All posts by Stephen Phillips
Below are all of Stephen Phillips's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.Johnny - if it works; it's fine! What you got may simply join the wires. Other types cater for things like powering amps and might give problems.
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Colin J - Are the neighbours ae also in lofts? If so, maybe you pointing wrong; cable fault, or less sensitive tuner.
Can you try your tuner next door and see if it does better?
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- Freeview on Oxford TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice -
John - If you look at the transmitter page; BBC is 16QAM and ITV 64QAM with same strength.
Put simply; they are trying to put 4 times as much through the ITV.
Will probably solve itself in September with switchover. You might find a cheap booster will help now. (LL145HD)
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John - what you had on analogue is gone so the better comparison is then and now digital.
See the page for Sandy Heath - bit east of south, where your ae should point.
Freeview on Sandy Heath TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
NOTE: The commercial multiplexes at Sandy Heath will remain on their pre-switchover channels and powers for a period after digital switchover. SDN will then temporarily move to channel 31 (at 20kW ERP) on 31 Aug 2011, before adopting its final allocation of channel 51 on 18th April 2012. Arqiva A will adopt its final allocation of channel 52 on 23 Nov 2011. Arqiva B will temporarily move to channel 67 (at 20kW ERP) at switchover and then it will adopt its final allocation of channel 48 on 14 Sept 2011. NOTE: D3&4 and HD use transitional S1 antenna until 27 June 2012.
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Compare the free TV channels on the different systems. | BlogsSunday 5 June 2011 2:26PM
Peterborough
As I lack binocular vision I cannot have 3d TV, but surely anything like a real 3d effect would be highy desirable?
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John - if you are not using the powered splitter box and start to it will probably help if a booster amp would have helped. And if you are already using it a booster will probably not help.
KMJ's points make sense. If you haave two outlets fron the aerial does the problem occur in both?
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Colin - do you mean the free/£40 thing for disabled/older viewers? If so, gat them back to do a proper job.
If they are frightened to go on the roof (ours were!) you get Freesat instead, for same price. I'm a convert.
And if not them; whoever did it needs to fixit.
That said, you are so close to the transmitter that your problem may, oddly, be too strong a signal!
Have you got a built in loop? Or try an unshielded wire into the middle hole.
Wolfbane ios very conservative, and thinks you need only a set-top. Unless you are in a dip; behind an obstacle, etc.?
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m.h it is probably because the signal strength is low that you get that message.
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Brian - is there a NOT omitted from the above/below? What iIS "inversion weather"?
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Thursday 26 May 2011 8:05AMLiam Guest: Loft aerials are recommended for reliable Freeview reception,>>
Rick W - Do you have neighbours with or without the same problem? 45dB signal should be plenty
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Saturday 4 June 2011 11:21AM
Wrexham
NO!
Plug the aerial lead into the in side of the splitter; then the lead that was in "RF OUT" into one output and use a new jump lead to connect the other outlet to the TV.
RF="radio frequency" is what comes down from the aerial. Your freeview box is perhaps one of the few that turn the digital signal into an old fashioned one; or it may just relay the aerial input. Ir probably amplified it too, so you MAY need an amplifier/splitter. But try a simple Y shaped one first.
In fact first of all just check the upstairs TV works if you connect the ae in to the wire to upstairs.