All posts by Richard Cooper
Below are all of Richard Cooper's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
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Cambret Hill (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) analogue radio tWednesday 20 July 2016 8:18AM
Norwich
Jim Davidson: Hi, Jim. I am so pleased for you that the signal from your usual transmitter has returned to normal. Thank you so much for letting me know. Richard, Norwich.
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Dai Tubes: Good afternoon, Dai. Bay TV Swansea has the demographic of the people of Swansea who mainly use the Kilvey Hill television transmitter in Swansea. As David Hill posted, "I am just about 4 miles from Kilvey hill transmitter and have had no problems retuning to get Bay TV Swansea, both on normal aerial and indoor aerial." It's a pity about the difficulty with the electronic programme guide, which I am sure Bay TV Swansea is working hard to resolve. Richard, Norwich.
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Lesley Webb: Hi, Lesley. Tiny Pop is on the multiplex called 'COM5'. If you know which transmitter you are using, we can tell you which channel to tune to MANUALLY to get Tiny Pop back. If you don't know your transmitter just tell us the district in which you live. Richard, Norwich.
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David: Hi, David. I wonder if it could be the RDS circuitry that has a fault? You could try manually tuning into the station that you wish to listen to, couldn't you? I'm assuming that your car radio is an analogue (non-DAB) model with FM band availability? Richard, Norwich.
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sally: Hi, Sally. The Dover Freeview TV transmitter does not have any reported problems this morning and so there must be a problem in-between the broadcaster, 'Sony Pictures Entertainment UK' and the transmitter. I suggest you contact Sony Pictures Entertainment UK to report your issue concerning the 'True Entertainment' TV channel if both you and your neighbours are experiencing the same issue. Richard, Norwich.
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nicholas Mugford: Hi, Nicholas. Indeed you are correct. The Oxford (Beckley) Band I VHF 405-line tv transmitter started transmitting tv signals on 12th November 1962 on channel 2 with horizontal polarisation and a power of 650 watts. Rowridge Band I VHF 405-line tv transmitter began transmitting tv signals on 12th November 1954 on channel 3, vertical polarisation at a power of 100 000 watts ( 100 kW). Swindon began transmitting Band I VHF 405-line tv signals a week earlier than Oxford on 5th November 1962 on channel 3, horizontal polarisation at a power of 200 watts. It is only the power output of Rowridge that you were wildly out on! See above. Richard, Norwich.
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Bow Brickhill (Milton Keynes, England) analogue radio transmittSaturday 23 July 2016 12:46PM
Norwich
Frank Palmer: So it's obviously not the RDS circuitry if all other stations' IDs are showing!
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Paul E G Cope : Good Morning, Paul. In order for us to analyse your receiving situation we need to be given some idea of your location, preferably with a little more detail than the fact that you are within the coverage area of 'That's Solent'. The name of the district in which you live or the letters and number(s) of a postcode area in which or very near to your location would assist us in determining the Freeview transmitter you're likely to be using and whether you should be able to get a more solid and reliable service from it than your current experience would suggest. We look forward to your posting back with more detailed information on your exact location, Richard, Norwich.
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John McQuistan: Hi, John. It is very heartening and comforting to hear from you that the BBC eventually took your Cambret Hill transmitter issue seriously, especially following other UKFREE.TV posters who had posted that their comments to the BBC had been ridiculed. When one knows that one is right the time is ripe for one to take it upon oneself to take individual action. I am glad that your issue has been successfully resolved. Richard, Norwich.
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Tuesday 19 July 2016 6:54PM
Norwich
Kenneth Love: Hi, Kenneth. According to Digital UK, you should be using the Oban Freeview Light transmitter which only transmits a limited number of channels anyway, but it does transmit the MAIN HD channels. The polarisation of your aerial must be VERTICAL, i.e. the little elements or rods along the aerial should point UP AND DOWN, with the aerial pointing to the transmitter, to your South-South- West. The UHF channels used at Oban are channels 44, 41 and 47 if you care to carry out a 'manual tune'. Richard, Norwich.