Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.
Remember you will have to drill out the hole in the air brick to pass a
PL259 through .....

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.

Van, two blokes maybe, ladders, an hour. They have to make a living,
that's perfectly reasonable. If possible look for reviews.

--
Cheers
Clive

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 17:43, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.
Remember you will have to drill out the hole in the air brick to pass a
PL259 through .....

Except the PL259 unscrews (two removable bits) leaving quite a small
diameter plug. And yes, you can screw the bits together from the plug
end (that is, you don't need to thread it all the way down the cable).
I've tested it and it fits through the hole.
Ta.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 17:50, Clive Arthur wrote:
On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.

Van, two blokes maybe, ladders, an hour.Â* They have to make a living,
that's perfectly reasonable.Â* If possible look for reviews.

I think (although lots of local companies seem to use very similar
names) I used them about 15 years ago (maybe more) and it was £90 then!
Although they never banked the cheque!

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 18:01, Grumps wrote:
On 21/07/2020 17:43, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate
cost of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will
dispose of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a
radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.
Remember you will have to drill out the hole in the air brick to pass
a PL259 through .....

Except the PL259 unscrews (two removable bits) leaving quite a small
diameter plug.


news to me mine unscrew and go up the cable not off....

And yes, you can screw the bits together from the plug
end (that is, you don't need to thread it all the way down the cable).
I've tested it and it fits through the hole.
Ta.

oh well slap me...73

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 19:15, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 21/07/2020 18:01, Grumps wrote:
On 21/07/2020 17:43, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate
cost of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will
dispose of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a
radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.
Remember you will have to drill out the hole in the air brick to pass
a PL259 through .....

Except the PL259 unscrews (two removable bits) leaving quite a small
diameter plug.


news to me mine unscrew and go up the cable not off....

And yes, you can screw the bits together from the plug end (that is,
you don't need to thread it all the way down the cable).
I've tested it and it fits through the hole.
Ta.

oh well slap me...73


https://imgur.com/a/1wOtwIz
Hope that link works.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 17:43, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:

Remember you will have to drill out the hole in the air brick to pass a
PL259 through .....

Big hammer

Bill

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.


So you are not replacing a TV aerial then?



--
Adam

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 21:54, ARW wrote:
On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.


So you are not replacing a TV aerial then?

No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 22:28, Grumps wrote:
No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?


--
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community, compassion, investment, security, housing...."
"What kind of person is not interested in those things?"

"Jeremy Corbyn?"

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 20:17, Grumps wrote:
On 21/07/2020 19:15, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 21/07/2020 18:01, Grumps wrote:
On 21/07/2020 17:43, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate
cost of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will
dispose of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a
radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And
no testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.
Remember you will have to drill out the hole in the air brick to
pass a PL259 through .....

Except the PL259 unscrews (two removable bits) leaving quite a small
diameter plug.


news to me mine unscrew and go up the cable not off....

And yes, you can screw the bits together from the plug end (that is,
you don't need to thread it all the way down the cable).
I've tested it and it fits through the hole.
Ta.

oh well slap me...73


https://imgur.com/a/1wOtwIz
Hope that link works.
cor that is a fancy one!.....I'm too cheap to buy anything like
that...tee hee...

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 06:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 21/07/2020 22:28, Grumps wrote:
No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?


nothing amateur radio is full of loonies as well....

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).

To transmit or receive radio? If it is for receive only the try it in
the loft hung from the apex first - that is where mine lives.

No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.

These days I'd install a satellite dish high enough to be out of the way
but it just needs a clear line of sight to the satellite. Putting it up
on the chimney makes it 30m closer to a geostationary satellite 36,000km
away and very much harder to install and maintain.

People do that though. I watched an installer bound up the steep roof
opposite me to replace one with no cat ladder. When he got to the top
and then looked down he lost his nerve and was clinging to the fixing.

His mate had to put a cat ladder up to rescue him.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 08:41, Martin Brown wrote:
On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).

To transmit or receive radio? If it is for receive only the try it in
the loft hung from the apex first - that is where mine lives.

No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.

These days I'd install a satellite dish high enough to be out of the way
but it just needs a clear line of sight to the satellite. Putting it up
on the chimney makes it 30m closer to a geostationary satellite 36,000km
away and very much harder to install and maintain.

People do that though. I watched an installer bound up the steep roof
opposite me to replace one with no cat ladder. When he got to the top
and then looked down he lost his nerve and was clinging to the fixing.

His mate had to put a cat ladder up to rescue him.

Rx only.
I thought about the loft, but it really isn't high enough, and the only
real space is where my QFH sits.

The old radio aerial needs to come down anyway as it's falling apart and
resting on the roof. If a man goes up to remove that, then he may as
well put this new(ish) antenna up too.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 06:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 21/07/2020 22:28, Grumps wrote:
No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?

There is an inherent challenge in amateur radio that you simply do not
get when things are laid out for everyone to use.

You're on a DIY newsgroup (allegedly) where tackling problems is the
challenging, educating and fulfilling part.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

As long as you have control of the quality of the aerial, the coax and any
mounting hardware, ie make sure they use proper rawl bolts or similar not
stupid plastic plugs.
Brian

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"Grumps" wrote in message ...
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost of
replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose of
it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 06:57:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio
antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?

An awful lot of things VHF/UHF: pagers, air traffic, talkbacks (if
there is an OB nearby). HF: weefax, RTTY but pretty much only weather
data these days all the RTTY foreign press stations have either gone
or moved to digital (there are a lot of digital signals out there).

--
Cheers
Dave.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 09:00, Grumps wrote:
On 22/07/2020 06:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 21/07/2020 22:28, Grumps wrote:
No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?

There is an inherent challenge in amateur radio that you simply do not
get when things are laid out for everyone to use.

You're on a DIY newsgroup (allegedly) where tackling problems is the
challenging, educating and fulfilling part.

All true, but what is the answer to my question?


--
"Women actually are capable of being far more than the feminists will
let them."

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 09:43, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 06:57:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio
antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?

An awful lot of things VHF/UHF: pagers, air traffic, talkbacks (if
there is an OB nearby). HF: weefax, RTTY but pretty much only weather
data these days all the RTTY foreign press stations have either gone
or moved to digital (there are a lot of digital signals out there).

How much of this uses a directional yagi/log periodic on the roof?

--
"Women actually are capable of being far more than the feminists will
let them."

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 10:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 22/07/2020 09:00, Grumps wrote:
On 22/07/2020 06:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 21/07/2020 22:28, Grumps wrote:
No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?

There is an inherent challenge in amateur radio that you simply do not
get when things are laid out for everyone to use.

You're on a DIY newsgroup (allegedly) where tackling problems is the
challenging, educating and fulfilling part.

All true, but what is the answer to my question?

Not sure of your angle. Are you intrigued by amateur radio and
considering it as a hobby?

I'm pretty sure my neighbour's baby monitor isn't on the internet.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 11:20, Grumps wrote:
On 22/07/2020 10:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 22/07/2020 09:00, Grumps wrote:
On 22/07/2020 06:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 21/07/2020 22:28, Grumps wrote:
No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?

There is an inherent challenge in amateur radio that you simply do
not get when things are laid out for everyone to use.

You're on a DIY newsgroup (allegedly) where tackling problems is the
challenging, educating and fulfilling part.

All true, but what is the answer to my question?

Not sure of your angle. Are you intrigued by amateur radio and
considering it as a hobby?

Not these days, but yes I do, but my point was that the text of the OP
implied he was replacing his TV aerial with presumably a VHF one. No
mention was made of 'non broadcast' type VHF/UHF stuff and its doubtful
whether the average aerial erector has te wit to install it correctly
anyway.

So my question was in te context of 'what cant you get on the internet
that you can get with a directional VHF/UHF yagi?

Not 'with a 500 tard piece iof wire and a tower and a ground plane'


I'm pretty sure my neighbour's baby monitor isn't on the internet.

I'm pretty sure these days it probably is, but who wants to listen to it?



--
Renewable energy: Expensive solutions that don't work to a problem that
doesn't exist instituted by self legalising protection rackets that
don't protect, masquerading as public servants who don't serve the public.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 09:00, Grumps wrote:
On 22/07/2020 06:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 21/07/2020 22:28, Grumps wrote:
No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?

There is an inherent challenge in amateur radio that you simply do not
get when things are laid out for everyone to use.

So the answer to TNP's question would appear to be "frustration"?

You're on a DIY newsgroup (allegedly) where tackling problems is the
challenging, educating and fulfilling part.

Says the man looking to get someone else to install his aerial :-)


--
Cheers,

John.

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Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:45:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?

An awful lot of things VHF/UHF: pagers, air traffic, talkbacks (if
there is an OB nearby). HF: weefax, RTTY but pretty much only
weather
data these days all the RTTY foreign press stations have either
gone
or moved to digital (there are a lot of digital signals out
there).

How much of this uses a directional yagi/log periodic on the roof?

All or none, an omni sized for for the frequecies of interest is
better for this general listening rather than having to faff about
with a rotator. Or a discone, a wideband omni. HF just needs a bit of
wire, a few yards will do, hung below the ridge board.

--
Cheers
Dave.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 11:58, John Rumm wrote:
On 22/07/2020 09:00, Grumps wrote:
On 22/07/2020 06:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 21/07/2020 22:28, Grumps wrote:
No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

What can you get on radio that you cannot get on the internet?

There is an inherent challenge in amateur radio that you simply do not
get when things are laid out for everyone to use.

So the answer to TNP's question would appear to be "frustration"?

Indeed, plenty of it. But outshone by satisfaction.

You're on a DIY newsgroup (allegedly) where tackling problems is the
challenging, educating and fulfilling part.

Says the man looking to get someone else to install his aerial :-)

Well I am going to plug the cable into the receiver myself.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

And not damage the roof (*) resulting in much higher expenses down the
line at some point .:-(

Andrew


(*) nicking the lead flashing while they are up there ...

On 22/07/2020 09:41, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
As long as you have control of the quality of the aerial, the coax and any
mounting hardware, ie make sure they use proper rawl bolts or similar not
stupid plastic plugs.
Brian

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 21/07/2020 22:28, Grumps wrote:
On 21/07/2020 21:54, ARW wrote:
On 21/07/2020 16:26, Grumps wrote:
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate
cost of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will
dispose of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a
radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.


So you are not replacing a TV aerial then?

No, more accurately exchanging the old TV aerial for a radio antenna.
We have another TV aerial on the other end of the house.

Be aware of wind loading.

Bill

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On Wednesday, 22 July 2020 09:41:02 UTC+1, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
As long as you have control of the quality of the aerial, the coax and any
mounting hardware, ie make sure they use proper rawl bolts or similar not
stupid plastic plugs.
Brian

--
Why on earth would you need to use proper rawl plugs when 13mm and plastic plugs are so much cheaper. Dont think Sky would be still using them if the dishes were falling off walls. If a customer critiscised my fixings he can go elsewhere.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:

As long as you have control of the quality of the aerial, the coax and any
mounting hardware, ie make sure they use proper rawl bolts or similar not
stupid plastic plugs.
Brian

Rawlbolts (or generic copies) are great in concrete or other strong
substrates but they can be unreliable in soft brick. And they fail
before you even load them in soft blocks. Plastic plugs are more
reliable in some substrates.

--

Roger Hayter

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 21:18, sintv wrote:
On Wednesday, 22 July 2020 09:41:02 UTC+1, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
As long as you have control of the quality of the aerial, the coax
and any mounting hardware, ie make sure they use proper rawl bolts
or similar not stupid plastic plugs. Brian

--
Why on earth would you need to use proper rawl plugs when 13mm and
plastic plugs are so much cheaper.

He said Rawl Bolts (i.e. expanding sleeve anchors), a very different
thing from Rawl Plugs.




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John.

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On 22/07/2020 21:18, sintv wrote:

--
Why on earth would you need to use proper rawl plugs when 13mm and plastic plugs are so much cheaper. Dont think Sky would be still using them if the dishes were falling off walls. If a customer critiscised my fixings he can go elsewhere.


Leaving aside the possible confusion between Rawlbolts and Rawlplugs,
Sky dishes present minimal loading and windage.

Take a look at

http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/roguesg...072.shtml#img1
(read the commentary)

and
http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/roguesg...150.shtml#img2

Bill

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:04:12 +0100, Roger Hayter wrote:

Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:

As long as you have control of the quality of the aerial, the coax and any
mounting hardware, ie make sure they use proper rawl bolts or similar not
stupid plastic plugs.
Brian

Rawlbolts (or generic copies) are great in concrete or other strong
substrates but they can be unreliable in soft brick. And they fail
before you even load them in soft blocks. Plastic plugs are more
reliable in some substrates.

I used Rawlbolts for my dish (65cm, installed about 10 years ago and still
OK) because I considered 50mmx6mm screws a bit small for that size of dish.
This is on Rustic bricks - the sort where chiselling a small flat area helps
to get the hole in the right place - and they're fairly hard, judging by
cutting holes for waste pipes.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 22/07/2020 21:18, sintv wrote:
On Wednesday, 22 July 2020 09:41:02 UTC+1, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
As long as you have control of the quality of the aerial, the coax and any
mounting hardware, ie make sure they use proper rawl bolts or similar not
stupid plastic plugs.
Brian

--
Why on earth would you need to use proper rawl plugs when 13mm and plastic plugs are so much cheaper. Dont think Sky would be still using them if the dishes were falling off walls. If a customer critiscised my fixings he can go elsewhere.

plastic has a shorter life than steel

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 23/07/2020 09:24, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 22/07/2020 21:18, sintv wrote:
On Wednesday, 22 July 2020 09:41:02 UTC+1, Brian Gaff (Sofa)Â* wrote:
As long as you have control of the quality of the aerial, the coax
and any
mounting hardware, ie make sure they use proper rawl bolts or similar
not
stupid plastic plugs.
Â* Brian

--
Why on earth would you need to use proper rawl plugs when 13mm and
plastic plugs are so much cheaper. Dont think Sky would be still using
them if the dishes were falling off walls. If a customer critiscised
my fixings he can go elsewhere.

plastic has a shorter life than steel
but you will be long gone when it falls off the wall...tee hee

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

PeterC wrote:

I used Rawlbolts for my dish (65cm, installed about 10 years ago and still
OK)

I used hex-head masonry bolts for my (80cm? 70cm?) dish and it's also
still fine, e.g.

https://screwfix.com/p/concrete-bolts/8275p

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 23/07/2020 09:35, Andy Burns wrote:
PeterC wrote:

I used Rawlbolts for my dish (65cm, installed about 10 years ago and
still
OK)

I used hex-head masonry bolts for my (80cm? 70cm?) dish and it's also
still fine, e.g.

https://screwfix.com/p/concrete-bolts/8275p

Sky 'installers' seem to use hammer-in fixings round here.
Great fun when its time to remove them :-(

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:24:49 +0100, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:

plastic has a shorter life than steel

Not outside. Lost count of the number of (what's left) of steel
screws I've taken (almost fallen) out of plastic plugs then had
trouble getting the plastic plug out.

--
Cheers
Dave.

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 23/07/2020 09:24, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:

plastic has a shorter life than steel

This is because plastic combines with oxygen to form plastic oxide,
commonly called 'rust'. Steel on the other hand does not degrade at all
in the presence of oxygen. That's why steelhenge has stood the ravages
of time for thousands of years.

Bill

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

In article , Grumps writes
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.
I paid £40 to have a guy replace my weather station. Similar sort of job
to yours - and while he was up there he retied the loose cable to the TV
aerial and tightened up the mounting bracket. But I'm not in Reading.
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".
--
bert

Cost to replace a TV aerial
 

On 23/07/2020 20:15, bert wrote:
In article , Grumps writes
Hi
Just wondering if anyone in the Reading area knew the approximate cost
of replacing a TV aerial. The old one has to come down (I will dispose
of it), and a new one goes up (I will supply, actually a radio antenna).
No wiring needed except poking the cable through an airbrick. And no
testing required.
I have a quote for £85+VAT. Sounds reasonable?
Ta.
I paid £40 to have a guy replace my weather station. Similar sort of job
to yours - and while he was up there he retied the loose cable to the TV
aerial and tightened up the mounting bracket. But I'm not in Reading.
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".

That's a more reasonable price. But £85 was OK with me too.

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.