All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
kev: The most obvious question is does she use a signal amplifier (booster) or does she live in a block with a communal aerial system? Loss of power to an amplifier or a fault with it could yield this outcome.
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Anne Scott: Because on Freeview it is only on part of the day. It timeshares with other services (channels) not sure which ones.
For example, BBC Three and CBBC timeshare. There is room for 1 channel 24/7. Part of the day CBBC is broadcast and the other part BBC Three is broadcast.
ITV4+1 is on a Commercial multiplex and therefore the broadcast space costs money. It would be a waste of money to have it sitting idle in the time period it runs so they have ITV4+1 on. Or to look at it another way there isn't room to give it its own broadcast space to run 24 hours a day.
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Alan: If you are referring to BT TV, BT YouView (or whatever it's called) -- basically a TV box -- then yes because it receives the Freeview channels over the air.
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Iain: No, definitely not. See here for the explanation MikeP mentioned:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) Freeview Light transmitter
The question is, might they be able to receive all channels from Sutton Coldfield? Possibly not reliably.
The problem is all the terrain in the way:
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
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Freddy Hepburn: Probably not from Durris because the signal path (between it and you) goes through the highest point of Waughton Hill.
Rumster Forest, possibly, although be aware that receiving over such a large expanse of water could mean the signals received vary. A sudden mist could result in the channels being lost, for example.
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Mr K S Simpson: I don't follow you. The transmitter to the west is Emley Moor which broadcasts Look North (Yorkshire). Look North (East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire) is from Belmont.
Follow this link:
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
It is a plot of the terrain between you (on the left) and the transmitter (on the right). The ground rises up and about 1 mile away is 40m above your ground level (around about Messingham Road). This is probably why the aerials in your area generally point to Emley Moor.
You can of course try for reception from Belmont so as to get Look North (East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire), but be aware that the situation is not ideal.
I would also add that it wasn't until just over 10 years ago that Emley Moor and Belmont became different regions as far as BBC regional news is concerned. So when many aerials were put up each transmitter broadcast the same output (with the exception of opt-outs within Calendar) Now they are different it might be worth going for Belmont, whose reception isn't likely to be as easy but which will give the more local news.
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Michael Griggs: You asked the same question on 21 January 2013 and I answered you. Unless there have been any changes to the terrain in the area then the answer remains the same!
Which Freeview channels does the Bluebell Hill transmitter broadcast?
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Sunday 23 November 2014 1:34PM
Andy: Maybe because it doesn't contain a HD (DVB-T2) tuner. A make and model number would allow this to be checked.