All posts by MikeP
Below are all of MikeP's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
David Ramsay:
But all those who do not yet have a fast broadband service, or none at all, will be prevented from watching any TV! Large areas of rural UK do not get a service that is fast enough for streaming, for HD you need at least 4 Mbps and for UHD you need at least 16 Mbps, many area do not even get 2 Mbps at present. Freeview is meant to be a replacement of the former analogue services that covered 98.2% of the country and 99.4% of the population. Currently broadband provision does not come anywhere near those levels of delivery.
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Mike:
It's best to avoid channels 60-69 altogether. Adjacent channels can cause interference as well as co-channels.
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Lina et al:
You should ask True Entertainment themselves . Try emailing them at info@truemovies.tv.
This website is independent of any broadcasters and is intended primarily to advise on reception and technical issues.
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John Derby:
Try asking the broadcaster directly as this site has no connection with any Freeview or Freesat broadcaster (or Sky for that matter). Try looking at Movies 4 Men for a contact method.
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Brian Dickety:
I suggest that your write to the people responsible for running the Thats's Oxford service. They can be contacted by looking at their website found using That's TV
This website is not connected with any broadcaster and is offered primarily to assist viewers with reception problems and is entirely independent.
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Aidan Drury:
This website is not connected with any broadcaster and is entirely independent. It is run by Briantist and volunteer contributors offer some advice on reception problems in the main.
To be able to assist you with your apparent difficulty receiving DAB signals, it would be helpful to know your location, provided by giving a post code of where you live or that of a very nearby post office or public building.
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Holly:
See Nigel's posting just above yours. They told him it was produced 'in house' and not for general release.
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R.Roe:
I assume your question is about Channel 5 scheduling? If so, contact them directly via Home | Channel 5
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Matt:
To be able to suggest possible solutions we would need to know your approximate location, preferably shown by a post code relevant to your home or that of a nearby post office, shop or public building.
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Tuesday 8 September 2015 7:34AM
Dave Fleming:
Because of the spread of channels used for the several multiplexes broadcast at Craigkelly, from C21 to C45, you need a good wide band aerial. The best will be a log-periodic design. The size needed is determined by the distance from the transmitter and whether there are any obstructions, hills or buildings for example, that are in between that may block your sight of the transmitter. As you appear to be located in Kirkaldy, you are not very far from the transmitter so you are unlikely to need a very large aerial, a 36 element would be too strong I suspect. But check that you have clear sight of the TV transmitter mast, but don't confuse it with a telephone mast.
It would be a good idea to talk to a local TV aerial installer - but do not fall for the scam of a 'digital aerial' as all log-periodic (or yagi pattern as well) are designed for reception of Freeview signals. The critical factor is that a log-periodic will be suitable for all foreseen future transmissions and is likely to give approximately equal reception of all channels. (A wide band Yagi pattern is poorer at the low channels than at the upper channels.)
When mounting in the loft, ensure that the aerial does not try to 'look through' anywater tanks or similar metal structures. Also note that there is always some attenuation of the signal passing through solid walls, etc.
Hope that helps?