All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
rhonda: If you have any doubts as to whether the Freeview recorder is OK or not, test it out by temporarily connecting it into the outlet socket used by the "basic" box.
Should the box prove to be OK whilst connected into the aforementioned aerial socket, then all that's now required to purchase a "two way" aerial splitter to feed the Freeview signal into each of the two devices referred to, the aerial being connected into the splitters common input.
However, maybe you could clarify on the following. Does your flat have two bedrooms? and if it does, then are any of the two fitted with coax cable type outlet points similar to that seen on the rear of the Freeview boxes?
As far as aerials are concerned, its impossible to give an assessment as to the suitability of any type of aerial unless your location is known, this preferably given in the form of a post code or one from nearby, e.g: a shop / Post Office.
By the way, a Freeview box "has" to be connected into an aerial, the others mentioned such as ethernet can be classed as access to extra facilites via a broadband connection, whereas HDMI refers to the type of connection you are using between the box and your TV, scart being the norm with older equipment.
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Paul: The non internet version of Motors TV (71) can only be viewed in the Guildford area by viewers capable of receiving Crystal Palace's COM7 HD transmitter on Mux C33 as the transmitter line up at Guildford does not include COM7 nor COM8 multiplexes, therefore it all depends on where you reside within the Guildford area as to whether its receivable or not, as the coverage area of Crystal Palaces COM7 is seen to extend to parts of Guildford.
However, a more precise assessment of the situation is only possible with knowledge of your location, i.e: a post code or one from nearby such as a shop / post office.
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tracy buckley: When you say "wont work" are you meaning that you get a "no signal" message when you use it in the living room? if you do, then are the outlet points in each of the locations independent of each other, i.e: a cable from each point is connected into the LNB on the dish? or are they linked to each other by a coax cable? Should the former apply (which is the norm) then the LNB port used for that socket is defective, possibly by water having entered the "F" type connector on the LNB.
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Phil B: If you are referring to the Sky+HD box not working, then have you ensured that the feed from the LNB on the dish is connected into the Sky boxes LNB1 input and not LNB2. If it is, then check that the box is actually working by trying it out on one of the other outlet points.
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Thomas: There are 11 relay (PSB only) transmitters dotted around the CF46 postal code area and one main full service transmitter, namely Wenvoe.
As relays do not transmit commercial programmes such as ITV3 whereas the main station of Wenvoe does on COM4 Mux C42, its really a case of whether or not you reside in an area with a chance of picking up Wenvoe, a post code being required for checking.
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Chris: Possibly yes, as its still listed in the planned engineering page with the status of "possible weak signal". Although a better assessment could be made with regards to whether or not your problem is likely to be connected with any possible reduction in power if you had indicated your location, i.e: post code or one from nearby such as a shop / post office.
By the way, that said is on the assumption that you are referring to Belmont.
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Keith Miles: Unfortunately, as engineering work is also taking place on eight other transmitters in the Central Region as well as Sutton Coldfield, its not really possible for anyone to estimate how long the work will take.
That said though, any work being carried out involving power reductions rather than a straight cut to the service, is usually only for a short term period of maybe up to an hour or so at the most, that is unless some unforeseen snag has cropped up! which of course can happen.
Taking this into consideration as well as the fact of you having only experienced the problem with reception since the 10th when engineering work has been taking place since well before this date, it would therefore be prudent to eliminate any possibility of a defect having developed in your aerial system, by (if possible) checking with others in your immediate vicinity, this being said on the assumption that although all TV's in your household are experiencing problems, that they are all connected into the same aerial system? possibly via a powered (or passive) splitter.
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TinaE : Although MikeB has covered various possibilities, but variations in reception when moving about a room is something only really experienced when using an indoor aerial, if though an aerial of this type is not being used, then its usually an indication that the continuity of the braiding around the coax is broken at some point, because as soon as this happens the coax becomes part of the aerial system rather than just carrying the signal from the aerial.
Loose fitting coax connector plugs when plugged in, can also cause this type of problem, likewise if the braiding earthing screw on the "rear" of the wall plate outlet socket has not been fully tightened. Another possibility being if a "F" screw type connector has been removed and refitted without the outer having been screwed back in again, this if responsible, more likely to have happened at the distribution amplifiers side of the equation.
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Myra: No one can possibly offer advice on problems of this nature without having prior knowledge of the system being referred to, insomuch is your reception via a satellite dish as used by Sky or Freesat? or alternatively Freeview via a normal aerial?
A post code being required if its the latter, as this enables access to details of the transmitter covering the area you happen to reside in.
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Friday 10 April 2015 11:43PM
john garratt: Although the signal may well have returned, purely out of curiosity I was wondering that if whilst no signal was being received from the Redruth transmitter whether or not you managed to verify that this situation was also being experienced by any others located in households in your immediate vicinity? if not, then what is the strength and "quality" (the most important by far) of the signal being presently received?, as the levels indicated might give a clue as to why your reception dropped out in the first place.
The aforementioned said on the basis that no faults have been reported against the Redruth transmitter, nor have I seen anyone else complain about reception from this station.