All posts by StevensOnln1
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DaveCheltenham: It isn't down to Freesat whether ITV put their HD channel on 103, this is decided by the broadcaster. Presumably ITV have decided to keep their HD version on the same channel number across England rather than swapping in regions where the same version is available in HD and SD. On our Humax Freesat box, selecting to watch or set a recording on ITV SD on 103 produces a prompt asking if we want to watch/record in HD or SD (the same applies on BBC 1 SD & BBC 2 SD although doesn't seem to be available for Channel 4).
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clive Holgate: COM7 & COM8 are not closing in March, they are moving to form single frequency networks on UHF channels 55 and 56 (COM8 has already moved at Tacolneston and COM7 will move on 6th June according to Digital UK). Interference from 4G mobile services in the 800MHz band was much lower than expected and in the vast majority of cases is resolved by fitting a free filter from at800.tv and it is anticipated that this will be no worse when 4G/5G services being in the 700MHz band from the second half of 2020. It is necessary to use low frequencies (i.e. lower than 1GHz) as they allow the mobile networks to achieve coverage over a much greater distance and penetrate buildings much better than higher frequencies. Various other frequency bands will become available for use by the mobile networks over the next few years, but they are all at higher frequencies which are only useful over a short range and will struggle to provide coverage over rural areas, but will be extremely useful to provide network capacity in towns and cities where there is already a heavy demand for mobile broadband access which will only increase.
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js: I don't think I've ever tried to set a recording from BBC Four SD during the time we've had Freesat, as BBC Four HD has always appeared on the first page of the EPG. I've found HD simulcast linking to be a very handy feature, which was never offered on our Sky+HD boxes when we used to subscribe to Sky (cancelled around 3 years ago in favour of Freesat and Now TV passes for a handful of programs from Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Fox etc and Sky Sports F1 coverage for grands prix not shown live on Channel 4).
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June Huertas: Retuning was a bad idea and will never fix a problem with weak signal or interference (all you are doing is deleting the existing correctly tuned channels and searching for them again). Your TV has now locked on to one of the Welsh transmitters (probably Moel-Y-Parc which has a large overlap with the area covered by Winter Hill) so you'll need to retune again to find the signal from Winter Hill, but before you do that, check for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV.
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Ogilvie Jackson: The Scottish muxes are not being removed from Caldbeck, according to Digital UK PSB1/2 Scotland are remaining on UHF channels 27/24 and PSB3 Scotland is moving to 21 in Summer 2019. COM7 and COM8 are moving to form single frequency networks on UHF channels 55 and 56 (this change will happen at Caldbeck in Summer 2019) where they will remain until they close some time between mid 2020 and 2022 (no date has yet been announced). PSB3 England will also move to UHF channel 22 and COM6 will move to 30 on a different date in Summer 2019.
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Philip Clancy: What signal strength and quality are you getting on the channels that are breaking up? If you swap the TVs over, does the same problem still happen in the same room?
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keron: Tru TV has moved to the local multiplex, so if you can receive a local TV station on channel 8 then retune and Tru TV should reappear in your channel list.
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rob fidler: Start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV and do not attempt to retune. Please provide a full postcode so that we can see which transmitter you're using and where you are in relation to it etc.
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clive Holgate: The 700MHz clearence program is taking place between now and May 2020 (after consultation with the industry, Ofcom were able to bring the completion date forward from the originally announced date in 2022 so that the 700MHz band could be made available for mobile services earlier). The use of 700MHz for mobile services has been agreed by broadcasters and telecoms companies across Europe (through the European Broadcasting Union, similarly to how the use of 800MHz was previously agreed) in order harmonise the use of radio spectrum that that devices sold in country are able to used across the Europe. Frequency planning has been carried out that enables 90% of UK households to retain access to a six multiplex service beyond 2020, with a program to provide free replacement aerials to households who need them. Frequency bands below UHF are not generally suitable for mobile broadband services and I understand that there are currently no other frequency bands available for use below 2.3GHz (which is about to be auctioned by Ofcom for mobile broadband use) that aren't already being used by mobile networks or other users. Please explain how any of this is a mess.
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Tuesday 13 February 2018 11:15PM
Colin Knight: The 800 range is where TVs and set top boxes/PVRs put channels that they don't know what to do with (e.g. duplicates from another transmitter etc). Try a manual tune on UHF channel 28, which should restore LBC to channel 732, however if that doesn't work make a note of any planned recordings then disconnect your aerial and run a full scan which should delete all of your channels, then reconnect your aerial and scan again.