All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Irene: Find out which UHF channel (equivalent to frequency) your Sky box puts out its analogue signal by following this procedure:
How do I change the RF output channel on a Sky Digibox? | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The recent change means that Winter Hill now uses C49 and C50. Perhaps your Sky box uses one of these channels (or one nearby) and it is one of these signals that is causing poor picture when you view your Sky box on a TV in another room.
Try changing it to C47 - this may be unused at your location, if it isn't then post again and I will make another suggestion. You will then need to retune the analogue part of your TVs.
The issue with poor reception on Freeview may be a different one and not connected with any interference from the Sky box. The reason I say this is because there were no changes (on 10th April) with the Storeton transmitter.
The issue with poor reception on Freeview may be down to the TV tuning to signals from another transmitter. Moel-y-Parc in Wales is roughly in line with Storeton, albeit that your aerial is vertical and it should be horizontal for it.
The channels from Storeton are all within the first 30% of the band, so unplug the aerial once it gets past 30%.
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derek Angelis: It probably depends on where exactly you are as to you chances of success.
Unfortunately the Commercial broadcasters don't have a Public Service obligation and so only pay to have their services carried from the largest transmitters (largest by viewer population). See here for an explanation:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The hilly terrain means that there are pockets that can't receive (well) from the main station, and hence the reason for the relay being installed.
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maurice newhouse: You made a posting on a different page yesterday to which I replied:
Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Obviously you shouldn't feeding the incoming aerial feed into the RF output socket, so something is amiss.
If your aerial points north eastwards then it is directed to Winter Hill and so you should select north west region, if such a setting is available.
The signal strength screen usually gives the UHF channel (frequency) of the tuned channel, so should be able to check whether it is tuned to Winter Hill, or another transmitter.
Check the following five services and see that they are tuned to the Winter Hill channels:
BBC One - C50
ITV - C59
ITV3 - C58
Pick TV - C49
Film4 - C55
You might be picking up Moel-y-Parc whose five channels are 45, 39, 51, 52, 48.
Or Storeton Wales which only broadcasts the first two on C57 and C53, respectively.
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Mandy Wallace: If your receiver has manual tuning then COM4 (ITV3, Channel 5+1 etc) from Bluebell Hill is C45 and from Dover it is on C55.
However, I'm a little puzzled by what you say that you "thought" you were using Dover. On looking at the Streetview photos all the aerials appear to be on Dover, which is due east rather than Bluebell Hill which is west north west.
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John: You certainly won't ever receive them from the Hertford relay transmitter. See here for an explanation:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
You may be able to receive the full service from Crystal Palace, or perhaps Sandy Heath, although the latter carries different BBC and ITV regions.
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paul bond: I answered that question above!
See Sunday 17 March 2013 1:20PM.
One possibility is to use Belmont as your main transmitter, and feed the West Runton signal into a separate set-top box, for use when regional programming is being broadcast.
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Sally Clayton: It sounds like there is some source of interference in the form of a noisy electrical appliance that cuts in by timer. It could be in a neighbour's house.
See here for a suggestion to someone else encountering a similar issue:
Feedback | Feedback | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Hugh Blackburne: I imagine that the likely answer is that the "other" multiplexes are on higher power owing to them not having as many other transmitters around Huntshaw Cross.
That is, the BBC (spends more money) on installing more transmitters and this may explain why the power of the Huntshaw Cross transmitter isn't as great as the others.
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Alistair Steele: You're not alone in reporting an issue:
FM, MW and LW radio broadcasting | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Tuesday 30 April 2013 9:29AM
Me: I think that if you are receiving anything on C24 then it must be PSB1 (BBC One etc) from Rowridge and certainly not COM5 (Pick TV etc) from Reigate.