All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Michael
I carefully checked the listing at the top of the pages to see what was being shown as on LCN 23 - and saw nothing in the list. Hence my response.
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Mike
One possible solution that might be worth considering is the use of a coaxial switch. That will allow the siognals from both sources to be selected and fed to the euipment without significant reduction - but at the penalty of having to operate the switch to connect to the different source.
I used that method when I lived in Swindon and could get signals from both Mendip and Oxford - but not strongly enough to pass through a diplexer well enough for good reliable results.
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Steve Coombs
TPO's do not prevent all work on the trees. Consult your local Council PLanning Officers to seek their views telling them that the trees in question are affecting your TV reception detrimentally. They could decide to allw some pruning, especially if the health of the trees is suspect. A good Tree Surgeon would be able to advise.
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Ian:
I get all my Freeview services from Mendip and they are all still at the same strength/quality as they were a month ago!
To help us to help you we really need a post code or that of a nearby shop so we can check both the transmission path and local terrain - which can affect your reception.
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Annegret
Reception of pan-european satellite services in the UK can be a bit of a problem. The further north you are increases the difficulties. Tranent is sufficiently far north of the targetted area that you are likely to need a larger than usual dish. I would suspect that even a 60 cm dish may not be sufficient for reliable reception.
I would advise contacting a supplier who deals with satellite reception for services other than Sky. There should be such businesses in Edinburgh and they are likely to also offer 'steerable' dishes showing they will know more about reception of TV programmes other than those provided by Sky (which are meant to be UK only in the main).
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Daniel
Rushden is one of the areas served by Sandy Heath transmitter that has a history pof poor or intermittent reception when the weather is good or warm/hot - as we have mostly experienced in the last few weeks. So I would suspect that your reception problems may well be due to a known weather-related phenomemn about which no one can do anything (unless you believe in a helpful deity that is).
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Mike
It is my understanding (and please correct me if I'm wrong) that the satellite beam that you used before has been adjusted so it now does not cover much of the Spanish resorts any longer. The adjustment was made because of contractual requirements that the Sky transmissions should only be available in the agreed location, namely UK and Ireland. I belive it is all about the ownership of copyright and the agreements with such owners that restrict where the programme affected can be received.
What you can do about it is very limited.
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Michael
The card contains some circuitry but also some software. It is possibloe for Sky to communicate with the card inserted in the Sky Box via an over-air system and not just via a telephone line. So they can control how the card in a particular box is 'paired' with that box. If the card is not properly 'paired' it will give the message quoted.
Putting a Sky authorisation card in a freezer does not change the data and software stored on the card. It contains a microcircuit that is stable between -50C and +180C, by the very nature of silicon that is used as the base upon which the circuitry is built. The software/firmware is not known to be temperature sensitive so if the 'chip' is undamaged it is not affected.
I do not know of any boxes that can receive Sky services that are being sold from North Africa. If there are some, they will either be pirated versions or stolen stock. I would not condone nor recommend any such source as there are potential legal pitfalls to owning and/or using such a device, not least of which are copyright laws and the 1968 Theft Act.
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English In Swiss. The dish needs to be aimed at where the satellites are positioned in orbit. They are geostationary above a point 28.2 degrees east of due south and directly above the Equator. That means they are somewhere above equatorial East Africa. The actual aim, the azimuth and elevation plus the LNB skew, needs to be determined for your specific location. There are on-line systems that can help with the rather complex calculations, such as that at Calculate Azimuth And Elevation Angles which can give you the required aiming information. You may need to check whether there are any legal requirements about erecting a dish of the size needed. In the UK there are restrictions on the maximum size and its location on a building. Your local planning regulations may have some advice, else speak to the governing authorities for the locality to ensure you are not contravening any requirements with such a large dish.
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Thursday 31 July 2014 10:02PM
Mike Lane:
I believe it was determined by Ofcom.