Adrian
May I add that the people that I recommend also found it difficult to
understand the losses between my dish and set.
So they slung a good length of new "satelite" cable from the roof
straight from the dish and in thru' the sitting-room window to by-pass
the installed older co-ax.

Lo and behold, v good signal/reception.
So up into the roof space where the old cable ran.
Mixtures of old coax with copper braid and better "satellite" cable
with foil, jointed by twisting inners to inners and outers to outers
with lots of insulating tape!

Whole lot sorted and signal OK despite rain and locality.

I understand that "T" did the job before but if they argue I'll
withdraw, without reserve, after all folks in IE are v litigious :-)

I am not impressed with posh vans with logos claiming excellence
painted on the outside. Much better to work with an honest bloke who
arrives in a beat-up old estate but knows the physics, 'cos he's an
real specialist, trained but also a personal enthusiast. Have a look
at the TVs in their shop, the serious folk deal with them despite it
looking a tiny outfit.

Adrian, this is getting to be something of a minority interest. If you
want further chat, I suggest you send me a note to the address I gave
you earlier this year when you announced your move to W Cork.

For those who are finding this boring,
I think there's a more general issue,
it's really about a plea to use good, well-trained, honest folks who
need a fair day's pay rather that the big Co. with lots of adverts who
employ lads who can just about do a SKY instal on a S facing house and
not much more.

I think this applies to quite a lot of DIY... honest folks, trained,
competent and keen, earning a fair return and sod the cowboys.
EP

EP