All posts by Chris.SE
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For the record -
Whitehawk Hill's channels are now PSB1/BBCA C48, PSB2/D3&4 C35, PSB3/BBCB HD C36, COM4/SDN C32, COM5/ARQA C34, COM6/ARQB C33, LOCAL MUX/L-BTN C40.
If you hover on each of the aforementioned channel numbers, it'll give you the frequency if they aren't known/obvious to you.
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David:
There are no reports of problems with the transmitter either by Freeview or the BBC. You are predicted to get good reception by the Freeview Detailed Coverage Checker.
If you happened to retune when there was no or weak signal for some reason, you might have inadvertently got tuned to weaker signals from another transmitter.
Check in your TV's tuning section that you are tuned to the correct UHF channels for Saltdean, these are -
BBCA/PSB1 - C41, D3&4/PSB2 - C44, BBCB HD/PSB3 - C47 (C means UHF channel).
Your aerial should be pointing at a bearing of 55 degrees - that's 10 degrees E of NE and the rods (or squashed x's) should be vertical.
If the problems continue, post back, with more information about your aerial setup. Do you have a splitter/distribution amplifier? Does the problem occur on all sets? Are there any trees on the line of sight?
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JEAN Anderson-Archbold:
Which way is your aerial pointing? Is it NE towards the Redruth transmitter (the aerial rods or squashed X's should be horizontal) or is it pointing roughly WSW towards the Praa Sands transmitter. and the aerial rods should be vertical.
If pointing towards Praa Sands, you should have no problem with reception and I can't see any faults listed but I'll look further and post back.
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JEAN Anderson-Archbold:
There've been no recent listings of Faults or Planned Engineering for either Praa Sands (a relay of Redruth) or Redruth transmitters.
If you happened to retune/reset your TV's when there was any previous fault, you could have inadvertently got tuned to weaker signals from another transmitter.
If you get your signals from Praa Sands then the BBCA/PSB1 multiplex is on UHF channel C40. The BBCB HD/PSB3 (high definition) multiplex in on UHF C45. For the ITV/C4/C5 programmes on the D3&4/PSB2 multiplex this is on C42. Check in your TV's tuning section that those are the UHF channels the sets are tuned to.
If your aerial is pointing at Redruth reception of BBCA and D3&4 multiplexes can be variable, but the BBCB HD should be good. These are on UHF channels C44, C41 & C47. The commercial multiplexes from Redruth COMs4-6 are on C48, C33 & C32 and reception is likely to be very variable or more possibly poor/no signal.
You've mentioned 3 sets. If tuning to the correct UHF channels has not resolved the issue, tell us where your aerial is and does the aerial splitter to feed the 3 sets have an amplifier built-in? And where is that located? Do the leads plug into it or are they hard wired in? How old is the aerial a nd how old is the splitter?
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w,s.elsmore:
See the couple of posts before yours about finding posts on some DAB pages. We've been misled to the wrong page. As StevensOnln1 has posted on the Icomb Hill page (not related to this transmitter which I think is correctly called Callans_Lane_Wood) all DAB is vertically polarised.
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StevensOnln1:
There appear to be some dud links at work here with DAB posts, I've eventually found the original post at DAB transmitter | free and easy
Hopefully he'll see one or other of our replies!
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Zsuzsanna Horak:
You need to provide a full postcode so we can look at the predicted reception in your locale and which transmitter might be the best as you could receive several.
Parts of Up Holland are not well served by the Skelmersdale relay transmitter, some will get better signals from the main Winter Hill transmitter.
Which way is your aerial pointing? If it's pointing 10 degrees E of due N then it's likely to be Skelmersdale. If however is more like ENE (between NE and E) then it will be Winter Hill.
Winter Hill is currently listed for Planned Engineering with "Possible service interruptions". This might be what you are experiencing. Skelmersdale had planned engineering a while ago.
Now, if you retuned at all when the signal was weak or there was no signal due to engineering or faults, this usually just clears all correct tuning, you may even get tuned to weaker signals from a more distant transmitter.
If that's happened, then you will need to try retuning again (maybe more than once) to get your tuning and all programmes back correctly.
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Joanne Porteous:
Is this affecting every single TV channel, or just some and if so which ones?
Have a look in your TV's tuning section for where it may give the signal strength and quality figures for each UHF channel carrying the different multiplexes. You may find it under manual tuning if there isn't a specific location for signal strength.
Post that information.
If your aerial is still pointing in the correct direction, does it look as if it has any bits missing? Compare to similar neighbours' aerials perhaps. is the coax downlead secured to the pole and any other places, or is it flapping in the wind?
There is essential Planned Engineering taking place at Winter Hill which may have some effect if you are not in a good signal area. A full postcode would be needed to look at predicted reception for your locale.
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Alan Green:
This is a public, free and independent helpsite. If you post information on a public message board, others will be able to read what you post. There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of message boards on the internet and wherever you post on such message boards, the information you choose to put in a post can be read by others. Information that you may have provided to this site, like your internet email address is NOT available to others.
Those of us that post here in response to others requests for help and information (we are all volunteers in that respect), have no control whatsoever over what you put in a post, if we make errors in our own posts we are unable to edit or change them. We usually make another post to correct any information.
Whilst your previous post(s) may well still be present somewhere on the site, I, and no doubt some others, have no interest in trawling back to find it. Whilst the information will probably be there, I doubt that whatever you posted is different from the information any member of the public might find in a telephone directory or similar, or indeed on the public electoral roll. Nevertheless it is never sensible to post such information on a public message board. The only information that volunteers need to provide specific help about reception is a postcode, and there are many addresses to most postcodes, so generally it's of little significance to anyone.
You should read the UK Free Privacy Policy and then you will need to contact the site owner Brian Butterworth directly to have any such posts of yours removed should you choose to do so. It is highly unlikely that he'll see your post here (but then again he might).
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Sunday 21 February 2021 10:55PM
Brendan Kenny:
The main BBC DAB multiplex which carries BBC World Service is Block 12B, 225.648 MHz. If you haven't got a DAB Radio and are thinking of buying one, make sure it is DAB+ (that's DAB plus) as more and more stations are now transmitting in this format, it's expected that all will use the format sometime in the future.
You can also listen to the World Service on Freeview channel 710, or Freesat channel 711 or Sky channel 0115.
It's also broadcast on Radio 4 overnight in the early hours from 1.00am to 5.20am.
If you have internet access (and no data usage issues) you can stream it using the BBC Sounds App and no doubt other Radio Player apps.
The following BBC webpage lists shortwave frequencies used by the BBC, what can be received in the UK is not certain, I assume there will be some sort of schedule somewhere.
BBC - Global Short Wave Frequencies