status 530/5

[Dave_374420879]

Hi...looking at upgarding to one of these aerials and have just read that the orange printed one's are the proper new digital versions, the blue being the old analogue one's....anybody know if this is fact or not ...seemed a bit odd to me?

Thanks,

Dave.

 

[James_374408700]

Dave,

Sounds odd to me as well.

I believe all 530's are digital compatable.

Jim

 

[david_374468358]

I DONT THINK HOUSHOLDS ARE CHANGING ALL THEIR AERIALS,

I CHANGED MY OMNI , FOR THE DIRECTIONAL LAST YEAR, WORKS FINE, THEY ARE JUST A BIT MORE CRITICAL FOR , FINDING THE TX, AND THIS IS THE SAME ON THE HOUSE ONE AND YO CAN EASY SELL YOU OLD ONE ON E BAY, GOT

 

[ProfJohnL]

I DONT THINK HOUSHOLDS ARE CHANGING ALL THEIR AERIALS,

I CHANGED MY OMNI , FOR THE DIRECTIONAL LAST YEAR, WORKS FINE, THEY ARE JUST A BIT MORE CRITICAL FOR , FINDING THE TX, AND THIS IS THE SAME ON THE HOUSE ONE AND YO CAN EASY SELL YOU OLD ONE ON E BAY, GOT

 

[Woody3]

Let's say it again. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DIGITAL AERIAL!!

Any TV aerial will get both analogue and digital signals without batting an eyelid. The only thing is that with Digital Switchover (DSO) so transmitters may partially change the frequency range that they use so fixed home aerials may in some cases need to be changed.

However a caravan aerial is wideband and designed to work equally well with any frequency in the TV band.

Personally I wouldn't bother. Get (free)sat - it works pretty well everywhere and not just in the UK.