Might be useful for some.
Heaps of stock in Kmart Watergardens
There are 2 different boxes for the antenna. This one is the bigger box.
Kmart website is showing $29 (similar but different):
Anko High Gain TV Antenna $2 (Old Packaging) @ Kmart (Select Stores)
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I just got one at Innaloo. 3 left.
Melbourne - as at 03 Nov.
Westfield Doncaster Kmart has x4
Located on bottom shelf, left hand side in audio / TV section near Service dept.
There is nil price or description tag near item
Please call and ask - describe size of box etc.Is not high gain. No signal amplification so it's probably as crap as any thing.
It will be helpful to add the barcode which will allow the staff to look up if they have any. The number doesn't allow them to check. Or the SKU number
Yes. SKU is more useful for searches
SKU 42-243-854 (I think)
Barcode 9331923006765Thanks
Got one, thanks OP!
Still a couple left in Richmond.
Do you mind sharing the SKU number on the box? Thanks
I think it is near / above bar code
Sorry been offline.
Someone shared above. Will try tomorrow at kmart
Do antenna have a purpose today for TV if you don't have a set top box?
Why would you need a set top box. A digital TV tuner is built into todays modern TV. You can't buy a new TV without it.
I didn’t consider apartments with new TVs attempting to get better signals nor new TVs in general.
I thought about old TVs trying to be used as secondary TVs in guest rooms.
They would have to be a very old TV - without a digital tuner! Like ancient glass tube CRT ones! Analog TVs are a rare sight these days! 📺
Australia's last analog TV transmission was nearly 8 years ago! So an old analog TV won't work as a TV without adding a Set Top Box as well.
Digital channels were first introduced here 20 years ago (between 2001 and 2003)!!
Small cheap TVs with digital tuner often are available for around $100. I've used a STB connected to a computer monitor & speakers for temporary guest use.
But still requires an antenna / outlet.I gave away my High Definition set top boxes to elderly pensioners with SD digital TVs, so they could watch HD channels (SBS Movies etc). That was a long time ago!
These are useful for some without a working antenna / outlet (eg rentals with a landlord who won't repair), other rooms without a socket to the external antenna, and use in holiday accommodation & vans without an antenna.
But may not work in poor signal areas (like mine).@INFIDEL: Yeah you're talking about CRT TV era TVs if they don't already have a digital TV tuner in it. Who still uses a CRT TV these days.
Heck even 15 year old LCD HD TVs had an inbuilt digital TV tuner.
With digital TV changeover announced last century - most people undersood they didn't want to buy analogue only TVs!
Digital TVs included analogue tuners - so many bought Digital, even before it was transmitted!
And the Government gave away free STB to those in need - before the change over date. Often were cheap to buy.So find it hard to imagine people now would have an ancient analogue only TV in use with/without a STB or similar.
Last bought a new analogue TV nearly 20 years ago. I was offered a ridiculously cheap price by a retailer (88% off RRP) - because "no one is buying analogue TVs any more".
Connected to a STB it was adequate. Designed for caravans & remote use, it also worked on 12 volts. Suited my use at a bargain price.
Likely the TV you refer to must be at least 20 years old! The life span of consumer electronics averages so much less than that. And features increase each year.
Maybe time for a new model! Your guests would appreciate a TV from this century ;-)
Found 1 today in Brisbane store I had checked before. Had asked also staff to check last time. None left now.
Surprised by good reception on all channels!
But fiddly positioning for best result.Oh nice yeah I gave up on the Brisbane stores and found one in marketplace for same price. Agree about the great reception!
Am behind a mountain from transmitters. Not a good reception area. Surprised it pulled in any reception.
Unfortunately, when turning on the PVR (Digital recorder), the reception failed - no signal to TV. So unusable at my location.
Never had that problem before from PVR, with antenna on roof. (Antenna lead / distribution amp to bedroom needs repair. Haven't bothered as had a spare antenna I put in garden. It works well.)
But did have enough interference from a Diffuser to knock out all TV & DAB+ reception here! A very unusual problem!
Bought this as an experiment. May give away as a Christmas present🎄
Wow yeah that is so strange about the diffuser. But yeah I can confirm when I turn on my HTPC on the same TV then it scrambles most stations. Not a huge deal for me . As there's no need to run both at once.
My antenna is actually run through my foxtel now android box so not sure if the EMI is affecting the box or the antenna itself but either way it's usable for now.
Good luck, hope you find a solution eventually@toobzy: find a solution eventually
Its just a problem of… my laziness to crawl through dusty & hot roof cavity to check cabling & connections.I installed it long ago from scrounged parts (cabling, old distribution amplifier) found on street clean ups! So not surprised it is playing up!
In the mean time, the new outdoor antenna (cost $11 when Dick Smith stores closed) is sitting in the garden with a long cable through to bedroom. One day will get on roof to install it… One day…
Interesting your HTPC also causes signal failure. Could shield cable or HTPC to limit interference. Similarity, easiest solution is not watch TV with diffuser on. (Received an easy refund from Astivita.) But as I record programs, sometimes forget & find recording fails.
But did have enough interference from a Diffuser to knock out all TV & DAB+ reception here! A very unusual problem!
Hmm, didn't you also say it wasn't the diffuser?
@eug: (Don't believe everything I write - that was to say it's not going to be a general problem faced by others using the diffuser!)
No, it's still a problem due to use of diffuser in poor signal area. Other antenna & cabling issues simply exacerbate the problem, so wouldn't be seen in normal installations.
DAB+ reception cuts out at other end of property, so on Digital Cliff. Adding any interference stops reception.
@INFIDEL: OK, makes sense!
You probably know this already but for the benefit of others, in bad signal areas, a masthead amplifier could help.Adding an amplifier like this Anko at one of the outlets in the house will also amplify any interference that the house wiring picks up. If the wiring is old it might not be quad shield coax which makes it even better at picking up interference like from a diffuser or even an old light switch that acts as a spark gap transmitter.
But if the amp is up on the roof at the antenna, mainly the TV signals will be amplified so by the time the signal gets to the TV in the house it will be a lot stronger than the interference, i.e. you get a better S/N ratio. If you so happen to have a mobile tower nearby you might need a 4G filter to block the higher frequencies where there's no TV.
If you have lots of TV antenna sockets around the house, that's when you'd use a distribution amplifier. It isn't meant to boost a weak incoming signal (although some can be set to), instead it just makes all the outputs have the same level. Put simply, if the incoming signal from the antenna has a strength of "10", plugging 3 TVs in will give each TV a signal of "3.33" (blah blah cable loss, tuner input impedance etc). A distribution amp will take the "10" and send each TV a full "10".
@eug: Always good advice, eug👍
House is on side of hill facing away from transmitters.
Antenna wiring was done long ago for analog transmissions. Not Quad shielded.
The bedroom reception has always been affected by old light switch that acts as a spark gap transmitter. Bedroom is only outlet affected. Realised long ago, cable needs replacement with Quad shielded.
Just never bothered as didn't live here, & multiple switches caused problem but were only used when not watching TV in bedroom.Unsure I want to upgrade or just sell house I don't want - in current market. Its not a major issue to spend time thinking about.
While there is a 4way Kingray distribution amp, that doesn't amplify incoming signal - as you correctly point out.
(But was scrounged free & useful then to send signal to 4 rooms. Just had to build a simple power supply based on Kingray design, mainly from scrounged parts. Only bought a ceramic capacitor.)Use has changed, as am only one watching FTA TV - requiring only 1 outlet. Replacement outdoor antenna (still sitting in garden) picks up signal well enough (few glitches - probably due to old cable) & is located close to TV & PVR. Good enough for now.
All DAB+ radios with telescopic antennas go silent when diffuser is switched on. Simply don't use diffuser when using radio.
Might try adding this antenna to DAB+ radio already modified for different antenna.Only bought this antenna to try out. Unlikely will be kept.
Just have to get on roof to install replacement antenna & replace cable to bedroom outlet… Someday.
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I picked up 2 units yesterday from the Parramatta store. $2.00 each and they had a few left if anyone is wanting one in that area.