phased array antenna vs satellite
Submitted: Friday, Oct 16, 2009 at 22:43
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steen ras..
Looking for advice on the pro's/con's of a phased array antenna vs a satellite dish on Optus Aurora. I don't travel into the outback at this stage of my life (still a
young buck at 37) but will be residing in
Brisbane City for a while and want to know what i should purchase for good quality reception.
Looking for those out there who know better than I - am i better spending $500 on a sat system or $150 on a phased array antenna set up.
Don't care either way but want to get good quality tv for the time that i will be living out of a van.
And if you have an opinion, any ideas on
places where i can get a good quality product at a reasonable price.
Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Friday, Oct 16, 2009 at 23:39
Friday, Oct 16, 2009 at 23:39
A bent coathanger will get reception in Brisvegas I reckon
Best solution would be to go into the Dick Smith
shop in the area you will be living in and ask whats popular
You will get more channels that way like 7, 9, 10 & 1HD which are not on satellite at least not on
mine anyway.
Aurora has 7 central, Imparja and GWN & WIN plus ABC & SBS
So no 7 east coast 9,10 or 1HDetc.
Hope that helps Just get a dish later as they are getting cheaper all the time.
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Reply By: DIO - Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 at 19:57
Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 at 19:57
You can't really compare the two types of antennae. If you are really 'in the donga' then highly likely that you won't receive ANY TV without a satellite receiver. As for reception in 'the city', have a look around and see what the neighbours are using. Always a good indication.
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Reply By: Darrin - Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 at 21:35
Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 at 21:35
Like DIO said, you need to find what channels are being broadcast to in the area of brissy that you will be living in. The commonly used frequency channels in Australia are (if I remember correctly) VHF - 6 to 12, UHF - 21 to 69. Depending on the frequencies broadcast in your area you may require VHF or UHF, or a combination antenna UHF/VHF. UHF antennae are usually avaliable for channels(band 4) 28-36, (band 5) 38-69, or wide band (band 4/5) 21-69. Polorization is also important particularly for combination antennae where UHF & VHF can be broadcast on different polorizations (some combo antenna can be separated and twisted to suit any combination of polorizations). So as you can see antenna can be very specific to a particular area.
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