All posts by Richard Cooper
Below are all of Richard Cooper's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Briantist: Hi Brian. Thank you for the updating you did yesterday evening. The following link seems to provide similar info but includes an update regarding BBC East Yorks & Lincs (Hull centre), but with no proposed start dates:
BBC Local Radio on Freeview - a516digital
Also updated most recently, yesterday.
Richard
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Terry Avey: Hi,Terry.If you and Virginia Ford are both trying to listen to the Sussex local DAB stations, known as the Sussex Coast local multiplex, we wonder if you have realised that this group of stations changed frequency from channel 11B to channel 10B. This should NOT mean that your DAB radios are unable to receive them, but simply that you should have carried out a retune when the changes took place. The frequency of channel 10B is 211.648 megaHertz, however, you don't have to know that unless you wanted to do a manual tune. An automatic scan - preferably a FULL SCAN should be carried out. This should result in your being able to pick up ALL stations available in the Sussex coast area which will include BBC National, Digital One, Sound Digital AND the Sussex Coast stations. What's more, Brighton is one of the cities that has a small-scale DAB trial taking place over the next 9 months and this gives you a FURTHER TEN STATIONS, and these are on Channel 9A (202.928 MHz). As I have already said above, a full rescan will give you all available channels regardless of which channels they are actually on, as long as you make sure it's a full scan, sometimes called a pan-Europe or 'whole of Band III' scan. A full scan is the opposite of a quick scan! Don't do a quick scan!!! It's not a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it', because the frequency changes were necessary to accommodate more choice of stations on DAB radio. Hope this helps, Richard, Norwich, Sunday 12th. June at 3:15 p.m.
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Alex curran: Hi, Alex. If you give us your postcode, we can suggest the reason for your not being able to receive all of the channels. One obvious reason is that you might have a STANDARD DEFINITION (SD) receiver and this is not able to decode the signals from HIGH DEFINITION (HD) channels and render them into a visible tv picture! To be able to watch HD channels, you need an HD TV set or an HD-ready TV set and an HD set-top-box with an HDMI lead connection. Other reasons are likely to be dependent upon the transmitter you are using, hence my request for your postcode, so that we can ascertain your transmitter. Hear from you later, hopefully, Richard, Norwich, Sunday 12th. June, 3:30 p.m.
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KMJ,Derby: Hi KMJ. Since reading your post regarding Ladram Bay to Alan, I wanted to check that the Ladram Bay self-help was still in action and my research has indeed shown that it is, so Alan ought to use that instead of the Sidmouth relay because it will give him a much greater choice of channels, because the Ladram Bay self-help carries 6 multiplexes, i.e. the COM multiplexes are included, whereas they aren't from the Sidmouth relay. Like you, I'm not sure of the polarisation of the Ladram Bay self-help, so we should advise Alan to look at the orientation of the aerial elements on other chalets in the park that are using the park's self-help and imitate those with his own setup. I agree with the sentiments expressed regarding the use of a log periodic, and indeed, I should have thought of this myself!!! Richard, Norwich, Sunday 12th. June, 9:15 p.m.
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B.D.Lowe: Hi, BD Lowe. Firstly, I need to inform you that ITV HD is not fully regionalised on Freeview HD yet, so Freeview viewers find that they can't necessarily watch the news for their 'sub-region' on ITVHD, whereas they can on SD. As far as HD is concerned, you will find you are part of a very large 'macro' region, called 'South' which sends Meridian News (East version) to anyone watching ITV HD from Dorset right up to Cromer in Norfolk, because the Anglia region has not gone on to Freeview HD yet, just as Meridian West hasn't either. So you are indeed correct to say that Meridian is only proving its Eastern area news in HD, so there's nothing you can do until it is thought that it is commercially viable to provide Meridian West news in HD on Freeview. All we can do is to continue to watch the 'correct' news sub-region by viewing it in standard definition Freeview, or switch from Freeview to Freesat, where more HD regions are provided for! If we don't want the expense of switching to Freesat, we just have to wait until ITV News HD 'in our region' is commercially viable for us. Hope this helps, Richard, Norwich, Sunday 12th. June, 9:30 p.m.
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helen: Hi, Helen. Mustard tv isn't on Freesat, but it is online: just type Mustard tv into your search engine. Richard, Norwich.
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Peter P: Hi
Peter. I am inclined to agree with your opinion on digital on-screen graphics. If you are like me, you study the programme guide before you decide what to watch on live tv and then select the channel you wish to view in time for the start of that programme. Once you have selected said channel, you are confident that you have the correct one by virtue of the fact that your chosen programme or show can be watched, without a constant and ANNOYING reminder of the channel name and/or programme/show title having been plastered on to or over the picture! I expect it's all about maintaining 'brand awareness'!!! Richard, Norwich.
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A Vickerton: Hi A Vickerton. Firstly can you confirm which tv transmitter you receive from ? Is it the Truro low power relay transmitter? Richard, Norwich. Monday 13th. June at 9 a.m.
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Nick Anderson: Hi Nick. This is not a matter for us 'mere mortals': it is entirely up to Al Jazeera Media Network in Dohar, Qatar, to decide on which platforms to put their news networks in the UK. UKFREE.TV is here to help people to receive the channels that the broadcasters ARE using. Whilst it is pleasant to hear people's views on broadcasters' use of different platforms, it would not be possible for this, or any other website, to lobby on behalf of everyone. It is up to the owner of UKFREE.TV, Briantist, to decide on what he thinks is worth lobbying for! Richard, Norwich, Monday 13th. June, at 12:20 p.m.
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Saturday 11 June 2016 9:27PM
Norwich
Alan: Hi Alan. You need to use what we call a "grouped aerial". For the Sidmouth relay transmitter, which is what you should be using at Ladram Bay is a group C/D or a group E aerial, mounted so that the little rods are vertical, with the aerial pointing in an East-North-East direction towards Sidmouth. I can recommend an online aerial supplier who will supply you with the correct aerial and a mounting kit for a reasonable price. This company will get the aerial and kit to you within a couple of days of ordering on a weekday, or you can find a supplier for yourself, local to the Sidmouth or East Devon locality. Hope this helps, Richard in Norwich.