All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
PeterP: If your TV has manual tuning on then use it. Having entered or selected the UHF channel do not press the button to scan as on most receivers this acts as a signal meter. HD broadcasts in the UK use DVB-T2 mode whereas standard definition broadcasts use DVB-T mode. If the manual tune function has a mode option then ensure that it is the right one.
Hollington Park HD is C55 and Hastings is C22. I doubt you will pick up from Heathfield with a set-top aerial as you are at the bottom of high ground which blocks your view.
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sylvia stec: This appears to be an isse with the aerial system for which the party responsible is who you need to contact.
As Michael says the changeover happened within a few hours on 10th April.
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Richard Cullen: At 4.4 miles from such a high power transmitter it sounds as though your aerial is way OTT!
See:
Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Even prior to switchover I wouldn't have thought you would have needed such a high gain aerial.
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PeterP: Perhaps BBCA on C24 is Rowridge, the main transmitter which is on the Isle of Wight. It is very surprising that you are picking this up indoors with a set-top aerial.
Hollington Park only carries PSB (Public Service) channels. The Hastings transmitter is roughly on the same bearing, is more powerful and carries PSB and COM (Commercial) channels.
Perhaps the low power of Hollington Park and the clutter that is in the way - trees and bricks and mortar - means your indoor aerial doesn't pick it up. However, you may find that your rooftop aerial picks it up, it being on the same bearing, vertically polarised and with, I assume, a much clearer view of the Hollington Park transmitter.
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Dennis West: It is in service.
If you are using a communal aerial system then it might require adjustment.
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anna flory: As Mike Dimmick said above:
"The purpose of Pick TV is to get you interested in a series that is otherwise exclusive to a Sky subscription channel, then take it away half-way through to encourage you to take out a subscription."
It has been said many times on here that Pick TV is a marketing vehicle for Sky!
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Frances Burton: Without any indication as to which transmitter you are using we can only guess!
If, by any chance, you are using the Oxford transmitter then it has changed its broadcast channel (frequency):
29th May 2013 retunes for Oxfordshire and East Midlands | 4G-at-800 | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Your communal aerial system may require adjustment to allow the new channel to pass through from the aerial to the sockets in the flats.
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Dennis West: As stated to you above, and to others, if you are using a communal aerial system, it may require adjustment. For this you will have to get in touch with the party responsible.
Your postcode resolves to a large block of flats which suggests that you may not be using your own aerial.
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alex: I and a few others responded to your posting on the other page:
Most popular questions | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The ATV site provides some useful information.
I'm not sure what else I can add as I'm not an aerial installer, more a technical bod.
Perhaps one of the pros can offer some more guidance.
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Tuesday 28 May 2013 7:48PM
Ray Lindsay: I made subsequent postings to your earlier postings on the other page:
Apologies for UK Free down this morning | About UK Free TV | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Try bypassing the amplifier.
Try a manual tune. Kendal's BBC is C60 and ITV/C4/C5 etc is C53.