All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Janet Little.
It is due to the current high pressure so there is nothing anyone can do about it apart from wait until the weather pattern changes. Do not retune.
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Dorothy Hall:
The current high pressure is causing the problem you report. As it is a natural phenomenon causing your reception problems there is nothing anyone can do about it. Please be patient as it will return to normal when the weather pattern changes. Do not retune.
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Linda Powell:
There is no problem with the transmitter! Your reception is being affected by the current high pressure across the country and as that is a perfectly natural phenomenon (that has been known about for a great many years) there is nothing anyone can do about it apart from wait until the weather pattern changes. Do not retune.
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Chris.SE:
There is a lot of work being done to prepare for future changes to channel allocations, part of the planned changes needed for the introduction of 5G transmissions in the 700MHz+ band. Some of the work is also related to improvements to the DAB sevices and coverage.
If it is suspected that too much signal is a possible problem then checking the reported signal strength on the manual tuning page, without doing a retune, will show just how much is present. Depending on the make and model of the TV, it is usually recommended that the strength should not exceed about 85%.
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Stewart Wicklow:
According to the Digital UK Coverage Checker, at your location you are unlikely to get any decent signals carrying Angklia services, see Coverage Checker - Detailed View
The best source is Belmont in North Lincolnshire, but all the transmitters that carry Anglia services are shown as variable or poor.
In addition, the current high pressure is causing signal reception problems across the country.
Check that your aerial is a wideband type and that all the connections are in good condition. Unplug and refit all coaxial plugs/sockets.
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Alan Reed:
You need to read the post above yours. There is no problem with the transmitter and what you are reporting is nothing new. It is the well known conseqyence of using frequencies in the UHF band that are susceptible to what happens with high atmospheric pressure in the area - and nobody can do anything about that. It's also nothing to do with so-called 'global warming. It has happened to UG+HF signals ever since we started transmitting BBC2 in 625 line systems in the 1960s and it almost certainly existed long before that but we never noticed as we didn't publicly use UHF transmissions before then.
Do not retune and be patient.
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Allen Taylor:
Apart from the engineering works today at the Findon transmitter, the current high pressure is causing signal problems in many parts of the UK. Be patient and do not retune.
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Michael Callaghan:
The current weather patterns are causing reception problems across the UK, it's worse in some areas than others. So [lease be patient for the weather to change. Do not retune.
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Susan Adams:
The current weather patterns are causing reception problems across the UK, it's worse in some areas than others. So [lease be patient for the weather to change. Do not retune.
There is no problem with the transmitter at all.
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Sunday 24 February 2019 10:26AM
Geoff:
It is well known that poor connections will affect the signals from the aerial to the TV set. Any poor connection will cause problems, which is why we contributors (who have seen it so many times) suggest checking aerial cables and connections. Coaxial plugs and sockects can get corrosion/oxidation on the contact surfaces and that causes signal [roblems as well - hence the suggestion toi unplug and refit hence removing that corrosion.