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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

A retune will happen 01 May 2013 to clear C62: COM6 C50 to C39+ PSB3 C62 to C50. When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 1 multiplex in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C59: 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.

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The symbol shows the location of the Tacolneston transmitter which serves 330,000 homes.

Other maps:Tacolneston DABTacolneston AM/FMTacolneston regionBBC EastAnglia (East micro region)

Radiation patterns

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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.

Tacolneston 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. The rating shown takes in account the output power level and the various Freeview transmission modes and do not indicate an ongoing fault.

MuxEffective power level, aerial positionRatingModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
1 BBC One East, 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
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C55- (745.8MHz) from 263m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
3 ITV (Anglia (East 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 (Anglia east),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C59- (777.8MHz) from 263m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal
Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		100,000
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C50 (706.0MHz) from 263m datum.
COM4
SDN
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C42 (642.0MHz) from 263m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
 TV News,  TV Stars, 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
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C45 (666.0MHz) from 246m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C39- (617.8MHz) from 246m datum.


Regional news from the Tacolneston transmitter


BBC Look East (East) 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Norwich NR2 1BH, 16km northeast
to BBC East region - 27 masts.

ITV Anglia News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from NORWICH NR1 3JG, 16km northeast
to ITV Anglia (East) region - 26 masts.

Self-help relays

Gt YarmouthTransposer1 km S town centre30 homes
Lowestoft (2)TransposerRotterdam Rd125 homes

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1950s~851984-971997-981998-20112011-131/5/13-2013-182019-
aerial groupVHFC/D EC/D EC/D EEEWK
C3BBCtv
C22SDN
C25ArqA
C28ArqB
600C31com7
C37com8
C39 ArqBArqB
C40BBCB
C42SDNSDNSDN
C43D3+4
C45ArqAArqAArqA
C46BBCA
700C50 BBCBBBCB
C52C5C5
C53+A
C55BBC2BBC2BBC2-BBCA-BBCA-BBCA
C57local
C59ITVITVITV-D3+4-D3+4-D3+4
C602
800C62BBC1BBC1BBC1BBCB
C631
C64D
C65C4C4C4
C66-B
C68C

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 9th November and 23rd November 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Norwich could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Tacolneston transmitter using C57
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM7 and COM8 to operate as Sudbury, Tacolneston SFN.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 250kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-4dB) 100kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*(-14dB) 10kW
Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 5kW
Analogue 5(-18dB) 4kW

History of Channel 3 in the Tacolneston transmitter area

• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Tacolneston 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 3 May 2012 4:30AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:15 yesterday to 11:17 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 3 May 2012 10:30AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:45 today to 05:12 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:15 yesterday to 11:17 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Richard Baguley
Thursday 3 May 2012 6:02PM North Walsham
We are tuned to Tacolneston (from Dilham NR28 9PU). Reception is fine with just a few dropouts.

In the last two weeks we have been getting a message on switch-on saying that, on May 9, we will lose stations and must retune.

Obviously, switchover here was last year so are we somehow getting a message from the south east e.g. via ITV+1 which is Meridien or is there another reason?

TIA
Dave Lindsay
Thursday 3 May 2012 6:49PM
Richard Baguley: As far as I know there is only one retune on 9th May and that is for the SDN multiplex (ITV3 etc) from Sandy Heath.

Your TV may have some of Sandy Heath's channels stored, possibly in the 800s.
Richard Baguley
Thursday 3 May 2012 7:07PM North Walsham
Thanks, Dave.

You could be right but I did a clean reset in November and Sandy Heath is a fair way away.

Whatever, the message will no doubt disappear after May 9.
Transmitter engineering
Friday 4 May 2012 4:29AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:45 yesterday to 05:12 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:15 on 02 May to 11:17 on 02 May [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 5 May 2012 7:27AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:15 on 02 May to 11:17 on 02 May HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:45 on 03 May to 05:12 on 03 May [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 5 May 2012 1:28PM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:45 on 03 May to 05:12 on 03 May HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:15 on 02 May to 11:17 on 02 May [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 7 May 2012 4:28AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:45 on 03 May to 05:12 on 03 May [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Kolin
Tuesday 8 May 2012 7:41PM
I have lost my Freeview HD channels, Am in Reepham, Norfolk, so within Tacolneston area. Anyone have any idea when they might return? Thanks
Transmitter engineering
Friday 11 May 2012 3:27PM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 14:34 today [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 11 May 2012 4:28PM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 14:34 today to 15:14 today [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 12 May 2012 4:29AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 14:34 yesterday to 15:14 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 13 May 2012 4:29AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 14:34 on 11 May to 15:14 on 11 May [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Gary d
Friday 18 May 2012 7:36PM Cambridge
Bbc1 east missing from freeview after re tune
david
Sunday 3 June 2012 9:58AM
Is there a problem with Mux A group.....we are getting good signal strength but mega high errors on all channels on MUX A, all others are OK.....noticed yesterday
Dave Lindsay
Sunday 3 June 2012 12:23PM
david: See the message at the top of this page. Tacolneston TV is "liable to interruption" which suggests that engineering work is ongoing, so there is the possibility that what you're experiencing is caused by this.

The message is sourced from Digital UK which you can view by visiting www.digitaluk.co.uk/engineeringworks
david
Sunday 3 June 2012 3:30PM
Dave L,
Thanks for the info - I did in fact see that but couldn't break it down to individual muxes and, as ALL the others are perfect assumed it wasn't the cause of our problems.......the situation remains the same today.

....ps....I didn't receive email notification of your reply, the "email me updates" box is ticked .....
david
Thursday 14 June 2012 10:51PM
OK so now there doesn't appear to be any ongoing transmitter work.....but we are still experiencing exactly the same level of errors on all channels on mux group A. All the others are OK with no reported errors *. Up until this started we could receive all channels with no errors *
* as reported by the TV and freeview indicators
Transmitter engineering
Monday 18 June 2012 11:28AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
david
Monday 18 June 2012 10:14PM
no replies ?
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 19 June 2012 3:28PM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
Norman
Sunday 24 June 2012 12:08PM
I have just purchased a new Toshiba LCD TV with a built in Freeview tuner. On the first installation it acquired some but not all of the channels that I previously received on my old TV via a separate Freeview Box. The missing ones are Yesterday, Film 4 etc, all on the COM6/ARQ MUX I believe. However, I can still receive these channels on another TV using a separate digi box with the same aerial and signal amplifier. Any suggestions of how to proceed would be welcome.
david
Monday 2 July 2012 12:46AM
Norman,

Fly lead between wall & TV OK ?
I proved black was blue a while ago after purchasing some so called "digital" gold plated blue sheathing fly leads and "lost" several channels .....no, I didn't believe it either but replacement with leads made up with CTT100 cable made an immediate and somewhat un-believable improvement !
I think the problem was that rather than being faulty, the cheap leads allowed some interference in which was swamping the signal and causing the loss.
Might be worth a try.......I was so impressed I re-cabled the whole house in CTT100 cable, from aerial to outlet to TV and now don't get any interference or drop outs at all :)
david
Monday 2 July 2012 12:51AM
In response yo my post on 3rd June ....... the problem we are having affects the Com4 / SDN mux transmitting on channel 42 and NOT mux A....somewhere along the line I got confused with the numbering and referred to the pre DSO mux group ....apologies to all.

By LOWERING (!!) the aerial about 4ft I managed to get the signal strength on chan 42 up whilst the others dropped by a few uV so I now have a more even spread across the channels.
The tx is 208m high and 64m above sea level, my aerial is about 11m high and we are 40m above sea level so I have angled it up a few degrees which also helped slightly.

What I can't understand though is if they are all coming from the same transmitter and all leaving at 100KW then why are we receiving them at significantly different field strengths and why did lowering the aerial increase it ?
I have always believed that higher = better with a 3dB increase for every 6ft higher.
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david
Tuesday 3 July 2012 9:53PM
following advice on another forum I have fitted a variable attenuator to reduce the signal strength on the other channels from 10/10 to around 9/10 which has resulted in chan 42 dropping to around 6/10 with an increase in errors and de-crease in quality to the poing where the picture breaks up.
So, what's the answer ?????
Mark Fletcher
Wednesday 4 July 2012 4:27PM Halifax
I have just noticed an anomaly to the above regarding Tacolneston come 2013 onwards.BBCB (HD) multiplex currently on frequency 62 will have to relocate due to the 800mhz clearance to frequency 50.Yet at present on frequency 50 is the ArqB multiplex which has to relocate elsewhere to accomodate the ultimately reallocated BBCB (HD) mux from fr 62 to fr 50.But looking at the above 2013 and 2015? possibilities no ArqB which i suspect will move to frequency 39 but is not stated as such for 2013 and 2015?
david
Wednesday 4 July 2012 6:20PM Eye
I am seriously considering turning the aerial round 180 degrees and using Sudbury- gasp !! - as it's wideband it will work and when I briefly tried it I got a more even (but slightly lower) amplitide level across all the muxes.
I find this strange as the channels are similar and although Sudbury is further away I can amplify the signal if needed.
Couldn't do that until now as it wasn't full DSO.....but now it is.......:)
Briantist
Wednesday 4 July 2012 10:25PM
Mark Fletcher: yes, it is c39+ ... not sure why it doesn't show it.
david
Thursday 5 July 2012 8:12AM Eye
Briantist
Wednesday 4 July 2012 10:25PM
9 hours agoMark Fletcher: yes, it is c39+ ... not sure why it doesn't show it.

......'cos it's in Suffolk.....everything runs at a slow pace up here....and I love it :)
Briantist
Thursday 5 July 2012 3:19PM
Mark Fletcher: The page above now show the movement of ArqB to C39+.
Richard Baguley
Tuesday 17 July 2012 12:21PM
DAB

DAB has been working fine with fair to good s/s with an indoor ribbon aerial.

Turned off receiver during storms and removed FM (external) aerial.

Now, all DAB stations have gone and display says No Stations plus Tuning Aid says B for bad reception. Auto scan does nothing.

This is with an Onkyo receiver; a Roberts portable (which uses its own aerial yet has far better reception than the Onkyo) still receives DAB but with digital glitches on some stations - it was perfect.

Any ideas?
Richard Baguley
Tuesday 17 July 2012 5:29PM North Walsham
DAB update

Factory reset brought a few stations back but not all.

Signal strength still bad.

Obviously Tacolneston is running reduced strength DAB.
Nick
Tuesday 24 July 2012 8:04PM Woodbridge
Why is it when there are transmissions on c42 a c/d aerial is recommended rather than wideband? I cannot get all the channels from Sudbury, whichever aerial I use, so must try Tac, but need to know the best aerial. Sudbury has as many channels out of its traditional group, specifically in what used to be the domain of Tac, yet recommends a different aerial.
Dave Lindsay
Tuesday 24 July 2012 8:16PM
Nick: Where does it recommend a C/D aerial for Tacolneston?

It is Group C/D for PSBs, and Group E for PSBs+COMs.
PETE
Tuesday 24 July 2012 10:31PM
Having some serious reception issues in NR20 tonight.
BBC 1, 2 & HD breaking up. Just about works if on the TV is on, but turn on the Humax HDR and messages appear that say that the channel is scrambled.
Hope it's atmospherics!
Nick
Wednesday 25 July 2012 9:42AM Woodbridge
Dave, it says it immediately below the muxes, this page.
I am coming to the conclusion that whether Sudbury or Tac, the channels in the 40s come through with whatever aerial, and that therefore a group c/d might be the best option, the only way to get the high channels.
jb38
Wednesday 25 July 2012 5:53PM
Nick: Without wishing to appear as being too negative with regards to what you are trying to achieve is concerned, but have you actually taken into consideration the trade reception predictions given by DUK for your particular code area? as although what's seen may well be of a colourful nature unfortunately the colours that dominate are red and orange, with the only one single green (good) indication, being that of reception from Aldeburgh's BBC mux, and only that!

Fully admitting that variables will always apply to any prediction that's given for reception in a particular area whereby someone might pick up a signal that they are predicted as not really being able to do, or of course vice-versa! but however the predictions made as far as your locality is concerned strongly suggests that you reside in an area where reliable reception will never be achieved at any time no matter what type of aerial you might try, or any that might be having a very short life when conditions change.

The reason I say this being, that you have to always keep in mind that the performance figures published for aerials only really applies if the aerial is being used in a situation similar to that when tested, this unfortunately being something which never really applies in real life situations and why people should not let themselves be too influenced by an aerials spec, like for example using a high gain aerial facing into trees under the impression that this is going to magically achieve something, when the aerial they are using is only of a higher gain when it can be precisely aligned (focused) on the transmitter concerned, this in reality meaning only in line-of-sight or very near to situations, as if not then this type of aerial can be actually be detrimental to reception.

As you will no doubt see Aldeburgh's BBC mux is the only transmitter indicating OK for reception, and although Sudbury is also indicated as being possible to receive its only as far it being on a low level of variable reception across all six muxes, Tacolneston being even worse with only three muxes being shown, but at levels which quite simply are not worth the effort in trying to get, and I say this as a "never say die" type of person.

You may already know this of course, but I just thought I would mention it should you not.
Nick
Wednesday 25 July 2012 9:11PM Woodbridge
Thanks JB,
The trouble with Aldeburgh is that it lacks so many channels, ITV 3 is the most desired.
Analogue was good from Sudbury, even C5 on 50kw.
I am a trier. If I can get some Sudbury muxes, I fail to see why I cannot get all. The box shows 100% on ch41 and 44 muxes, which include the stations I could get from Aldeburgh, but nil for ch 60. Even 58 is usually ok.
I am told that c60 will be replaced sometime. Do you have any ideas when and with what?
Dave Lindsay
Wednesday 25 July 2012 9:15PM
Nick: I'm not sure why it says "To receive Freeview from the Tacolneston transmitter you will require an aerial of group C/D positioned horizontally."

Looking at the channel allocations prior to switchover, all analogue and digital were C/D at that time. Perhaps this message has not been updated since then. Only 42 and 45 are out of C/D Group though.
KMJ,Derby
Wednesday 25 July 2012 10:00PM
Nick: If the plan to extend the number of frequencies allocated to 4G takes place, C60 possibly down to C49 will be lost to broadcasting. There are a number of possibilities suggested for the COM muxes but it is most likely that they would be allocated frequencies in group A. This would of course require agreement with the other countries likely to be affected by such use, so I would guess that if there is any deviation from the plan due to avoiding interference to or from continental transmissions it would be more likely to occur in the East or South coast areas. The time scale is a bit vague, as both plans really require DVB-T2 transmission to be used to allow SFN working, so would not cater for the majority of receivers in current use. 2015 and 2020 are two dates which have been associated with the suggestions but the COM muxes are licensed beyond that time.
Nick
Thursday 26 July 2012 9:31AM Woodbridge
Thanks Dave and KMG,
It seems that I must stick to the plan to try all manner of aerials, and hope that the plan to go to group A never materialises, as that would mean another set of problems.
I wish I could work out why from Sudbury I can get all channels, including 58, yet the signal goes to almost zero on 60.
Speaking of continental interference, yesterday even the strongest channel pixellated, presumably the Dutchmen again.
D.A. Howell
Thursday 26 July 2012 11:50AM
Once again we are having reception problems for BBC 1,2,3 & 4 poor signal, no signal & picture break up yes can run the reset procedure but it would appear we need to do it every time we wish to record. It is just a waste of time and money we never receive an answer when it will improve or a refund on the licence fee.

thank you in anticipation of a good service
Nick
Thursday 26 July 2012 2:01PM Woodbridge
DAH, probably the hot weather bringing in the Dutchmen, they are little devils with our reception.
Graham
Thursday 26 July 2012 10:55PM Bury St. Edmunds
I have a DVD recorder and TV in my lounge+ TV in the kitchen. All three run off the same aerial. I never have a problem with the freeview signal on either TV but the DVD recorder is far more suceptible to freezing/losing signal. Tonight it was set up to record channel 4 from 8pm-9pm. It only recorded the first 3 minutes of the programme and then went blank with no signal. It has also lost other channels in the group and as I type this message at 10.50pm they're still not working. Yet all channels are coming in to both TV's - why? is the DVD so rubbish? It is a Panasonic and supposed to be reliable according to Which magazine? perhpas its faulty?? bring back analogue I never had any problem pre digital - sorry rant over. All I ask for is a reliable service. Signal comes via Talcolneston and I live in North Suffolk.
Nick
Friday 27 July 2012 9:10AM Woodbridge
Graham, silly question perhaps, but why not on Sudbury?
Richard Baguley
Saturday 28 July 2012 1:39PM North Walsham
Still no comment on poorer Tacolneston DAB s/s lately.

Any ideas?
jb38
Saturday 28 July 2012 3:38PM
Graham: Although its not known what method you are using to supply your various devices with a signal, but for reliability of reception then a powered splitter should always be used with the number of outlets on it chosen to match the devices used, as this is the only way of guaranteeing that each device is supplied with the same level of signal.

It could simply be the case that either your DVD is less sensitive than the rest of the devices or that the signal to it is via daisy chaining from some other device into its RF input, or even that during a retuning exercise its picked up its ITV mux from another source, so if you are using Tacolneston carry out a signal check on ITV to make sure mux Ch59 is seen and not anything else.

By the way Sudbury is indicated as being best for reception on the code provided and with Sandy and Tacolneston being about the same as each other with the exception of the latter's commercials, as they are permanently shown with the status of being "variable" which in plain terms can mean unreliable at times.

It would also be of interest to know what model number of Panasonic is being referred to.




Steve
Sunday 29 July 2012 11:30PM
Following the instructions on Friday 27th July to retune to enable more channels for the 2012 games I found i now have the following extre channels, 889 Koln.890 NDL FS MVP,SH,NDS,HH,HR FERNSEHEM,MDR FERNSEHEM,NES/KiKA,3 Sat and ZDF.Overall the picture quality and sound was excelent with no pixelisation.As i don't mind watching the extra channels is this the norm.I live within a 5 mile radius of ELY Cambridgeshire at or below sea level in a dip.
C Holt
Monday 30 July 2012 11:16AM
I have just retuned my second tv but the last analogue signal has disappeared. I cannot now receive sky through the digital link. Is there another channel I can tune in my sky digital link? I am in norwich and the aerial is tuned to the Tacelneston transmitter.
Bob
Saturday 11 August 2012 7:54AM Brandon
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/transmitternetwork/clearance_engineering/Trade_Updates/Clearance_Editions/Trans_Net_2012-13_Clearance_Events_060812_Version2.pdf

According to this, in May 2013, Tac moves arqb from C50 to c39+ & BBCb moves from C62 to C50
jb38
Saturday 11 August 2012 9:17AM
Bob: Yes, and I see that Digital UK seems to have sent this transmitter clearance plan document out as a duplicate to the original but with a mistake having been corrected, insomuch that on the previous one they had indicated Tacolneston as being on 100 watts instead of 100Kw.



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