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P.S. Have reset Humax Freeview boxes (deleted all channels, rescanned only the Oxford transmitter), and also reset a Freeview TV. Am having periods of absolutely zero signal, no strength or quality. I have removed a distribution amp from the wiring to see if it is that (nope!). I am towards the edge of the transmission area to be fair but this is the worst I have seen in years. I always manually tune to 41, 44, 47, 29, 37 & 31. Went through all the frequencies last night and managed to pick up CH35 which gave me London Live (!) and I can only assume that was Crystal Palace which would be a new experience as I don't think I ever pick up that. I point at the Oxford transmitter not the local Cirencester one. Mendip would be an alternative and is almost 180 degrees opposite (off by about 30 degrees) but I can occasionally pick up some stray channels.
Any clues anyone? Am relieved that Amanda seems to be having an issue too although she is quite far away.
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Chris.Se - thanks for that info. Had a suspicion it could be the weather but then started doubting myself as nobody else seemed to be discussing it (here anyway). Still causing issues for me today & tonight. I tried re-tuning as I wanted to check I was up to date channel-wise and also see what else was 'out there'. I know re-tuning when there are such issues is a waste of time and could mess things up but I am happy tinkering! I always do manual re-tunes anyway to avoid issues. I wish manufacturers would add a function whereby you can tell the box which MUXs to tune to and then do an auto-tune only using those, or even have some sort of lookup feature where you simply tell the box which transmitter you use.
Thanks for the BBC link and your time.
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Hello. Having interference on Channel 37 from the Oxford transmitter for the last few days. The other 5 muxes are ok. Wondering if this is just me or if anyone else has had issues? If I check the signal via the menu I'm getting a pretty solid 100% quality and 72% strength (about normal for my setup) BUT the the quality reading is blipping every 10 seconds or so down to 70%, even as far as 30%. I suppose that is the issue but I've not had it before. I haven't changed anything in my setup hence asking on here. Thanks for any replies.
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Thanks for taking the time to reply Chris.
Had noticed the engineering works and I do know that living south of Cirencester is getting towards the edge of coverage. This is out of the ordinary hence the question really. Could be the atmospheric conditions I guess. Will have to give it a few more days and see if it improves. Didn't know the atmosphere was causing problems again! Where do you find out about the current conditions?
I agree with you - the blipping up and down seems odd and the fact it is only on one mux seems odder still.
I have got a filter (well a distribution amp with a filter included).
My aerial is overdue a check and possible upgrade but normally I get all 6 muxes well enough that there's no interference. Cables are mostly double-screened but there's a few metres of what is probably old single-shielded cable from the aerial to the loft amp (the distribution one mentioned earlier). I know that's not ideal.
Will give it a few days and see if it changes.
Many thanks for your time.
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Sunday 8 October 2023 10:11PM
Have had very intermittent signals for the last two days (daytime and evening) in the Cirencester area. Really bad today. Wondering if there is some atmospheric issue going on.