All posts by Chris.SE
Below are all of Chris.SE's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Sandra Wright:
Even when the transmitters do transmit them all, you might not be able to receive them all after some of the retune events which is why the postcode is important as mentioned by MikeP.
If you understand the results, you can check yourself at Digital UK - Coverage checker also using Digital UK | Channel listings
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dale:
As mentioned at the top of this page, Pick+1 is on the COM7 HD Multiplex and it at LCN 92 in the Freeview listings - see Digital UK | Channel listings for up-to-date Freeview listings.
To check predicted reception at your location put your postcode into Digital UK - Coverage checker
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dale:
If you mean its LCN number, as mentioned at the top of this page, 5STAR+1 is on the COM8 HD Multiplex and it at LCN 56 in the Freeview listings where it's been for some while - see Digital UK | Channel listings for up-to-date Freeview listings.
To check predicted reception at your location put your postcode into Digital UK - Coverage checker which will also advise of any future retune events or possible reception changes.
If you mean the UHF channel number for the multiplex, there has been no change affecting your location since Feb.2018 and that was part of the 700Mhz clearance - see Digital UK | 700MHz clearance
If you wish to keep up with other Freeview changes and information, a good page to watch is Freeview Service Status | Freeview
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John Hughes:
There shouldn't be any confusion if you click on those links in my last message for you. You need to check the predicted reception at your location. Freesport has been at LCN64 since Nov.2018 (it started at LCN95 in Nov.2017), so yes it's up and running and COMs 7&8 are transmitting from Rowridge.
The issue you MAY have is that COMs 7&8 are only temporary multiplexes and are now SFNs (Single Frequency Networks) on C58 & C59 at all transmitters that transmit these two, which means that in some locations more on the periphery of the coverage area may get too much interference from another transmitter. Are you getting COM 7 or 8 at all? If you are getting the muxes, I'd suggest a full reset/retune by unplugging your aerial, do an automatic tune - this will clear all previous tuning, then plug the aerial back in and do a manual tune for the UHF channels used by the Rowridge Horizontal polarisation transmissions. You do need a wideband aerial to get all the multiplexes.
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Annie Bevis:
We really need your postcode to check the predicted reception at your location so we could offer advice, or you can check it yourself putting your postcode into Digital UK - Coverage checker
The Digital UK | Channel listings shows that Drama is on the SDN multiplex which is transmitted at a lower power than the main PSB multiplexes, and similarly the COMs 7&8 multiplexes that carry the HD channels and Smithsonia that you mention. As other transmitters around the country change UHF channels as part of the 700Mhz clearance, it can mean that interference affects reception at other locations.
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Richard:
It might depend on which log periodic you have, but they all tend to have slightly less gain at the lower end of the band. You might just be too far away, check the predicted reception putting your postcode into Digital UK - Coverage checker
It's always worth checking that you don't have any extra loss in your system due to cable or connection deterioration, unplug your coax plugs, check all connections are clean and reconnect.
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Funny that! If I click on the link (F's digitaluk trade) at the bottom of Frank Hird's post, it clearly shows all the information both from Sandy Heath AND Crystal Palace (including the Local mux).
Frank Hird:
If you mean email updates from ukfree.tv about posts on the Crystal Palace page, just go and post on it, you will then get told about updates on any posts. However the Digitaluk checker generally has more accurate information about the transmitters and predicted reception.
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John Hughes:
Oh well, if you've used a C/D aerial to check (I assume it was one of the high gain ones - generally higher gain than a lot of widebands at UHF55&56) looks like you're out of luck, especially as there's zero to next to no lift (tropospheric propagation) on at present to increase potential interference.
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A Lloyd:
This really doesn't have anything to do with Freeview (and no they won't see your comment). Plympton is not a "Light" transmitter, it does transmit all the 6 main multiplexes. COMs 7&8 are only temporary muxes where they are transmitted and that is not from all transmitters, it is where the spectrum "space" allows without undue interference to other transmitters. The "space" allowed is a .gov & OFCOM decision (implemented by Arqiva).
The specific channels to which you refer are on the COMs 7&8 multiplexes, see Digital UK | Channel listings and such allocations are dependant on the capacity of each multiplex and the individual broadcaster's decision. Ch48 which you mentioned was moved at Sony's behest to Local multiplexes, if you don't receive a Local multiplex you won't get it, see True Entertainment | free and easy
Unless you have moved, Caradon Hill will give you best reception. Various details were provided in an answer to a previous post.
Al Jazeerra English on LCN 235 is not HD, it's SD.
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Saturday 10 August 2019 8:15PM
Alan Locker:
Or click on the "digitaluk trade" link at the bottom of your post. For all 6 available muxes it shows Dover 6km away at 70 and you'll need a wideband aerial to get them all as there's several retune events coming, the first on 22nd August.