All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
patricia: Bring up the signal strength screen whilst on BBC One and see what UHF channel/frequency it is tuned to.
Ensure that it is tuned to UHF channel 43 / 650MHz (which is Sutton Coldfield) and not UHF channel 26 / 514MHz (which is The Wrekin). If it's tuned to The Wrekin then run the automatic tuning scan through with the aerial out for the first 30% (or until it gets past UHF channel 30).
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Michael Suffield: Maybe only the BBC knows the answer. I found this list of Phase 4 transmitters and on-air dates but Blandford Forum isn't shown yet:
BBC - Help Receiving TV and Radio - DAB Phase 4
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Maureen Backhurst: 47 is the HD multiplex, so you need a HD receiver to pick it up. If, on your manual tuning screen, there is an option for signal mode then it should be set for DVB-T2 rather than DVB-T for the HD mux. That still doesn't help with missing Dave and Create & Craft which are on COM5, which is C44 from Heathfield.
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robert montgopmery: If by "channel 23" you are referring to the local TV channel then one reason that someone using Black Hill cannot get it is because they aren't on the west side. Refer to the radiation pattern above with the red leave-shaped outline - this means that the signal is being beamed to the west only.
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John Dennis: BBC Four is, and has always been, on logical channel 9.
BBC Four HD is on channel 106, if you can receive it.
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Lee Baker: Check that it is tuned to Angus transmitter for BBC services and not Tay Bridge.
Bring up the signal strength screen on BBC One. It should be on C60 (786MHz) and not C41 (634MHz). If it's tuned to Tay Bridge and there's no manual tuning available then you might be able to do the unplugging aerial trick so it doesn't "see" the Tay Bridge signal when it does its scan.
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David Styles: Judging by comments appearing on this website there is a widespread issue with perhaps some or one Goodmans receivers which affects BBC services since 3rd September: My ITV/C4 Freeview channels have disappeared - what can I do? Is it my SCART ca | Help! Freeview and aerials | ukfree.tv - 12 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Keith Chappell: I have to say, it's not looking great. How and where are they receiving it from? Those who have satellite (Freesat/Sky) will have it. Hannington is located beyond Basingstoke and carries BBC South and ITV Meridian (Thames Valley). But in the direction of Hannington the ground goes upwards so you are really pushing your luck to try for it. Midhurst also carries BBC South but has ITV Meridian (West) rather than ITV Meridian (Thames Valley). Line-of-sight is obstructed by the high ground at Hindhead. One of the most useful sources of information as to what you may be able to receive is where your neighbours' aerials are pointing. Judging by Google Streetview, most aerials point to Guildford, which carries BBC London and ITV London, as does Crystal Palace. The Guildford-facing aerials are vertical and judging by their size, and in some cases height, I'd say reception isn't easy. That said you would appear to have line-of-sight to Guildford at 7.5 miles, so I can only think that the transmitter doesn't put its full 2kW out in your direction. Indeed, the post-digital switchover coverage map is here and you are officially outside it: mb21 - Transmitter Information - Guildford The Crystal Palace aerials are horizontal and a bit anti-clockwise of the Guildford ones. "If" you can receive from Hannington (or Midhurst) then be aware that reception quality "may" vary by time of day, time of year and depending on the weather. For that reason I would always keep the existing London-region aerial. Indeed, I'll add another layer to this: The COM signals aren't as good from Hannington and Midhurst as the PSB channels. The PSB (Public Service Broadcaster) ones carry BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and some sisters of ITV and Channel 4. For most Hannington/Midhurst viewers this is fine and they can pick all channels up reliably. However, some will have intermittent reception of the COMs, either because of their lower transmission power and/or interference from another transmitter. I think that if you're pushing it to get the Hannington PSBs then you may not get reliable reception of its COMs. In such circumstances you may be able to combine two aerials, but this is only possible when UHF channel/frequency allocations permit. For example, if your current aerial is on Crystal Palace you could have a second one on Hannington and combine the two (assuming you can receive from Hannington which I'm not at all sure you can). This would allow you to watch PSBs from Hannington (including your desired BBC and ITV regions) and COMs from Crystal Palace. It's possible to combine Midhurst+Crystal Palace, but you couldn't combine Guildford with either Hannington or Midhurst. The combining approach would also give you a back-up if your prefered regional transmitter wasn't available (due to poor reception).
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annette mingay: Whether Sky News makes itself available online or not is down to its own discretion. Either use a TV near your computer or get a TV receiving card or USB dongle for your computer.
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Monday 15 September 2014 6:57PM
Ann Kelly: No, not likely!