All posts by John Read
Below are all of John Read's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Sorry should have added my postcode, It's NR338DB, this was apparently a no go area for CH5 in alalog days and required a more powerfull aerial fitted for the start of freeview, which we received well until last month.
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Mike B, many thanks for your post, I've just removed the aeriel amp from the setup, and there's no difference, in vision. I've just checked the setup bar graphs and realised that was the bar graph called signal quality, not strength that's showing only 3/10, for those programs on Ch55 ie BBC. (all others are 10/10.) The bar called signal strength doesn't show anything at all, except for an occasional flash of full bar red, when changing channels. This appears the same with the ae amp in or out. Anyway I'll try it for a few days and see whether I get the "new" channel problems again.
Many thanks again John
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Michael, I've been struggling with all BBC channels since last week. Firstly on my recorder, then finally last night also on TV. Both tuners are refusing to scan CH55, where all the BBC channels reside. The Tacolnston notice above mention work but says that TV Digital is normal, but there's a notice on the TV saying Childrens BBC is also going to be available on HD soon. Is this a sign that normal TV is going in favour of HD? I'm in Lowestoft.
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Further to my post above and that of 12th Oct. I've now reinserted the AE amplifier, and can now get BBC on TV but still nothing worth looking at on the recorder. How can Tacolneston say things are normal!
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Steve W. You will see from my posts above, I've been having trouble with CH55 since August. This channel's reception has been fluctuating (at this location) from the point at present,(touch wood) that It's good on the non amplified AE, to some occasions when an amp is needed to get an acceptable signal. I replaced my hard drive recorder in the summer thinking it was at fault, also the AE amplifier.
There seems to be no linking with my problems with published transmitter output levels.
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Friday 11 October 2013 8:39PM
In the middle of September I started having trouble with my Sony Hard disc video recorder. It kept finding new channels, which were always BBC 1 or 2 and the previous tuning of that channel became pixilated. Our 2yr old Samsung TV appeared not affected. This constant channel retuning obviously prevented any recording of BBC. I assumed that the 6yr old Sony was faulty, and as we were going on holiday, bought a new Panasonic replacement. This appeared to solve the problem, but has now begun again. I've just done a complete retune, first with the AE lead out then in, and watching the channels being found, can see all are signal strength 10 except for all the BBC ones (on Ch55) which are 3. I always understood that the final switchover to Digital was going to improve reception not prevent watching the very channels I pay my licence fee for.