All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Paul Jennings:
There were some changes made at Mendip in March 2018. I receive the Freeview service from that transmitter and had to retune after the changes. Most channels were unaffected as the alterations were relatively small. Some viewers posted here and asked about the changes back in March and their problems were resolved by retuning at that time.
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Sandy Slade:
At only 19km from the transmitter mast you should be getting an excellent reception, which suggests that there is a possible problem with your aerial system. Please check all the cables and connections, including unplugging any coaxial plugs and sockets and refitting them. Would you also please report what the signal strengths are for each of the multiplexes broadcast from Sutton Coldfield - the channel numbers are: 43, 45, 40, 42, 46, 39, 55 and 56. You should have a wideband aerial to get good reception of the latter two services.
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Malcolm Trotter:
Please put your full post code into this website so that we can check the predicted reception conditions at you location.
There has been some engineerin g work done on the transmitter in the last few days and you may now find that a wideband aerial is required to get all the available channels.
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Nigel Webber:
The frequencies used have indeed changed, enter your post code into the Digital UK Coverage Checker at http://www.digitaluk.co.u…ker. That will list the transmitters available in your area, give an indication of expected reception and show the channel numbers for all the available services.
We contributors know this website is not current but the owner is the only person alloed to make any changes - but he is not available at present.
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Shane Baker:
You are right on the edge of the predicted reception area for the Mendip Transmitter. Further, you have some hills nearby between you and the transmitter that may be disrupting the signal path. The prediction suggests you should be getting reliable reception at your general location, so please check all the connections and cables in your aerial system. Include in that check the unplugging and refitting of all coaxial plugs and sockets.
You should also check the signal strengths of all the multiplexes. They are on channels: 49, 54, 58, 48, 33, 52, 36 and 35. A wideband aerial is needed for good reception of all the channels.
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Peter Naylor:
You will need to search the web for the User Manual for that equipment. This website does not hold any such information.
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Johnston:
Please put yopur full postcode into this website so that we contributors can evaluate your reception conditions. There are over 1100 transmitters and we need to know which one you are using and what the predicted recption conditions are like.
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Jack:
Please check all the aerial system, checking all the cables and connections. Check also that any splitter is working correctly and is properly set and powered (if relevant). You also need to unplug the aerial, do a retune without it and then refit the aerial and do another retune.
I assume you have a wideband aerial fitted and in use?
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Dave Jones:
Once again I have to reiterate that this website is owned and operated by Briantist and only he can perform any updates, but he is currently unavailable apparently.
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Friday 7 September 2018 10:36AM
Tom Burns:
Put your post code into the Digital UK Coverage Checker at http://www.digitaluk.co.u…ker. That will tell you which channels are in use for the available trasnmitters.
It is wise to use a wideband aerial these days as there are likely to be further changes at many transmitters.
The services of COM7 and COM8 are temporary and will be phased out of the coming few years as more transmitters are converted to provide DVB-T2 transmissions as that can deliver HD as well as more data and channels.