All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Briantist: Yes, I do realise that clicking on what you have mentioned gives a somewhat different indication, but I feel that what Steve Williams is possibly referring to is when his p/code is entered into the site settings box the result of this action has Bluebell Hill at the top of the three stations mentioned, rather than it being second from the top, the natural assumption being that the one listed at the top is the prime station.
As far as DUK's forecast is concerned, there is a horizontally running band of extremely poor reception that runs right through Colchester from just under Braiswick on its top side to just under Castle Park on the bottom, and I assume that's what DUK's predictions are based on when made with reference to the code given.
This strip can be seen on the map at the top of this page if Colchester is zoomed in on.
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Briantist: And of course I forgot to clear the site settings box, hence I am in Colchester!
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Kevin: If you have a Sky+ box whether it be HD or not, then if you purchase a Freesat twin tuner recorder (PVR) the two leads from the dish thats presently used in your Sky+ box are simply transferred over to the Freesat device, nothing requires to be altered.
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Nick: Without wishing to appear as being too negative with regards to what you are trying to achieve is concerned, but have you actually taken into consideration the trade reception predictions given by DUK for your particular code area? as although what's seen may well be of a colourful nature unfortunately the colours that dominate are red and orange, with the only one single green (good) indication, being that of reception from Aldeburgh's BBC mux, and only that!
Fully admitting that variables will always apply to any prediction that's given for reception in a particular area whereby someone might pick up a signal that they are predicted as not really being able to do, or of course vice-versa! but however the predictions made as far as your locality is concerned strongly suggests that you reside in an area where reliable reception will never be achieved at any time no matter what type of aerial you might try, or any that might be having a very short life when conditions change.
The reason I say this being, that you have to always keep in mind that the performance figures published for aerials only really applies if the aerial is being used in a situation similar to that when tested, this unfortunately being something which never really applies in real life situations and why people should not let themselves be too influenced by an aerials spec, like for example using a high gain aerial facing into trees under the impression that this is going to magically achieve something, when the aerial they are using is only of a higher gain when it can be precisely aligned (focused) on the transmitter concerned, this in reality meaning only in line-of-sight or very near to situations, as if not then this type of aerial can be actually be detrimental to reception.
As you will no doubt see Aldeburgh's BBC mux is the only transmitter indicating OK for reception, and although Sudbury is also indicated as being possible to receive its only as far it being on a low level of variable reception across all six muxes, Tacolneston being even worse with only three muxes being shown, but at levels which quite simply are not worth the effort in trying to get, and I say this as a "never say die" type of person.
You may already know this of course, but I just thought I would mention it should you not.
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Paddy Webber: Without knowing if you are referring to 15 miles North or the same South of Sandy, but you should carry out another complete re-tune just in case there was a minor glitch somewhere along the line when the rescan was taking place, as Sandy's BBC is on mux Ch27 whereas Crystal Palace is Ch23.
If though another rescan doesn't correct the problem then carry out a factory reset on whatever you are using to blank out anything stored, or if this isn't an option carry out another rescan but with the aerial removed, then once completed reconnect the aerial and go into the manual tuning menu entering Ch27 into the box provided and follow this by pressing "search" or "scan".
Once the channels are stored use the "find additional channels" to recover the five remaining muxes. (or four if you don't have HD)
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Briantist: No problem whatsoever! as I fully understand that it wasn't the coverage from a single station that was being illustrated.
By the way many thanks for sorting out the sites Twitter link access problem, as with the listings shown not being section dependant but in a continuous stream I find this extremely convenient for making a quick check now and again to see if anyone has replied to any request for further info that I may have made.
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jeff paterson: That's perfectly OK, as I do realise that due to a persons circumstances that may be applying at the time its not always convenient to give replies to anyone.
However, my only reason for requesting that particular check be made was just to ensure that your TV / box had picked up and stored the six correct muxes used by Bluebell Hill, and not an odd one from another transmitter such as Sudbury or Crystal Palace that the TV / box may having mistakenly locked onto whilst the signal from Bluebell Hill was down, which of course you have now confirmed did not happen.
Pleased to hear that the lost channels have now returned, although I feel that the whole problem was most likely due to the on going engineering work taking place at the station, as a notice was published to this effect.
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M: With queries of this nature its essential for a person to provide a post code (or one from nearby) for purposes of being able to assess the signal strength expected at the location, as the problem you have mentioned is sometimes an indication of an over powerful signal.
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Dave Lindsay: Yes, that aspect could well be a factor and especially if Dover is as strong as is reported by Nick as it could be desensitizing the tuner, although I cant help but feel that this level of reception from Dover (@ 66miles / 185 degrees) could well be short lived when the seasonal / tidal conditions change, or even maybe even before it!
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Wednesday 25 July 2012 7:47AM
AndyR: Are you sure that its your aerial at fault and not the TV / box that you are receiving on? as technical changes to the transmission modes being used have taken place in recent times when stations switched over to high powered operation, this having the effect of making some older receiving equipment obsolete.
As far as your reception possibilities are concerned, Hemel Hempstead (@ 6 miles / 342 degrees) and Sandy Heath (@ 34miles / 137 degrees) are both indicated as providing good reception in your p/code area.