Stargate Atlantis? You just got cooler in my book.

Not only a KZfaq star, but a television star as well.

I watch your videos to sleep. So relaxing you are ;)

I gave up TV in the late 1990's.....ah....so gooood, life is better without the box.

I didn't watch TV for 5 years and the time was really good!

Build a raspberry pi with a tv top hat, burn your dvds to hard drive with DVD ripper and you are set, and free up a load of space. Love the channel

Seeing your dvd and cd collection I can see you're a kick ass nerd and a rocker haha! awesome man, keep up the relaxing and informative videos!

Hi David That was another very useful video for boaters - as I've got both terrestrial and satellite aerials on my boat, I'd just add a couple of points that might be helpful: (1) Your terrestrial antenna is actually a "log periodic" one, like mine, which isn't quite the same as those used on a house which are usually "Yagis". They look similar, but log periodic aerials cover a wider range of frequencies ie possible different transmitters, which is useful for travellers like us (that is why they have a number of elements of different lengths). A Yagi has all the elements of the same length because it is always tuned to the same transmitter (and therefore may be more directional and have higher gain). (2) You implied that a subscription might be required for receiving all satellite transmissions but actually it isn't, because the "Freesat" service carries basically the same channels as "Freeview" (of course you do need a licence though!) All the UK terrestrial channels as well as Sky are on the same Astra 28 satellite but only the Sky ones are scrambled. It's very useful to have both when cruising in the Midlands because the Astra satellite is in the South East, whereas the West Midlands terrestrial transmitter is generally in the North West (e.g Sutton Coldfield) if you are in a place like Braunston. So one of them is hopefully, not in the hedge! Regards - Nigel

Yes, Alias and Stargate! I knew you were cool. I just didn't know how much.

Another really useful video. I keep thinking you'll run out of topics but you still come up with interesting and informative subjects. When I get my narrowboat I'll be using your videos as my how to guides. The TV can be a bit of an issue when cruising. We hired a boat last October and the TV was fine when we went to the pub but when we returned for match of the day the signal had gone! That could be a deal breaker for my husband so I'll show him this video and your giant Ariel. Thanks.

your broadcast experience shows in tehgreat quality of your videos

You can get a signal finder which plugs into a sky box or coaxial input and has easy indicator lights to show signal strength ... a must for a fast setup

A fellow Stargate Atlantis fan! Such a shame there was never a season 6 or a followup movie. Really enjoying the videos so far! I'm slowly catching up to the present time.

The booster unit you mentioned is not a booster unit, it's a power supply that is sending 12v to a masthead amplifier usually mounted a meter below the antenna. The clue is actually emblazoned on the device. Just thought I'd mention it in case anyone is confused.

1:30 - 'Stargate Atlantis' boxed sets - a man after my own heart!

One thing to be aware of that most people seem to ignore is the polarisation of the signal. In simple terms, whether the aerial has its bars horizontal or vertical. Having it wrong will substantially weaken your signal. Main transmitters usually are horizontal while relay transmitters usually have vertical polarisation. Which have what will be online.

Great vlog and reminds me how much I enjoyed and miss my six years as a liveaboard. Incidentally I found that pretty much all small modern TVs have a power pack on the ac input cable which if removed allowed the tv to run directly from the 12v supply which saved running the inverter. There are also battery powered boosters which run of 2 x AAA batteries which last for months and can be recharged when the engines running. Thanks again for the content.

A man after my own heart, totally unashamed to admit you are tight, very refreshing. Just got hooked on your vlog's, a fair few to go yet I guess but very clear and informative and like the humour.

I know I was told to ignore the CDs, but you have my CDs by the looks of it, same taste in music, nice.

Pink Floyd, Genesis, Marillion, Dire Straits, Def Leppard! Good lad 👍

Never mind the television...I'm impressed by your collection of prog CD's!

Quite honestly, tv is one of the things I'd be trying to get away from if I lived on a narrowboat.

That's the benefit of working in outside broadcast you get pretty quick at manually pointing satellite dishes

Very informative as always. I tend to watch more you tube these days than general tv.

That transmitter locating/rescanning lark seems like a faff, but all in all not as difficult as I thought. Interesting! I have an aerial in the middle of the boat but socket comes in at the back of the boat by the throttle! Very strange but as I don't own a TV I can't say I've tried to plug anything in. Btw, I love the intro to this video - v impressive editing skills!

1:05 Many modern TVs don't have an integrated power supply to convert the AC into DC for all the internal electronics. Instead, they have external power bricks with a barrel plug to provide DC power. It may not be 12V, but you can get DC-DC step-up converters for very cheap. It seems a bit silly to convert your battery DC power into AC using an inverter, and all the losses that goes with that, and then have the TV convert it back into DC with all the losses there too. You can even get 12V microwave ovens for between US$100 and US$200

I lived on a 24' yacht in the 90s, and had a small TV lashed (coastal sailing, so I had to deal with waves) on top of some foam (for impact absorption) in one corner of the cabin. I was based in a marina with a 12' tide range, and the only real problem I had was that the internal antenna didn't work when the tide was out. (Same problem when I got a mobile phone: at low tide, I had to go to the bank - and, in the first few years when reception was "variable", sometimes a few km away - to make a call) When people asked how the TV worked, I told them it was fine, except that the actors looked a little seasick from time to time.

Cheers Dave, very interesting.

Yet another very informative vlog - many thanks David. Now all I need is to buy my own narrowboat - must check out where I put that winning Lottery ticket - ha ha !!

Stargate Atlantis! The best of the Stargate vehicles! And high praise for the Alias DVD’s as well! I’d recommend adding Fringe to your collection!

Nicely done.

Came across a phone app "UK Aerial Alignment" that appears to work. It shows the direction and polarity of nearby transmitters. Worth a look.

I am hooked on your vlog !!...I am a boat builder from the US and I am thinking seriously of building a mini version of a canal boat to cruise some of the very limited canals between South East Canada and the the US middle Atlantic regions !....here is hoping you " stay afloat " !!!

Another great video! Thanks for sharing!

Your next step should be to approach the TV moguls with a sitcom idea about a guy who buys a canalboat and...well, you get the drift.

Your absolutely right, I do apologise, I keep thinking your plugged into the shore mains when your moored. Keep up the good work it's so interesting and also great camera shots.

Very important a TV, thank you for your interesting vlog.

I realy enjoy your presentations David...bye the bye you can get a cheap rotator that could be mounted on the TV areial so you could do the pointing from in the boat...They ae old tech so they are most likely pretty cheap and are a minimum drag on the electrics....Keep the videos coming.....Jack

Nice boat!!

OMG "Bob's your uncle" You never hear THAT in Canada. I laughed right out loud. Love your videos. Cheers

Great video once again David. I think it might be worth pointing out that the signals from a "Main Transmitter" are polarised horizontally (aerial elements should be horizontal) and the signal from a "Relay Transmitter" is usually polarised vertically (aerial elements should be orientated vertically). Relay transmitters are often used in remote areas, unfortunately they don't always transmit the full range of channels.

As usual another great vlog very informative

Nice selection of CDs there... similar taste to my own !

Dude, love the channel, been wanting to live on one of those boats since you started this, to bad I live in the desert. But let me give you some advice that a lot of us American tiny home and van dwellers have learned. Ditch the TV and get yourself a projector. I just got one that's led for about $150. granted you should check reviews to make sure your not buying garbage, but I can run this guy with a little set of speakers on about 18watts. and it's a 50inch screen with fairly decent quality. the only thing is you'll want to pull the curtains over your windows so it's darker. and then just install a roll up projector screen wherever you want in your boat, you can put the projector on a fold away ceiling mount or stack it on a pile of books, it's just way less power, cheaper and you won't have to be squinting at a little tiny screen. plus you can project it onto anything, maybe you and your canal boat friends could have a drive in movie night in one of those dark tunnels. we used ours to watch Fantasia projected onto a tarp in the woods the other day while drinking terrible beer, there's so much fun to be had.

David. Another informative Vlog. Thank you. I especially liked the Xmas dinner one prior to this

Get an app called "antenna aligner", gives you transmitters by distance, direction to point antenna using a built in compass and also polarisation of signal. Very handy when there aren't houses to look at.

Much belated comment, but I just had to say I loved the intro--very clever.

Hi David! Moved my little trailer to a new spot (still right by the water and mountains - as everything here is), and now I have both electricity and WiFi! I can finally begin to catch up with your videos again. No TV, but that's not a priority for me at the moment. Got a job though -- as reporter for the small local paper. In any event, just wanted to say "hi", and to wish you a happy remainder of the Winter. Looking forward to when you get your boat on the move again as well.

I’m going to make an aerial that points in all directions.

Star Gate... I knew we were best buds....

We don't have canals and narrow-boats here in Australia, on the Murray river. But we do have lots of houseboats. Very interesting to see how life on a boat works on the other side of the world, thanks for such an interesting channel.

Being an old resident of the Western desert USA, narrow-boating in England looks ever so appealing. Antennae TV is free here, but 50% adverts. Sadly, narrow-boating in England would involve circumstances beyond my means. I'll have to settle for sailing a keelboat on the Great Salt Lake. I once got grounded, and had to debark to lift off a sandbank. My bollocks were thus well-salted. (Not a particularly comfortable situation.) Itches terribly.

Great vlog again, I am still pondering this question.in the summer I never watch tv on the boat when I have been out cruising, but in winter , this is my first year , it's handy to be able to watch a tv at night occasionally. So we had a big aerial contraption on our boat , left on roof when cruising, and a pain when getting caught on bushes.Anyway another boater told me the only bit working for a digital signal was a little bow tie type thing attached to the analogue aerial, so I dismantled it and just keep that little thing on top of a pole and it works in most places fine😋 I see lots of boats with massive big aerials but I am told it's only that little bow tie that is working it for signal😋 but maybe in future might look at satellite set up, but if I can't get it on tv I can get whatever on i tablet 😋keep up the good work !

I to have the full Stargate Atlantis set as well as SG1, good taste you have.

I like your style of music. pink floyd, Marillion

Nice video mate!

a stargate fan you are full of surprises top man

I have really enjoyed your videos, seen them all so far, and since you mentioned that you "may" get a little money for watching the commercials shown before I have watched all of them all the way through. Even if you only get .1 cent it could add up to a few pounds a month if you are lucky. Keep up the good work... and thank you!

"An aerial... on a stick" Please, David, don't bamboozle us with such technical jargon.

Your videos are much appreciated. Very good information, and now I need a better TV antenna, but I know why.

hi david just watched vlog 78 tv just thought id mention.if use use an old sky box you can use irt as a freeview box without subscription.

Thanks again for all your info. I love using firestick . I rarely watch TV so it's all I need. cable and satellite are so expensive in my area. Satellite is less than cable and I've been through both. Not worth it for me and the kids like Netflix and such better than regular programming and so much more cost effective. Stay well. Thanks again.

one thing to expand on is the directional antenna has a better pickup than the omnidirectional antenna. If I remember correctly, they are about 10 times more sensitive. If you plan on being rural and need an antenna, you should favor the directional. If you are going to be near the cities either one will work.

very professional.

Hi. For terrestial tv aerial height can help a lot. Not only is there hopefully an improved line of sight to the transmitter but it gets you out of the ground level radio 'mush'. Even a few extra feet (or one metre!) can make a very significant difference to this. Don't drape things over the aerial - it's a precision bit of kit and such things degrade it's ability to pull in the required signal. Any connection on the feed cable also will degrade the signal, have as few as possible and also avoid sharp bends (in the cable, not just the canal!). BonUK.

Hey Cool, you got stargate atlantis ! :D

For streaming, you can also stream from your tablet or phone to your big screen using Airplay or equivalent. That has the advantage that on tablets and phones many streaming apps allow you to download the program to the tablet or phone for later viewing.

Thank you. Lol 😊

"Your boat is pointing north-south." Got it.

Not a problem for me or my wife. We haven’t turned on our boob tube in over 3 years. Dumped both Directv and Dish years ago as worthless money Grubbers. Wouldn’t bother with a TV on a narrow boat, we read lots of books.

hi ctc yes it's me from derby that was very interesting so it's a 10/10 bob

Brilliant ! Nicely done. Like the intro too, cool. We have just the ickle black knob for the aerial - out thru a window and magnetically clamped to the roof. Works 95% of the time, everywhere and in HD too. I would never buy a big aerial - just looks too caravanny. And I never move it, even when cruising. Just my opinion. I think it also comes down to the TV and the quality of the tuner inside too. We have a 4 yr old LG TV brought from our home, it's a tad big at 32" but great for watching films (LG 32LM620T). It's rated at 80W but with various eco settings it uses far less. I've also plugged a hard drive in the back for recording stuff. We have Freesat too. Again just a TravelSat dish magnetically clamped to the roof and a cheap Maplins sat box (Technisat), yes you don't have to subscribe to the Murdoch group (Sky)! The picture & sound are usually superior - odd coming from 18,000 miles away but that's down to the box. Maplins do quite a lot in this area. To be honest we don't use the sat system much - maybe we'll record something whilst watching a programme on Freeview. There are folk here in the marina who have expensive (100's to a 1,000 ££) sat systems that automatically find the satellite - all very Bond-like when you see the dish elevate & rotate on start up. It does mean you can sit in your armchair and watch TV without moving! Didn't watch a great deal when cruising TBH but very useful in the colder, darker months!

Hello David, I thought I could offer some general information for aiming a satellite dish. It is much easier than one may think. Online you can find the azimuth and elevation for the satellite you want to receive. Generally you enter your longitude and latitude to get the information. No further than your traveling these settings will remain fairly constant. For Example: you may need to aim the antenna at 38 degrees elevation and 240 degrees azimuth. Satellite mounts have a built in protractor to set elevation, this should remain constant for the distances your traveling. So depending on the position of your boat, you would need to use a compass and reset the azimuth every time you moor again. All sat receivers have a built in aiming aid, that has a loud audible tone that gets louder the closer to on target you get. It's that simple. The motorized floating gimble mounts, that you mentioned, are very expensive, over $2000.00. Unless you had a need to watch satellite tv while under way, there is no need for a mount like that. Basically it is as easy as what you do with the tv antenna you are using now.

Ooohhh you watch Alias and Stargate Atlantis! I like you even more now!

you really must consider the "Raspberry pi" with KODI on it this will give much more content and you can host from your phone hotspot if you want to know more about that, happy to help. thanks for sharing always enjoy your Clogs. TAB Tony..

SGA is fantastic

Don't know how many times I've seen your antenna at the front of the boat during a video and thought it was the wash from an on coming boat and started yelling at you to move to the side. Think I need a bigger screen or new glasses. Love the series by the way.

Can’t say I’ve heard aluminum pronounced “al-oo-mini-um”. Your vlog is wonderful & has me interested & intrigued w/ the narrow boat lifestyle. Thank you & cheers! 🍻

nice editing with the tv at the beginning!

Hi there is a free app available on the play store called UK Aerial alignment, it works great - you might find it useful- love the videos by the way PS- silicone grease should be used on all your aerial connections - it keeps all that nasty water and dampness from destroying your connections and signal. available on line for a couple of quid.

Love that show stargate alantitis

chromecast is a good thing to have and as for the news you can get that from youtube. just need the net and then cast from any device to the tv as im sure you all know by now. great addon and wont break the bank, must have if you ask me.

I've have Finlux 24 inch with DVD 12v and 240v on my boat on the broads; they're well worth a look.

In the 70s in New Hampshire it was a rotary antenna a dial was in the living room and you just turned the dial and the antenna rotated.

Another great vid, and very informative. It certainly inspired many electronics experts in your comments section!))

I like ur KZfaq channel and ur vids

I applaud your taste in music! Had to pause the video and check out the rest the moment I spotted Fugazi. A man after my own tastes haha. I'm binge watching from vlog #1 at the moment so recall you acquiring a ukelele in an earlier episode. Did you make any progress in learning to play?

I really like your collection of music DVDs. Genesis ... 🔉🕩

I just use a 32 in Vizio and blue tooth my phone to it with what ever TV app I have at the time and that works for me.

Do people still watch TV? Did they watch TV in 2017? I mean, I have not watched a TV channel in about 13 years. And I am in front of my "TV" all day lol Still awesome though.

Hmm...Reminds me of my childhood. Pop would send me outside to spin the antenna to make reception better...I was also the remote when he wanted the channel changed.

I didn't realize you were a Futurama fan!

Make a dipole aerial, strip back some aerial lead 44cm, bend the core one way and the shield the other. Strap to a strip of wood. Some transmission are vertical polarized and some horizontal. Look up your area on internet. use on freeview box or the dvb usb stick on laptop.

Watching this reminds me how much I don't miss tv. Such a hassle, internet is far superior.

I wish we had more canals in the USA that you can travel like in the UK.

I know that if there was any other boats nearby, I’d be checking out which way their aerial was pointing. ❤🐿🙂

Pico pocket projectors are something that would save even more power. i think they use about 2.4w oh Star Gate would look great if you were watching from a pocket projector :)

Look into avtek TVs I’ve got one it’s made for motor homes it’s uses 12v and 240 it always gets a signal it has a has a sat and dvd all built in . Low power consumption as well . It beats my Sony tv which it is a good tv

Oh you covered the internet at the end. Thanks.

I have “clean” (Free from TV) for more than six years.