All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Mike P : Much as I hate to contradict, but to me anyway, that post code indicates a property located at the end of a gated lane that runs off the A342 in one of the worst locations for Freeview reception from Mendip, insomuch with any aerial nstalled for reception from the aforementioned station having to face in a direction that skirts along the sides of a rather dense forest, that is, if not actually in it!
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MikeP: Apologies Mike, I had another look at the view from said p/code location on a somewhat larger screened monitor, and on zooming in on said view can detect what would appear to be the mid/upper section of a mast in the extreme distance, the mast being positioned slightly to the RHS of two others at a shorter distance away.
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Mike O'Sullivan: Re: your daughters reception problem. Thanks for the update on the situation, the aerial rigger's decision to fit a booster rather indicating that the signal strength isn't the best in that particular spot.
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Daniel: On the assumption that you are referring to a Sky+ box? the term initialising associated with boxes containing a hard drive, but which has developed a fault, if you have already tried the procedure of disconnecting the box from the mains, then waiting about 30 seconds or so before powering it up again only to find that the problem remains, rather than going to the bother of installing an aerial and purchasing a Freeview receiver (or PVR), you would be better going for a Freesat twin tuner PVR (recorder) as your two coax feeds from the dish are 100% compatible with all Freesat devices.
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Steve : In addition to that already said (by others). You stated on your initial posting that - no amount of re-tuning made any difference, but though did you try resetting the TV?, e.g: by carrying out a "manufacturers reset" / "default setting" / "first time installation" or some similar meaning name, as resetting is "sometimes" the only way of rectifying odd problems.
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Paul: Although aerials of the type mentioned may seem appealing as far as ease of installation is concerned, especially where loft installations are involved, but though they are really a take off from a standard omni directional caravan aerial, insomuch the receiving element is not much more than a loop of wire being fed into a high amplifier.
A problem with these type of aerials when "not" used in a caravan site environment, is that they are prone to picking up interference from all around, sources of interference being somewhat limited by the very nature of caravan sites.
Therefore, although some users of these aerials do give give them the thumbs up, I would recommend using a Log periodic type aerial in your loft, one known as a Log36 being ideal, link for provided below.
Online FM DAB TV Aerial sales
By the way, indications are that your area can receive Freeview from either the Hannington transmitter (13 miles) or Crystal Palace (40 miles), although the majority of aerials seen in the area of Spencer's Wood Post Office (used as a test p/code) are seen to be facing towards the latter.
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Sally: Sky boxes will work perfectly OK without any card being inserted into the slot, as all the card does when used in a non subscription basis is to allocate the correct news services / adverts etc for the area you reside in, otherwise London is the default region.
Viewing cards purely for this purpose can be obtained from Sky at a once only cost of around £25.00.
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Aubrey Lawson: You mention the dish signal being good, but though, good should mean a strength of around 70% or so and with the quality being around the same, if indeed not higher, because if its lower than the strength, then the dish is slightly out of alignment, something which result in the type of problems mentioned.
The other point being, if you haven't already done so? then disconnect the box from the mains, leaving it that way for a minimum of 30 seconds before powering it up again, checking the results after its gone though the usual "searching for listings" procedure.
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Fay Cooper: The post code mentioned is predicted as "not" being able to receive anything other than the Dartmouth relay.
However the channels / frequencies for both are as follows.
Dartmouth : C41 /634.2Mhz - C47 / 682.0Mhz - C44 (HD) / 658.0Mhz
Beacon Hill : C60 / 758.8Mhz - C53 / 730.2Mhz - C57 (HD) / 762.2Mhz - C42 /642.0 - C45 / 666.0Mhz - C51 / 714.0Mhz - C33 (HD) / 570.0Mhz.
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Saturday 4 July 2015 12:06AM
Carol Brown: According to that seen, its 159 on Virgin Media.