All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Pauline Nixon: Perhaps your TV is tuned to the wrong transmitter (i.e. one to which your aerial doesn't face).
The two possibilities would appear to be Kendal Fell on UHF channel 46 and Kendal on UHF channel 60. Quoted channel numbers are for PSB1 multiplex which carries the BBC services.
The signal strength screen should indicate which channel it's tuned to. Pulling the aerial out for the part of the scan which the unwanted channel broadcasts is a possible workaround, if this turns out to be the case.
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Paul: I would suspect the solar panels, yes. What do you get if you try selecting UHF channel 46 on the YouView box's manual tuning screen? Do this but don't press the button to add channels/services, instead wait and see what strength/quality you have.
Winter Hill would appear to be really difficult for you owing to the fact that the ground rises immediately see this terrain plot:
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
Have a look to see if neighbours have got Winter Hill aerials and perhaps enquire as to how their reception fares. Without question it would have to go outside and may give variable reception, which means it might work at some times of year/times of day/weathers and not others.
In areas such as yours it's possible that one property can get good reception (somehow!) and another can't.
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John Ogden: The Sutton transmitter in Greater London only carries the main HD channels of: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, CBBC, ITV and Channel 4.
If it's Sutton Coldfield that you're using and the lower powered COM7, which carries BBC News HD, isn't been picked up then try connecting it directly to your aerial (i.e. not via the recorder) and see if you have any joy.
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SWIGBO: To receive ITV3 your aerial will probably have to point to the Dover transmitter. Try a manual scan of UHF channel 55.
If you go to the manual tuning screen and select/enter UHF channel 55 then wait (rather than pressing the button to add services immediately) and see if it gives any indication as to strength and quality.
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Geoff b: Try adding some attenuation to bring the signal level down!
The effective transmission power of the Eastbourne transmitter was increased at switchover. As they can reach out and touch it then they aren't likely to have a poor signal.
Something like this:
VHF/UHF Variable Attenuator | TV Leads & Cable | Screwfix.com
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Robert Hill: I can just pick it up with the rooftop aerial connected directly in the LG TV which has built-in booster turned to on. I haven't tried it looped through the PVR (they are usually connected via a splitter). Picture breaks up when connected via splitter, even when booster is on.
Transmitter is on a bearing of 278 degress @ 25 miles. Aerial must have line-of-sight, or near enough, as Emley Moor tower is visible on the horizon from a nearby railway bridge.
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julie: Judging by your location I think you will only be able to receive the Public Service channels, so may be better off with Freesat.
The Llanfoist transmitter, which is to the east of the A465 is the one to which aerials appear to be directed to, according to Streetview photos. This carries BBC, ITV, ITV+1, ITV HD, ITV2, S4C, Channel 4, Channel 4+1, Channel 4 HD, Film4, More4 and Channel 5.
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Julian: The most likely and therefore first thing to check would be that it is tuned to the correct transmitter, which is the one to which the aerial faces. The tuned UHF channel and/or frequency in MHz is usually given on the signal strength screen. Check that this matches that of your desired transmitter.
More guidance can be given with knowledge of that transmitter, or at least a postcode and direction of aerial which should allow the transmitter to be determined.
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Wednesday 22 October 2014 7:21PM
nickwilcock: That Ofcom document says it's at 4kW whereas Digital UK says that C51 was to be at 10kW.