All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
geoff: If you are picking up BBC A (BBC One, BBC Two etc) multiplex from Rowridge on C24, then you could well pick up the other higher power multiplexes when they come on air next week.
Fortunately Rowridge's services are at low frequencies and Whitehawk's at high ones, so just run the automatic tuning scan with the aerial unplugged up until 50% to avoid the possibility of picking up Rowridge.
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dannar: Perhaps it might be worthtaking some photographs.
The first thing to do is talk to your neighbour about it because it will obviously involve him or her.
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Sarah: It is the weather causing it:
High pressure causing channel loss through "Inversion" | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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Nicholas Willmott: The question should surely be, does Ofcom have the Statutory powers to require the operators to broadcast from all relay sites (assuming that there are channels available)?
The other thing is that if the current Commercial operators were to have broadcast from all sites (or as many as there are spare channels for), then it's likely that the channels in the 30s, cleared for the future three licences (COM7, COM8 and COM9) would have had to be used for them. This would mean that there would be no auction and therefore no revenue from the sale of the COM7, 8 and 9 licences for wherever such monies go.
Out of interest, where does the revenue from Commercial licences go, the Chancellor?
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Nicky: I think that you have quite a good chance of some result if you can position with a good view in the direction of the transmitter.
It's not possible to give an absolute "yes" or "no" answer; more a likelihood of success.
With 20 miles clear line of sight to Belmont, unless there are local obstructions, then you shouldn't have a problem.
Your chances of success are greater at the side of the house that faces the transmitter, providing that there is, for example, another house there. Upstairs is also better than downstairs.
I have one of these Labgear aerials that I use where a fixed aerial isn't available:
Set Top Aerial Labgear | eBay
As I say, Belmont is your best option which is north east from you. You may even be able to see it on a clear day and see the red lights on it at night.
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Neil: Gauging your likelihood of success requires a more precise location, preferably in the form of post code. This is particularly so in your area as with the hills and valleys, what can and can't be picked up can vary house by house.
You say that when analogue was switched off, you lost many Freeview channels. This implies that you did receive some before. If you received some before switchover, then you must have been picking them up from a main station such as Wenvoe. The relay transmitter at Abercynon did not carry Freeview before switchover and only carries Public Service channels now.
If you could pick up the weaker pre-switchover Freeview signals from Wenvoe (or another transmitter that operated pre-switchover, then you should not have an issue now, being as the signals are stronger.
So if you picked up Freeview before, what did you use?
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Robert: The reason you have duplicated channels is because your receiver has picked up the new full power BBC services from Rowridge which are on C24.
Rowridge uses low channels/frequencies and Whitehawk high ones, so if you run the automatic tuning scan with the aerial unplugged for the first 50% it will miss out Rowridge and pick up Whitehawk.
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Mike W: It is possible that the BBC One you are watching (which is breaking up) is not from Midhurst but from another transmitter.
The best thing is to confirm that it is from Midhurst. If you go to the signal strength screen whilst on BBC One it will hopefully give you the UHF channel number that it is tuned to. In this case it should be 55.
If it's anything else, then let us know what it is so as to suggest a possible solution.
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Wendy Townsend: What is the model name and number of the recorder?
When you connect the recorder box into the aerial lead, do you loose all channels on the TV?
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Wednesday 14 March 2012 8:33PM
M Dutton: It's probably the lift conditions that is making signals go further than normal. See: What is the Inversion Effect and why does it effect my Freeview TV reception?
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