Monthly Archives: February 2022


satellite New Installations & Repairs

Posted by in Blog | February 15, 2022
Satellite Installation Repairs

Satellite Satellite Installation

If you have landed her chances are your satellite ??????   You are in need of a satellite installation or repair, for Free-Sat, Sky HD or Sky Q.  In many cases we install satellite dishes where Sky themselves are unable to; due to health and safety issues, such as heights, drilling or entering customer’s lofts.

As we are seasoned aerial engineers we are used to climbing on roofs, lashing chimneys to provide an incredible super strong support for TV aerials & satellite dished.  Installing your dish on the chimney gives the obvious advantage of non-obstructive line of sight for a better quality signal.  In most cases being higher than surrounding buildings trees etc.

Some of the lower satellite dish installations can be obstructed by buildings, neighbor’s houses etc. which can reduce the amount of signal the dish can capture, providing a weaker signal, making pixilation possible, which we all hate and will not suffer. And if you are paying a viewing subscription even more annoying!

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If you require us to install your satellite dish to your chimney stack, we will use a galvanized heavy duty chimney cradle, either a 13 inch or 8inch dependent on how many free brick courses your chimney has free.  5 brick courses for the 13inch and 4 courses for the 8inch.  Both require a lashing, kit and a cut down 1inch and a half diameter mast to fix the dish to.

If you require Free-Sat or Sky HD will supply & fit a universal quod LNB or if you have Sky Q you will need a wideband LNB.  Either choice will need a twin cable run from the dish to your receiver.

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If your equipment is not working it can only be one of 3 things:

1) Your Dish

  • Dish is out of alignment
  • Dish is damaged / dented
  • LNB has died / expired

2) Cable

  • End connectors not connecting
  • Cable letting in water
  • Cut cable or cable expired

3) Receiver

Disconnected from mains supply or simply expired

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Internet

To maximize your viewing experience you will need broadband.  Internet will power your apps on both Free-Sat & Sky, both have catch-up and with Sky it is essential for purchasing films and downloads of your favorite series and all internet interactive services.

Useful links for deciding if Free-Sat suits you more than Free-View

Please click here for list of Free-Sat channels / TV Guide

Please click here for list of Free-View channels / TV Guide

There are areas where Free-View transmitter signals are poor to non esistant and Free-Sat is the only choice.  Likewise there are areas where obtaining a satellite signal is impossible and Free-View is the choice.

Andy’s Aerials can repair your poor or broken satellite signal or install a new satellite dish, and have you up and running.

All our work is guaranteed and we have £5,000,000 public liability insurance, I have been installing satellite dishes for 27years now and you could say I’m a seasoned installer.  We are in Chelmsford, Brentwood & Billericay daily so you never have to wait for more than a couple of days for us to provide you with a free quotation and friendly advice.

We offer:  Site surveys, new installations, and cable and dish repairs Wi-Fi connection, hard wired Ethernet connections and of course extra points and remote viewing of your equipment in either analogue or HD, controllable from you existing remote.

I hope the above blog has helped explain how we can help with the installation of your Free-Sat and Sky installations and repairs to continue your viewing.  If we can answer any specific questions or you would like us to visit you please call us on any of our telephone number found on our contact page.  Thank you for reading our blog we hope you have found the information useful and easy to read.

 

 

Aerial Billericay 01277 For Your New Digital Aerial

Posted by in Blog | February 14, 2022
Satellite Installation Repairs

Aerial Billericay New Digital Aerial  Aerial Billericay

company.  Andy’s Aerial’s, services Chelmsford, Brentwood and Billericay daily.  We offer free quotations for aerial, and satellite installations or repairs, we can install Wi-Fi, transport HD (Sky & Sky Q) to other rooms of your house or business.  With 28 years of experience we are seasoned professionals.  Why might you need a new installation?

On average installations last 20 years or near there, as your aerial is outside, it is open to the elements; sunshine UV A’s B’s & C’s, Frost and of course rain.  Since the digital switch over back in 2012 many Anglia installations, pointing at Sudbury Suffolk need to be changed from a B-Group to a wideband to receive all the digital channels.

London however will probably work perfectly due to the power of the Crystal Palace transmitter and most of the digital mux’s remaining in the A-Group.  There is a Mux at ch55 but that will soon move down with the fast growing 5g network 0700 MHz  0800mhz (4g network has already been cleared. CH60 to CH68.  A lot of our repair work is due to 4g and 5g interference, we have full diagnostic equipment to diagnose these issues and carry the appropriate parts to fix the issue.

Aerial Billericay  Aerial Billericay

So above is the reason why you may need a new installation, if you are reading this you may just be fed-up with picture break-up and pixelating making you viewing impossible.  Choosing Andy’s Aerials, you will have chosen a local company with 27year of experience in the industry, who know signal issues in your area, and can advise you on solutions to overcome them.

We are passionate about our work and do everything possible to keep our installations neat, tidy and discreet, respecting the appearance of your property.  We try very hard to hide any cable runs out of sight, we can usually transport any new replacement cables behind drain pipes using the same colour cable ties, brown, white & black keeping you property cable free to the eye.

We will arrive in a sign written van and wear company uniforms, easily identifying we are from Andy’s Aerials, as we have been working for such a long time in and around Essex our vans are already known to most of our new customers. We offer a 5year warranty with our aerials and 12 months on all electronics by manufactures, honoured by Andy’s Aerials.

We are insured for £5,000,000 public liability insurance and are affiliated with the industries organizations, and buy with confidence scheme run by Essex Trading Standards.

Aerial Billericay  Aerial Billericay  

Please be aware we are happy to provide free quotation, but please do not confuse a free quotation with using tools and equipment to investigate faults, which is work.  We are happy to negotiate a fixed price for said work.

You can call us for free on out free phone number: 0800 77 97 047

Local rate from a mobile number:  0 333 900 333 2

Or mobile to mobile:  07 916 305 977 please be aware our phones do not receive text messages.

If we can be of further help please giving us a call, we are happy to answer any questions you may have. We also provide free quotes for moving existing points and providing new ones.  We will always discus the route and method with you, so you will be clear on how the work will be carried out and look.

As a rule 90% of aerials need to be fitted externally, but in some strong signal areas loft aerials can be a choice.  We can provide an installation in your loft if the signal is strong enough.

 

Please click here for useful link for signal disruption

ck here to be directed to our homepage

Aerial Chelmsford Andy’s Aerials for your new Aerial

Posted by in Blog | February 14, 2022
Satellite Installation Repairs

Aerial Chelmsford New Digital AerialAerial Chelmsford

If you are looking to replace your TV-aerial or have it repaired you have found the right company.  Andy’s Aerial’s, services Chelmsford, Brentwood and Billericay daily.  We offer free quotations for aerial, and satellite installations or repairs, we can install Wi-Fi, transport HD (Sky & Sky Q) to other rooms of your house or business.  With 28 years of experience we are seasoned professionals.  Why might you need a new installation?

On average installations last 20 years or near there, as your aerial is outside, it is open to the elements; sunshine UV A’s B’s & C’s, Frost and of course rain.  Since the digital switch over back in 2012 many Anglia installations, pointing at Sudbury Suffolk need to be changed from a B-Group to a wideband to receive all the digital channels.

London however will probably work perfectly due to the power of the Crystal Palace transmitter and most of the digital mux’s remaining in the A-Group.  There is a Mux at ch55 but that will soon move down with the fast growing 5g network 0700 MHz  0800mhz (4g network has already been cleared. CH60 to CH68.  A lot of our repair work is due to 4g and 5g interference, we have full diagnostic equipment to diagnose these issues and carry the appropriate parts to fix the issue.

Aerial ChelmsfordAerial Chelmsford

So above is the reason why you may need a new installation, if you are reading this you may just be fed-up with picture break-up and pixelating making you viewing impossible.  Choosing Andy’s Aerials, you will have chosen a local company with 27year of experience in the industry, who know signal issues in your area, and can advise you on solutions to overcome them.

We are passionate about our work and do everything possible to keep our installations neat, tidy and discreet, respecting the appearance of your property.  We try very hard to hide any cable runs out of sight, we can usually transport any new replacement cables behind drain pipes using the same colur cable ties, brown, white & black keeping you property cable free to the eye.

We will arrive in a sign written van and wear company uniforms, easily identifying we are from Andy’s Aerials, as we have been working for such a long time in and around Essex our vans are already known to most of our new customers. We offer a 5year warranty with our aerials and 12 months on all electronics by manufactures, honoured by Andy’s Aerials.

We are insured for £5,000,000 public liability insurance and are affiliated with the industries organizations, and buy with confidence scheme run by Essex Trading Standards.

Aerial Chelmsford Aerial Chelmsford

Please be aware we are happy to provide free quotation, but please do not confuse a free quotation with using tools and equipment to investigate faults, which is work.  We are happy to negotiate a fixed price for said work.

You can call us for free on out free phone number: 0800 77 97 047

Local rate from a mobile number:  0 333 900 333 2

Or mobile to mobile:  07 916 305 977 please be aware our phones do not receive text messages.

If we can be of further help please giving us a call, we are happy to answer any questions you may have. We also provide free quotes for moving existing points and providing new ones.  We will always discus the route and method with you, so you will be clear on how the work will be carried out and look.

As a rule 90% of aerials need to be fitted externally, but in some strong signal areas loft aerials can be a choice.  We can provide an installation in your loft if the signal is strong enough.

 

Please click here for useful link for signal disruption

ck here to be directed to our homepage