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Plus digital switchover/analogue shutdown. - comments en-gb Thu, 17 May 2012 04:19:40 GMT Thu, 17 May 2012 04:19:40 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bnb-rss-generator briantist@freeview.tv (Briantist) briantist@freeview.tv (Briantist) 60 http://www.ukfree.tv/styles/images/general/ukfree140x42.png http://www.ukfree.tv/ 140 42 http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SU912250#b673784 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 1111 on 15 May to 1410 on 15 May HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 1111 on 15 May to 1410 on 15 May BBC Over the next week Midhurst main transmitter TV digital Liable to interruption Radio analogue working normally Radio digital working normally DUK Thu, 17 May 2012 03:29:04 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=SN779078#b673783 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air DSO related from 1546 yesterday to 1725 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air DSO related from 1546 yesterday to 1725 yesterday BBC Thu, 17 May 2012 03:29:04 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=SD915172#b673782 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 0936 on 15 May to 1541 on 15 May HD Digital TV Off Air from 0936 on 15 May to 1541 on 15 May BBC Thu, 17 May 2012 03:29:04 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=SN633844#b673781 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 1039 on 15 May to 1041 on 15 May HD Digital TV Off Air from 1039 on 15 May to 1041 on 15 May BBC Thu, 17 May 2012 03:29:04 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=NX615788#b673780 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 1906 yesterday to 1927 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 1906 yesterday to 1927 yesterday BBC Thu, 17 May 2012 03:29:04 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=SS559383#b673779 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 0744 yesterday to 0812 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 0744 yesterday to 0812 yesterday BBC Thu, 17 May 2012 03:29:04 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=SU912250#b673778 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 1111 on 15 May to 1410 on 15 May HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 1111 on 15 May to 1410 on 15 May BBC Over the next week Midhurst main transmitter TV digital Liable to interruption Radio analogue working normally no digital radio DUK Thu, 17 May 2012 03:29:04 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=NM818101#b673777 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 0902 yesterday to 1623 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 0902 yesterday to 1623 yesterday BBC Thu, 17 May 2012 03:29:04 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051054#b673774 posting even although I very much doubt that this would apply but so that I can completely exclude a niggling thing I have in my mind regarding the possibility of circumstances applying that might albeit remotely be the cause of your reception difficulties I would like that if you have access to a set top aerial could you plug that into the TV and see if anything is picked up or if you do have access to this type of aerial just try a short piece of wire of about 12quot or so connected into the TV039s inner part of the aerial socket giving an update on resultsThe only reason I am asking this is that with you being located at only 27 miles away from the 200Kw transmitter you should in theory anyway be getting reasonably good reception without any form of amplification unless some other factor is applying like as referred to in my main posting Wed, 16 May 2012 23:18:11 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051054#b673773 well cause troubles with multi signalsCan you try one by one and see what workshttpwwwwolfbanecomcgi-bintvdexeDXLampHT10ampOSNN114HLYour strongest signals seem to be on higher channels than waek ones which may get installed first Wed, 16 May 2012 23:10:09 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051054#b673772 aerials are diplexed into one downlead then that could be your problemSandy Heath is traditionally Group A Waltham is traditionally Group CD By quottraditionallyquot I mean in the days of four-channel analogueFor an explanation of aerial groups see herehttpwwwaerialsandtvcomaerialshtmlaerialgroupsThe diplexer will allow certain channels to pass from each aerial For example see herehttpwwwaerialsandtvcomonlinesplittersandampshtmlTVTVdiplexersSDN from Waltham is on C29 which is a Group A channel and therefore won039t reach your receiver if there is a diplexer Also Sandy Heath039s SDN is now on C51 which could be filtered out in favour of the Waltham aerialThe question is which aerial are you using to pick up ArqA and ArqB To find out go to Pick TV and Yesterday and find out what channels they are on They may both be coming from Waltham which are 56 and 57 respectively Or for Sandy they are 52 and 48If you are picking up ArqA and ArqB from Waltham then you will either have to replace the whole lot with a single wideband aerial or just turn the Waltham aerial round to face Sandy The suggestion latter assumes that the channel at which the diplexer splits is below C48 Wed, 16 May 2012 23:04:21 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051054#b673771 reply It seems that there are complaints in this area and some from people closer to Sandy Heath than I am which is bad news for me What you haven039t said is what if anything the quotauthoritiesquot are doing about it Any ideaAs far as I am aware I do have an amplifier in the loft It was fitted several years ago way back in the analogue era At that time an aerial fitter came and installed two aerials One pointing to Anglia and the other to the E Mids The reason for this was that in front of the house there is a line of tall trees that block the reception from the W Mids which is Sutton Coldfield but no obstruction in either the E Mids or Anglia areasThe reception chart seems to show that the E Mids transmitter Waltham should be much poorer than Sandy Heath but I do get both the E Mids and Anglia news at about equal strength which is strangeI have the standard Yagi aerials for both directionsI am confused as to what is being done to address the current reception issue and what I might try to get ITV3 which is the only channel I might want to receive occasionallyThanks Mike NN114HL Wed, 16 May 2012 22:33:07 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=NT233872#b673770 far away from the transmitter I would be inclined to try a test using a set top aerial or a piece of wire about 12quot long pushed into the inner part of the aerial socket and if a picture of sorts is obtained then a simple loft aerial could be fitted as that should be suffice for satisfactory receptionAnd with regards to the communal aerial it might be prudent to ask any neighbours that you might be friendly with if they are also experiencing any of the problems you are having Wed, 16 May 2012 22:24:56 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=NT233872#b673768 squiffy sound and picture on coms 45 and 6 Worse on 5 and 6This has been like this for as long as I can remember I am in a top floor flat and I presume I have a shared aerial I am knowledgeable enough to do all basic interference and connection tests I have a booster from the wall and a split aerial feeding 2 freeview boxes I have plugged direct to socket rewired the socket and connections I have basically eliminated all causes except the aerialShould I contact the property management company or just install a loft aerialMany thanks KY111NE Wed, 16 May 2012 21:15:08 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051580#b673767 a TVonics model DTR-FP1600 and which very limited information is known about except that it dates back to 2008 but when you purchased the box did you carry out a complete reset on it to return it to its original default settingsI would also have requested that you carry out a test by manually tuning in a BBC channel and checking the result then trying the same test on ITV as I would like to know if you can get these two but though I am unable to provide the mux channel numbers involved without knowledge of your location ie a post code or one from nearbyBy the way I do have the manual for the box and when this problem happens can you hear the hard drive running if you place your ear near to the top of the casing Wed, 16 May 2012 20:32:46 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=SD162830#b673766 typical for Millom Park over a week month yearI used to point there in pre-digital days but occasionally it was down for a day or more due to the power supplyI may have to move back from Winter Hill to Millom Park because of new building on the near line-of-sightI live on Walney Island LA14 3RN and I am about 85 miles from Millom Park Are things better now LA143RN Wed, 16 May 2012 20:04:24 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/showchannel.php?id=ITV3#b673765 query as I was spinning down the list and yes I basically agree that the problem could possibly be due to a large differential in power levels between the muxes on adjacent channels as its something that can really test a tuner to the limit some types getting desensitized or even swamped very easily and to be quite honest about it I sometimes wonder if the powers that be who are involved in deciding on the ERP power to be used by multiplex transmitters sited on adjacent channels actually take a minute to consider the possible effects that the creation of this type of situation could have on the receiving side of the equation as two radically different power levels on adjacent channel frequencies is something that I have never witnessed being done anywhere else except on TV multiplex transmittersThat having been said it would be interesting to know the result if a box of a different manufacture was used like for example a HumaxRegarding the variable attenuator although I have serious doubts about the effectiveness of these devices as in some cases the variable aspect can act more like an on and off switch and so the first chance I get I intend to take one apart and have a look at just how crude the circuitry is if you can call it that still it would be interesting to know the outcome of that test should it be done Wed, 16 May 2012 19:47:49 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=NX615788#b673764 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 1906 today to 1927 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 1906 today to 1927 today BBC Wed, 16 May 2012 19:30:45 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/showchannel.php?id=ITV3#b673762 until last week Have done first time installation reset several times My postcode is sg6 3ruRegards Pat sg6 3ru Wed, 16 May 2012 17:34:42 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=SN779078#b673761 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air DSO related from 1546 today to 1725 today HD Digital TV Off Air DSO related from 1546 today to 1725 today BBC Wed, 16 May 2012 17:32:30 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/helpme.php?faqid=203#b673760 need a new quotuniversalquot LNB which can be used with both analogue amp digital receivers as well as the digital receiver but they are not too expensive I use an HD receiver but there are only about 3 free to air German HD programmes on 192 all with SD equivalents so an SD receiver will suffice Try to get a non Freesat receiver if possible as it will probably be easier to set up I039d just do a search on line Wed, 16 May 2012 17:15:47 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/showchannel.php?id=ITV3#b673759 Anglia region near Luton LU63RS Wed, 16 May 2012 17:10:25 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/showchannel.php?id=ITV3#b673758 few freeview channels cannot get any bbc They were all available before and I have tried 039first time installation039 and unplugged aerial tuned and the replugged and tuned Still nothing LU63RS Wed, 16 May 2012 17:09:22 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051789#b673757 first part of your question is YES although its not actually Freesat by Sky039s quotfree to viewquot but though the answer is NO to the second part as Sky permanently retains access to the recording side of the box and that also includes the playback of anything previously recorded Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:34 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051580#b673756 OKRecently purchased via e-bay Digifusion FVRT 90 digital recorder-works wellhowever cannot watch one channel amp record on anotherIt was explained to me that I needed a recorder with twin tuners to do thisSo purchased 2nd hand a MarksampSpencer TDR100 with twin tunersSet it up via instruction bookletrecd a channelradio72for 2seconds and then NO SIGNAL messageUnplugged waited re connected amp exactly same thing happened againFrustrationWhen I reconnected Digifusion box again no problems perfect receptionrecordbut of course stuck with just one channel to recordMampS helpline unable to help also Digital Changeover Service the sameIs there some simple explanationsolutionCan someone kindly put me rightThanks Wed, 16 May 2012 16:58:53 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051054#b673755 signal that I would be concerned about is the fact of it fluctuating by about 20 or so as well as it dropping to zero on occasions as this type of problem is usually always associated with trees as well as in many cases the actual signal received being partly achieved through reflection and in these type of circumstances using a Unix 52W is liable to be detrimental to reception rather than assist it this being mainly caused by its relatively narrow pick up acceptance angle of only - 15 or so and creating the situation whereby the 52W039s output level will drop with even the slightest deviation in the angle that a signal is received from whereas on an aerial with a wider beam width this would hardly be noticed or at least very much lessTo help this situation it would be much better to use an aerial such as a DM log or similar through an amplifier but though and dastardly as it may seem if about half the directors on the 52W were removed then that would widen the aerials beam width then the aerial could be fed into an amplifier of about 10 - 15db or so and with its output being fed into the 8 way distribution ampGetting back to the 8 way splitter the only way that you could properly judge the difference between it being in and out of circuit is to note the level seen on the TV039s signal check screen with it in circuit then pop up to the loft and by-pass the splitter by connecting its aerial input plug straight into the coax that039s used to feed the TV being used for checking purposesThis said taking it that the splitter is self powered This is a link for the type of aerial being referred to Online TV FM DAB Aerial sales Wed, 16 May 2012 16:39:44 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=SN779078#b673754 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air DSO related from 1546 today HD Digital TV Off Air DSO related from 1546 today BBC Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:37 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=NM818101#b673753 transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 0902 today to 1623 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 0902 today to 1623 today BBC Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:37 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/radiomaps.php?tx=SD523016#b673751 me why my local commercial radio station wish fm on 1024 fm interferes with a hissing noise in stereo at home and in the car the sound jumps when your traveling around the local area i do live relitivley close to the transmitter on billinge hill proberley less than 2 milesthank you Wed, 16 May 2012 16:13:31 GMT http://www.ukfree.tv/helpme.php?faqid=74174#b673750 in hd but need more channels how do i get them PE245QU Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:12 GMT