All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Andy: Well for reliability of reception it goes without question that Satellite is a better bet altogether, albeit of course its not near so convenient as Freeview as far as using in more than one room is concerned, both Freesat and Freeview having the same HD channels though.
Of course it all depends on whether or not your TV is capable of showing HD images via an HDMI lead?
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rickety: You could be as near as 12 miles from Sandy Heath, and as such be suffering from signal overloading problems as Panasonic tuners are very sensitive.
You haven't mentioned anything about your aerial, but should you have any type of booster fitted you must remove it, however if you don't, then you will likely have to purchase a simple attenuator to insert between your aerial connection and the TV socket. (attenuators only being a few pounds)
Maybe you could mention what model of Panasonic your TV is?
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donny: Sorry for not getting back quicker, but yes, you could give that a try, although sometimes its best to scan first without the aerial connected so that you are starting off with a fresh memory, then re-connecting the aerial and carrying out a dedicated channel scan on the Mux transmitter you have problems with, as if you receive what you want you can then just add to it. (dependant on the facilities offered on your particular devices tuner, as some are very basic)
Remember though, and as you may well have read anyway, that Mux Ch66 & Ch68 are reported as being very weak in certain areas, including ones that can actually see the transmitter.
Would appreciate an update on what you find.
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Adam B /rickety : Yes, spot on, as I just managed to "check the spec" on the manual this morning.
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David: No two brands of sets have tuners with exactly the same sensitivity with Panasonic being one of the best, this being the most likely reason why you find that it works OK.
If a low signal is the cause of the problem, then the Samsung should be able to do likewise if a booster is fitted in line with its aerial socket.
Maybe though before you do anything you could carry out a signal level / quality check on the Panasonic (accessed via tuning menu) whilst its on ITV, giving an update on what's indicated. (Crystal Palace ITV on Mux Ch22)
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Thomas: Its most likely that it would be superfluous to your requirements when Emley Moor goes over to high power operation, however unless its easy to access I wouldn't really let it bother you, as should it be found that signal overload problems were happening on any of your TV's / boxes causing either permanent or intermittent blocking of the signal, then simple attenuators could be fitted in line with each of their aerial sockets.
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emma williams: Indications are that you should have good reception from the Nottingham transmitter at 2 miles away, that is if your aerial was directed at this transmitter and not Waltham.
You problem could be caused by when the re-tuning operation was carried out your box having locked onto and stored BBC (and possibly others) from Belmont (now on high power Mux Ch22) rather than Nottingham (Mux Ch27) with the only way to get over this being for you to carry out a manual tune.
First though, have a look in the 800 ranges of channels and you might see your local BBC up there, if it is then a manual scan is the only cure, info on procedure supplied if requested.
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Mike Dimmick: Well maybe in theory there is a remote possibility that this could happen, theory and practice sometimes being quite remote from each other when dealing with RF where elements of trial and error are never far away, especially in anything domestic!
However in practical terms, at 18 miles away from the transmitter this is unlikely to happen in the same way is it possibly could in a TV's or boxes tuner where oscillator circuitry is involved, and so as far as I am concerned could be discounted.
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sarah: Yes! the latter, as the magic eye doesnt give you any more channels that you already have, its just simply a way of being able to change the Sky boxes channel without actually being in the same room as the box.
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Monday 22 August 2011 9:12PM
terry: Thanks for the update, which has somewhat confirmed what I suspected, as many complain of poor signals on Mux Ch34. (not necessarily all on this site either)