We have just returned from a lovely weekend in north wales our Ariel and signal booster box could not pick up any tv stations. We ended up trying a £3.99 indoor ariel which to our surprise picked up about 20 stations but slightly intermittent if we moved or closed the curtains we lost signal. Just wondered what Ariel would be best for getting a consistent tv signal.
Ideally you need a wideband aerial so that it will work anywhere in the UK. Something like THIS would work very well. I used one on a previous caravan
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For UK TV in Europe. The best solution is the Internet, using FilmOn, or better still a SlingBox, which will connect you via the Internet to your Freeview, or Sky/Virgin Box that is located at your home.
In reality though, wi-fi at the campsite pitch can be a trial.
Satellite is what we use, 1m Dish works for us down at Frejus, an 80cm would work as far down as Lyon, Northern France then a 55cm Dish would suffice.
Spain can be difficult, Freesat reception almost zero, whilst the Sky subscription channels can be had on an 80cm Dish.
Some parts of Spain though, even a 2m Dish won't bring home the bacon.
I used a vision plus on my old van,you need the poles and patience,it would pick up some channels but others pixelated or froze on some sites,had to keep going outside to turn it in different directions,having said that,it worked great on most sites,look at other vans with them,gives you a rough idea which direction is best
Toolstation of all places, sell a very competitively priced aerial kit for touring use, which includes poles etc., see this link. A colleague has used one of these with great success.
There's comments about having to twiddle with the aerial position, but if you buy a decent signal strength meter (examples here), you will find the setting up of the aerial to be very easy. I can have the aerial set for optimum strength and the TV tuning within minutes.
Remember, you need to be confident of having a decent signal to start with, before you can set the TV to tune, otherwise you're just working blind.
G7ACU, in relation to your mates aerial and mast kit from tool station, is the pole strong enough, by that I mean its not a flimsy pole? I ask as I am considering fitting an aerial to my van, which has no aerial at all at the moment, and was originally thinking of buying a status 335, then changed my mind to a status 620, as reviews suggest the Omni aerials are crap and directional are better, but I don't want to spend a fortune, did your mate have to add a signal booster also? and last question, the signal finder meter, do you have it connected inline constantly or do you only use it when setting up, only asking as I'm not very tech savy with this sort of thing
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