All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Bill McDonald:
I note from the Freeview Map that we can now see, that you are near to a generic mobile phone mast. It is possible that you are having interference from that mast. Contact AT800 at Contact us | Advice or general enquiries | at800 They well provide a filter free of charge to try and eliminate any problems due to 4G signals.
As for power output on COMs 7&8, there is no plan to increase the output of these multiplexes. If they are the ones giving most problems, then it may be that your aerial is not the required wideband type. If you have not had it changed in the last teo/three months then it is likely to not be a wideband type and I'd advise having it changed for a good quality one, but don't fall for the 'digital aerial' con as there is no such thing.
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Karen:
IKt is usual for Transmitter Engineering to give the information after the event. Especially as in this case the work was done overnight when far fewer are watching.
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Pete:
The only person who can do that is the owner of this website and we contributors are not sure why he has not done so earlier.
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Tony Whyman:
You miss the point. Too much signal being fed into the tuner caues it to fail, hence you get reports of zero signal or weak signal. Supplying 98% will definitely detrimentally affect how your TV tuner works. So you need to reduce it to below a reported 85%.
The only thing that changed is the weather patterns in the area. There has been no change to the transmitter.
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Mr Farrow:
You are a mere 2 km from the transmitter so either you have a fault with youyr aerial system or the signal strength is too high. Search for 'too much of a good thing' on this website.
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Stephen:
There is no known problems at Oxford currently. There was engineering work overnight but that has been completed.
If you are still having problems please check all your aerial connections to the TV giving problems. As the other is receiving all channels there cannot be any problem at the transmitter. But the TV not gettin g all channels has a problem, either with the signal being fed to it or else it is being overloaded with too much signal.
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A G Hearn:
To make any sensible suggestions we need you to enter your full post code into this website. Include it in your next response.
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DRC:
Depends on the TV. If it has both a Freeview UHF tuner and a separate satellite tuner then it can. My main TV has both tuners and is set to allow use of Freeview and Freesat. Note that you will need a satellite dish configured to receive the signals from the 28.2/28,5 degrees East satellite orbital position. It must *not* have an LNB designed for use with Sky Q as that does not receive the Freesat signals.
If you already have Sky (but not Sky Q) then if the LNB has at least three outputs you can use one to connect to the TV's satellite input (a screw type called and 'F' connector).
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J Knights:
Look at the digitaluk trade box below your post (or look at Coverage Checker - Detailed View which is the same) and you will c=see that some multiplexes are rated as variable, so weather, etc could well affect them. Please check all your aerial cables and connections to ensure they are making good contact throughout.
Note that the 6 June retune will require a change to a wideband aerial unless you already have a good one fitted.
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Tuesday 22 May 2018 3:46PM
Mr Farrow:
Please provide a full post code so that we can see what the predicted reception is like at your location. It could simoply be the warm weather causing the problem, but do check all the connection between your aerial and the TV.