All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Ernie G: Yes, you may need a booster. See ATV Sheffield's website for lots of information on this:
Television Aerial Boosters / Amplifiers, Splitters, Diplexers & Triplexers
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George: Channel 5+1 is carried on one of the commercial multiplexes that you can't get.
See here:
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
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Dave Higgins: I can't give you any definitive answer to your question.
At a mile or so from Tapton/Crookes so maybe the signal is a bit on the high side.
These things are never going to be perfect. In some cases you can unplug the aerial lead so stop the wrong transmitter being picked up. This needs knowledge of what it is that you want and what you don't want.
You could auto-tune with the aerial plugged in for the first 25% and then unplug it. Then you need to manually add the three commercial multiplexes on channels 39, 42 and 45. The reason you need to add these manually is because those of Emley Moor are mixed in (on intermediate channels).
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MR. ALAN SMITH: The reason for this is because your TV is tuning to the signal from Belmont (Lincolnshire) instead of Waltham.
The simplest answer is to run the auto-tune scan with the aerial unplugged and then plug it in again when it gets to 60%. This will have the aerial unplugged for all but Waltham (most of which are at the higher frequency end). I say most because SDN which carries ITV3, QVC and others is lower down and you will need to manually add it. Once you have done the auto-tune, go through to the manual tune and go to Ch29 and it should come up with the missing channels.
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Alan Sims: Yes, but only the Public Service Broadcaster multiplexes. It will not carry the commercial channels. It is a Freeview Light transmitter:
Where are the public service (Freeview Light) transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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Valerie: Ethernet cable.
One possibility might be to site your router next to your Humax and connect it with an ethernet cable. Then connect your computer using wireless.
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Ernie G: You won't get Freeview (from the Whitby relay) until next September and then it will only be a Freeview Light transmitter. This means that it will only carry Public Service Broadcaster multiplexes and not the commercial ones like ITV3 and Dave.
I sympathise as Whitby residents have had a raw deal with TV, what with having to have aerials changed as a result of the replacement transmitter debacle.
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Ernie G: That is the only possibility if you are to get the commercial channels (COM).
However, Bilsdale's commercial channels will be at 10kW whereas the Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) ones will be at 100kW. This is quite unsual to have such a marked difference. Some high power transmitters have slightly lower power COMs, but none like this.
The predictor reflects these lower powers...
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Geoffrey Dannell: Is this on particular channels?
I would confirm that all the multiplexes are tuned in to the right transmitter.
I assume that you're on Sandy Heath. SDN on Ch31 which carries ITV3 and others and is on low power until May, so you may have issues with it until then.
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Tuesday 20 December 2011 2:18PM
Debbie: Take your radio to upstairs, preferably to a window with a good view in the direction of Belmont. Scan and see what stations you get.
From Belmont, the signal for D1 is the same as BBC, (except for different frequency). Therefore, I don't think that you're that far off getting it.
The thing is that DAB radios usually require a scan to pick up stations. Obviously they only pick up stations that can be found at the exact location that they are in, which is why I suggest that you take the radio to somewhere where the likelihood is greater. If you successfully get BBC national stations, then they will be added to your radio's memory.
Then bring the radio back to the room you had it in. Having scanned successfully, you can then move the radio around whilst tuned to one of the BBC national stations. You should be able to get an idea of whereabouts in the room that the signal is the best.
It might be beneficial not to have your radio near to your computer and other equipment such as router or cordless telephone base unit.