All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Patrick: Not likely.
Try manually tuning to UHF channel 47. If there is an option on the manual tuning screen for DVB-T or DVB-T2, then select the latter.
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davidwfaulkner: I should imagine that it was to do with the works at Tacolneston that have affected TV broadcasts.
I provided the frequencies for Manningtree and Peterborough because they appear as if they may be the next best ones as well as Wrotham.
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Matthew Butterfield: Yes.
Unless the mobile operator in question is broadcasting illegally on the 800MHz spectrum which hasn't yet been auction off! This is that which is closest to TV frequencies and therefore possibly a likely source of interference.
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Andrew Tegala: I don't understand the question.
If your aerial points to Hannington then it has been installed to pick up signals from Hannington. If you "should" do anything, then surely you should use your aerial as it was designed.
If you would prefer to watch London programming then clearly you would have to consult with the person or body responsible for the aerial system although it would mean that everyone else in the block will also have change their regional programming unless a second aerial is fitted in order to give viewers choice.
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amanda: 1. I would try it and see. You may find that your current aerial works.
2. Yes.
3. No! A satellite dish points to a satellite which is in geostationary orbit above the earth whereas Heathfield is on the ground, albeit that the transmitting aerials are 300m off the ground.
If you have difficulty with any signals if you have a Group C/D aerial, then it will be the COM channels which are:
- COM4 (ITV3 etc) on UHF channel 42
- COM5 (Pick TV etc) on UHF channel 44
- COM6 (Film4 etc) on UHF channel 41
See here:
Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial
A Group C/D aerial is most sensitive on frequencies within the top third of the TV band and has a green tip. Previously Heathfield used C/D channels only and therefore a C/D aerial may be fitted.
After switchover, the COM channels are lower down in the middle third of frequencies used for TV which is Group B. However, due to your close proximity you may find that (if you have a C/D aerial) that it will still be sensitive enough to receive those channels.
If the feed from the aerial is split using a powered booster/amplifier and it has a variable control on, you may find that increasing it a bit will bring in the other channels.
Failing that, if you get a new aerial it doesn't have to be a wideband one. See here:
Heathfield Transmitter
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Frank: I responded to your posting on Monday:
Divis full-Freeview transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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g allonby: It could be if it is on the line between the transmitter and receiving aerial.
I believe that the operator has a responsibility to put the issue right. The predictor suggests that you might be able to receive the full-service from Pendle Forest as well as Winter Hill, so this may be a possibility.
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Vic: If you are using a communal aerial system it might need adjustment to allow the new frequency through from the aerial.
If your receiver has a manual tune function, then scan UHF/RF channel 39 for the missing services.
Failing that, perhaps a factory reset, or some sort of reset that you haven't yet carried out as yet. The thinking is that maybe the device has somehow "remembered" something of the old ITV multiplex on its old channel and so now doesn't (for whatever reason) recognise the new one.
Maybe you could share with us what the make and model of the device is as it might help others with the same issue.
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Wednesday 21 November 2012 12:58PM
Adrian Chrismas: A terrestrial aerial.