All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
steve: Although I strongly suspect that your box is not compatible with the new 8k transmission modes that started at switch over, but though as you haven't mentioned your location then the other angle has to tested, that of the possibility of you receiving an excessively high level of signal that's blocking the tuner, so try a test using a set top aerial or use a short (about 12") piece of wire pushed into the aerial socket and carry out a retune.
If this doesn't give any results then the box is effectively at the end of its life as the 8k issue cannot be rectified.
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len: To back up what has been said, you cannot have stereo sound from a Sky boxes RF1 or 2 output as the Sky boxes modulator is technically incapable of supplying the type of signal necessary for decoding, if you genuinely did have stereo before then it must have been via a scart connection between both devices, or alternatively it might even have possibly been pseudo stereo should the Goodman's actually have such a facility.
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Nick: I have to say that the reception predictions for your area do not at any time inspire confidence as far as reliability of reception is concerned, and that applies to all the stations that surrounds your area.
The present power indications are that SDN (Ch49) is 14kw - ArqA (Ch54) at 2.2kw - ArqB (Ch63) being 2.2Kw, although the two latter muxes are indicated as not being possible to receive, and even when all muxes change to 100kw high powered operation on June 27th they still remain with a permanently variable status, and with no signs of this changing at any time.
Your area certainly appears as being one that Freesat was intended to cater for.
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Nick: What was said is of course referring to reception from Sudbury, as yes! as far as aerials are concerned there is similarities when comparing the two mentioned, but in your type of area its more a case of careful positioning of the aerial, and with that not necessarily meaning at a great height but to the left and right of say gutter mounted positions if an up and downstairs height is being referred to. ((i.e; about 16 feet or so)
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Nick: Just a small correction to what I mentioned, ArqA is at 3kw and not 2.2kw, although in real terms as far as reception is concerned its a bit academic except in situations where the signal is just making it above the receivers reception threshold and no more.
ArqB has been on Ch63 since the latter end of 2011, and as far as your aerial is concerned, as Sudbury's channels span from 41 - 60 (pres 63) after June 27th then if you want to be fussy a group E (brown tip) aerial is the exact grouping, but a log 40 or similar would suffice, all logs being wideband.
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Kevin Hodges: Well yes, you are basically quite correct on this point as far as main station transmitters are concerned, and so a wideband aerial could be said to cater for all eventualities, and with the only stations that can be excluded from this being the PSB only Freeview "light" relays, as they are likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future.
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Claire Frank: Does your DVD recorder have a Freeview tuner? or does it normally record from the Freeview box?
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J: If the signal received is really excessively high then sometimes an ordinary attenuator (even 20dB) will not reduce the level enough for satisfactory reception, so to test if this is applying to where you are located try using a standard (not amplified type) set top aerial, or if you don't have access to one a short (about 12") piece of copper wire inserted into the inner part of the aerial socket.
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MARI: Yes, but what model of Technika do you have? an did you receive the BBC immediately before the 18th?
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Tuesday 24 April 2012 8:28PM
barry: Its possible that your box has picked up the more local Findon transmitter which is a PSB only station (no commercial programmes) to test if it has or not select BBC1 and go into the signal check screen and note the mux channel number that accompanies the indication seen and if its Ch44 its Findon, so you might have to carry out a manual tune of each of the muxes required as Rowridge's "vertical polarity" output is indicated as being the best for reception at your location.
Further info dependant on findings.