesn't look as good.

All the best

Tony