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Since Hannington's frequencies changed most recently, I've not been able to get COM7 or COM8 channels. I am in RG2 9FB, my wide-band aerial is pointing at Hannington but I can also receive Crystal Palace as well, which is in the opposite direction to Hannington for me, so the aerial picks up both.
I see that both Hannington and Crystal Palace now both broadcast these MUXes at CH55 and CH56 respectively. I see lots of other people in the Reading area on this thread with the same issues. Could this be caused by the fact I am receiving the Multiplex from both transmitters on the same channels at the same time?
When I do a signal check on the TV for these, it shows a strongish signal (about 70%) but virtually no quality.
I assume that means that unless the frequencies change again, due to CP's interference, we can no longer get those channels?
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js: Thanks for the link - what does that mean? I assume it means that with the SFN I'm not likely to ever be able to receive those multiplexes?
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Since I last wrote, I was reluctant to fiddle with the aerial, I was resigned to the loss of COM7 and COM8 and their channels. Certainly lots of other people in the Reading area were similarly affected.
But now I've noticed that both COM7 and COM8 are available again on all our TVs. I think the signal strength has reduced a bit but we have the all-important quality back. Presumably the engineers have addressed the Berkshire black hole that the SFN had caused.
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Sunday 30 October 2016 11:10PM
Adrian: Yes, same here. According to the Tropospheric Ducting Forecast link I have, there is significant atmospheric interference this evening, which will be the cause. It should gradually improve over the next couple of days.