All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
michael green: Its impossible to assist when you havent mentioned your location (pref: post code) as its not known what transmitter you are receiving from, ITV3 on some temporarily being on low power.
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Heidi: You are forecast as being able to receive from either Halesowen (@ 1mile) or Sutton Coldfield (@ 14miles)
If its Sutton Coldfield then your signal could be too strong which could be blocking your tuner, so for a test if you have access to a set top aerial connect into your TV and carry out a retune, if you get any results (no matter of what sort) then you will require to purchase a simple attenuator to place in line with your TV's aerial socket.
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kelly: Are you sure that the A/V button has been pressed on the TV's remote control? as pressing this switches the TV to its scart socket and which the Freeview box will be connected to, a blue screen being the usual default screen that's seen when no aerial is connected, or that there is no signal to receive. (analogue switched off / Freeview only area)
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Suzanne: Normally I would just say to fit the attenuator and carry out a manual tune on Mux Ch59, which you could of course try, but not knowing the menu system on your TV its best to make a fresh start by using a factory reset after having fitted the attenuator.
As far as the aerial is concerned, I wouldn't alter anything at present, but an aerial known as a DM Log should be perfectly suffice for your situation, the aerial seen on the link.
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Suzanne: Or even the Log 40 seen underneath, but if the attenuator gives the desired result then I wouldn't alter anything, albeit that it does appear a little over the top for your location with reference to the transmitters, although its appreciated that it may well have been OK for the type of reception you were originally getting.
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Suzanne: This is basically why I mentioned about the benefits of a variable attenuator, as it has a high maximum of in many cases about 20dB.
Have you actually tried (for a test anyway) a set top type aerial plugged into the TV? I would try this to get an idea of exactly how strong your signal actually is, because if its really excessive then you will get some sort of results from using it, and if you do then the signal is liable to be at a level that Ch60 will not desensitize the tuner.
That said of course, taking it that Mux Ch59 can actually be received at a level that will resolve a picture where you are located.
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Suzanne: As said in my latest posting, try to get hold of an "ordinary" (not a fancy amplified type) set top aerial from somewhere and give a report on the results after factory re-scanning with that.
Also, although in the technical sense this might appear to be totally amateur, but you should also try what Chris.SE suggested in his 3.42pm posting yesterday regarding a piece of flex pushed into the centre of the co-ax socket, as trying this in areas where the signal strength is excessively high nearly always gives results of sorts, but wont in normal areas. (set top aerial best test though!)
Of course, only try a test re-scan "after" making sure you can receive BBC1 / ITV1 using any of mentioned, as there is no point if you cant receive them beforehand, but these type of tests are necessary in helping assess the strength of signal you are receiving, as indications from TV signal checks can be very misleading.
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Jonathan: Just reading your postings, and I would particularly look forward to reading an update from your tests, especially if you can pick up ArqA / Mux Ch59, and at what level as this seems to be a problem channel by being on lower power(12.5Kw) sited right next to one on 100Kw.(D3&4)
Also, and as you obviously realise, your aerial system is pulling in far too strong a signal, as you are only 5 miles away from the transmitter.
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John Osborn: Rowridge doesn't start transmitting HD until the 21st of March next year, and the EPG channel numbers seen mentioned are sent out because they are standard no matter what transmitter a person might be receiving from.
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Wednesday 5 October 2011 10:06AM
Brian Powell: Are you picking up analogue from Hannington? as Oxford stopped transmitting analogue on September the 28th.
You would be best buying a Freeview box to use with your recorder, as Hannington will also be changing next February, and Video+ and the auto-clock setting is purely a feature used by analogue.