All posts by MikeB
Below are all of MikeB's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Dave Lindsay: It probably does! Frankly, because the postcode wasn't embedded, I just copied and pasted, so I didn't check the signal path, etc. Lazy...Yes!
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Julian: Try putting your postcode into the site - when you do that you'll have loads of links with various bits of info, including the Digital UK's website. That will tell you (hopefully, judging by my earlier use of it, judging by Dave Lindsays's comment) what the best transmitter is, its bearing, etc. There will also be a link to allow you to look at terrain, etc.
Your generally right that amps are much less needed than before, and can often give you a poor signal, because of too high signal strength - but it depends on the circumstances.
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Chris Farrell: have you checked your signal strength? Your about 33km from the transmitter, and Humax have a reputation for sensitive tuners. See here for more details: Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Switchovers | ukfree.tv - 12 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Alf: That is a really syrange problem! If you have no signal, it normally means just that - and normally its a problem with your aerial. If you having a problem with reception at the same time every day, its usually single source interference, but to get a mixture of both?
I'd love to find out what the experts on here have to say, because thats just odd.
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Bob D: Since your so close to the transmitter, you should be getting an excellent signal. Are you actually tuned to Beacon Hill?
The other thing is your system. Since you should be getting a decent signal with wet string, it sounds like that might need checking.
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MikeP: I thought the same thing when I read that! Anyone who says you need a 'digital aerial' is suspect.
Michele: JB38's and Dave Lindsay's advice is excellent, but try checking your aerials and where they lead to. Two seperate aerials, with two sperate boosters (and yes, under the floor is a total pain), both having the same problem is very odd. I'm just wondering if you have a dodgy connection somewhere, but only one aerial actually connected, with the other one connected to nothing. You can use a wiring detector to see where the cable goes, and at least thats one less thing to worry about.
And of course steer clear of 'expert Sky engineers'....
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Steve Coombs: First michele, and now you with much the same problem! For two sperate systems to go down at the same time seems odd.
Hannington seems fine, although DigitalUK seems to think that the transmitter wouldn't really work for you, but if it works, it works.
Ok - if you didn't install the system, check that both aerials are actually connected to something - it happens. Then check that each system has no problems with boosters, etc (is there a common power feed thats failed?) and that both systems are without any corrosion, etc. It could just be that your unlucky, but what are the chances?
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ian walmsley: Click on R + T Investigations - apparently Glosspo was off from 12.48 to 17.20 today.
Winter Hill was fine.
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mikem004: If your that close,then too high a signal level is likely to be your problem - search for 'too much of a good thing' on the site. Whats probably happened is that you were just be below the threshhold for problems, but perhaps the power has gone up slightly.
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Tuesday 15 July 2014 8:07PM
Simon Dunn: If you put your post code into the site, you can see how close you are to Heathfield - could be your just getting too high a signal (got a booster?), or your system has a problem. Whats the signal strength?