All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
John Boyce: The most common reason for people finding that they get no signal on the HD channel is because the receiver doesn't contain a DVB-T2 tuner which is the mode used for HD signals in the UK. Standard definition pictures use DVB-T format. If you are manually tuning, you may (depending on the design of the receiver) need to tell it that C58 uses DVB-T2 mode.
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tim: I am wondering if this could be an issue with quality rather than strength.
I see that there are quite a few trees in your area in the direction of Hannington. This could explain the signal coming and going, seemingly at random intervals.
Also, when signals hit objects different frequencies get affected (refracted, attenuated, reflected etc) to differing degrees which often explains why different channels are received differently where they are being broadcast from the same transmitting station at the same power. This was easiest to see in the days of analogue. If you ever used a set-top aerial to receive analogue you will know that sometimes it was tricky to find a spot where all channels could be picked up sufficiently.
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Briantist: I remember, maybe around 15 years ago, having a Maplin catalogue with TV transmitters in (before the days of the internet, of course).
I found that, here in north east Doncaster I could pick up a faint signal from the Sheffield transmitter and it was "Calendar South". I switched to Belmont and found that was carrying "Calendar East" with Emley Moor still broadcasting from the main studio in Leeds.
I put "calendar south" sheffield into Google and it comes up with some results on sheffieldforum.co.uk that might be worth taking a look at.
It doesn't surprise me that, if they were to drop any sub-region that it would be Sheffield.
It is very hilly which means that across the City, Emley Moor and even Belmont are used in places. I wonder how relevant to Sheffield the news from Belmont, particularly Look North from Hull. Obviously they use it because they have no other choice.
The Sheffield transmitter is used by some in Rotherham as well. Wincobank and Outibridge relays, although suburbs of Sheffield, relay Emley rather than Sheffield.
So even if such a sub-region were to be created, it would not have anywhere near uniform coverage of the area that it is intended to serve.
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chris: Which transmitter in the North is your aerial directed to?
There is now a two-tier network in the UK. Strabane does not broadcast COM channels (which carry those services that you've identified) so if your aerial is directed to it, then you aren't picking them up from it.
See here for an explanation:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The three main stations in Northern Ireland that broadcast the COMs do so on lower power than they do the PSBs.
See here for the six multiplexes [PSB/COM] (each is a single signal):
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
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John Boyce: The link you have provided is to the Danish edition of the model, which as you say, has a DVB-T2 tuner in it.
As you have a Danish model, have you set the country/nation to "UK" (or, incorrectly, "GB")?
As an aside, the UK edition does not have a DVB-T2 tuner in it:
27-inch T27B550EW Full HD 1080p 300cd/m2 5ms TN LED Monitor - Samsung UK - TECH SPECS
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Anne: When you watch the Sky box on other TVs, the Sky box puts out a signal on the aerial lead. The part inside it that does this is known as a modulator.
The specification sheet for the HDR1000S is here:
http://humaxdirect.co.uk/….pdf
The spec doesn't say that it has a modulator, and indeed, there is a shot of its rear and it doesn't have standard aerial connections (one in and one out) which it would need if it had a modulator.
So, in answer to your question, no you will not be able to view the output of the Humax on other TVs, without the use of a separate plug-in modulator.
Separate modulators are available and you would probably feed the output from the scart, or possibly phono connections (those three above the scart in the photo). You then feed the terrestrial aerial into it and out again, as you did with the Sky box.
It is important to point out that any other TVs that you wish to view a modulated signal on must have an analogue tuner in-built. Analogue is the system we had before digital (Freeview) and as a result, at the moment, TVs tend to have them in, although this will probably change over time. So if you replace the TV, it must have an analogue tuner in it if you are to watch any modulated signal.
An old video recorder may be able to be used as a modulator (providing it has a modulator in-built!). I'm not sure how you would change channels remotely as, of course, the Magic Eye you probably use at present only works with the Sky box. You may need to get some sort of infra-red (remote control) sender.
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John Boyce: It states either "Freeview HD" and/or "DVB-T2" then?
Evidently the box is incorrect. The specs on page 183 of the manual also quote only DVB-T.
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Christopher Martin James: The existing aerial should be fine (assuming it's not damaged of course).
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John Boyce: There are terms which I'm sure catch people out and is why there are so many people who think that they have a device that can receive HD broadcasts in the UK when they can't.
These are:
- HD Ready - means that there is no HD tuner in-built, but that it is "ready" to show HD pictures with a separate source (set-top box).
- Full HD - means that it shows HD pictures to the maximum ("fullest") resolution of 1080p. It doesn't necessarily mean that the set can receive HD signals.
Clearly "HD Ready" will have caught a lot of people out before switchover when they assumed that it meant that their purchase is "ready" to receive HD when it comes on air.
It is, of course a "HD Freeview TV", but this doesn't mean that it can receive Freeview HD. With hindsight it is clear to see that there is obvious room for misunderstanding.
The device will receive HD broadcasts in France because they use the DVB-T standard for them.
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Tuesday 15 January 2013 11:16PM
Briantist: According to Wikipedia, Calendar South opt-out ran from September 1990 to December 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w…e%29