All posts by Stephen Phillips
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... UK digital TV reception predictor
Robert - relays are to fill in for places where local geography gets in the way of the main transmitter's signal. So even within a postcode which is best may vary from house to house.
See link for much info!
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The larger the aerial the more critical it is to point it right.
Which is tricky if you are judging by what you see, because of delayed response.
Is it group A ?
Some work recently. See:
Freeview on Divis TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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... TVs and boxes that do not support the 8k-mode | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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... UK digital TV reception predictor
It looks like you live in a difficult area; and could be receiving either CPal or one of the local relays. Do you know which? CPal will have the ae horizontal - rods sideways - the others vertical - up/down.
Are you using an amplifier?
What do your neighbours do?
Might be worth contacting a LOCAL aerial installer who knows the area's peculiarities.
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s not-gladman - you seem to have a choice of main transmitters and relays, which implies a "difficult" reception area.
UK digital TV reception predictor
Do you know which you are using?
Might be worth getting a local aerial man who will know - or comparing notes with neighbours.
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... UK digital TV reception predictor
Katy B - there is no promise at all that an indoor aerial will get you digital TV. Did it get you analogue in same place?
Dunno what you mean by area code, but link shows the transmitters you might be ble to receive. You need to find one that you can see through a wingow and to point the aerial at it. The "Bearing" starts at 0=N 90=E 180=S 270=W. FIELD is signal strengthbut NB the strongest does not do all channels.
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paul - every time you have a plug and socket along the path from aerial to TV set you lose some signal. So the best method is to have a single length of coax from aerial to back of TV set.
It matters little what flylead you have so long as the lead is undamaged and the plugs properly fitted and not shorting core to outer conductor. So if your home made onw works, use it. Sounds like your existing one is damaged/shorting.
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Thursday 19 April 2012 10:32AM
For the avoidance of doubt, this Steve P is not me!
Steve P
Wednesday 18 April 2012 5:20PM
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