Analogue antennas have been around for a very long time,
with the popular type of Yagi antenna being around for well over 60 years. This
type of antenna was made to pick up analogue signals to their best ability, as
well as minimising on ghosting of the image and repeating of the image from
various different sources.
Tuned To Receive Set Frequency Bands
Many of these antennas are tuned to receive a particular
frequency band for receiving television signals, as well as some antennas which
are capable of receiving radio signals. Analogue antennas were built without
the future of digital television in mind, therefore much of the technology that
goes into the broadcast of digital terrestrial television signals can cause
issues.
Many analogue antennas are just simply too old to function
properly as a high gain antenna, ready for receiving digital signals. In many
cases, the type of cable coming from the antenna into the home is also too old
and will need to be upgrading to fix reception issues coming from the installed
system.
Say Goodbye to Poor Reception Issues
If you are suffering from poor reception and connection
issues, instead of replacing your old copper cable and analogue antenna system
with a new one, why not upgrade to the state of the art digital antenna and
cabling system that will get you ready for the digital signals now being
broadcast.
Not only are digital antennas tuned for the correct
frequencies that digital terrestrial television is broadcast on, but they also
offer a number of newer advantages over their analogue counterparts. High band
antennas have been specially constructed to offer the best possible signal to
noise ratio compared with analogue antennas, and help reduce signal
interference, multiplex doubling and other digital signal issues.
Overcome Signal Issues and Poor Reception
The latest wide band antennas are for use in areas where the
digital signal is split into two overlapping zones. This is where two broadcast
tower signals overlap and are broadcasting the same channel multiplexes but at
different frequencies. What you will see in your channel list is a doubling of
channels, as well as some channels possibly not appearing at all.
In these instances you will need a wide band antenna that is
specially designed to cope with multiple signals and getting different channel
multiplexes from other sources. In most cases you can block out a certain
broadcast tower and focus on the closer one to give you a great signal level.
Check Your Signal Noise Level and Signal Quality Simply
The ability of digital set top boxes to help you see the
noise level and signal quality on each box is a great feature that was simply
missing from analogue systems. With a new digital antenna you can enjoy the
latest television in high definition and stereo sound, unlike the previous set
of analogue broadcasts.
Because a digital channel can be compressed into a smaller
size, more television channels and radio stations can be fit into a single
analogue channel. This is what is known as a multiplex.
The digital terrestrial television service is made up of
many different multiplexes that contain several television stations, radio
stations and interactive services and other information such as MHEG data.
Digital Television Is Here To Stay
In this sense, analogue television is well and truly dead,
and the future of digital television looks bright. With the addition of
interactive services to the digital television platform, the need for upgrading
your analogue antenna for a brand new, high gain high signal quality digital
antenna is great.
Consult your local antenna specialist for more information
about how the installation process is carried out, and how you can benefit from
a new digital antenna in your area.
