All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
NICKADSLUK:
Triax are good aerials and perhaps worth trying, I have only old experience with them back in analogue days. That your aerial installer has no knowledge of log-periodic aerials shows he is not worth using because of his limited knowledge.
I would suggest asking other aerial contractors and see if they know anything about log-periodic aerials. Else you could buy one yourself and have a contractor fit it for a smallish charge.
Log-periodic aerials have been in use for many years since long before the digital switchover. I used to work as a TV field service engineer in Nottinghamshire and many were used for reception from Waltham and Belmont transmitters, as well as the Nottingham relay. Before that I worked in Surrey and met many of them there used on Crystal Palace, Reigate and Croydon transmitters. So they are nothing new but provide reliable reception even when 'the powers that be' change the channels used by the transmitters.
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Rosie:
Further to that said by MikeB, check the signal strengths reported by you TV set. The User Manual will tell you how to access the manual tuning feature which will show the strengths - but DO NOT retune as yet.
If the strengths are above 85% then you have far too much signals and that is stopping the TV from working correctly. You can cure that with attenuators to reduce the signal strength. If you have less than 60% then you probably have a problem with your aerial and/or its cables feeding the TV set.
Could you also tell us which direction your aerial is pointing, please? If it is aimed about south west and has the short rods vertical then you are using the Totnes transmitter and should be tuned to channels 21, 24 and 27 (there are no other transmissions from Totnes). If the aerial is aimed roughly just north of east with the short rods horizontal, then you are using the Beacon Hill transmitter that has all the channels available. To find the channels for that, click on the 'digitaluk trade' box underneath your posting.
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Stuart:
Now that we know you are using a communal aerial. it is likely that it needs adjusting for the new channels in use. Only your management organisation can do that so please contact them.
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Hayley LR:
You need to demand that the building owner, or whoever is responsible for maintenance, has the aerial system adjusted to suit the new channels being used by the transmitter.
If you investigate other options, remeber that indoor aerials very rarely give satisfactory results unless you are very close to the transmitter, generally within 1 km! Also remember that as you do not own the building, you cannot have your own aerial fitted on the building. That would need the owner's permission and if there is already two aerials (or an aerial and a dish) then planning permission will be needed.
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Bob A:
Further to that said by StevensOnln1, I can confirm that will have a Group A aerail which is no longer suitable for use with the Crystal Palace transmissions since the recent changes. You need to have a wideband aerial fitting in place of the old one. Yopu can access the website given by StsvensOnln1 or ring 0808 100 0288 and talk about having your old Group A aerail replaced free of charge.
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Richard Stehr:
This website does not reply to any emails. We contributors will only respond to posting on this site. If you are loosing programmes I suggest yopu recheck all your aerial connections.
The new mast is to be a temporary one for a couple of years while engineering work of a major nature is carried out on the structure and fittings of the main mast. It is not yet completed so the 'old' one is still in use. When the new mast and aerials come into use, you will not need to retune for that. It will still cover the more than 2m Freeview viewers.
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MartinR:
The cost to purchase an aerial is only about 40, but having it fitted and the system adjusted will be rather more.
People may be using the Sky dish to watch Sky or Freesat programmes but not the Freeview services as they are only delivered from terrestrial transmitters, such as Crystal Palace as in your case, and not via a satellite.
It is encumbant upon the management to provide a suitable aerial system, and who pays depends on your tenancy agreement.
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lolaym18:
You post has nothing to do with TV reception. Kindly stop wasting our time.
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Vgdcwmbk:
You post has nothing to do with TV reception. Kindly stop wasting our time.
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Thursday 12 April 2018 12:32PM
Andy:
Look at the Digital UK website and put in your full post code. That will show you both the current channels being used and what the planned changes are over the next couple of years or so.