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Saturday, 29 October 2011
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Degsy
4:03 PM

I have just bought a Sony Bravia Smart TV and have a Humax Freeview plus box that I would like to use to record programmes (as I used to on my old tv)how do I set this up, currently have it scart connected to TV but this wont let me record though it will play previously recorded material

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4:09 PM

Degsy: Connect the aerial to the Humax box, and use that to watch and record programmes.

If the Humax box and TV set have HDMI connections, use an HDMI lead, and remove the SCART.

You can't, and never could, record "from the SCART" using a Freeview+ box.

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Degsy
4:23 PM

Thanks very much, that is how it was set up on the old Tv so will reconnect and give it a go.

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7:22 PM

Degsy: You can always connect the UHF (aerial) lead to both the Humax and the TV set, if you need to record to programmes whilst watching another live one, otherwise it much less confusing to just use the Humax box.

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Huggie
10:54 PM

My aunt who is 73 changed from a subscription with sky to their free sat service five years ago. She received a new card in 2009. She has recently lost some of her channels and SKY have asked for £25 for a new card. Is this right or are they trying to rip off an old lady.

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molly
11:40 PM

hi i enjoy Pick TV but have noticed the sound is very weak,when there is a narrator the programs are fine it is just annoying not to be able to hear the voice over.

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Sunday, 30 October 2011
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gin
5:33 PM
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hello, im based in London and we switch over in april . i am trying to get a digbox to connect, but it cannot find any signal, i have tried 1st installation, manual/auto scan rebooting it , but to no avail. is it because we have not switchd over yet? im also in a towerblock. the box is digihome940b2. many thanks gin

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Monday, 31 October 2011
Briantist
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9:19 AM

gin: You are most likely using the Woolwich transmitter which has no digital services until next year. If you have no Channel 5 on analogue this is definitely the case.

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9:21 AM

Huggie: The card provides access to PICK TV, 5USA and 5*. If she does not watch those channel, do not get another card.

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paul
12:37 PM

Hi guys
new to this,
lost channel 5 last night, I was using the codes that you have given for the last 2 months but it went off air last night.
when i reset code, now it is only giving me a list off irish stations, but no Chanel 5.
Please can you help me..............

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Pam
1:40 PM

Hi I have just got Sky HD and now the TV with the Eye that worked in the bedroom ios saying no signal, It was working perfect before. I have tried to follow instructions off google about changing RF settings, I have tried from 60 to 68 not sure if I am doing it right. Please Help !!!
Thanks Pam

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1:46 PM

Pam: Please can you provide a full postcode?

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1:55 PM

paul: I have just checked and Channel 5 is still showing as being on 10773 H 22000-5/6

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Jack
3:26 PM

With a Freesat HD + box, can I get any Documentary or History channels?

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Pam
4:43 PM
Hull

Hi Here is my postcode HU5 5BB just waiting for a reply :)

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jb38
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5:57 PM

Pam: "If" you have previously been using a Sky box and all you have done is upgraded to Sky+HD, then if you set the RF output channel to the same number as was used on the previous Sky box then nothing else need be altered, that is except to make sure that the RF2 output on the new Sky box is powered up, this done via the same menu you used to alter the RF channel number. (Ch62 to 68 being OK)

To access the menu press "Services" then "4 - 0 - 1 - Select" in a smooth operation, best done by looking at the remote control and NOT the screen, then select what's required on the options seen.
To access menu on latest Sky+HD boxes you may have to use "Services" then "0 - 0 - 1 - Select"

Remember that any alterations you make to the RF output channel must immediately be followed by re-scanning (in analogue) the TV in the other room, this to enable it to pick up the new channel being used on the Sky box.

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Pam
8:19 PM

ok will have a go at that tomorrow and let u know how i get on. Thanks again Pam

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SteveG
9:26 PM

Hi,
Can you confirm that my tv won't receive the free HD channels? Details below.
Digital Terrestrial Tuner (MPEG-2): YES (DVB-T)
Digital TV Cable Tuner (with supported operators): DVB-C
CI+ Ready (with supported operators): YES
High Definition TV Tuner (MPEG-4) - H.264 (with supported operators): YES
Can i receive anything extra with the MPEG-4?
Thanks.

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gin
10:27 PM
London

hi again, i get channels 1-5 at the moment

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10:29 PM

SteveG: You don't have a DVB-T2 tuner, so you won't receive any HD channels. You could use the set in some countries to receive MPEG4 encoded services, such as Ireland, but MPEG4 is not allowed in the UK on DVB-T, only DVB-T2.

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10:36 PM

gin: That does rather suggest you are getting signals from Crystal Palace *OR* you have an very old cable TV system that still has five analogue channels on it - but the Virgin site says you don't have cable.

Can you borrow a Freeview box from a friend and see if that works, it could be your current box is not working.

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Tuesday, 1 November 2011
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Hugh
6:25 AM
Derby

Hi, I'm in Derby and I've lost Film 4 and ITV 4, channels 15 and 24 respectively. I keep trying to retune, installation, but still no joy.

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christine
11:38 AM

I live in a tower block that has just had a sky communal dish installed. unfortunately when i had my sky box installed it comes up no signal, sky says it isn't them, the council say there is nothing wrong with the aerial. could the problem be with my tv? it is only 4 years old (phillips) hd ready. i had a problem with the tv when the digital switchover took place (no bbc red button or text) and phillips took the tv for a software upgrade. could this be the problem?

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1:52 PM

christine: If the Sky box says "no signal" then that is a message from the Sky box and has nothing to do with your television set.

The best thing to check first is What can I do when my Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - but it could be that you don't actually have a signal, or that the box is broken.

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mark coombs
7:17 PM
Shaftesbury

hi,
i have lost several chanels in since the weekend, film 4, dave, itv3 and 4 plus a few more. was working fine, is there a problem with stockland hill transmitter?

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ALAN PEACHEY
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8:12 PM

Hi. Just to say that PBS is available to Freesart viewers if they tune it in them selves on 12.642H. On my set it is called ROSA, what ever that means. Hope this is of use.

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8:48 PM

ALAN PEACHEY: I can see it on Eurobird 1 & Astra 1N/2A/2B/2D at 28.2°E - LyngSat as well, but my box refuses to add it.

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ALAN PEACHEY
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10:27 PM

Hi. Briantist. Has you box got a place where it says other satelite channels or extra channels? You might be able to add it that way. that is what I do. So far I have found about 60 extra channels that are not on Freesat but are free to air. I am just some body who likes to finding channels for fun. I am not a techichal person. I hope this is of use.

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Wednesday, 2 November 2011
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Bob Loader
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10:56 AM
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Can you say why since digital changeover ITV & HD channels from Sutton Coldfield are so intermittant please?
My postcode is ST15 0PQ.


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NottsUK
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12:09 PM

Briantist: I believe today is the 75th anniversary of the start of regular BBC television broadcasting. 2nd November 1936.

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Mike Dimmick
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1:12 PM

Bob Loader: With a prediction of 100% chance of reliable reception, chances are that you have too much signal. See Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .

Another possibility is that your box has decided to tune in the signals from The Wrekin, which also have a predicted 100% chance across the board, as they are on lower frequencies. See Digital Region Overlap for how to resolve this issue.

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9:24 PM

NottsUK: Yes, indeed BBC - About the BBC: 75 years of BBC TV - but I think it's the 3rd.

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Thursday, 3 November 2011
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Peter
12:22 AM

The plaque on Alexandra Palace says it was the 2nd November 1936. I love the way they describe it as "the first high definition television" broadcasts, not quite the same as 1080p!

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8:23 AM

Peter: When 625-line television was introduced (ok, it's really 576i25) that too was called "high definition".

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8:45 AM

ALAN PEACHEY: I think it might be odd that I have been running this site for the last decade and not know how to add channels to a satellite receiver...

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NottsUK
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9:40 AM

Briantist: E4 HD is currently FTA on Astra 2B, 12324, V, DVB-S2, QPSK, 29500, 3/4. It is shown as 3843. I assume it will not be long before the channel is encrypted.

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9:58 AM

NottsUK: I guess so, it is probably being shuffled from 11856 V. I think we might expect to see E4 HD (and I guess Film 4 HD) on Freesat soon though.

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Barbie Ayres
10:08 AM

hi we got sky box+ lately it start loosing channels some of them are supose to be free some of them subscribed with our pack i called sky and they check my system and all seams to be fine of course they offer someone to come but that will cost us quiet a bit was wondering if u could help we follow steps for method one so far the channels affected are like dmax dmax+1 some music channels was meant to be free pop kids channel what is free as well thank you in advance for any help also do u think that can do anything with how dish is placed ??

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Michael R
11:12 AM

Sky RF2 Output Problems: My neighbour has just replaced an old CRT TV in the bedroom with a Panasonic LX26X20B digital TV. The old CRT TV was tuned to the RF2 output analogue channel and all was OK for watching Sky upstairs. The new Panasonic appears to have a digital tuner but no analogue tuner in order to tune in the Sky box RF2 outlet. Can I use this TV to view Sky in this manner? If not could I use a diggie box to feed in the analogue input and end up with a digital signal being presented at the aerial input to the TV. (Only wants to watch Sky sports channels upstairs) Any help greatly appreciated on how to conquer this problem.

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11:15 AM

Michael R: If the set has no analogue tuner, then you can't use the RF2 output as it is analogue.

A "diggie box" does not in any way convert and analogue signal into a digital one.

The best replacement would probably be a "wireless video sender", such as Argos - www.argos.co.uk
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Paul
1:20 PM

I currently have a Sky HD PVR box.

If I terminate my sky contract, will I still be able to watch the programs I have already recorded, or will they be blocked?

I am going to take Freesat but just want to check if i can still watch the old recordings?

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ALAN PEACHEY
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2:47 PM

Sorry, I was only trying to help. When you are stuck at home alday in a bloody wheelchair it is good to read your comments but maybe you should not be to quick to judge people.

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Mazbar
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3:00 PM

Hi paul sorry but you wont be able to watch anything that you have recorded .

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3:01 PM

ALAN PEACHEY: I wasn't be judgemental, it's just I have been running sites about what's on satellite since 1995 (here's it from Astra UK Channels ) and I have worked in the broadcast side for a couple a decades.

I even had a BSB squarial!

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3:29 PM

Barbie Ayres: I sounds like you might have the problem that "Method 2" on What can I do when my Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice can assist with.

If it is a problem with the LNB output, your dish will have four of them, so the problem can be fixed by changing the cable from one output to another.

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johnb
4:04 PM

My son recently moved into a house with a satellite dish. He bought a freesat box & all works fine. He now wants to add an HDD recorder. Freeview recorders seem to be cheaper than freesat & would allow him to record (via the aerial) freeview programmes not on freesat. Is this possible? Or does he need to get a freesat recorder? A freesat recorder would, as far as I can see, render the existing freesat decoder obsolete. The TV set has freeview built in.
Any advice gratefully accepted.

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Degsy
4:15 PM

I dont seem to get the HD channels on my Sony Bravia, I am in lancashire and receive from Winter Hill, could it be my very old aerial

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Mazbar
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5:16 PM

Degsy has your tv got a freeview hd tuner and not just hd ready if it has a hd tuner bbc 1 hd is on number 50 if all your other channels are ok you should get the hd channels hope this helps anthony c and a aerials ormskirk

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Mazbar
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5:19 PM

Brian a bsb squarial i never fitted one of them what where they like

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jb38
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5:45 PM

johnb: When you say an HDD recorder you could be meaning a Freesat or Freeview PVR, or a Freeview recorder with a HDD as well as DVD facility.

PVR's are dedicated to recording from the signal they receive, either Freeview via normal aerial or Freesat via a dish, but if your son decided to buy a recorder with a Freeview tuner and an HDD then he could also record from Freesat as well, this done via a lead from the Freesat boxes scart socket to similar on the Freeview HDD recorder mentioned.

In other words a non PVR recorder with an HDD is simply a recorder with a Freeview tuner, the recorder side capable of recording from anything, unlike PVR's which aren't!

That being said though, the cost isnt any less than it would be to purchase a Freesat PVR, although as aforementioned, its a device dedicated to recording from the satellite signal received and nothing else.

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John Bryan
6:17 PM
Doncaster

I would like to post a big THANK YOU comment to Briantist for the DAB coverage pages, having spent a good few minutes finding the services that I can tune to.
My aerial is a roof mounted west pointing DAB 5 unit and I can receive local staions as per the maps quite easily. My curiosity was roused because I can receive BBC Radio Notts with a signal strength of 54%, admittedly this sometimes breaks up but so what and I live 8 miles north of Doncaster!

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ian from notts
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6:39 PM
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mazbar
wasnt the bsb squarial a white square sat dish that came the same time as sky started?
and eventually lost to sky in a vhs/betamax style war?
i believe sky bought them out and renamed themselves "british sky broadcasting"?
still see the odd dish but few an far between?

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7:20 PM

ian from notts: Actually, Sky Televison Ltd and British Satellite Broadcasting MERGED into one company, Sky didn't "take over". British Sky Broadcasting always had the original BSB investors on board and they divested themselves only when BSkyB became a PLC.

The squarial was not a dish, it was an active surface of receivers that acted as the LNB, a normal "dish" is a concave reflective surface that reflects signals into the LNB.

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7:21 PM

John Bryan: You are very kind, I am pleased to hear you find the DAB maps useful.

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7:24 PM

Mazbar: There's a page about the device here - Squarial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - they were a good idea, but the traditional dish and LNB proved to be a cheaper option in the long run.

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7:25 PM

If you want more details about the Sky vs
BSB days, the best book is this one - Amazon.co.uk: Used and New: Dished!: Rise and Fall of British Satellite Broadcasting .

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Mazbar
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7:44 PM

Can i put a question out to all aerial riggers has any one had lots of problems with bt vision boxs having poor signal even in great reception areas

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Adrian Jones
8:04 PM
Addlestone

bbc1 bbc2 itv1 ch4 ch5 all lost signal last night, resumed some time in the morning in a degraded form of transmission.i.e. picture less clear in definition and clarity. HD signals and other receptions stayed good.
Have the transmitting company reduced power to save money or has my aerial suddenly become inadequate

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Barry Hodges
8:20 PM
Peterborough

Why can I not get ITV4 on my Digital HD TV, I could use to get this channel before last update of channels. I also have a few other channels missing on listing that have vanished during last update. Last update approx 6 to 8 wks ago.
Thank you

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SteveG
8:34 PM

Degsy: see my post on 31st October 9:26pm.

I have a Bravia KDL32EX401, when I bought it last year, the technical details said that it had a HD tuner, so I thought I'd get the free HD channels.

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Suzannah Jarrell
8:43 PM

I live in France and have a satellite dish and skybox that picks up all sorts of channels free. However, when it rains I lose the signal. What can I do to prevent this - if anything? Please answer simply if possible bearing in mind that I am a complete novice and utterly inept also. Sorry if I am a bother

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jb38
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8:47 PM

Barry Hodges: Can you view anything else on that same Mux? e.g:- Ideal world / Film 4 / Yesterday etc as if you can then carry out a factory reset or default setting (whatever its called on your device) re-tuning afterwards.

Out of interest, are you receiving from Waltham or Sandy? because it could be either in many areas of Peterborough.

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jb38
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8:59 PM

SteveG: Haven't looked at the manual as yet, but checking the spec on Sony's website states that model of TV is fitted with a DVB-T tuner, and which will not receive HD transmissions, as it requires DVB-T2 for that.

In other words the tuner will ignore HD content when scanning.

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jb38
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9:10 PM

Suzannah Jarrell: It simply means that your signal is on the verges of being too weak, and rain clouds can make the signals even weaker by partially blocking reception, like throwing a wet cloth over the dish.

What's usually done in cases like that is to use a larger dish as that catches more of the signal, although it wouldn't go amiss to have your dishes alignment checked just in case its slightly out, as that will exaggerate the problem.

This all said taking it that where the cable enters the dishes LNB is sound and is not allowing water to seep into the plug etc.

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11:45 PM

Adrian Jones: There were overnight test at Crystal Palace and there will be the same again tonight. When the services resumed they were back exactly as they were before.

In any case reducing power would not make the " picture less clear in definition and clarity". Please see How digital television works | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .

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Friday, 4 November 2011
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Raymond Baxter
2:37 AM
Troon

Has anyone any idea how to get a status update on the Blackhill Freeview Transmitter that supllies KA10 6DS with the signal.
Only BBC Channels working! It's taken me half an hour so far, and I am none the wiser!

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johnb
3:56 PM

Just to give a big thanks to jb38 for his help.

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jb38
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4:15 PM

johnb: Pleased to have been of assistance! and hope it clarified the situation.

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Saturday, 5 November 2011
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jeffrey short
3:38 PM

I have been told that shortly I will have to upgrade my dish to a mark 4.
Then one I have at the moment is probaby a mark 1.
I only have freesat(through a Skybox)but a Sky engineer told me that if I don't upgrade the dish my signal will be weaker
Is there any truth in this?
Thanks.

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bev
4:25 PM
London

i have an indoor areial and had all the channels now the some of the channels are missing like bbc and itv and channel 4 what to do please as i do not have an outdoor aerial. and not sure if the landlord will put an outdoor aerial up. thank you

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4:35 PM

bev: You would not expect the landlord to install an aerial for you, but you do have the right to have one installed at your own expense.

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Hector Evans
7:56 PM

I will move abroad. Generally speaking, is it possible to use a Freeview receiver to watch local digital terrestrial channels? Also, is it possible to use a Freesat receiver to watch Free to Air satellite channels? Thanks!

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Sunday, 6 November 2011
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Julie
11:12 AM
Newark

I can get most freeview channels on a tv with digibox and excellent indoor aerial but for some reason I just cannot get ITV 3.
Help please

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Dave Lindsay
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1:49 PM
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Julie: If you have a fixed (e.g. roof-top) aerial that you know picks up the required signal, then I would connect the set-top box to it and tune it in using that. Having done this, then take it back to the indoor aerial and move it around until you get good reception on all channels. The last bit could be easier said than done; you might find that some or most come in good but one doesn't work.

Putting the aerial higher doesn't always improve reception; sometimes it makes it worse.

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teresa
3:37 PM

will my sky plus work if i buy a £25 viewing card and cancel my sky subscription


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teresa
3:44 PM

can i use sky plus with a £25 viewing card if i cancel my sky subscription

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jb38
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4:20 PM

teresa: Yes, but it will only work like a normal Sky box, insomuch that the recorder side of it will be inoperative unless you pay Sky an additional monthly charge.

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Mazbar
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5:07 PM

Hi brian could you set up a riggers page where riggers around the country could give help to each other when they need it and b1tch about customers who give them a hard time. This could help each other and the thing about the customers at a job today 2 1/2 hours for a clip on aerial on a sunday then a 15 mile drive to my next job and they where as bad as the first. Just sitting at home now with a glass of wine listening to pink floyd what i have to do to unwind. Sorry for the rant but the first part could be helpful all the best anthony c and a aerials

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Monday, 7 November 2011
Briantist
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1:11 PM

teresa: Don't spend any money, the £25 card will be identical to the one you already have.

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NottsUK
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1:13 PM

Briantist: I don't know if this has already been mentioned, only I have just rescanned my TV and a new channel is coming soon. It is called "the ZONE" on Freeview channel 39. The place to shop and play.

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1:25 PM

NottsUK: It not showing up yet in the "official" list at DMOL Post-DSO Logical Channel Numbers or on my box. So, it's not Zone Reality if it's "shop and play"...

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Tuesday, 8 November 2011
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phil
3:30 PM
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Hi,
We are in Bath BA26SJ. We are suffering a re-occurence of the "lost channels" problem, on all sets in the house. We have tried the retune, the switch off and tune with no aerial and then retune route and this time that has failed. Any new ideas?

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Paul Chapman
9:38 PM
Hexham

Hi - I live in Hexham NE46 and receive Freeview signal from Pontop Pike. The signal through our Sony TV with HD and built in freeview is via a Humax 9300T freeview box so we can record programmes.We get good reception for most channels from a high gain digital aerial except those with the signal transmitted on -
Channel 55 (746000KHz 2K 1/32) North East Channel 4 and other ITV channels.

When reception is poor the signal strength will be around 72 to 75% and the quality sticks at 100% (this info is available from the Humax pull down menu). Poor reception seems to be coincident with cold / windy / wet weather.

Any ideas on what we could check to resolve this problem.

Many thanks in anticipation of help.

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11:22 PM
Doncaster

Paul Chapman: Is there a problem with the picture breaking up or freezing during these periods of bad reception?

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Wednesday, 9 November 2011
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lm
3:29 PM

I live in Glasgow and have not had tv reception, analogue or digital (freeview) since Saturday 5 Nov 2011. I have the message 'No channels found. Please check antenna connection'. I have followed the delete channels/reset instructions on this website, I've checked the internal cables and I've checked the Blackhill Transmitter, which is not reporting any problems/maintenance. I live in a tenement flat, neighbours in my block have Sky and an uninerrupted service. What has happened/what can I do? I've had the vague quote of £700 for a replacement aerial for the block, the cost of which my neighbours won't share. Is an aerial upgrade/replacement really necessary when I received all freeview channels on Friday, then absolutely nothing since, and if an upgraded aerial is necessary, is £700 as ridiculously excessive as it seems and do I have the right to ask everyone who will have access to it, whether they need it right now or not, to contribute? Thank you for you help.

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gerard
5:41 PM

hi
is it possible to connect an dvd recorder/player not hd to a new tv with only hdmi sockets ?

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jb38
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6:01 PM

lm: If you had mentioned your location (post code) in Glasgow it would have been of assistance, as parts of Glasgow can use Darvel as well as Blackhill, or alternatively one of the small relays that's dotted around, like Cathcart or Glasgow Central. (Kelvindale)

Going by what you have said suggests that a fault has developed in your aerial system, I cant determine though whether or not you are meaning that its a communal aerial system you are on, and if it is then a check should be made to ensure the power to the distribution amp hasn't been knocked off in error.

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lm
7:58 PM

Hello JB38, thanks for getting back to me.

I am in G3, a tennament flat in a block of 8, all of which are/were connected to a communcal roof-top aerial which I understand hasn't been replaced for at least 10 years. It now appears, however all the other residents have either Sky or don't have a tv, so are unaware as to whether the old aerial system still works in their flats.

I have asked if anyone has been doing any work on the roof or aerial, but no luck (although it is possible other people could have been on the roof and we wouldn't know). I have tried to re-tune both tvs a number of times (one with freeview built in and an old one with a set-top box) but both come up with 'no channels, check anntenae' and there is absolutely nothing but static when I try and retune the analogue channels (reception was pretty poor on analogue, but it was at least watchable.) I've checked, re-checked my internal cabling system (both tvs run off a single aerial cable although I'm not sure how it enters my flat) and are connected to a signal booster box which I plug in next to one of the tvs.

I don't know what I do now. Previous re-tunings have only ever picked up Blackhill so I'm not sure if that rules the other transmitters out (if not, how do I tune in to them as re-tuning is brining up a blank!) You also mentioned checking the power to the distribution amp; how do I do that? Is it on the roof by the aerial ie a job for an aerial man? If he says I need a new aerial, is £700 as extortionate as it sounds? Can I get a little one just for my use if the neighbours won't split the cost?! Your advice is greatly appreciated, thank you.

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9:42 PM

gerard: Only if it has HDMI connections. HDMI is digital connection and can be used with non-HD content, but does not provide an analogue connection like SCART. See Connecting it all up | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .

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Mike Dimmick
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11:28 PM

lm: I'd still argue that it's a communal facility provided for the tenants by the building management, and some part of your rent or building management fees should be going towards its upkeep. See PARAS - Professional Aerial Riggers Against The Sharks for thoughts on who to speak to and what to say.

You certainly shouldn't expect to pay for this yourself.

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8:44 AM

Briantist: It seems as though the What Satellite & Digital TV, (Wotsat), web site has been removed. If you select the Wotsat article on your "UK Free TV Newsbucket" column it goes to techradar.com, with the message, "Sorry! We can't find the page you were looking for".

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9:42 AM

NottsUK: Yeah, I get redirected to Home cinema | News | TechRadar .

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