All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Bert Gault:
It is highly unlikely that any further channels will be added to a Freeview Lite transmitter, it's just not economically vaible for the broadcaster.
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Kat:
Glad you've got the Freesat box working again. If it happens again, you should unplug the mains plug from the wall socket, wait 5 minutes and then plug it back in again and waiter another 5 minutes while the box re-initialises. Then try turn on again with the remote control.
This exchange does illustrate how important it is to describe things accurately.
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Michael Martin:
NO, do not do a retune as you'll loose more channels!
It's likely that the current hot weather is the cause so patience is a vortue at these times.
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Brian M Leahy:
Probably because the broadcaster has not chosen to include subtitles on that programme. You should contact the actual broadcaster to ask them if subtitles can be made available.
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Phil:
Having lived near Calne I am not aware of any new developments to the south of the transmitter, in the direction of Mile Elm, Stockley and Headington. I am aware of a new development being built behind London Road/Quemerford off of Stockley Lane. But they are to the south east and within the claimed coverage area, see the coverage map near the top of this page.
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Colin Jagger:
Only Digital UK or Arqiva could anser the question on what work is being performed at Rowridge. None has been reported to this website.
Consider, though, that the weather can have a significant effect on transmissions and is very selective of how they are affected.
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DaveW:
There are no known problems with the Rowridge transmitter, indeed others report no problems at all.
There could be a poor connection in your aerial cables and/or plugs. That is known to cause selective problems with one frequency only, as you are experiencing. So please carefull check all the aerial connections you can access.
Do others in your B&B using the same aerial system have the same problem? If not, then the problem is within your part of the property.
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Phil:
That is the development I was thinking of.
There is no requirement in the planning process for anyone to even consider TV reception so there is no point in complaining to Witlshire Council Planning Department. The developers have no responsibility to ensure there is any TV reception possible either. They are very unlikely to tell prospective purchasers that they can't get TV reception other than by using satellite services. The same situation applies throughout the country and even affects mobile reception conditions, there is no guarantee of TV or mobile reception anywhere.
As far as aerials go, to get signals from the Calne Freeview Lite transmitter you need either a Group A aerial or a wideband one, preferably a log-periodic, with the rods vertical. For Mendip you need either a Group C/D or a wideband one as above with the rod horizontal, but I doubt whether Mendip would give satisfactory reception due to the hills in between. So it's not just a case of rotating the aerial from horizontal to vertical unless it is a wideband one.
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MikeB:
My comment was that it is not a matter for the planning authority, it is not within their remit for consideration. So I do not expect them to take it into account unless the rules are changed - but that isn't going to happen. So I was beding fair to the planners.
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Tuesday 4 July 2017 11:02AM
AJ:
Further to that said by Chris.SE, you may well need to manually tune your TV set to the transmissions from Bromsgrove. Visit Which Freeview channels does the Bromsgrove transmitter broadcast? and scroll down to find all the channels being transmitted from there. It will show you the channel/frequency for each of the available multiplexes to help you tune your TV.