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All posts by Ian Grice

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Well everything is working fine so far, nothing on channel 26 but dont think there should be yet.

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So now that switchover is almost complete in the UK is there any chance of CBBC & CITV being removed from BBC1 & ITV1, now that everyone should be able to receive these channels?

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Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Swi
Thursday 15 September 2011 5:35PM
Hinckley

What happens if you need the booster as a distribution system?

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Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Swi
Thursday 15 September 2011 10:32PM
Hinckley

I only ask because my signal strength and quality shows almost 100% even before it reaches the amp and is then split 2 ways, one goes to a TV the other goes to another amp and is split 4 ways. Don't seem to have any problems apart from 1 TV that has a quite bad freeview receiver built in that is affected via the power lead. Use the Waltham transmitter postcode LE10 0NS.

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Well as I'm not having any problems at the moment I ain't going to worry. It's defiantly the TV and not fly lead as I have tried several, Mum & Dad have the same model and it dose the same, switching a light or other electrical device on or off sometimes brakes the picture up or makes the sound drop.

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Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Swi
Saturday 17 September 2011 2:53PM
Hinckley

I use Waltham because I live in the East midland and want East midlands news. Even though I mainly watch via SKY there are some times I use freeview. I know the set up is a bit weird but it would be such a hassle to change it. Aerial is on the back of the house, lead goes through the loft to Sky box at front of house then RF2 feed from sky box goes to bedroom directly above into 2 way splitter 1 feed for TV other then goes up into loft to the back of the house into 4 way splitter and that feeds other bedrooms, kitchen and dinning room. Changing it would mean re routing cables (some behind plaster) and as I said I don't have any freeview problems so if it ain't broke don't fix it. Set up also means we can watch and control sky from any room.

TV is a 14" CRT with built in freeview made by Orion model TV14DT1, also seen then branded as Bush and Goodman's.

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Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Swi
Saturday 17 September 2011 2:57PM
Hinckley

Forgot to say have always had very good reception from Waltham even though loads of people have told me I shouldn't? just one of those things.

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Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Swi
Saturday 17 September 2011 8:21PM
Hinckley

yes I get channel 29 no probs, also got all the channels before switch over with no problems.

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Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Swi
Saturday 17 September 2011 8:27PM
Hinckley

Just out of interest you can get Waltham at my Mum & Dad's house Postcode CV10 7ND if you walk up the road from the house you can see the Sutton Coldfield mast in the distance. I don't give much to any reception predictor, even out in the caravan I have picked up transmitters that are supposed to be a no no.

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