All posts by Chris.SE
Below are all of Chris.SE's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Brian Butterworth:
There's a lot of spam getting through again, I don't know if you can do anything about it.
Deleting some of it would help!
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Richie Smith:
Hmm, well, is the postcode you've given where you'll be wanting the reception?
If not please give the relevant postcode.
Whilst you've posted on the Gulval relay transmitter page, the predicted signal at the postcode you've given is variable (not at all good tbh) even though the transmitter is only 2km away, vertical polarisation, at compass bearing 232 degrees (roughly SW), it's a very very low power (5W) relay with only the PSB multiplexes.
A far better (good) signal from Redruth 21km away, (horizontal polarisation) is predicted, at compass bearing 71 degrees (almost ENE) and has all 6 multiplexes. 20kW for the PSBs & 10kW for the COMs.
As far as that aerial goes, they claim it has a gain of 3dB (not much) certainly not high gain. It's omnidirectional so will pick up signals from all directions including reflected ones. And as far as all the other waffle/rubbish goes, ignore it. A 50 mile range !! that will depend on the power of the transmitter you're going to receive. Aerials are aerials they pick up RF signals, they don't care if they are analogue, digital, HD, SD and there are no 4K transmissions in the UK! As far as "optimised for digital" what rubbish.
As you say, it's cheap, so if you want to give it a try, please do. BUT it ought to be external and have a clear line-of-sight to the transmitter - no trees or other caravans etc in the way.
Frankly, if it's TV reception only, you'd be far better off with something like this -
https://www.blake-uk.com/aerials-tv-log/bla-lp20k.html
This is of course an external aerial which will require some sort of pole mounting. You'd need an F-connector for the aerial end, some low loss double screened coax and a coax plug for the TV.
It will receive signals from any UK transmitter where the signal is good (as it's group K which also has protection from mobile mast interference).
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Nicholas Anderson:
As I said here All of the free TV channels on PGSTART1790 in the UK | free and easy for 21 years in reply to your previous post on this page -
This page is primarily Freeview so would only have those radio stations that are/were on Freeview.
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Nicholas Anderson:
Which Community stations do you think are missing?
I said in a reply to you several weeks ago All of the free TV channels on PGSTART1790 in the UK | free and easy for 21 years that there's was a bug in the radio station links (they're the wrong way round) -
DAB stations can be found at List of all analogue radio frequencies | free and easy for 21 years
AM/FM stations at Details of all DAB radio station | free and easy for 21 years
However as the site owner has not been able for whatever reason to sort out all this spam now appearing,, he's not going to be able to fix the link issue anytime in the near future but apart from which the actual list of FM and AM stations seems to have gone AWOL!!
When I was able to view both lists back then, Community stations WERE included, which is why I've asked you to say which ones do you think are missing. But at present we can only refer to those on DAB.
There's little point in you repeating what you've already commented about when the site owner hasn't been able to fix the issues already noted!
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Bert:
I recall seeing another report about a problem with series recording of an ITV4 show recently and that was a Panasonic. I don't remember any other details atm, I'll post again if I discover more.
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Bert:
It was an ITV3 show not ITV4 that I saw before.
What's the model number of your Panasonic?
You may be best contacting ITV and Panasonic!
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Bert:
You may find that ITV have resolved the problem, but if not, please contact ITV.
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Willie Bone:
You'd be better contacting the BBC direct about your suggestion. They are very unlikely to see your post here.
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Saturday 15 June 2024 5:05PM
Elizabeth:
The Carmel transmitter was listed at the beginning of the week for Planned Engineering -
Carmel transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 10/06/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK].
The work may be continuing and this MAY be the cause of your problem but we need a full postcode to check your predicted reception and check for possible interference.
Have you at anytime whilst you had Pixelation or No signal tried to retune?
If so, please advise, and do NOT try to do so in the interim.