Chris: I have tried your recent suggestion - unplug etc, manual re-tune, did everything as you stated, but still no Ch59!

I guess I will have to knock on someones door and ask, but as I've said before I don't really know my neighbours. Not sure if this is important, but as you mentioned flats, I thought it might be worth mentioning I'm in a bungalow. Next door to me as ( they have a on the side of their bungalow) but wouldn't think this would affect me. Especially as everything was working until last wednesday. Does anyone know yet if the being transmitted is at full strength.

From JB: " due to Simon reporting that he couldn't get a signal from Mux Ch59 on another set either, this getting back to the angle that both Simon and yourself are located at from the , and whether or not the signal radiated is temporarily restricted in a N/NE direction as well as its power being kept low, as its something that rings a bell about having read this somewhere a while back on another technical site, albeit this not seemingly published. " I feel I may as well give up, but after buying a new TV and an outdoor aerial..I'm left with little more than the old .
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Tuesday 4 October 2011 2:27PM
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Chris: Thank you once again for more invaluable information. So the is NOT at full strength until April 2012..Hmm..they might have thought about this before moving those . Not impressed with them ;(

Reading a previous post recently: It was suggested the signal could be TOO much, as I'm only 8 miles from the transmitters. And I have a high- , highest you can buy I think ( 52 something or other is it) forgive me, I'm really a novice to this. So I have just purchased a "Signal Attenuator" from Maplins arriving tomorrow. 12Db it said, gosh I that is okay, although the way things are going, I seriously doubt it.

But on the plus side you guys are really super helpful and hopefully we shall resolve this before April 2012..

Let me know your thoughts on my aerial etc. Oh yes, I have done everything thoroughly, clearing all set-ups previously, then trying manually to bring the "Elusive Ch59" into play..but yes, zilch!!

Thank you.
Suzanne

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Chris: Phew..at least I got the "attenuator" right, thanks.

My : COMMTEL GOLD HIGH ++ TV AERIAL 52 ELEMENT GOLD KIT. Now if you want anything more technical I dare say I shall struggle, but will endeavor to do what I can if it helps. As for me placing wire into any socket, sorry "Coax socket" not sure that appeals, sorry rather girly about electrics.

I'm dreading what you're going to say about the aerial..I'm thinking may be the 'worse aerial I could have got' having said that my tv has an excellent ..well apart from the I want..Ch59.

Suzanne

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JB: Just read your posting for 5.58PM today.

I apologize if my questions seem some what futile, but what is the point of an "Attenuator" if it affects all signals coming through the tuner..thus reducing the already lower on ArqA, Mux Ch59. As you point out it will reduce the signals on the perfectly working too. Or am I misunderstanding what you're saying.

I'm just starting to feel, that until the ArqA, Ch59 is up to full , April 2012 there is probably very little I can do. I don't hold out much for the Attenuator, I don't know why, but something tells me I won't be watching the Lifestyle channels this weekend.

I find very interesting that you have questioned having the high powered Mux Ch60 next to Ch59 which could be swamped by higher signal output of Ch60. If you have considered this..then WHY hasn't Arqiva thought about this, especially with the strength not at full power yet. I shall report back once I receive the attenuator.

Suzanne.

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Mike and JB:

Thank you for continued support and. Okay, the attenuator has just arrived, but without any instructions. Yes, I can see plainly that one end is fitted into the tv the other, the coax. But, here's my question, sorry guys: Before fitting it, should I do a Factory Re-set and clear all or do I not worry about that and just attach it, and see what happens?

From reading your TWO postings, it seems my aerial may be the problem, as it's a high- and receiving too much as I'm so close to the Transmitters. As Mike says probably an indoor aerial would have been okay being so near. At least that is what I understood he meant. So my Comtel aerial may be picking up too much signal, and you point out it looks "pretty flimsy" and suggest a Yagi 14 element would have been suffice. So shall I change the aerial IF the attenuator doesn't do the trick?

Thank you.
Suzanne

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Exasperated!! Have just done a factory re-set as instructed with the attenuator in place, and still NO Ch59. The attenuator doesn't seem to have reduced signals at all on the other as I've checked the strength. All are displaying GOOD which is the highest level on my Bush DTV. So 100% of the green bars are glowing brightly..with the exception of ch59.

Oh what next to try..a new I guess. As surely BUSH would design a ready TV if it could be fine tuned to take into account these problems of picking up signals. If that was the case, then it's functioning as it was intended - to provide all channels that are "available" for your area.

Thank you.
Suzanne

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Just read my last posting back- the situation is obviously affecting my ability to make sense in the written form. Sorry guys, but I'm sure you can read between the lines.. so ;-)

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Hi Guys..(again, sorry)

Brian, thanks for adding the link re: . I've read, digested and viewed the set up for and so it seems to indicate, I do suffer with single frequency problems as I'm only missing ALL the channels on C - ( Dave,Picktv, E+1, Really, Challenge and Sky news) So following the instructions to see which frequencies are not in use at my location, if Spare RF, is the meaning of this, as follows: , but I'm afraid that means nothing to me, as it doesn't explain what to do, if I'm to do anything.

If this is correct, I'm a little reluctant to buy more equipment ( indoor ) amplified or not amplified, Dbs , swivel and tilt or not to swivel and tilt, so amy options unless you know anything about what you're doing it's like walking through fog backwards.

So guys as I've established I'm missing the whole C line up on that grid from the link Brian sent me..what do you think next?

I need a lie down after all this mayhem ;-)) just joking! Thanks once again.

Suzanne

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