All posts by Stephen Phillips
Below are all of Stephen Phillips's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Peter The fact that there is a local repeater at Brierley Hill suggests that there may be some local issues.
UK digital TV reception predictor
Odd that the two should differ so as they are on similar frequencies. Have you compared notes with locals? Or phoned a local aerials man?
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Jenny if you post your postcode we can help more; but if you got a good result with the "rabbit's ears" there is a good chance with some other form of internal aerial.
Or possibly even with a wire along the picture rail!
Did you try other locations for the rabbit ears?
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... UK digital TV reception predictor
Andy - according to this you have a wide choice of adequate signals. Suggests local terrain issues.
A local ae fitter's knoiwledge may be what you need.
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can i use my sky sat/dish to recieve a tv signal
That is the only thing you can do with it. Except perhaps as a baseball target or art object.
If you mean TERRESTIAL TV, not unless you have so strong a signal that you don't need a proper aerial, and even then a Sketchley Loop will probably do better.
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Pinkie - have you tried complete retune? Possibly with "no aerial connected" retune to get a clear start.
Where are you is critical to more help.
DAB radios - bin them
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I coulde not underestand the relevence to Terrestial of splitting an LNB signal at all.
But don't recent sky boxes get two signal from one LNB - record one, watch other? Where earlier ones had two LNBs?
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Brian - Mike has a point. The wording below may confuse the uninitiated?
A standard-type aerial is all that is required for analogue TV reception in most places. These antennae have between 10 and 18 elements and a single reflector. These are not recommended for new installations for good digital television reception, but will more often than not function perfectly in good reception areas.
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Mazbar I am not onee of you experts but could it be too strong a signal?
Did you try an attenuator?
IIRC you are in Ormskirk? Most of your territory presumably gets a very chunky signal from W Hill?
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Friday 30 December 2011 9:40AM
Kelly - where are you?