All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Simon Darlington: It is perhaps worth pointing out that King's Lynn is not a full Freeview transmitter. It only carries Public Service channels which are BBC, ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4, E4, More 4, Channel 5, HD and a few others.
If you would like all channels, then you will need either a second aerial (and perhaps third aerial, depending on how it's done) *or* if possible, a single aerial on Tacolneston which provides Anglia programming.
This is the same as King's Lynn as King's Lynn is a relay of Tacolneston; that is it receives its signal from Tacolneston and re-transmits it.
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Penny: Some Freeview boxes and TVs will not work after switchover.
From Crystal Palace, BBC standard definition services have "switched" and others have not.
What's the make and model number of your box or TV that does not receive BBC channels?
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Mike Dimmick: Is the "600MHz Band Auction" that you say won't go ahead the auction of channels 31 to 37?
And if so, what will it be used for?
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Michael Brockwell: Perhaps this could be the issue: Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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Julie Stacey: Can you be more specific?
I gather you received Freeview before switchover which means that you should be able to get the full service afterwards.
Rowridge transmitter which is on the Isle of Wight is currently on low power for Film 4 and other Commercial services. The power will increase on 18th April when a retune will be necessary. This leads me to suspect that your receiver is tuned to Rowridge now.
What direction is your aerial pointing in? Is it towards the Isle of Wight or is it eastwards towards Brighton?
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Donna: Aerials are best on the roof for the simple fact that signals are of best quality up there.
However, in some places it is possible to get reasonable reception from an indoor aerial.
It would appear that you have good line of sight to Durris which is to your south west. This increases your chances of getting a set-top aerial to work.
Always be mindful that reception may not be perfect. Any suggestions I make here are not guarantees that you will get it to work.
I have one of these which I use where a fixed aerial is unavailable:
Set Top Aerial Labgear | eBay
There is a transmitter at Balgownie which may serve your area, but it is not a full service one. For this reason it is worth checking, having tuned the TV, that you are tuned to Durris and not Balgownie. That way when you point the aerial in the direction of Durris, you know that that's what you're tuned to and not Balgownie.
A simple solution to ensure that the receiver picks up Durris (if available) and not Balgownie is to run the automatic tuning scan and unplug the aerial at 30%. If you have a fixed aerial for your main room *and* this faces Durris, then use it tune in the TV, unplugging at 30%.
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Mark Heselden: The reason that the instance of the word Reigate is not a hyperlink is because of the way the site applies hyperlinks to certain words. Transmitter names become hyperlinks and where subsequent instances of the same word appear, they don't become hyperlinks. Reigate appears further up the page and is a hyperlink there.
If you look at this posting of mine, you will see that only the first time I mention Reigate does it become a hyperlink.
In answer to your question, yes, Reigate is scheduled to have been completed by 6am. The reason for greater delay on some transmitters is due to the fact that the engineers have to commute to them in order to make necessary adjustments. As Reigate is one of the full Freeview transmitters, it will be likely to be up there as a priority to get it done by 6am.
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Briantist: Reigate appears in the Public Service only list of transmitters, as well as further up the page as a full Freeview transmitter.
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Cass Sully: This is right; you should get all other channels come 18th April.
If your aerial is directed at the Crystal Palace transmitter it will be horizontal and pointing north north west, you should get the full Freeview service come 18th April.
If your aerial is directed Forest Row transmitter which is to your west and the aerial will be vertical, you will only get the Public Service channels. Thus, you may wish to investigate the viability of replacing your aerial with one on Crystal Palace.
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Wednesday 11 April 2012 7:30PM
Simon Darlington: If your aerial is directed to King's Lynn transmitter it will be vertical. All other transmitters that you can pick up at your location are horizontal.
King's Lynn transmitter is situated in the grounds of the Royal Estate at Sandringham. If your aerial does not point to it and if it isn't vertical then good reception may not be available to you.
You are picking up Yorkshire from Belmont in Lincolnshire. This uses low channels, so run the automatic tuning scan with the aerial unplugged for the first 30% and unplug again at 61% so as to scan for King's Lynn and avoid others.
Once completed, go to BBC One bring up the signal strength screen and it should be tuned to UHF channel 49 for King's Lynn. Do likewise for ITV1 and it should be tuned to C46 for KL.