All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Malcolm:
I'm afraid you have misread the information. The reference to H/V is to explain what that means. Against each multiplex it shows they are all vertically polarised so you need an aerial mounted for Vertical polarisation reception. No TV transmitter uses 'helical' polarisation. You would be advised to have a wideband aerial fitted so it will be suitable for use if/when any further changes are made.
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Name:
There is no reported problem with the Sutton Coldfield transmitter. If there were then over a million people would be complaining. So it is rather more likely that either you have a fault with your equipment or else there is a problem with local interference. So please check all your aerial cables and unplug all the coaxial connections and refit them.
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Barry Hardwick:
Either you have a problem with yiur aerial system of it is some form of local interference.
Check all your aerial cables and connections. Unplug all coiaxial connections and refit them. Then check what signal strengths you are getting but DO NOT RETUNE.
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Nigel Jervis:
It is on channel 252 accordsing to Freesprt's own website, see Home | FreeSports and look in the top row.
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Stuart Harris:
It is possible that you may have an aerial problem. It would be a good idea to check all your aerial cables and connections. Unplug and refit all the coaxial plugs/sockets. That will clear any oxidation from the contact surfaces which is a common cause of the problems you have had.
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David Hulme:
I cannot find any reports of any engineering work recently on the Midhurst transmitter. So I suggest you check all your aerial cables and connections. Unplug all the coaxial plugs/sockets and refit them, that will clear any oxidation from the contact surfaces which is known to cause problems such as you report. It could, of course, be local temporary interference.
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Jimmy Angelakos:
There is no reported problem at the transmitter and if there was a great many people would all be comoplaining. I suggest you may have a problem with your aerial system, so check all the cables and connections. Unplug all coaxial plugs and sockets and the refit them as that will clear any oxidation from the copntact surfaces (which is a well known cause of such problems as you repoirt).
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Jimmy Angelakos:
Unfortunately, you failed to tell us in the first instance that you are in a block of flats with a shared communal aeerial system. Check with yiur neighbours to see if they have the same problem. If they do then it is an aerial system fault that is the t=responsibility of the owners or their representatives. If they don't then the problem is within your flat.
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Peet:
The best source is the Digital UK Coverage Checker, which will tell you what channels are being used by your local transmitter(s). You can also look up the programme allocations i=on the other website.
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Saturday 25 May 2019 1:05PM
RUSTY:
The beacon Hill transmitter no longer provide the COM7 and COM8 multiplexes, one of which carried the Forces TV channel. There is very little likelihood of those multiplexes returning any time soon as they are purely temporary until the full readjustment of channels is completed, probably sometime around 2022 or so.