All posts by Chris.SE
Below are all of Chris.SE's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Katrina marshall:
Apologies, we seem to have missed your post earlier in the week, probablyu due to a mountain of spam that's been appearing on this website.
Although your are in the "Peterhead" area and posted on the Peterhead transmitter page, you aren't predicted to get this transmitter down there in Cruden Bay, but you should be getting the Durris main transmitter. This is currently listed for Planned Engineering, so occasional loss of signal may occur. Do NOT retune when you have no signal. You cannot tune to signals that aren't there or can't be decoded. The usual result is to clear your correct tuning.
If you did retune and still have no signal, you'll need to repeat that when signals are normal and you may have to try several times.
If you are still having problems, post back. Check that your aerial looks intact and is still pointing correctly, it should be fractionally S of SW (compass bearing 214 degrees) with its rods (or squashed Xs) horizontal.
If not, tell us in more detail which way it points and what channels you are still having problems with.
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Harry Patel:
Unfortunately, the pages here for Radio AM+FM masts etc has gone AWOL, when you click on the menu(s) on the LHS for the masts they are currently blank pages and the site owner hasn't fixed it.
So there are two other places that give some comprehensive details.
The first is OFCOM, but these are only for Commercial and Community Stations
https://static.ofcom.org.….htm
The 2nd source - for BBC stations & Commercial stations is
https://a-bc.co.uk/mca-measured-coverage-area-maps/
You may find some information here of some use, but at times it can be limited. (There's lots of other useful information on the site).
https://tx.mb21.co.uk/mapsys/fm/
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AJ Southam:
If you continue to have problems, post back with the details of the Signal Strength and Quality % figures for each multiplex's UHF channel as found in your LG TV's Tuning Section under Signal Test.
A full postcode would also help as we can then check predicted reception and check for possible interference from new/upgraded mobile phone masts.
Are the aerial rods (or squashed Xs) horizontal or vertical?
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Phillip Philinder:
Sky Mix is carried on the ArqA multiplex which for one reason or another you may not be receiving as well as some of the other multiplexes. As you haven't named any of the "other" channels, it's impossible to say or conclude whether there are possibly similar problems with the other multiplexes.
Sandy Heath has been on Planned Engineering on and off for several weeks (along with many other transmitters) that may be one reason, others may be some sort of interference, maybe from a new/upgraded phone mast, maybe something else local to you.
Now, if for example you can only "see" the top of the Sandy Heath mast, then if they are currently operating on the Reserve Antenna (lower down the mast), then the terrain or any local obstructions, trees etc. may be affecting your reception. Whilst you haven't given a full postcode, it's unlikely that terrain is the particular problem in St. Ippolyts unless your aerial is very low down.
The tone of your post suggests you may be a radio amateur, so I assume that you've checked obvious things such as you aerial still pointing correctly (almost due N) and no damage to the coax and/or water ingress to that or the aerial connections. Such problems could cause reception problem with different multiplexes depending on the precise fault.
How old is the aerial, is it a Group T or Wideband , or a Group K?
The latter will obviously help reduce the chance of interference from any new/upgraded phone masts now operating in the 700MHz band. There are several such masts in your vicinity that may be.
I assume that you've also checked that you are still correctly tuned to Sandy Heath's UHF channels and not inadvertently got tuned to any other transmitter you might get signals from either under normal or lift conditions if you retuned when you had No signal or badly pixelated pictures.
Sandy Heath's UHF channels are C27, C24, C21, C33, C36, & C48 that's in multiplex order -
BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6
Some further information about channels affected, signal strength and quality figures for all the multiplex and a full postcode as well as anything unusual about the immediate vicinity (scaffolding etc) could be useful for us to may any helpful suggestions or advice.
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Friday 20 September 2024 2:06PM
Bill Tarling:
You aren't predicted to get the best of reception for all multiplexes from Durris and the planned Engineering won't help when there's reduced power or operation from the Reserve Antenna (lower on the mast).
Which TV channels (or even the multiplex's UHF channels) are you having particular problems with?
Does your set give %Quality figures as well as Signal Strength figures for each multiplex's UHF channel?