All posts by Chris.SE
Below are all of Chris.SE's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
rob STRATTON:
I'm not familiar with these boxes, but doesn't the set-up procedure include putting in a postcode? And it is that which determines the region. So I'd be looking at some sort of reset and putting in a West Country postcode.
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DAVID:
You might finds this reply and the following one useful as well Ainley Top (Kirklees, England) DAB transmitter | free and easy
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Kevin:
I can't find any current reports of issues at the transmitter, either from Freeview or the BBC, and the transmitter hasn't been recently listed for Planned Engineering.
There was some "Tropospheric Ducting" around over the Easter weekend and a few days following which could have disrupted reception of any one multiplex (or possibly several), but none at present.
It's always worth checking that your aerial still looks intact and is still pointing in the correct direction, and that your downlead looks undamaged (especially if it is old), not flapping in the wind.
Also check all your coax plugs, connections, flyleads etc, unplug connectors check for corrosion or other problems and reconnect them. Flyleads are a common problem, try swapping/changing them.
Problematic connections, water ingress etc. can seem to affect reception of just AN individual or several multiplexes.
Have you changed anything in your installation recently, moved any cables?
Make sure that any HDMI leads are not near unscreened/poorly screened flyleads/aerial leads as it can sometimes cause interference.
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loretta vettrain0:
According to Crime+Investigation UK twitter account @CI
"From March 1st you can only watch programming from Crime+Investigation in the UK on Crime+Investigation Play, Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk and TV Player."
Sky 156 | Virgin 209 | TalkTalk 328 | CI Play
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MRS J KNIGHTS:
This must be a new postcode area as it's not in the Freeview Checker Database! Looking at some nearby postcodes, predictions are quite variable but none of them are giving any transmitter for the East region (do you especially want East Anglia local news?). The area you are in is traditionally London region. Depending on the nearby terrain, you may get good reception from the main Crystal Palace transmitter, otherwise you may have to get reception from the High Wycombe Relay transmitter which will limit the number of channels you can get.
Using street view, the terrain seems quite varied and there are obviously some areas in significant dips.
Your best bet is to see which way you neighbours aerials are pointing and ask them what reception they have and how good it is. If you are stuck with a relay transmitter (there are some others that may cover your area, but again limited channels) and want more channels you might want to consider Freesat. A lot of modern TV's have a satellite tuner built-in so all you might need is the dish and an LNB.
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M, Curtis :
I'm not in Westward Ho, but can give you some technical information which may help.
You can receive more than one transmitter in your locale, so you need to check which transmitter your aerial is pointing at so you can then check you are tuned to the correct UHF channels. If you are tuned to the wrong UHF channels for the direction your aerial is pointing, signals will be weaker and that can result in what you are seeing.
You are predicted to get good reception of all 6 main multiplexes (a total of 120 TV and radio channels) from the Huntshaw Cross transmitter. For this your aerial should be pointing at a bearing of 125 degrees, that's 35 degrees S of due E (getting on for almost SE) and the aerial rods (or squashed x's) should be horizontal.
You are also predicted to get good reception of the 3 PSB mutliplexes (a total of 45 TV and Radio channels) from the Westward Ho relay transmitter. For this your aerial would be pointing at a bearing of 100 degrees, that's 10 degrees S of due E and the aerial rods (or squashed x's) would be vertical.
For Huntshaw Cross the UHF channels are C30, C31, C37, C32, C34, & C35 that's in multiplex order -
BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5 & ArqB/COM6.
For Westward Ho the UHF channels are C28, C25, & C22 that's in multiplex order -
BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, & BBCB HD/PSB3
If your TV doesn't have a HD/T2 tuner, you can ignore the BBCB HD multiplex. If you are tuned to any other UHF channels other than those I've listed, it's the wrong transmitter.
See Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview for which channels are carried on which multiplex. There is no Local or COM7 multiplex for your area.
Make sure you don't have any HDMI leads close to your aerial or any flyleads as HDMI can sometimes cause interference.
If you are tuned to the correct UHF channels, you'll need to get your aerial installer back in as there is obviously something not right.
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Malcolm Patrick Banks:
The Cop Hill relay transmitter is currently listed for Planned Engineering with "Possible service interruptions".
I'm assuming that at the time of my reply, your signals have probably returned. If you need more help, post back.
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Nigel Goodchild:
Whilst you've posted on the DAB transmitter page instead of Crystal Palace DTV page, no worries. As you're using an indoor aerial, I'm assuming that you are very close to Crystal Palace at Beulah Hill from the way you've phrased your post.
There is no Planned Engineering currently listed for Crystal Palace and I can't find any reports of any faults.
It is more than likely that your issue was related to current weather conditions. There is currently some periodic "Tropospheric Ducting" which sometimes comes with high pressure (see Effect of tropospheric ducting on Freeview | RTIS for a simplistic explanation).
It can affect reception of just one or several multiplexes (not necessarily all). Do NOT retune.
The effect can last for seconds, minutes or even hours and can be very variable.
The BBC have put a warning on their website Problems with Freeview reception? | Help receiving TV and radio (click on the down arrow for High pressure impacting TV and Radio services across the UK). However, Freeview haven't put up a current warning on their site at present!
At the time of my post it's most likely to be impacting the SE of the country. It might be worse tomorrow for a while.
As already mentioned, it's NOT "simply" high pressure, as you know we can have high pressure and reception isn't affected. It might be that climate change is resulting in Tropospheric Ducting to occur more frequently.
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Wednesday 14 April 2021 10:00AM
Martin Barber:
Looks like both of us were typing replies at the same time :)