All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Kevin: Not 100% sure about what your intentions are, but the best way to remember it is that a satellite coax feed from a dish cannot be shared with anything else, and that an outlet port on the LNB can only be used for one LNB input on a single device.
If you have Sky+HD then you will have two coax inputs from the dish, and so if you want to use an ordinary Sky box in another room then it will require another feed from the dish, you dish "might" already have a quad block fitted and which would have two spare outlet ports, and so one could be used for the ordinary Sky box, if through your LNB is a dual type then it requires to be changed for a quad, these costing around £10.00 or so from numerous e-bay outlets.
You do not require a card to be fitted in a Sky box to view any "free to view" channels, the only snag being that the local news might not actually be that but from a wider area, as its the card that determines what local news a viewer receives.
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Henry: On the assumption that you are referring to Freeview? as you haven't mentioned exactly what, then you are indicated as being able to have good reception from either Sutton Coldfield (@ 19mls) or The Wrekin (@ 21mls), and as both stations are operating as normal I suggest that you check out your aerial system for any possible faults as the problem has to be caused by something connected with your installation.
If on checking everything appears to be OK, then should your TV or box have a manual tuning option try entering Sutton Coldfield's BBC on Ch43 and see if anything shows in the signal strength bar, if not then try Ch26 which is BBC from The Wrekin, giving an update on results plus some info regarding the aerial system you are using etc.
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jmp: And in addition to what has been mentioned by Mazbar, you should also ensure that your TV or box is actually tuned to the correct channels for Bluebell Hill, as "if" you have used an auto-tune then your equipment could possibly have stored a mixture of mux channels.
I say this because that although Bluebell Hill does indicate the best for reception its not by any great margin over that the prediction seen for Sudbury, Crystal Palace or Dover, and as Crystal Palace uses lower channel numbers than Bluebell Hill then the box would detect them first on an auto scan and may lock onto them, but if for any reason not!, then the other factor that could cause a problem would be because of Bluebell Hill's and Sudbury's PSB channels have an element of being intertwined, whereby Bluebell Hill is only likely to be singled out if its muxes are manually tuned in.
Bluebell Hill's muxes being : 46 - 43 - 40(HD) - 45 - 39 - 54.
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Dave Lindsay: I fully agree!! plus it should be noted by the poster (Luke) than this site is NOT connected in any way whatsoever with programmes or the makers of, as its purpose is purely to inform and assist (where possible) people with their problems regarding reception or any other technical difficulties that they may be experiencing.
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Tom: The simple answer is NO! as it has to be appreciated that the "only" reason you are able to achieve what you presently do is because the signal reaching you is via satellite and not across land, and so any TV you purchase to pick up UK channels would have to be of the Freesat / Freeview variety and NOT purely Freeview as is the model mentioned, I say this as Freesat capable TV's always have Freeview as standard anyway.
Of course the other choice you do have is to use any TV in conjunction with a Freesat box, this method possibly giving you a wider selection of TV's.
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Tom: The basic answer to question (1) is yes, that is provided you are outside of any 12 months contract otherwise they "might" want to box back "if" it was provided free by Sky, but the main point to remember is that you do not require a card installed in any Sky box to receive free channels, and Sky have no way of stopping anyone viewing them as their powers are restricted to blocking only Sky dedicated channels that's part of a package.
On question (2), although you will most likely be retaining the Sky box in the bedroom you could if you wish use a Freesat box, as the two cables from the dish are not connected in any way with your lounge box although they go back to the same LNB on the dish, as each of the outlet ports you see are totally independent of each other.
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ian: As Freesat signals cover the whole of the UK (and beyond) TV's and boxes that can receive it require a post code to be entered for purposes of providing the correct service for the region that you reside in, and so if the message comes on again enter your post code.
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Emma: On the ATV site that Dave Lindsay has given you the link for you will see an aerial called a DM log, and is an aerial which is perfect for virtually any application involving caravans or boats over that of some of these gimmicky types seen advertised in certain quarters, usually being accompanied with some fanciful claims made for their performance. The main point to remember when using aerials for touring being, that in some areas the aerial will require to be mounted horizontally whereas in others it has to be vertical. Of course all you would obviously require to do is note the mounting angle (H or V) of any aerials seen on properties in the area you might be moored in for the evening. Link for aerial referred to / Online TV FM DAB Aerial sales
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Steve Clarke: Without actually knowing the area you reside in (post code or one from nearby) then the signal levels expected at your location cannot be assessed, however in general terms the reasons some channels work and others do not is because digital television reception operates on a threshold level system, this meaning that signal levels received "have" to be above a certain level to resolve a picture and with these levels determined by the tuner used in the TV or box, if the signal received is under the threshold for reception then it wont resolve a picture even although the signal might still be there, however the picture "will" come back of its own accord when the level rises again WITHOUT carrying out a retune and with this being the reason why re-tuning is totally unnecessary, as all that does is to wipe out the channels already stored necessitating frequent rescans being made to recover them.
By the way BBC from Divis is presently only operating on 2.3 Kw but on October 10th will increase to 100 Kw, ITV1 (on 2.3Kw) and the "new" HD service will also start operating on 100Kw from October 24th, and with the commercials that presently range from 1.6Kw (Film 4 etc) to 2Kw (Pick TV etc) likewise switching to 50 Kw on October 24th.
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Monday 6 August 2012 11:50PM
peter: I failed to notice your flag! but pleased to hear that you have found the problem.
Les Nicol: Just to say (in case you were wondering) that it wasnt my intention to gatecrash your posting, but I had already typed out a reply to peter that was sitting ready to post when I had to answer a phone call, then just before posting I noticed that you had replied and so I edited my own reply so as "not" to duplicate part of the advice already given by you. (poss braiding wire shorting).