TV Aerial

cpjb@btinternet.com · Feb 13, 2015

Has anyone found an easy alternative to having to feed the TV aerial cable through the open sliding window? Other than the obvious - why take a TV in the first place.

I saw a conversion van the other day that seemed to have an aerial junction box fitted to the side of the van. Don't really want to cut a hole in the side of the van, and wondered whether anybody had come up with an easier workaround.

Thanks.

Andy · Feb 13, 2015

Watch TV via internet ?

GrannyJen · Feb 13, 2015

Who on earth wants to go away in a Cali and watch television?

Oh..

Me ...

Currently downloading off BBC I Player onto my laptop,

Only the news though ...

and the weather ,,,

and the history channel..

ok, a few soaps,

MarkW · Feb 13, 2015

Maybe a suction mounted aerial on the inside of the glass or an aerial placed in the roof space when raised?

Freeley · Feb 13, 2015

cpjb@btinternet.com said:
Has anyone found an easy alternative to having to feed the TV aerial cable through the open sliding window? Other than the obvious - why take a TV in the first place.

I saw a conversion van the other day that seemed to have an aerial junction box fitted to the side of the van. Don't really want to cut a hole in the side of the van, and wondered whether anybody had come up with an easier workaround.

Thanks.

I don't use the sliding window anymore because if it rains it gets wet behind the kitchen unit. Nowadays I use the passenger window, with wind deflectors in place you can leave it open a crack and everything stays dry!
I've always been quite envious of my mother in law's auto sleeper which has a nice aerial socket inside the van.

cpjb@btinternet.com · Feb 15, 2015

Thanks for the responses.

I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed anything obvious.

Why doesn't VW fit an aerial/sat socket as standard to the Cali? Looks stupid with the cable hanging out the window!!

motacyclist · Feb 15, 2015

Last night at Dubfreeze (Stafford Showground) the telly worked with no aerial at all!

dannosail · Feb 15, 2015

If you have factory fitted satnav, I believe you can get TV through it. Is that correct? Do you need a separate aerial?

motacyclist · Feb 15, 2015

dannosail said:
If you have factory fitted satnav, I believe you can get TV through it. Is that correct? Do you need a separate aerial?

It needs a separate module for the TV tuner. As the TV stations are broadcast on a different frequency to radio, it would need a separate aerial for optimum reception.

I don't know what the module costs but it is probably more than you can buy a 48" domestic TV for!

dannosail · Feb 15, 2015

And the SATNAV screen is pretty rubbish!

cpjb@btinternet.com · Feb 15, 2015

Motacyclist - Dub Freeze reception was unbelievable - 150+ channels - bonkers!!

Stafford must have the best reception area in the UK for some reason.

motacyclist · Feb 15, 2015

cpjb@btinternet.com said:
Stafford must have the best reception area in the UK for some reason

Except for Vodafone 3G

stuck on GPRS or E most of the time ...

motacyclist · Feb 15, 2015

dannosail said:
And the SATNAV screen is pretty rubbish!

Not just the screen's rubbish, it's not intuitive and is slow to respond to input. The sound quality is OK though.

daz60 · Jul 20, 2015

cpjb@btinternet.com said:
Has anyone found an easy alternative to having to feed the TV aerial cable through the open sliding window? Other than the obvious - why take a TV in the first place.

I saw a conversion van the other day that seemed to have an aerial junction box fitted to the side of the van. Don't really want to cut a hole in the side of the van, and wondered whether anybody had come up with an easier workaround.

Thanks.