All posts by Alan T
Below are all of Alan T's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.This morning I have digital back, all be it low quality. I have listed my reported Quality and strength for one channel from each mux
BBC1 q=10 s=7
ITV1 q=4/5 s=6
ITV3 q=6 s=6
BBC Four q=2 s=5
Pick TV q=0 s=4
Film4 q=2 s=4
(before the weekend I used to get q=7-10 for nearly all channels)
Could my problem be due to Sandy Heath being switched on, and should I perhaps turn my aerial to point that way (regional programmes will be wrong, but better than nothing at all)?
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When I use the post code checker I get the following list
Sandy Heath - 74.4km 46.2 miles
Ridge Hill - 98.9km 61.5 miles
Waltham - 54.4km 33.8 miles
Oxford - 67.2km 41.8 miles
Sutton Coldfield - 46.2km 28.7 miles
Is the order in best signal to worst signal? Its not distance and its not alphabetical. If it is based on signal then I guess I have answered my own problem, and assume Sandy Heath (best?) signal is swamping Sutton Coldfield (worst?).
Can any body confirm my conclusion. I don t like heights, and dont want to go up ladder unless I have to!
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Mike Dimmick: Thank you for your response.
I thought this was the digital postcode checker....
....my main issue is with the signal keeps on disappearing (fine a couple of weeks ago, sporadic last week, completely lost over most of weekend (but ok Sunday mid morning), most of it back again today). I have just walked in from work and turned telly on.
Analogue:
Looks almost perfect on 1,2,3 and 5 (5 no picture glitches, but sound is crackling!), grainy on 4.
Digital:
BBC1 q=10 s=7
ITV1 q=4/5 s=6
ITV3* q=6 s=7
BBC Four* q=3/4 s=5
Pick TV q=0 s=5
Film4* q=4 s=4
* have all improved since lunch time! I swear I have touched nothing.
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andy: I cant say it gets worse or better during rain as we have had none to speak of (very light smattering this morning).
Signal is still as it was when I got in from work (previous post). Is it just coincidence that Sutton had engineering works last week, and Sandy Heath turned up the power (almost directly behind me) and now I get a poor signal?
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It does appear to be atmospheric related. This lunch time clear blue sky, quality on ALL channels 9/10, strength 5-7 across all channels.
The last week, that I have been experiencing problems has been mainly overcast.
Could this this be the "Inversion Effect", perhaps from the stronger Sandy Heath? What should I do about it?
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Monday 4 April 2011 10:39PM
Rugby
Hello,
Have lost digital signal since Friday (I also experienced long outages in the previous week, but these were due to "engineering work"). Analogue is extremely snowy as well.
Roof mounted High Gain, wideband aerial (300 deg bearing), CV21 1PH.