All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
SophieD: This has nothing to do with the aerial.
What you describe is usually caused by the tuning memory being exceeded. The broadcast channel that is picked up last is forgotten, and in this case ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 etc are on the highest channel (and are therefore picked up last during the scan).
The memory is exceeded because the set picks up signals from other transmitters before the one you want. If you run the scan with the aerial unplugged for the first 30% this will avoid picking up some of the lower channels.
If this doesn't work then you could manual tune.
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mrs evans: Do you have a Top Up TV box? If so, then switch from 14 day EPG (electronic programme guide) to 8 day EPG.
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Jackie: Do you have a Top Up TV box? If so, then switch from 14 day EPG (electronic programme guide) to 8 day EPG.
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Jackie: So then look for a setting that can be changed from 14 day EPG to 8 day EPG.
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david: Payment of the Licence Fee does not provide any warranties as to what can be received - it simply permits one to use TV receiving equipment. Thus, the "classes" you identify have no connection with the Licence Fee.
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Andrew Brown: Your website URL needs correcting as there is a comma after the "www" rather than a dot.
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Mike: I suggest you use a log periodic, so the Log 36 or DM Log fit the bill.
You are about 30km from the transmitter, which is around 19 miles.
Signal strength isn't that important - it's quality that matters. With 100% quality all the digits are present and the picture is the best it can be.
That said, the strength would appear low in view of your distance from the transmitter.
The Public Service (PSB) channels from Bilsdale are in Group A, and so a Group A aerial installed in the days of four-channel analogue should work fine for the PSB channels.
Presumably you have at least one television with built-in Freeview. So what does it read on the five channels (or six if it's HD)?
PSB1 - BBC One - C26
PSB2 - ITV - C29
PSB3 - BBC One HD - C23
COM4 - ITV3 - C43
COM5 - Pick TV - C46
COM6 - 4Music - C40
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cate: You received two replies to your earlier posting:
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sarah lee: Typing in capitals (as in your 6:02PM posting) is rude and shouting. Perhaps you should push off and acquire some respect and manners for others.
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Saturday 16 November 2013 4:51PM
Brian: As you are on a communal aerial system it is always worth enquiring with neighbours to see if they have the same issue, as if they do then the problem lies within the system and as such it should be reported to the party responsible for its upkeep. When you speak to others ensure that they are using terrestrial (Freeview) and not a satellite platform like Sky or Freesat.