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SteveFriday 5 February 2010 10:51PM
I have all of the external equipment I will need, i.e. gyroscopic satellite dome etc and know I would need to update the LNB to work in Europe.
I realise also that I will need to purchase a decoder box.
I notice that the UK currently supplies "FreeSat". Does this footprint extend to the North Sea at such a latitude? Would I be better exploring Norwegian options (as I will actually be closer to Norway than the UK.
Any help you could provide would be appreciated.
Thanks.w.kumm: You have not stated what your area is. You recorder won't do HD, but if you TV will then you can use Freeview HD, if you are in an covered area. M
Mrs Sandra PikeSunday 18 April 2010 11:24PM
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Gerry GairMonday 3 May 2010 2:41PM
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MattThursday 22 July 2010 4:08PM
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John AlexanderSaturday 9 October 2010 12:17PM
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Mike DimmickSaturday 9 October 2010 12:47PM
Free-to-air transmissions from the BBC and ITV use a satellite whose 'footprint' is tightly-focused on the UK - see 
ASTRA 2D - SES ASTRA . You may still be able to receive them if you have a large satellite dish. Any DVB-S compatible box should be able to receive them, but full Red Button service might only be available from a UK box. Look for Freesat equipment. (RG47SH) M
Michael CuffThursday 25 November 2010 11:28AM
Thursday 25th November 2010 11.20am
I have a Panasonic TV with Freeview quite requently a message comes up to reset channels. I have always received BBC South West but now it will only receive BBC Wales and also is missing many ( 60% ) of ther programmes. Even though I have reset many times, but no change. I have other Panasonic TVs in the house that are receiveing OK, any help/advice would be appreciated.
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John HugillSunday 28 November 2010 10:18AM
Ipswich
This would be done through sky dish
if this is possible
my postcode IP8 3AJ
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KMJ,DerbySunday 27 November 2011 12:07PM
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ivanWednesday 18 April 2012 8:38PM
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jb38Wednesday 18 April 2012 8:58PM
If you have a set top aerial to hand try a re-tune with that plugged into your TV, or even just try a short piece of copper wire (about 12") pushed into the inner cup of the aerial socket.F
Fleming CampbellSunday 22 April 2012 10:57AM
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KMJ,DerbySunday 22 April 2012 11:49AM
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RICHARD HAMPSONThursday 26 July 2012 6:16PM
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BobMonday 6 August 2012 7:21AM
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Dennis I.LeedsSunday 2 September 2012 4:10PM
Neston
No 35,CH64 6TF
so that I may position my aerial correctly?
I suspect that it is about 160* from North.
Does the height of the aerial have any significance on signal strength?
Does aereial position also apply to radio signals?E
Ernest CookMonday 17 September 2012 4:18PM
and a new aireal Yor check shows HD in my post code area
But i cannot get it and i cannot retune my tv to get it.A coverage map shows a blind spot in my area.If this is so why do you say i should get HD?D
DLTuesday 30 October 2012 5:43PM
BathWe live in an apartment block which has a history of poor reception at certain times of the day, very often in the early evening,much work has been undertaken by a competent arial installer without success,are we located in a poor reception spot? Is there sufficient power available at the transmitter at that time of day?
How do we find the answer to these questions or any other that may be the cause of our problem?
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KMJ,DerbyWednesday 7 November 2012 1:59PM
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Mike DimmickWednesday 7 November 2012 5:34PM
Stamford
Looking at Digital UK's prediction for the PE9 1DW postcode (which you put in the 'Your site' box) I see that there are three transmitters covering your area strongly, and two providing variable coverage. It may be that your equipment isn't tuning into the transmitter that the (presumably communal) aerial is pointing at. Many receivers just store the first services they find, when scanning from lowest to highest frequencies, which aren't necessarily the best quality versions. You could try retuning manually to see if you get better results from a different transmitter.
If you traditionally got ITV Central East/BBC East Midlands on analogue, your transmitter should be either Stamford or Waltham. If you got ITV Anglia/BBC Look East it should have been Sandy Heath, which is expected to give much better results than Tacolneston. There's a chance that you're now getting ITV Yorkshire East/BBC Yorks & Lincs from Belmont, which is predicted to be the worst option.
You could ask the aerial installer which transmitter the aerial is actually pointing at, and see if he can help you tune your equipment to the right frequencies. Alternatively, click the transmitter name links in the paragraph above to see the UHF channel numbers to try for each transmitter.M
Mike DimmickWednesday 7 November 2012 5:59PM
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Matt rodgersMonday 14 January 2013 10:17AM
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BryanTuesday 12 March 2013 5:40PM
I recently purchased a new Panasonic TV and during set up - in addition to UK channels I got 3 French Channels including TF1 which my wife would love to be able to watch. However on a channel update the French programs have disappeared. I tried using a booster but no luck. On what channels should I try to find French TV? any suggestions as to how I might be able to get again the excellent signal I briefly had? Thank you, BryanBryan: First and foremost, reception may be hit and miss. Sometimes it may be interference from another transmitter(s) in the UK.
What you should have done was bring up the signal strength screen and observe which UHF channel it was coming in on.
I can't vouch for how up-to-date this is:
Rowridge Transmitter
However, it gives you the locations of the main transmitters along France's north coast.
The full list of transmitters in France is here:
http://tvignaud.pagespers….pdf
TF1 HD is carried on "R5" multiplex, along with two other services.
TF1 standard definition is carried on R6, along with five other services, one of which is encrypted.
The Boulogne transmitter broadcasts R5 on C44 and R6 on C37.
Dunkirk's R5 is on C31 and R6 is on C21.
This page gives UK transmitters by channel:
C21 (474.0MHz) after switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Heathfield and Tunbridge Wells both broadcast on C44. No transmitters broadcast on C31 because 31 to 37 was cleared as part of UK switchover. They may well be used in coming years, so if you can receive C31 from Dunkirk, then it may be lost.
That said, refer to:
Ten more HD channels on two new Freeview HD multiplexes on air from 2014-18 | Freeview news | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The nearest transmitter to you pencilled in on C31 is Rowridge. Bryan: The French channels may be stored in your 800s (logical channel numbers starting at 800). B
BryanWednesday 13 March 2013 4:12PM
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BryanWednesday 13 March 2013 5:40PM
Bryan: On the manual tune screen, enter the frequency and, if there is an indication of strength and quality, wait for them to settle (don't press the button to scan the channel just yet as on many devices the manual tune screen acts like a signal meter, before the channel is scanned).
The broadcast frequencies in MHz are:
Boulogne:
TF1HD = 538MHz (C29)
TF1 = 602MHz (C37)
Dunkirk:
TF1HD = 554MHz (C31)
TF1 = 474MHz (C21). Bryan: One possibility is to receive French television by satellite. www.tntsat.tv
It broadcasts from 19.2 degrees east, whereas the UK services of Sky and Freesat are 28.2 degrees east, so a separate dish will be required, unfortunately. B
BryanFriday 15 March 2013 12:18PM
Would I need a new TNT box to use TNTsat?
Via my Bis card I still get France 2 + other channels so It is just TF1 I seek
By the way no luck with the DRT signals - not a flicker!Bryan: I'm not a professional, so I'm just relying on what I've found online and my response is limited.
A couple of pages I read say that TF1 is (or perhaps was) encrypted on satellite and that you might require a TNT SAT receiver or card. updates
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http://www.toutelatnt/pros/
http://pros.toutelatnt.fr….pdf
