Setting up of tv

MikeSheila
MikeSheila Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited May 2017 in Caravans #1

We have just returned to caravan ingredients after retirement and would like some advice. 

Our van is 2 berth and have no sockets for a TV. 

It would be handy in the morning or evening to switch on.

Any advice would be helpful. Is a satellite dish the easiest and for decent reception. 

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  • NutsyH
    NutsyH Forum Participant Posts: 534
    edited May 2017 #2

    If you are only in the uk I would go for the satellite, although other peeps on here will disagree. My reasons:

    1. Available anywhere in uk. Many  sites are situated in areas with little or no terrestrial reception.

    2. Very easy to set up. Line up the dish using a compass or satellite finder. Run the cable through a window and connect to a freesat box, or freesat enabled tv. Fine tune the dish direction using the on screen reception indicator. You may find it takes a while the first time but it gets easier. If you are a sky subscriber, just take your sky box with you.

    3. Job done. Time for a bevy.

    An expensive option is to buy a stand alone self seeking dish but these cost upwards of £1000, and are heavy to carry. I only use mine when abroad. Use manual one in uk.

    Good luck

    Paul

     

  • Bakers2
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    edited May 2017 #3

    Where have all the replies gone? I'll report it from previous reply. 

  • Wildwood
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    edited May 2017 #4

    Sattelite dishes can be a problem in sites with tress although the wardens can usually let you know the best area for picking up a signal. For Freeserve conventional aerials that stick on the caravan or in the ground are relatively cheap and work well . You can either run the cable out of a window or some makes had a socket in the front locker.

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