All posts by nickwilcock
Below are all of nickwilcock's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.Is there a 'configuration' option in the menu? Often after I've retuned my kitchen Toshiba, I need to find the appropriate menu and check that the 'Channel list' option hasn't reset itself to 'TV only' instead of 'Show All'.
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I meant to say that it hadn't reset itself to 'Show All'!
And I'm NOT in Driffield!
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This evening's transmissions started at 17:30 and were rather unprofessional in broadcasting quality terms.
The station seems to have started transmissions (after considerable delay) before it was really ready.
Hopefully it will get better?
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Poor weather affects satellite TV due to rain attenuation at microwave frequencies. However, although high atmospheric pressure can cause tropospheric ducting and reception of UHF at extreme ranges, probably the only significant effect of poor weather / heavy rain is due to moisture ingress in poorly insulated TV antenna systems.
BSB was far less affected by heavy rain than analogue Sky TV, due in part to slightly higher transmission frequencies but also higher power and DMAC modulation. Sky Digital is much more resilient (as far as the viewer is concerned) and the 'sparklies' which used to plague analogue satellite TV aren't a factor - only in severe weather, when the signal drops completely, are you likely to lose Sky.
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That's Oxford has yet to prove that it will provide the programming which it declared to be its intention when the contract was awarded.Right now, it's simply a joke........and not a very good one at that.
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Monday 23 April 2012 9:16PM
Witney
Well, I'm 11 miles due west of the Oxford transmitter and reception has been fine on all multiplexes today.