All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
sean lynch: If any of the receivers have manual tuning on then try using it to tune to Kilvey Hill's COM channels:
COM4 - ITV3 etc - C25
COM5 - Pick TV etc - C22
COM6 - Film4 etc - C28
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Pauline Gordon: If the set has manual tuning then try manually tuning to UHF channel 49 for BBC and UHF channel 53 for ITV3 etc.
I take it that your aerial is pointing to Rosneath at 130 degrees rather than Ardentinny at 187 degrees.
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Grant: Have you tried putting your aerial vertical?
Then do a manual tune on UHF channel 61.
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Tony: This is odd as the at800 website does not indicate "Pilot 2" as having not gone ahead:
at800 South East London 4G tests
Is there not a communal aerial system that you can use?
I write as a technical bod rather than an expert in RF signals.
However, being high up there are fewer obstructions, if any, between you and any 800MHz 4G test base stations. Thus the signal is more likely to get to you than at, or near, ground level.
My point, therefore, is that whilst one particular "area" may be a bit outside of where they would expect signals to be an issue, the higher you go, the less clutter (objects) and therefore the greater the chance of signals being available (as the ground clutter acts to block or reduce signals).
So when defining "area", I wonder if they take into account exceptional dwellings, that are at quite a height.
All that said, the TV signal will be very strong. I assume that you can see the Crystal Palace transmitting tower from where the aerial is sited. For this there will be absolutely no requirement for any amplification.
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Francis: That is your answer then!
It is a cable connection, provided by what was then known as ntl which is Virgin Media today.
Your TalkTalk box requires connection to a terrestrial aerial. This begs the question: is there an aerial on the roof and can you trace where the cable runs (e.g. down the side of the building and into a room)?
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Bob: It can't possibly be interference from 800MHz 4G signals as the operators are still testing. There is presently a test in London, so would not at all be expected to affect you.
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Francis: Correct me if I'm wrong, but the TalkTalk box requires an aerial connection anyway, so the fact that you are using a Freeview box in the mean time isn't of great consequence.
You need to find out where the roof-top aerial feed comes in. Is there a wall socket for it, for which you will need an appropriate aerial lead?
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Francis: On the basis that the lead in question comes from an "ntl" box, it is not for the provision of Freeview.
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Saturday 27 April 2013 6:02PM
Jeff: Never. There is now a two-tier terrestrial television transmitter network. See here for an explanation:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Perhaps you can receive the full service from Pontop Pike. The house with the yellow door has its aerial on Pontop, and Digital UK suggests it might be a possibility:
NE46 4PT - Google Maps