All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
PeteD: Reception on the part of the post code given could be from either Nottingham / Waltham or Sutton Coldfield, so where is your aerial pointing at?
I feel that your best bet would be to reset your box and manually tune in the channels required, as most people who can receive from more that one source usually experiences the problem of the EPG listings displayed comprising of programmes picked up from different transmitters.
If you come back with your aerial direction I can then provide the channels numbers to enter.
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Paul Herrett: Well as you have obviously realised by what you have mentioned this shouldn't be! at least not "if" its an ordinary cable plus co-ax plug.
That said though when you say its connected directly into the Sky dish are you meaning another outlet port on the LNB? as if it is then the previous occupier has possibly rigged up some non standard satellite device, which of course could be anything.
This of course could turn out to your benefit, as if you want Freeview then all you would require to do (in theory anyway) is purchase an aerial, take the cable from the LNB, and connect the cable into the aerial.
If you supply your post code this would enable your reception possibilities to be checked on, plus any other advice given that was thought to be applicable.
This being said provided that its definitely Freeview you wish to use, as if the cable is connected into the LNB then you could use Freesat if you changed the co-ax plug over to a "F" connector.
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Lance Forbat Forbat: Yes, it will just in roughly the same way as it does downwards, I noticed though that the predictions of your expected signal level from it aren't 100% even although its only listed as being 1 mile from you, plus as its shown as being located at approx 5 degrees from you I would have expected maximum strength considering the transmitter radiation pattern is basically heavily biased towards the South / South East, with a rapid cut off from the South sweeping towards West.
However all six multiplexes from Wenvoe are shown as good, particularly BBC1 etc, as so for maximum channels you would be best concentrating on reception efforts from Wenvoe as Burrington as you will probably realise is a PSB only station anyway. (limited channels)
I think you are a bit over the top in the aerial you are using, and in the circumstances you are in a Log 40 would have been much better, as these larger aerials only really come into their own in line of sight (or near) situations where exceptional distances are involved, and indeed can perform very inferior to smaller aerials when not used in the circumstances mentioned.
This is the type of aerial referred to.
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Lance Forbat: Just to add, Wenvoe is shown as being located at 25 miles from you at a bearing of 292 degrees and the mux channels used by Wenvoe are:- 41 - 44 - 47(HD) - 42 - 45 - 49. Its always best though to scrub anything stored before trying another station, and with Wenvoe using lower channel numbers it should (hopefully) populate the EPG before Burrington as it spans Ch53 - 60.
Nothing can be guaranteed with RF reception, and the fact of you stating that the signal vanished with the aerial being higher up suggests some signal path peculiarities are occurring in your area, especially where a transmitter at only 1 mile away is involved, as radiation patterns do not generally show any upwards cut off measures that "may" have been taken.
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chris matthews: Try putting it into standby for about 10 seconds then disconnect it from the mains, then wait for about 5 minutes before powering it up again.
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Graham Hadfield: Nothing is indicated as changing until September 26th when all three commercial multiplexes switch to high power (50Kw) operation.
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Mrs W Lovell: That indication simply means that there is a negative off set on the channel frequency and not that there is any work going on, and the problem you have is quite common on devices such as yours that's based on Vestel brand chassis, and which are used by about a couple of dozen other brand names, like Hitachi, Sharp, Philips, Digihome etc to name but a few.
This negative offset being used on certain channels in various stations has been the cause of numerous complaints regarding odd problems occurring, like a channel not coming on when selected, or when it does it glitches for no apparent reason, or recordings jumping or freezing when being played.
Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it, as although Vestel published over air software downloads in an attempt to cure the problem they were in many cases of somewhat limited success, and although the updates can still be obtained via a web site, its very complex to arrange as a laptop has to be connected into the PVR etc.
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Mrs W Lovell: Just a little addition, I see you are located in Grantham and in many parts of it Belmont is received with a very good signal, and so you could try manually tuning in Belmonts ITV1 Mux on Ch25 as it doesn't have a negative offset.
Of course your aerial will not be pointing in that direction, but many have reported they can still receive it because of its high signal level received, the only downside of this action being that you would not get Central news.
By the way you could not use Belmont to replace Waltham, as Belmont's SDN (ITV3 etc) has a negative offset on it, the only way of getting around that being to use Waltham's SDN.
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helen ballinger. If you have anything plugged into the scart sockets put the TV into standby, remove whatever, then bring it back out of standby again.
If this doesnt work or is not applicable, then what do you see on the screen when either TV or DVB is selected?
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Saturday 14 January 2012 12:40PM
Mark Heselden: The answer is basically no as far as an offset change is concerned, as this is only necessary for channel changes,
On the former mentioned though, it depends on the device (and age of) you are receiving on, and whether or not it has the type of manual tuning menu that enables you to enter exact frequencies, but the offset change will not be noticed on most modern equipment as it will still be within the AFC (automatic frequency control) acceptance range of the tuners used, with the only time I can possibly visualise any problems occurring being in circumstances where a person is receiving a low level of signal coupled to them having a device fitted with a somewhat lesser (older) type of tuner.