My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong
To deal with the problem you must clear the channel list completely and then rescan - if your box has it in the menus, please the 'installation menu' to do an initial scan or a reset to factory settings or First Time Installation. You MUST delete the entire existing list of channels. On most boxes this technique can be also be used:
Try this:
1) unplug your Freeview box (or idTV) from the mains;
2) unplug the aerial from the Freeview box by disconnecting the cable from the 'RF in' socket;
3) wait 30 seconds;
4) plug Freeview box (or idTV) mains back in;
5) do a complete scan for channels - it will fail without the aerial. (This may be in the installation or initialization menu, and is distinct from any 'add channels option'). Once this is done your channel line up should be empty;
6) reinsert aerial by reconnecting to the 'RF in' connection;
7) do a complete scan for channels again.
The Freeview channel line-up provided by six "multiplexes" - each of which carry five or more TV channels, radio channels, text services and EPG data. In this diagram each ROW represents a multiplex. If you are still missing a whole multiplex (ie everything on the row) you may need to replace your aerial with a wideband type, purchase a larger aerial or you may have interference from a VCR, games console, Sky Digibox or similar.
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Les NicolWednesday 30 May 2012 9:50AM
Clive - If there are identified problems with "Freeview" you can continue to use your SKY receiver on a non subscription basis (assuming it's out of the initial contract period)and feed the bedroom TV via the RF out port. Or alternatively take another feed from the dish - (there should be a spare port on the LNB to connect to) and get yourself an SD "Freesat" receiver for the bedroom TV. These are relatively in-expensive from Argos, Curry's, Comet etc. They are straight forward to connect, see on this site "Upgrading from SKY to Freesat"SCAREOLDLADYWednesday 30 May 2012 9:53AM
TV Signal disappeared on the 26Th April. 'No signal input detected'. Aerial on roof. Tried different TV's. Is it the socket? Scanning doesn't work. Cannot afford TV person, am disabled, I hate this switchover thing, no TV seems like hell when you are sick and disabled. AND POOR (AND NOT WANTING STRANGERS IN) Les NicolWednesday 30 May 2012 10:55AM
Scareoldlady - You can get help with this one through Digital Switchover. If you have contact with relatives or any of the elderly suppert agencies eg:- Help the Aged, Age Concern, or Social Services they should be able to assist here. You also may qualify for the provision of new equipment under the assistance provided by the Switchover Scheme. As regards your concerns over strangers coming into your home - and I fully understand this, as a pensioner myself -if you were unable to have a relative or friend, with you were someone to call on you, then I am sure one of the Elderly support agencies would ensure you had a support worker on hand to assist you in this respect. Hope this has been helpfull to you.Clive Dale: The Randwick transmitter carries only Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) channels only. These are BBC, ITV1, ITV1+1, ITV2, Channel 4, Channel 4+1, E4, More 4, Channel 5 and the four HD services.
If the set has manual tuning, then there are three channels used by Randwick:
BBC standard definition: C50
ITV1, ITV2, C4 etc: C43
The four HD services: C46
You appear to be in an area where you can receive the full complement of Freeview channels from Wenvoe, and on Streetview I can see some of your neighbours have gone down this route. However, Wenvoe provides Welsh regional programming.
The unfortunate thing is that because of the frequencies used by Wenvoe and Stroud, it is not possible to have an aerial on each and combine the feeds into one downlead.
You may wish to consider Freesat which will work with your existing dish. There are a few channels that are on full Freeview that are not on Freesat.
If you used an aerial on Wenvoe (without one on Stroud), you could then receive all Freeview channels, including those not on Freesat. You would have to view your native regional programming using Freesat in this case. Unless you had a more complicated set-up where you have a receiver for Stroud and a receiver for Wenvoe.
These are just ideas I'm throwing your way. Richie FraserWednesday 30 May 2012 1:03PM
For information purposes really...
I lost Freeview from both my TV's [both on seperate aerials] at approx' 00.30hrs Wed' 30/05/2012. I tried without success to retune until 04.30hrs and then went to bed...beaten!
At 09.00hrs I successfully retuned both TV's without any problem, so i'm assuming it was something to do with 'atmospherics', anyway all is well again.jb38Wednesday 30 May 2012 4:52PM
Richie Fraser: It depends entirely where you located and is something which you haven't mentioned, as although certain areas are suffering from odd reception problems due to the atmospheric conditions prevailing, you could though be in an area where a transmitter was being switched over to high powered operation hence having been shut down whilst you were viewing a programme.BruceWednesday 30 May 2012 9:23PM
Hastings I have retuned my mother-in-laws Toshiba TV but the stations have not retuned in chronological order. I have done 2 others in the same house which are all in chronological order? Why ?gordonThursday 31 May 2012 12:58AM
I am having the same problem as most,at 00.15 last night i lost all my channels and tried retuning without succsess.this morning retune was sucsessful.but the same thing happened this evening at exactly the same time 00.15,so i dont see how it can be the atmospherics.Richie FraserThursday 31 May 2012 1:45AM
Richie Fraser: to jb38;
Thanks for the info. My location is North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29...
Once again this morning Thurs'31/05/12;@ 00.15 hrs; only lost some channels this time but on both TV's again[both on seperate aerials remember].
I've just googled my transmitter, 'Pontop Pike' while writing this and can see there is some maintenance work being done on it, with some of the info as follows... ''Over the next week Pontop Pike main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, no analogue radio.''
So sincere apologies everyone, it's 'work-in-progress'that's the problem.
Why on earth don't they transmit this info, or run it it the local news?? It would save a load of hassle!
Good tip for everyone tho'...Google your transmitter if you know it, and check for any maintenance work being done.Glad I found this site, great work there, Richie. I'm in Sunderland and have had the exact same outages, last night and tonight. Although tonight I do have some channels, but not others. LexyThursday 31 May 2012 10:20AM
Skipton Hi there,
I lost my channels at some point after 9am this morning (31st May). Our main TV is attached to the external ariel receives its signal from the Grassington transmitter in Yorkshire. I have tried re setting my TV, as it has intergrated Freeview. Our portable TV upstairs using a small ariel & picks up from another transmitter. This seems to still be picking up signal on all stations other than BBC. I can't see any faults anywhere & external ariel hasn't moved. Not sure what to do!Lexy: Perhaps the upstairs TV is tune to Grassington for BBC and elsewhere (maybe Winter Hill) for other channels.
This could suggest that Grassington has gone off (or went off earlier).
In circumstances such as this, the last thing to do is to wipe the memory and retune as this just creates a second problem which is that the set is now not tuned. When the transmitter comes on air, the signals will be as they were before. If there is something causing interference or a poor connection; then the signals will be as they were before.
For manual tuning to Grassington, BBC is on C23 and ITV1, C4 etc is on C26. HD services are on C29.
You should be able to find out which transmitter your upstairs TV is tuned to for BBC standard definition services by going to BBC One and bringing up the signal strength screen. If it is C23, then it is Grassington. C62 is Winter Hill which is North West regional programming rather than Yorkshire. LexyThursday 31 May 2012 1:06PM
Skipton Hi Dave,
Thanks for replying. I think you may be right with regards to our portable TV upstairs as the other channels work fine. Unfortunately, the menue doesn't show me if the channel is on C23 or C26 so I can't tell. I have tried tuning my TV downstairs which is attached to the external ariel manually to C23 but it just constantly says it's searching, to no avail.
I can't find any issue with the Grassington transmitter. Is there someone I can call? Or will it just come back on again at some point? The ariel hasn't moved and apart from a few showers today, we've had glorious dry weather. The signal wasn't affected by the terrible weather we had a few months ago, so not sure why it should have gone off now?Lexy: If there is someone else you know who uses the Grassington transmitter, you could ask them if they have the same problem.
Do you have ITV1, C4, C5 etc from Grassington? (For these, you need to tune to C26.)
It could be a fault, which by their very nature are unplanned. A local power failure is one reason that a transmitter might go off. Obviously, this might not affect the power at your location.
I checked the websites for BBC Reception and Digital UK and none report issues with Grassington. LexyThursday 31 May 2012 2:00PM
Skipton Hi David,
Everything is working again now, all of a sudden! Our mobile phone service also went down around the same time and that's just come back on too. I'm assuming they are related?
Thanks so much for your help.
Kind Regards
LexyLexy: I think that you have rather confirmed that there was a power outage to the site.
If not that, then there was engineering works which necessitated the transmitters to be turned off, although the fact that no website advises that works are in progress suggests that this is very unlikely.
The site on Edge Lane, which is home to the TV transmitter, is also home to base stations for O2, Orange and Vodafone, as well as Airwave which is the network used by the emergency services. LexyThursday 31 May 2012 2:43PM
Skipton Hi David,
I think you're right, there must have been some kind of power outage. Funny how a short time after I called O2, the problem was sorted! At least it's all working now.
Thanks again for your help.
LexyClarabelleSunday 3 June 2012 5:48AM
I have lost all channels on my freeview. I think I missed re-tuning when it asked me to but now cannot get the menu up to do it. It comes on the screen but then disappears. I can still see sky through the television so think it must be a freeview fault.Matt FreshaMonday 4 June 2012 12:06PM
Corby Just found the same as you Clarabelle - all signal lost, only happened last night, at about 6pm. Noticed one transmitter went down for 10mins (Sandy Heath), but since still not got any picture or signal. Final check is the aerial connection, just in case it has worked loose, but hopefully this isn't the issuejb38Monday 4 June 2012 1:30PM
Matt Fresha: Sandy Heath's Ch52 (Pick TV/Dave etc) is the only one thats presently indicated as being on low power, all others being OK but with a slightly fluctuating signal on Ch48.
RogTuesday 5 June 2012 8:12AM
I would be very interested to know if anybody else has lost a lot of Freeview channels in the last couple of days. Despite a google search I cannot find any mention of problems at Sandy Heath. Sarah CTuesday 5 June 2012 8:26AM
Chatham Can any body tell me why Pick TV continually moves channel number - One mnute it was channel 11 (and it goes back there quite alot) Then it was channel 876 then it was 839 and then today it ran off to 899 - I don't understand why it continually moves (Same thing with my BBC1 and 2 they move about so I just added the two channels they seem to go to to faves - But PickTV is too random for that)
Why does it do this?
ThanksKMJ,DerbyTuesday 5 June 2012 9:18AM
Sarah C: When your receiver scans for channels the first version of Pick TV that is found (probably Crystal Palace) will be placed at position 11 in the channel list. When Bluebell Hill is found later in the scan, because BH is still in 2k mode it is treated as a variation, so is placed in the 800s, in the next available slot. The actual position will depend on how many "alternative" channels have been found during the scan prior to the BH frequency being reached. Once switchover has been completed and all standard definition transmissions are in 8k mode (27th June 2012 in your area) it will be usual for only one version of Pick TV to be stored at position 11, depending on the spec of the tuner this will be either the first version found, or the strongest version of all those that are available. From this date you will probably see a vast reduction of channels in the 800s with only genuine regional variations from the PSB muxes being stored, possibly for London, Meridian and Anglia, depending on the signals available.RedaTuesday 5 June 2012 10:59AM
Hi,
I've lost most of my freeview channels over the weekend in Coventry (Since Saturday). I tried resetting, rescanning and even restoring the device to factory settings and scanning again. No luck. There doesn't seem to be any fault with the equipment, so does anyone know what's going on ? Are there any transmitter problems ? If there are, does anyone know when they will be fixed? DaveTuesday 5 June 2012 1:51PM
Birmingham I live in Birmingham B1 postcode. Both my freeview on one tv and satellite on another lost signal last night about 09.30pm. I believe im off Sutton Coldfield transmitter. Does anyone know what the hell is going on? Bank holiday and can't view anything. Tried rescanning on freeview and managed to only pick up about 15 channels and those appear either pixellated or just drop to no signal. Sarah CTuesday 5 June 2012 3:40PM
Chatham Thank you KMJ,Derby. I cant wait till I can just put in channel 11 and find the channel thereinstead of having to search it 's whearabouts all the time - LOL Many ThanksRogWednesday 6 June 2012 9:52AM
I am not sure how relevant it is but I notice the channels I am missing are on COM4, COM5 and COM6. I have just phoned Digital UK and they tell me there is no known issues with Sandy Heath, so that leads me back to thinking its an aerial problem but how can the aerial be working for some groups of channels and not others?, especially when it received all channels less than a week ago? – totally baffled of Northampton. Rog: The three Sandy Heath COM multiplexes are "out of group" as far as the old four analogue channels are concerned.
This means that where such an aerial is fitted, its senstivity at the frequencies used by the COMs will be less than that of the other (Public Service) channels.
The four analogue channels were on Group A channels (frequencies). Group A is the bottom third of the band. Consequently, Group A aerials were fitted whose sensitivity is best on those channels and drops off on higher channels.
The COMs are at the high end of Group B and this Group is the middle third of the band.
Prior to 9th May, COM4 was in a channel in Group A, so such an aerial would probably have worked.
A Group A aerial isn't forced to mean no reception of the COMs. It will mean at least lower strength being indicated on those channels, but with digital strength isn't so important (it's quality that matters).
So long as the signal is strong enough to be above the threshold that the receiver requires to resolve a picture, then it will work. And so long as it is far enough above that threshold that any natural reduction in strength (e.g. caused by the weather) doesn't put it under, then there will be reliable reception.
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COM4 is on UHF channel 51, COM5 is on C52, and COM6 is on C48.
If your receiver has manual tuning, then try manually tuning to these three UHF channels. Some devices give more clues than others. Some will give a strength for a chosen channel and if yours works like that, then it might say that there is a signal there, but that it is too weak to resolve a picture. Or it might be sufficient and allow you to add missing services.
If you have more than one receiver, then it might be worth trying others due to the different functionality of devices that I mentioned.
You could try doing this with and without the aerial fed through other device(s). For example, if you have a TV with built-in Freeview and a Freeview box (e.g. recorder), then try tuning the TV with the aerial looped through the recorder and then with it directly to the TV.
Once you have a device tuned, then don't retune it if you then get "no signal" on some or all COM channels (e.g. if you change the configuration of the aerial leads). In that case the receiver is tuned and it is an issue with the signal fed to it.
If you have a booster, then try with and without. The stronger strength of signals after switchover means that some boosters are not needed now, and if used could give too much signal. With digital, too much signal will be indicated by receivers as low or no signal (just the same as low or no signal). RogWednesday 6 June 2012 11:18AM
Northampton Thanks for the reply Dave - I only have one TV, Freeview is built into the TV and I have no booster. I did try manually tuning into channels 51, 52, and 48 this morning and the message was "no signal" As far as I can see the aerial on the roof looks just as normal, so not moved or anything. . . Rog: I'm inclined to suspect that you have a Group A aerial and that it isn't sufficient for the out of group COM channels.
The solution is probably a replacement aerial of the "wideband" type. Alternatively, a second aerial for higher frequency channels, combined (using a diplexer) with your existing aerial. RogWednesday 6 June 2012 1:18PM
Northampton Dave: I'm sure you are right about the aerial, it is a old aerial, but there is just one thing I don't get; how come even though it is old it was good enough to receive the channels less than a week ago but not now?Rog: I can't explain why you may have received all channels; there would seem to be no logical explanation.
The full list of Freeview channels can be found here: 
DMOL Post-DSO Multiplex Channel Allocations
Those with a bullet and grey background in the "E" (England) column are those which apply.
Prior to 9th May, you could probably pick up COM4 because it was within the frequency range of your aerial (i.e. "in group").
COM5 adopted its current frequency on 23rd November and COM6 did so on 14th September (both last year).
With analogue, every transmitter used four channels. With the full Freeview service, there are six channels required. Most transmitters have been given channels that are within the range of frequencies that former analogue aerials are likely to work, which means that existing aerials will work fine.
In some cases, however, including with Sandy Heath, this has not been possible and hence aerials may need to be replaced.
The reason for the retunes is because not all transmitters switch at the same time and therefore in some cases there is a delay before certain channels become available. Some have restricted coverage and/or use temporary channels until their final one becomes available.
Following the retune on 9th May, COM4 is now on C51. The wait was due to the fact that Hemel Hempstead was using it until it switched over to digital in April. Sarah CWednesday 6 June 2012 4:07PM
Chatham How much of a boost will they put through after switchover? I am so sick of pixellating etc and losing signal - Just for the exact moment where I am listening to something - It's like it knows which words to cut out for me LOL
I really hope my signal will be better after switchover - My aerial being lower than people who live in houses etc already cos I am in a bungalow....KMJ,DerbyWednesday 6 June 2012 7:18PM
Sarah C: Bluebell Hill will transmit at 20kw on each mux, up from 3kw-4kW currently. This is quite a generous increase, as using the usual calculation to cover the existing analogue service area it would require 6kW.Rog,Northampton.Is your aerial coloured red at its tips,if it is (most likely as you stated it's an old aerial) then it is a group A aerial.All of Sandy Heath's public service broadcast multiplexes BBCA (frequency 27),D3+4 (frequency 24),BBCB (HD) (frequency 21) fall within the group A band,while the commercial multiplexes you mentioned you're unable to receive via manual scanning,SDN (frequency 51),ArqA (frequency 52),ArqB (frequency 48) fall both within the group B (yellow tipped aerials) and also the group C/D (green tipped aerials) bands.
The options you have are :-
1-Retain your current group A (red tip) aerial and get a diplexer (channel 38 diplexer) and a second preferably group B (yellow tip) aerial to receive SDN,ArqA & ArqB multiplexes further up the band.
2-Change to a group W wideband (black tip) aerial either on its own or diplex the group W wideband with your present group A aerial.
3-Or change to a superior quality semi-wideband group K (grey tip) aerial optimised for the lower/middle band frequencies between 21-48,preferably an X-Beam XB16K aerial which can work right down to channel 55,or a superior quality Yagi 18K which can also work right down to channel 55 too,but only proceed with this option if you were to buy a group K aerial from reputable aerial retailers such as ATV (Aerials and Television) of Sheffield,they are IMHO the best in the UK today,forget the rest.
As for ATV of Sheffield i would strongly recommend looking up their website and retain it as a shortcut on your PC (i have already since September 2011),as well as purchasing any new aerial,cable,co-ax plug,diplexers,etc,from ATV of Sheffield on only from them if you were to decide on upgrading your aerial and related equipment as such. Sarah CWednesday 6 June 2012 7:21PM
Chatham *Sarah C: Bluebell Hill will transmit at 20kw on each mux, up from 3kw-4kW currently. This is quite a generous increase, as using the usual calculation to cover the existing analogue service area it would require 6kW.**
I don't really understand that (very non technical me) But - If you say it is good then I shall eagerly await switchover in the hope that I wont hafta watch TV in little squares - LOL Thanks KMJ!RogWednesday 6 June 2012 8:36PM
Mark; many thanks for the detailed aerial info, but last week with the very same aerial I had no problem, I could receive all channels, apparently nothing at Sandy Heath has changed, so what’s caused this?jb38Wednesday 6 June 2012 8:39PM
Rog / Dave Lindsay: Just purely for information purposes.
Regarding the number of complaints concerning bad reception of Sandy's commercial muxes on Ch's 48 - 51 - 52, ironically with myself now joining others with a similar complaint so I decided to carry out some checks on them earlier on, one from home and the other mobile but parked up on higher ground approximately 1 mile away, the outcome of the tests revealing both Ch's 48 & 51 being received at approximately 50% or so down on normal strength, but worse being accompanied with "very" high levels of quality fluctuation, however as far as Ch52 is concerned no signal whatsoever was picked up from it, and with no signs that it would either when the level indicators were observed over a few minutes.
By the way these tests were carried out in the Stamford area (TX @ 160 degrees from location) and for both tests amplified log periodic aerials were used, Sandy's PSB muxes 27 - 24 - 21 all coming in with a rock steady 95+% strength & 100% quality at both locations.
Although I don't feel that this reception difficulty is caused by anything related to a transmitter problem as that would almost certainly be noticed in the TX room, I do though have suspicions regarding the possibility that it might be connected with the masts aerial panels covering the 270 / 360 degree segment, as a fault having developed in that area would result in this type of problem, the degrees mentioned covering from slightly South of Northampton clockwise past Stamford to near Spalding approximately 20 miles to the East.
Still time will tell.
RogWednesday 6 June 2012 9:04PM
jb38: thanks, that's really interesting. Well, I don't think I will be investing in a new aerial just yet - will wait and see what happens, as you say time will tell.KMJ,DerbyWednesday 6 June 2012 10:04PM
Sarah C: Sorry Sarah, I wasn't trying to bamboozle you with figures, just showing that the signal will be stronger after switchover. As a general rule, if you enjoy reliable analogue reception before switchover in most cases you will have good Freeview reception after switchover.Rog, jb38: This is interesting and I think you are right Rog, to hold off getting a new aerial.
It may be worth a shot tuning to Sutton Coldfield for these services; you may be able to pick them up off the back of your aerial. They are:
COM4=C42
COM5=C45
COM6=C39
Or Waltham:
COM4=C29
COM5=C56
COM6=C57 (this one is doubtful as Oxford uses C57 as well)
Or Oxford:
COM4=C62
COM5=C59
COM6=C55
This might be worth a shot. Then keep trying 48, 51 and 52 to see if they are available. jb38: According to Ofcom, some of Sandy Heath's muxes are using the "S1 transitional antenna" until 27th June:
http://licensing.ofcom.or….pdf
These being PSB1, PSB2, PSB3 and COM6 (C48).
The others do not say that they are using that antenna; I'm not sure whether this means that they're not or that they are but it's not been mentioned.
Digital UK Tradeview says "PSB power-up" on 27th June. I wonder if this is related to the change of antenna as, according to DUK, the PSBs are at 180kW now. RedaWednesday 6 June 2012 11:04PM
I spoke to Digital UK today and Sutton Coldfield is getting some engineering work done so there's no TV signal ( or at least I haven't been able to get any TV channels in Coventry for a few days now.. )
They don't know how long it will take or what the works are. It's frustrating. Mike DimmickWednesday 6 June 2012 11:25PM
Dave Lindsay: Digital UK's database has no way to represent 'change to antenna radiation pattern' so they list it as 'PSB Power Up'. The antenna was originally built with more beam tilt - how far the main beam is angled down from horizontal - than ultimately intended. This was to protect some transmitters in the Meridian region that used the same channels before switchover. The changes on 27 June, once those transmitters no longer need those channels, are to insert pieces of rigid feeder line to change the electrical lengths of the feed to each tier of panels, which will reduce the beam tilt and therefore increase the distance covered.
I believe the parts have to be inserted into the antenna itself. If so, it will cause some interruptions as they switch to and from the reserve antenna, possibly some complete interruptions as the workers climb past the antennas. The changes may be delayed if the weather is too severe (typically too windy) to climb the mast safely.
People in the far south of Sandy Heath's coverage area may notice a small improvement. Anyone to the north, west or east of the transmitter should ignore this; it won't have any effect on their reception.IestynThursday 7 June 2012 8:41AM
Hi, any ideas if Mendips is down? I'm BS32 and have lost everything -no channel numbers, retunes do not pick up anything. It all vanished yesterday.
Thanks for your time. Sarah CThursday 7 June 2012 9:37AM
Chatham Quote*Sarah C: Sorry Sarah, I wasn't trying to bamboozle you with figures, just showing that the signal will be stronger after switchover. As a general rule, if you enjoy reliable analogue reception before switchover in most cases you will have good Freeview reception after switchover.*
All I wanna do is to be able to watch TV without all this pixellation and sound loss so I will be happy when this is all over - As long as I get good signal - I live on a hill quite near Bluebell hill - So in theory I should get a good signal now - But I don't even though Bluebell hill is only like 5mins drive from me... So.... I shall pray that after switchover all will be well for me - Thank You very much for your help :-)Mike Dimmick: Thanks for the explanation of the transitional antenna. It's very interesting. jmpThursday 7 June 2012 11:39AM
Hi,
we have been on freeview for the past 3 yrs and it has all been fine up until around the middle of may when it all went haywire,have checked aerial,all cables and connections and have even tried another STB but with no joy.
I decided to check with a couple of my neighours who are having the same problem.
I have often read that the weather can play a major part with many freeview problems.
Will things improve once full DSO has finished?.DSO will take place in our area on 13th and 27th june 2012(postcode is ss133lu).
We are receiving signals from bluebell hill transmitter (kent).jmpThursday 7 June 2012 11:53AM
hi again,
we have a goodmans GDB12XLT STB.
On pressing the info button on the remote,a rectangular box appears showing a signal strenth meter on the left hand side,(long horizontal).
Can anyone tell me what the other meter is for on the right hand side,(short vertical).There is no info about this in the user manual.
Thanks...JMP.jmp: I should expect that the situation will improve.
The pre-switchover digital signals from Blue Bell Hill use the same frequencies as a number of other transmitters in that general part of the country. So if you happen to be in a spot that picks up a bit of signal from one or more of those transmitters, then they could act to degrade your reception from Blue Bell.
For example, Sandy Heath is co-channel with Blue Bell's current ITV1, C4, C5, ITV3 and others. The Digital UK predictor suggests that you might get a bit of Sandy's signal, and hence it "may" degrade your reception of Blue Bell.
After switchover the situation should improve as the power of Blue Bell will go up and there aren't transmitters in such close proximity that are co-channel (same frequencies). jmpThursday 7 June 2012 12:46PM
Dave lindsay...thanks for your help...JMP.
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