Not been on here for ages, so sorry if this topic has already been discussed/answered.
Don't normally take a TV abroad with us, but just got a new one for caravan with freeview etc.
I like to keep abreast of the news etc when abroad, and have taken a world service radio in the past, but have not really had too much success with it.
If I take the new TV, will I be able to get British news e.g. BBC News Channel etc., just using the caravan aerial? The news is all I'm interested in really, nothing else.
Going to France, Lux, Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Belgium.
Cheers for any help/info.
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I don't think you can get anything using an aerial (maybe in Northern France?). We have an Oval Maxview satellite dish and take our Sky box and viewing card with us, otherwise you can get a freeview box but not sure which news channels you could get with it.
As above Satellite dish required, 80cm for the far South of France and 60cm say North of Lyon, the BBC shut down the European SW World Service some time back, but continue with a LW service on 198Khz although that signal fades out past Lyon, I am told that some local FM transmisions carry the BBC World Service in France but I have never found them. other than that you can get the BBC World Service on a Satellite Radio, no dish required as it uses L Band, but still needs clear line of site to the Bird, just like a Dish does. hope that helps.
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We never did take a TV with us when we went abroad for the normal 2/3 week holiday but since we have retired we have gone away for longer and last year for the first time we were away until mid October so its nice to be able to keep up with UK programmes. The only option really is to buy a satellite system. We have a FTA receiver and an 80cm dish. This is OK as far south as Northern Spain and we have used it in Northern Italy, Austria and parts of Germany. This is a useful web site www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk It can seem a bit daunting but after a couple of read throughs things become clearer!
Does anybody know if a modern Uk digital Tv can be used in France with a normal aerial to recieve the French terrestial digital channels, ie TF1 2 & 3 etc?
I read on here once that France is using the same Terrestrial Digital system as UK, although from the amount of Sattelite Dish's on houses I guess the coverage for Terrestrial Digital is mostly in built up area and not out in the country ie CampSites, from memory the Digital siganal is only good upto 12 miles from the transmitter, I don't think France is going for a Terrestrial analogue switch of program, as thier SECAM system was always better than our PAL system.
I'm generally happy to get way from the news for a few weeks but, if I wanted to know, I think I'd take the laptop and check the beeb on a daily basis: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 08/5/2010
Does anybody know if a modern Uk digital Tv can be used in France with a normal aerial to recieve the French terrestial digital channels, ie TF1 2 & 3 etc?
we got french tv on our set while staying in the boulogne area 2 years ago,no problem.that was using an external directional aerial and not the status dish thing we had on the van at that time.couldnt get any uk telly though despite being able to see the white cliffs 1 mile from our pitch
Does anybody know if a modern Uk digital Tv can be used in France with a normal aerial to recieve the French terrestial digital channels, ie TF1 2 & 3 etc?
Yes it is as its now the same system, unlike the analogue which was a different system. We have watched Grand Prix's in France on their digital terrestrial programmes via our Status Aerial and got an amazingly good picture.
We had no luck with our 60 cm satellite dish in France so sold it!
Not sure if it was where we were or lack of knowledge/patience setting it up!
Would like the TV for hols, but then its nice to get away from the norm and have to talk to each other, will take some DVD's to watch on mini player instead.
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Topic: TV Abroad???
