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Cost to replace a TV aerial
On 23/07/2020 20:15, bert wrote:
However I did note that many aerial fitters seem to be operating through national franchises which bumps up the cost. You can always tell from the web site as they emphasise that they have local companies to do the job. A stand alone local business just says "Here we are". Some of these firms are absolutely dreadful. Unbelievable rip-offs in some cases. I have a large amount of evidence. Bill |
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Cost to replace a TV aerial
On 23/07/2020 20:39, Grumps wrote:
Of the five companies I contacted via the web, one replied and said they were too busy to do work like that(!), one replied and said he could have a look in a fortnight, one said £85, and two haven't replied yet. Most aerial firms will shy away from customers with specialised requirements. After all, why bother? From the aerial man's point of view radio amateurs can be an absolute nightmare. They are often extremely certain of technical facts but wrong. Bill |
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Cost to replace a TV aerial
On 23/07/2020 22:58, williamwright wrote:
On 23/07/2020 20:39, Grumps wrote: Of the five companies I contacted via the web, one replied and said they were too busy to do work like that(!), one replied and said he could have a look in a fortnight, one said £85, and two haven't replied yet. Most aerial firms will shy away from customers with specialised requirements. After all, why bother? From the aerial man's point of view radio amateurs can be an absolute nightmare. They are often extremely certain of technical facts but wrong. Bill It's not really specialised putting up a very simple antenna - which they didn't even ask about. All I'm essentially looking for is a man on the end of a long stick. A stick I'm not sure I want to climb. Maybe all I need to find is a handyman with a ladder instead. And I'm sure you're right about PITA radio amateurs. I'm on the amateur end of the radio amateur scale, and wouldn't dare try to inform a professional installer like yourself. |
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Cost to replace a TV aerial
In article , Grumps wrote:
On 23/07/2020 22:58, williamwright wrote: On 23/07/2020 20:39, Grumps wrote: Of the five companies I contacted via the web, one replied and said they were too busy to do work like that(!), one replied and said he could have a look in a fortnight, one said £85, and two haven't replied yet. Most aerial firms will shy away from customers with specialised requirements. After all, why bother? From the aerial man's point of view radio amateurs can be an absolute nightmare. They are often extremely certain of technical facts but wrong. Bill It's not really specialised putting up a very simple antenna - which they didn't even ask about. All I'm essentially looking for is a man on the end of a long stick. A stick I'm not sure I want to climb. Maybe all I need to find is a handyman with a ladder instead. it used to be said that many aerial riggers were former window cleaners who still had theri ladder. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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Cost to replace a TV aerial
On 24/07/2020 08:33, Grumps wrote:
Most aerial firms will shy away from customers with specialised requirements. After all, why bother? From the aerial man's point of view radio amateurs can be an absolute nightmare. They are often extremely certain of technical facts but wrong. Bill It's not really specialised putting up a very simple antenna - which they didn't even ask about. All I'm essentially looking for is a man on the end of a long stick. A stick I'm not sure I want to climb. I used a wrong word:'Specialised'. I should have said, "Anything he hasn't done a million times before." Many low-end domestic aerial installers want to cram in as many jobs as possible in the day. They don't want to waste time reading instructions, or even discussing the job with the customers. So they don't risk anything other than, "Please come and fix a telly aerial on my roof." Because I had an actual interest in RF and a lot of curiosity, I generally accepted odd-ball jobs (although I might leg it later if I didn't like what I saw!) It paid off in my case because I ended up doing all sorts of jobs where one thing led to another, and some became very profitable. Maybe all I need to find is a handyman with a ladder instead. Yes. Although fixing anything new to old masts and brackets is a bit dodgy sometimes. And I'm sure you're right about PITA radio amateurs. I'm on the amateur end of the radio amateur scale, and wouldn't dare try to inform a professional installer like yourself. Not all of them of course. But I did have a few bad experiences. There again I had some good ones, and I learnt a lot. My most common interaction with 'hams' was the result of me being used by a local council as TVI tracer, after the Radio Regulatory Dept effectively threw the towel in. Most were dead reasonable and between us we usually found a solution. There was one guy, though €” I think he had a screw loose €” who used to deliberately wipe out my nearby system. In the end he lost his tenancy. Bill |
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Cost to replace a TV aerial
On 24/07/2020 09:29, charles wrote:
it used to be said that many aerial riggers were former window cleaners who still had theri ladder. I've seem aerial riggers with wooden deathtrap ladders €” missing rungs, the lot. And of course no roof ladder. Bill |
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