In article , Paul Hopkins
writes
Seven years ago I paid £40 to install an aerial; I supplied the aerial,
fixing kit and co-ax cable. He had the ladders. So perhaps the quoted
price is not too bad.

No sorry, that price quoted to the OP is outrageous for one of those
Halo things unless there was other work involved which was not
mentioned...

Last August, Hi-world did a piece on aerials, a copy may be available from
their subscriptions department. They suggested a Antiferance 3 element VHF
aerial and an All-rounder dipole ( the round element) it all depends on
transmitters.

Yes it does, but that All rounder or Halo thing has a negative gain
figure its not much better than a bit of wire in the back of your tuner.
I wouldn't expect a hi-fi mag to know didley squat about aerials
either...or some of the writers or "insultants" they employ...

In this piece, they listed: www.cai.co.uk - trade body for installing
aerials

Almost as bad as some of their members...

, www.maplin.co.uk and www.maxview.co.uk (links not tested).

Wouldn't give a Maxview aerial house room

Stick with Antiference or Triax, at least they make some effort to match
the balanced di-pole to the unbalanced feeder cable and four elements or
greater!....

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Tony Sayer