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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

A retune will happen 29 May 2013 to clear C62: COM4 C62 to C50. When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 2 multiplexes in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C59: ArqA, C60: D3+4
See How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? and Full UK map of 4G issue areas for details.

This transmitter has no current reported problems

The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter. Click to recheck

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The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.


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Oxford transmitter Freeview broadcasts

If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.

Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.

MuxAerial positionFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal max
C53+ (730.2MHz)295m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One Oxford, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 12 others

PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal max
C60- (785.8MHz)295m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV (Central (South micro region)), 4 Channel 4 South ads, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 South ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Central west),

PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal max
C57 (762.0MHz)295m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		100,000W
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 horizontal -3dB
C62 (802.0MHz)295m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		50,000W
Channel icons
10 ITV 3, 20 G.O.L.D. (not free), 25 Dave ja vu, 26 Home (not free), 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 34 ESPN UK (not free), 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 72 CITV, plus 22 others

COM5
ArqA
 horizontal -3dB
C59- (777.8MHz)319m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		50,000W
Channel icons
11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, plus 9 others

COM6
ArqB
 horizontal -3dB
C55 (746.0MHz)319m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		50,000W
Channel icons
15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 21 VIVA, 24 ITV 4, 41 Sky Sports 1 (not free), 42 Sky Sports 2 (not free), 47 4seven, 83 Al Jazeera English, 85 RT English , plus 21 others



Regional news from the Oxford transmitter


BBC South (Oxford) Today 0.4m homes 1.6%
from Oxford OX2 7DW, 6km west-southwest
to BBC Oxford region - 6 masts.

ITV Central News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 91km north-northwest
to ITV Central (South) region - 25 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1950s~851984-971997-981998-20112011-1329/5/13-2013-18
aerial groupVHFC/D EC/D EWC/D EC/D EW
C2BBCtv
C29D
600C31com7
C341
C37com8
C48C
700C49C5C5
C50SDNSDN
C51-Alocal
C52-B
C53C4C4C4+BBCA+BBCA+BBCA
C55ArqBArqBArqB
C57BBC1BBC1BBC1BBCBBBCBBBCB
C59-ArqA-ArqA-ArqA
C60ITVITVITV-D3+4-D3+4-D3+4
800C62SDN
C63BBC2BBC2BBC2
C682

orange background for multiplexes names moregreen background for transmission frequencieslilac background for power levels in watts800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 14th September and 28th September 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Oxford including Abingdon, Didcot could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Oxford transmitter using C51
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 500kW
com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 100kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 50kW
Analogue 5(-11dB) 40kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*(-17dB) 10kW
Mux C*, Mux D*(-18dB) 8kW
Mux A*, Mux B*(-19.2dB) 6kW

History of Channel 3 in the Oxford transmitter area

Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision†
Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1981Associated TeleVision
Jan 1982-Dec 2006Central Independent Television
Dec 2006-Feb 2009ITV Thames Valley
Feb 2009-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Oxford was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.


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Transmitter engineering
Thursday 8 September 2011 1:33PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:50 on 04 Sep to 09:59 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:39 on 04 Sep to 11:42 on 04 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
MH
Thursday 8 September 2011 2:00PM Abingdon
Like Del the Freeview "service", particularly on ITV etc has been poor for a long, long time. Today, no freeview watchable on any channel, even BBC 1 which is usually fine. Hopefully just another "teething" problem before switchover and full power transmission that will, hopefully, lead to a completely watcheable freeview service.
Live in Sutton Courtenay OX14 4AX
Briantist
Thursday 8 September 2011 2:24PM
MH: Yes, the whole point of digital switchover is to get rid of the high power analogue system and replace it with a high power digital one. The low power systembefore was a compromise.

However, if you have specifc problems today you might just want to check the www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
MH
Thursday 8 September 2011 2:39PM
Additional info following previous post. Having following the freeview reset procedure, no freeview channels at all detected, Analogue channels all have thick white band moving dowe the screen. Would assume that there must be some problem with transmitter/work going on as analogue was ok earlier today! Oh well, looks like the radio rather than TV for a while......
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 8 September 2011 4:35PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:39 on 04 Sep to 11:42 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:50 on 04 Sep to 09:59 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 today [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 8 September 2011 4:35PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:39 on 04 Sep to 11:42 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:50 on 04 Sep to 09:59 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 today [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 8 September 2011 5:29PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:39 on 04 Sep to 11:42 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:50 on 04 Sep to 09:59 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 today t [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 8 September 2011 5:29PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:39 on 04 Sep to 11:42 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:50 on 04 Sep to 09:59 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 today t [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 8 September 2011 6:30PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:39 on 04 Sep to 11:42 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 today to 17:06 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 today to 16:14 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:50 [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 8 September 2011 6:30PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:39 on 04 Sep to 11:42 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 today to 17:06 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 today to 16:14 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:50 [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 8 September 2011 9:42PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:39 on 04 Sep to 11:42 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:50 on 04 Sep to 09:59 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 today to 16:14 today BBC ONE Weak Signal fro [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 8 September 2011 9:42PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:39 on 04 Sep to 11:42 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:50 on 04 Sep to 09:59 on 04 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 today to 16:14 today BBC ONE Weak Signal fro [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
MH
Thursday 8 September 2011 10:02PM Abingdon
No change in freeview since my post at 2.00 and analogue also unwatchable. Just wondered if freeview transmission power reduced to even lower levels than recently. Until today BBC etc has always been ok with poor signal/pixelation on ITV etc? Digital TV ceratnly not "working mormally" for me today.
Briantist
Thursday 8 September 2011 10:34PM
MH: Have you seen the above "Transmitter engineering" notes?
MH
Thursday 8 September 2011 10:39PM Abingdon
Thanks for feedback. Transmitter engineering notes appear to indicate TV digital working normally but analogue liable to interruption. Am I msiing something re freeview (digital?)?
Transmitter engineering
Friday 9 September 2011 4:36AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 yesterday to 17:06 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 yesterday to 16:14 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 9 September 2011 4:36AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 yesterday to 17:06 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 yesterday to 16:14 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 9 September 2011 12:27PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 yesterday to 16:14 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 yesterday to 17:06 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 9 September 2011 12:27PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 yesterday to 16:14 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 yesterday to 17:06 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 9 September 2011 1:31PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 yesterday to 17:06 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 yesterday to 16:14 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 9 September 2011 1:31PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 yesterday to 17:06 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 yesterday to 16:14 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
andrzej
Friday 9 September 2011 7:15PM Banbury
Dear Friends,

I have a problem with digital television/non satelite/.My location is OX16 1 QF. I connect my old television with digital tv receiver model Durabrand and connect with Boosted Indoor Antenna and effect is "No signal" in my screen information.Please to help me.

Very best wishes
Andrzej
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 10 September 2011 4:27AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 10 September 2011 4:27AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 10 September 2011 5:26AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 10 September 2011 5:26AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 03:10 on 06 Sep to 03:13 on 06 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
John J
Saturday 10 September 2011 6:48AM
I live in HP21 area and the Mux A channels have been unwatchable for the last few days. I'm not going to re-tune or do anything until the switchover has finished. Just thought I'd post this so others can see they are not alone in losing channels at the moment.
Briantist
Saturday 10 September 2011 9:29AM
andrzej: Indoor aerials are poor for Freeview reception, and in an ideal world you should switch to using a rooftop aerial.

However, as switchover on the Oxford transmitter starts on Wednesday, you might want to wait.

For general advice, see www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
Briantist
Saturday 10 September 2011 5:54PM
John J: It's hard to say without a full postcode.
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 11 September 2011 4:31AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 11 September 2011 4:31AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 11 September 2011 5:25AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 11 September 2011 5:25AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
John J
Monday 12 September 2011 6:18AM Aylesbury
Briantist. My postcode is HP21 9TZ. It's mainly ITV3 which is unwatchable and even sometimes shows no signal at all. It used to be fine so I have to assume it's something to do with the switchover as all my other channels are ok. I've got a new aerial, leads etc. I'll wait until the switchover is finished before I try anything else. Thanks for your response.
Transmitter engineering
Monday 12 September 2011 9:32AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 12 September 2011 9:32AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep [BBC]
Mike Dimmick
Monday 12 September 2011 12:32PM
John J: Looking back across your old posts I think you may have gone overboard on the aerial, and something's overloading. If you have a booster, take it out. Try adding an attenuator.

If this *is* your problem it's about to get a whole lot worse, starting with Wednesday's power-up of the BBC multiplex.

Do also check that your box hasn't selected Sandy Heath on C31 rather than Oxford C51. Some boxes have an automatic overnight retune feature that happily overwrites a careful manual tuning of the correct channels!
Transmitter engineering
Monday 12 September 2011 7:30PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 12 September 2011 7:30PM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:41 on 08 Sep to 16:14 on 08 Sep BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:31 on 08 Sep to 17:06 on 08 Sep [BBC]
Nicholas
Tuesday 13 September 2011 3:41PM Luton
Hello Brian,

You used to show potential conflicts for co-channel interference, but this has now gone. I am in a multi-transmitter area (LU1 4EH) and have two wideband aerials, one pointing towards Oxford, and the other to Sandy Heath. When Oxford switches tomorrow and later this month, I can see several conflicts as follows (some are existing, which already block signals from both the relevant transmitters):

14th September:
ch29: ArqB Oxford / D London
ch31: SDN Sandy / HD London
ch34: BBCA Oxford / C London
ch48: ArqA Oxford / ArqB Sandy
ch68: 2 Oxford / A Hemel

28th September:
ch55: ArqB Oxford / 2 Hemel
ch59: ArqA Oxford / B Hemel / D3+4 Luton
ch62: SDN Oxford / C Hemel

Could you please restore this facility, as it's really useful to see which signal is the strongest; for example both the Hemel and London signals are strong enough to cancel out Oxford at the moment, even though I have no aerial for London.

Talking of signal strength, both the London and Sandy signals are strong enough on BBCA / 1 and D3+4 / 2 to be picked up on the Oxford aerial, without signal break up!

Regards,
Nicholas
Nicholas
Tuesday 13 September 2011 4:18PM Luton
Hello Brian,

No. You used to list the conflicting signals and specifically state that (for example) on channel 51, the signal from Hemel Hempstead would be stronger than the signal from Oxford, meaning that the Oxford signal would not be received. The above link isn't as useful in this respect, as although it shows in detail the signal strengths, it doesn't say where one signal will overide another.
Briantist
Tuesday 13 September 2011 6:17PM
Nicholas: I see what you mean, let me have a think about how that might be shown. The problem is that it depends on where you point your aerial...
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 14 September 2011 4:39AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:14 today to 01:43 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 14 September 2011 4:39AM
OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:14 today to 01:43 today [BBC]
John J
Wednesday 14 September 2011 7:08AM
Mike Dimmick. Thanks for that advice, you may well be right and I will certainly try it. I have got a powered splitter so I'll begin by changing it to an unpowered one before putting in an attenuator. Then wait on the final switchover to see how all channels are. Thanks again
Tony Malley
Wednesday 14 September 2011 7:44AM Swindon
I live in Swindon, SN3 4UX, and my freeview signal has gone for the likes of BBC1-4, ITV,2, CH4...

This appears to have happened since Monday 12th.

Is there work going on to cause this?

Cheers.
MH
Wednesday 14 September 2011 8:09AM Abingdon
Have been unable to watch freeview since last Thursday and was hoping that the problem related to switchover interference etc. Live in ox14 4ax and have roof aerial. Have been in to loft and no obvious problem with cables. Labgear distribution box is on as is power light to masthead amplifier. Sky is watcheable in all rooms via analogue but remaining analogue channels are poor with thick white band moving up the screen. When retuning today my old kitchen tv, using Phillips freeview box, found c71 freeview channels but signal strength was 5-15% with signal quality always being max of 30%. No picture or sound on any channel although program details are shown. Our toshiba tv with integrated freeview tuner does not find ant channels. Was wondering whether it was worth waiting until after next switchover date, 28 sept, before calling out aerial installer again? Views appreciated.
Briantist
Wednesday 14 September 2011 8:18AM
MH: I would have a look at www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - the problems you have are nothing to do with the switchover.
John J
Wednesday 14 September 2011 8:34AM
Mike Dimmick. I have now tried taking out the powered splitter and have the aerial plugged directly into the freeview box (humax PVR). I had to manually tune again to get the oxford channels as it still wanted to pick up the Sandy channels first. All channels seem ok and are showing 100% quality and about 80% strength except the Mux A channels. It is not finding them at all and showing the signal strength and quality often jumping to '0' or very very low. So it doesn't seem that the splitter box made a difference.
I've checked the frequency which is set at 714000 but can't think of anything else to try. Do you think it could be the aerial direction is slightly wrong?



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