All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.Tim: You're under 4 miles from the transmitter. Maybe the problem is that the signal is too strong and overloading your TVs. See this page for more info:
Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice (DN31NJ)
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irene naylor: It might be worth noting that you're in the centre of Leeds where there are tall buildings. As a result, some addresses might be blocked from receiving Emley Moor whilst neighbours aren't blocked. The same goes for other transmitters.
Digital UK suggests reception from Beecroft Hill relay may also be a possibility (although obviously that will probably depend on there being lack of obstruction in that direction).
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Diary of changes to capacity of ArqB, ArqA and SDN multiplexes
Monday 31 October 2011 9:31PM
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Monday 31 October 2011 9:31PM
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Will these changes mean retuning will be necessary?
What do the bold dates in the table signify?
Is this change a trade-off which results in more capacity at the expense of ruggedness of the signal?
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Graham: If you've got 90-95% strength with the amplifier connected, I'd try removing the amp.
See this page for more info:
Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
I too have had an issue with picture freezing for a few seconds, particularly bad on one mux. The aerial is in the loft and worked with no problem before switchover. Strength after switchover varied between mux and was high 70s to 93%. Attentuation made no difference.
I changed my aerial and it continued (to a lesser degree) and moved the aerial a few times. I have come to the conclusion that it was too close to the roof felt/tiles. Indeed, when I tilted it downwards at 20 degrees the signal increased quite a bit! (This was when it was close to the roof). And not, it still continued after tilting it.
By "close" I am talking that the far end of the boom was around 20cm from the roof. (DN31NJ)
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Julie: If you have a fixed (e.g. roof-top) aerial that you know picks up the required signal, then I would connect the set-top box to it and tune it in using that. Having done this, then take it back to the indoor aerial and move it around until you get good reception on all channels. The last bit could be easier said than done; you might find that some or most come in good but one doesn't work.
Putting the aerial higher doesn't always improve reception; sometimes it makes it worse.
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Can I use an existing sky dish with a freeview box? and if so c
Sunday 6 November 2011 4:42PM
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Sunday 6 November 2011 4:42PM
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Keith: If you get a new flat-screen TV then it will have Freeview built in.
I would think that HDMI is probably replacing SCART. Does your Sky box have a HDMI out?
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Jim: Digital UK's Tradeview predictor suggests that the signal from the Little Eaton transmitter (which is a relay of Waltham) is "variable" at your location.
Follow the link to the right of your posting to see this.
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G. H. Knight: I would suggest that the lady's receiver is picking up Waltham (BBC from there is on C61).
Perhaps the Emley Moor channels have been put in the 800s.
Does the auto-tuning facility give you the UHF channel numbers? If so, Emley is from 41 to 51 and Waltham is 29 (for ITV3 etc) 54 to 61 (for the rest).
If it does give you UHF channel numbers during its scan, then unplug the aerial, start it scanning, plug the aerial in just before 41 and unplug after it's found 52. Once it's completed its scan, plug the aerial back in again.
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Jim: I'm not an aerial pro; just technically -minded.
I would expect that the reason that Waltham isn't shown on the predictor is because it thinks that you don't have a hope of receiving from it.
Probably the best guide as to what you might be able to pick up is to look around your neighbours and streets around where you live and see what their aerials are pointing at. I think that others will have been along the same road as you (tried to get local news), and thus if it isn't possible, expect Sutton Coldfield to have to be used. Of course satellite will give the right local news, so some people might use it for that and not be concerned that terrestrial television is not their preferred region.
I had a look down your street on Google StreetView and all the aerials seem to be on Sutton Coldfield.
Looking at the map, you're close to the Derwent, so I guess you're quite low down, which would probably explain why choice is limited. Belper itself is served by a relay. There are houses on Station Approach that appear to have aerials pointing at the Belper relay (they have masthead amps), likewise a couple on Castle Hill and Park Road. Interestingly, put DE56 4EA (postcode for Castle Hill) into the Digital UK website and it suggests Belper as being very likely. Same goes for Westminster Medical Centre which is but a stone's throw away from you. But your post code doesn't show Belper at all so it can't be far off.
One thing I would say is that there are quite a few trees in that direction...
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Wednesday 26 October 2011 11:06PM
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Mike Dimmick: Thanks for the insight and the link.