All posts by Chris.SE
Below are all of Chris.SE's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
js:
Thanks, that's a nice comprehensive list which unlike BBC, seems to suggest as I thought, you can't select ITV/Ch4 regions directly by channel number, only by postcode selection on the receiver.
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Dean Steele:
Make sure you are tuned to the correct UHF channels, see my post at Craigkelly (Fife, Scotland) Full Freeview transmitter | free and easy and some following posts give some further relevant information.
Check you don't have any HDMI leads close to any aerial or flyleads especially if the aerial/flyleads are not high quality double screened types. HDMI is known to sometimes cause interference.
Otherwise check all your coax connections as the transmitter hasn't been listed for Planned Engineering and I can't track down any reported faults (that doesn't mean there hasn't been any!).
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Arthur Howard:
How old is the Bravia? When did you find this problem started, not 1st January this year by any chance? If it did start then, Sony are giving you the run-around, it's possibly related to a firmware issue.
Frankly to tell you that the providers' channels are not compatible, sounds like bull for Sony's TVs aren't compatible.
BUT having said that, I'm not getting SonLife on 263 on an LG TV. They seem to be still listed in the "official" Freeview Channels list (and still giving EPG data), but no longer seem to have an OFCOM Licence for DTV.
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Steve:
Daventry is a main transmitter and has all four multiplexes - BBC National 12B, D1 - 11D , SDL - 11A & a Local mux on 10C.
It depends exactly on your location as to how well you receive signals, put your postcode into the box on this website Postcode checker - Digital Radio UK
If you are using a portable receiver try moving it and/or its aerial, even small changes can make a difference. Near windows with a view roughly in the direction of the transmitter are usually good places. Near large objects like fridges, freezers, anything with large areas of metal especially if between the radio and transmitter direction are likley to be problematic.
The "Kingsthorpe" transmitter is actually called "Northampton" and has the BBC National multiplex 12B and a Local multiplex 10C, it also has FM. There is a low power relay at Ecton, also at Towcester with a Local multiplex on 10C.
Further afield is Wellingborough which doesn't have SDL, but has 12B, 11D, 10C.
If you are using an external aerial, combining aerials is not advised. If you want to receive transmitters from different directions than a vertical dipole mounted as high as is reasonable with line-of-site to the desired transmitters would be best.
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MARK SARGEANT:
If you don't have an HD/T2 tuner in your TV, you should get 19 TV channels in total ignoring LCN100, the Red Button + 601 (& LCN555 if not connected to the Internet), plus 16 Radio stations. There are also 6 HD channels and 2 SD channels on the HD multiplex if you have an HD/T2 tuner.
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nick:
Last week, Pontop Pike was on Planned Engineering with "Possible weak signal". Earlier this week there was some variable "Tropospheric Ducting" that occurred with the high pressure weather that may have disrupted reception in some parts of the country.
If you retuned when there was no signal (or very badly pixelated) this often just clears correct tuning, it's not recommended as you have to retune again when signals return to normal.
Try a manual tune on C55. Autotune can sometimes miss weak signals, and COM7 is likely to be a weaker signal but a full postcode would be needed to look at predicted reception.
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Chris Hewson:
Interesting, your comment "A couple of things worth a mention about the new boxes, they'll work with Sky Q LNB's and still offer Q's multiple recording facility. As Sky are hiking prices again give them the elbow
Without changing dish gear. If you have some Humax equipment still in operation there are conflicts with
Some remotes."
Could you elaborate more about which "new boxes" also what the conflicts are with which remotes. the more info the better for those not familiar with much satellite stuff ;)
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Saturday 20 March 2021 2:56AM
Johnathan:
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