Is it possible to tell if aerial sockets are working without connecting a
TV?

mark

Yes use one of these

http://www.screwfix.com/p/slx-digita...l-finder/58244

Richard

"Tricky Dicky" wrote in message
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Yes use one of these

http://www.screwfix.com/p/slx-digita...l-finder/58244



Thank you

mark

But of course the only way to know if all the stations work is to use a tv.
Brian

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"Tricky Dicky" wrote in message
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Yes use one of these

http://www.screwfix.com/p/slx-digita...l-finder/58244



Thank you

mark

On 07/09/14 08:18, Brian Gaff wrote:
But of course the only way to know if all the stations work is to use a tv.
Brian

....although that need be no more than a laptop and a TV tuner USB dongle.


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On Sun, 07 Sep 2014 09:25:15 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 07/09/14 08:18, Brian Gaff wrote:
But of course the only way to know if all the stations work is to use a tv.
Brian

...although that need be no more than a laptop and a TV tuner USB dongle.

Yes, quite! You saved me having to suggest it. I've merely butted in
to endorse your very sound advice. :-)
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J B Good

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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But of course the only way to know if all the stations work is to use a
tv.


Thats's over 100 channels of ****eview to check.

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Adam

In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes

...although that need be no more than a laptop and a TV tuner USB dongle.

Do those things really work? Just had a look at eBay, and there are
loads of 'em for less than a tenner, including postage. Seems to be the
USB dongle itself, an aerial, a CD and remote control.

What is on the CD? Will that little aerial really work if you happen to
live more than about twenty feet from a transmitter? Anyone any
experience?
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Graeme

On Sun, 7 Sep 2014 18:28:04 +0100, ARW wrote:

But of course the only way to know if all the stations work is to
use a
tv.

Thats's over 100 channels of ****eview to check.

Naw, just 16 TV channels here once you take out the +1's and HD
versions
and 11 (BBC only) radio stations.

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Dave.

News wrote
The Natural Philosopher wrote

...although that need be no more than a laptop and a TV tuner USB dongle.

Do those things really work?

Yep, mate of mine decided to try one after not bothering with a TV
for years, planning to head back to China soon, and it worked fine.

Just had a look at eBay, and there are loads of
'em for less than a tenner, including postage.

Yeah, so cheap they are certainly worth a try.

Seems to be the USB dongle itself,
an aerial, a CD and remote control.

What is on the CD?

Just the app to let you select the channel etc.

You don't have to use that, you can use Windows Media Center
etc if you have that. That isnt included in Win 8 anymore tho.

Will that little aerial really work if you happen to live
more than about twenty feet from a transmitter?

Yep, worked fine for him and he was 20 miles from the transmitter.

Anyone any experience?

Yep.

In article ,
News wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes

...although that need be no more than a laptop and a TV tuner USB dongle.

Do those things really work? Just had a look at eBay, and there are
loads of 'em for less than a tenner, including postage. Seems to be the
USB dongle itself, an aerial, a CD and remote control.

Yes - have a couple. Which only cost a few quid.

What is on the CD? Will that little aerial really work if you happen to
live more than about twenty feet from a transmitter? Anyone any
experience?

The aerial certainly didn't work well here - and I'm pretty close to the
transmitter. So I hacked it off and fitted a coax plug. And then an
extension to an outside aerial socket - I have one in every room. Then
worked just fine.

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In message , Rod Speed
writes
News wrote
Anyone any experience?

Yep.

Thank you, Rod and Dave.
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Graeme

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article ,
News wrote:

Do those things really work? Just had a look at eBay, and there are
loads of 'em for less than a tenner, including postage. Seems to be the
USB dongle itself, an aerial, a CD and remote control.

Yes - have a couple. Which only cost a few quid.

Well, I took the plunge, and ordered a dongle and an amplifier, again
USB powered.

Setup was simple but, using the supplied aerials (one came with the
dongle and another with the amplifier) the software could not find any
stations.

However, when connected to an ordinary roof aerial all works fine. Have
not yet tried the roof aerial without the amplifier.
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Graeme