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    New generation wood stove

    personally ,after many months of reveiws , and personal recommeded by friends i brought a clearveiw pioneer 400 last november best thing ever ,burns lovely ,great heat output for the size ...expensive yes but very well built ...check out the reviews regards
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    aerial problem

    Loft aerials do work well I moved in last year and didn’t want to get on the roof so went for loft aerial Im currently 18-20 miles from crystal palace in Essex with an anitferrence Group A aerial and a loft box with proper ct100 coax I receive all the HD channels on my Humax pvr If...
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    Digital reception

    you may find that they have increased the power transmitted in your area ,and the amplifier is causing an overloaded signal at the set top overload or to much signal on digital tv ,is just as bad as to little signal regards
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    Can only get BBC channels???

    just because its a black cable dosent mean its good they sell black coax in the sheds for digital tv ,and personally i would stay clear .. search webro 100 ,good stuff ,its the copper braiding coverage thats probally more important did you just buy a wide band aerial from a shed or...
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    scantronic 500r plus instalation manual

    no worries ,no need to look have now found a manual ,and all up and running just need to check the battery in external box once rain stops cheers
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    scantronic 500r plus instalation manual

    i moved into a new house in febuary ,the previous owners had a scantronic 500r fitted . today i powered it up ,all ok .then after checking battery condition i now got a tamper alarm ,which i cannot clear ,(probally due to no user code) but do have remotes. i tried default user code no joy...
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    Tv aerial prob

    do you know which transmitter you are pointing at ,nottingham or east wood maybe both are low power especially eastwood. you could well be overloading the amp now with a high gain amp ,too much signal has the same effect as no signal. postcode would help find your best tx site
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    Digital TV aerial installation etc etc

    just read post i would use only ct100 wf100 type cable for all conections i would only use a normal straight not bent round dipole for FM if your using crystal palace transmitter then use a group "a " aerial not wideband,there will be more gain at the right freqencys. try to use "F"...
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    Satellite Cable

    make sure you use sat coax type ct100 will do the job try google for satellitesuperstore well recomended
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    Terrestrial signal -> Sky dish -> digibox

    sky see http://www.freesatfromsky.com/ then http://www.freesatfromsky.com/?pID=6 you will get a card and then will have to phone them to get it activated you will need bow type make and model ,box serial number and software version etc this wil all be in the menu of the box ,you may...
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    Terrestrial signal -> Sky dish -> digibox

    a dish is a dish . not sky not any one ,a dish receives both anologue and digital singals there not two sseperate dishes as some people like you to belive . but if you want to receive sky then it must be facing the right direction 28degrees due south ,if in uk then is probally already is ...
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    Coxial Wall Socket Problems

    Don't use a wall plate unless you really like Tetris. They reduce signal strength and signal quality best thnig to do if you really want to terminate into a wall box is buy a blank outlet plate and drill a hole in the middle to except a surface mount f coupler connector or simliar and...
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    Terrestrial signal -> Sky dish -> digibox

    if you already have a sky digibox you can get free to view card for £20pounds ,just ring sky when you get the card you will have to tell them the box serail number etc etc to activate it see http://www.freesatfromsky.com/?pID=6 a sky digi box and a terrestrial digi box are both different...
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    singles in conduit

    anyone?
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    singles in conduit

    hello , i need to move a cooker radial and a 2.5mm radial in kitchen . the thing is im in a three storey block of flats with concreter floors and ceilings and every thing is run in singles in conduit whats the best way to move these ,i take it i will have to dig out wall find a jion in...
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    Digital TV Aerial

    are you sure your not overloading the signal ,as excessive signal strength will give the same affects as poor signal strength you using high gain aerial ,high mounted etc ,not using any distribution amp as well are you
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    Further TV aerial socket - distribution amp required?

    well most y splitters have a 3db loss across them so your tv3 would have a 9db loss ,every 3db is half the signal thanks for the 75ohm point - your right -have been doing 50ohm ham stuff last few days
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    Further TV aerial socket - distribution amp required?

    well in reality you cannot really just connect three lenghts of coax to one aerial as this will affect the impendace seen at the aerial ,aerial coax is 50ohms so connecting three bits to one would give an impedance mismatch , for the sake of a 20-40pounds buy your self a 4way amp from some...
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    "Moving Incomer" **pics included - updated-

    well a freind of mine has had his moved ,just like yours in the pics actually ,this was because it was on a wall to be knocked down they charge 600pounds and took about 10weeks with a number of visits and not turning up when they should and only turning up to connect new supply and no...
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    CAT5E for TV usage

    you can use the cat5 cable to send video signals using a product called "kat5" do a google search for more info
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