All posts by RobWhitwell
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Apologies.
Of course should have said ESPN Channel 34.
Blame this typist entirely :-))
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Thanks Mike for your advice.
I have followed your suggestions but alas no difference.
basically the results are as follows:
Multiplex 'A' -- No channels at all
'B' -- All of them are fine
'C' -- No channels at all
'D' -- All are there and fine
With the manual v=channel search:
C24 Strength 60%, quality 100%
C27 St 60%, Q 100%
C31 St 47%, Q 0%
C48 St 60%, Q 100%
C67 St 56%, Q 0%
I also adjusted RF output to 55. No improvement after doing this.
So in the meantime I have supspended my Subs to ESPN, either until it gets better if weather related, or certainly until next April if the issue is with CP.
ESPN suggested there was (yet) another retune for Sandy H around end of Nov this year. I will kep you posted if changes happen.
Thanks again for yur quick response
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Just an additional piece of info.
I have another DTB as well as the Humax. After a channel search from new, they both show a total of 40 tv channels and 20 radio channels. Pre- 15th September (when the retune was suggested), there were more than 80 IIRC
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Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) Full Freeview transMonday 3 October 2011 5:57PM
Hitchin
Hi Steve,
Thanks for your imput, much appreciated.
Believe otr not we only have three neighbours in our rural location outside the village. Next door do not have a tv, next to them are using a simple DTB on a non-upgraded aerial (and receiving about 6 or 7 of the main channels), and next to them do not have a tv. So no-one to compare with I regret to say. The village itself receives signals from CP, as they are on the other side of a hill.
I saw that information on the temporary channels, so it does look like the number of channels we will receive now will be restricted for another 6 months as SDN will be moving to channel 51 then.
As you say Channel 67 should not be in use. My Humax shows this as having a strength of 56% with a quality of 0%. Not sure if not beign used why I am picking this up?
And as with other posters on the forum, the weather may have something to do with it. I will let you know in about a weeks time when we have returned to 'normal' October weather and if the channels have adrrived with it.
Thanks
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Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) Full Freeview transTuesday 4 October 2011 10:26AM
Hitchin
Back up to 59 tv channesl today. Saying that, those 'returning' Mux C ones are frozen images with little signal strength. Perhaps may improve tomorrow as weather gets colder.
No Mux A (SDN) channels yet.
Watch this space.
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Hi Murray.
Seems your problems almost mirror mine.
Today have lost all of the mux C channels so total of 40 TV channels again.
Looks like we both will have to wait until next April :-(
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Steve, That is exactly what has happened with my reception.
Apparently the official line is the SH transmiter has not reduced power. However I think you and I are both developing our own ideas.
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Hi jb38,
Location is just north west of the village of Whitwell, near Hitchin.
Approx 500m from the village, which because of a hill between us and them, recieves their signals from Crystal Palace. Hope this helps.
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Monday 3 October 2011 9:37AM
Living in Whitwell. just outside Hitchin we hve always received digital)and previously analogue) from Sandy H. The other sid eof the viullage recieves from Crystal P.
Since the awitchover we have had notifications to re-tune and have duly doen these. Now ESPN (Channel 4) has disappeared. Signal strength shows as 29&, and quality ZERO. using a Humax 9200T which has always served us well.
Has anyone else lost this channel?
If it has gone then it is time to stop the subscription.
Freeview really is getting worse day by day.