All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
StevenOnln1:
It all depends on exactly where Toby lives as the horizontally polarised signals don't cover the whole of the intended service area, the vertically polarised signals 'fill in' those unserved areas.
Hence the suggestion that he may need two aerials diplexed together.
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Peter Brummell:
Yes, you shpuld be able to get signals from Mendip, according to the digitaluk.trade website at Coverage Checker - Detailed View and as shown underneath your posting.
The potential for reception problems exists in that the signals will have to traverse the hill having Sandy Lane (with a nice pub if you're interested) and the radio transmitters at the top, and Bromham as well. From your location, the terrain is uphill to the Calne Freeview Lite transmitter and again it's uphill towards Mendip.
You would need a group C/D or a wideband aerial with the cross rods horizontal, they are vertical for Calne and Group A. The aerial for Mendip should point roughly South West on a bearing of 244 degrees, that is a little to the south of the Calne mast which at 263 degrees. It would be best to consider the future and invest in a good log-periodic aerial that will receive current and future planned services. A decent Log36 would probably be ideal, such as that offered here - Online FM DAB TV Aerial sales
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Michael.O:
You should have excellent reception from Sutton Coldfield and no problems are reported with that transmitter.
Perhaps you should check that your aerial has not moved and that all the cabling, indoors and out, is in good condition with no breaks and no water ingress. All connections should be checked thoroughly and it is often worth unplugging the aerial flylead at the back of the TV set and wall socket and re-inserting them carefully.
It is also worth using the signal strength checking system built into most TV sets. The 'ideal' strengths are between 50% and 85% for SD and between 655 and 85% for HD services. Any less than this will mean apparent loss of reception. That is also the case if you have too much signal strength, especially for HD services. Again that is often reported as being 'no signal' but really means too much signal.
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Sheila Winter:
I suggest you ask the actual broadcaster. This website is not associated with any broadcaster, it is intended to assist viewers with reception problems, etc.
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Sara:
I suggest you ask Bay TV themselves. Try their own website at http://www.baytvswansea.c…uk/.
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Michael Glaves:
Many of us who contribute to this website do mention log-periodic aerials when it is appropriate. They provide a degree of 'future proofing' as well as excellent performance. I use a log36 myself and have been extremely pleased with its performance, hence I recommend then where appropriate.
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Richard Cooper:
Also remember that not everyone uses the 'social media' websites these days. I do not and neither do any of my family (all experienced electronics engineers) nor do most of our friends. Anyone who has a computer, which is most people these days (but not all) can therefore access websites such as this and such usage is still more common than via social media except for the younger element of viewers.
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Kathleen:
It could be due to the high pressure over some parts of the country and the hot weather. That often causes signals to travel further than usual and hence causes the type of interference you describe. Do not try to retune your equipment.
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Joan:
I suggest you ask Channel 4 themselves, look at http://www.channel4.com/p…l-tv for any such information.
This website is not connected with any broadcaster so such questions should be asked directly of the relevant operator.
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Monday 8 August 2016 1:39PM
Richard Doyle:
To be able to offer any advise we need to know roughly where you live so that we can check reception and whether there is any problem with the transmitter in use (there are over 1000 of them around the country!). So please supply a full post code, or that of a very nearby shop or post office.