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    Lucid replied to the thread Freeview aerial comparison.
    I didn't rule it out completely. Just that when you have a row of 50ft steel tubes all moored along a length of tow path, and they're...
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    Lucid replied to the thread New TV Aerial.
    Just getting rid of that unshielded coax splitter and the short black fly lead will have improved things quite a bit. Those DIY shed...
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    Lucid replied to the thread Freeview aerial comparison.
    That works for a caravan pitch, but not so much for a typical mooring point that a canal boat might use.
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    Lucid replied to the thread Freeview aerial comparison.
    If you have clear line of sight to make it work. Of course, if you do, then happy days. Satellite carries far more HD versions of the...
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    Lucid replied to the thread Freeview aerial comparison.
    The canal boat enthusiasts use these near me - Middlewich, Cheshire - approx 30 miles straight line to Winter Hill. Canals, being what...
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    Lucid replied to the thread Freeview aerial comparison.
    On paper, the tri-boom, but real world it'll be different. Aerials such as the tri-boom have peaky gain. That means the highest gain...
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    Lucid reacted to flameport's post in the thread Freeview aerial comparison with Like Like.
    Both will receive signals. The difference is when a slight breeze arrives. The Raptor will be fine. The other mess will be ripped down...
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    Lucid replied to the thread TV coax cable.
    To break down why this is bad: 1mm solid copper coated steel conductor and Nominal attenuation @ 1MHz = 2.82dB This is a minor point...
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    Lucid reacted to Rodders53's post in the thread TV coax cable with Like Like.
    https://www.aerialsandtv.com/knowledge/cable-connectors-and-leads/the-three-main-types-of-coax-cable You have low loss coax with pretty...
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    Lucid reacted to Harry Bloomfield's post in the thread TV coax cable with Like Like.
    To be fair, it's not the best - it has limited screening ability, and so might well pick up all sorts of RF noise, such as thermostat...
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