All posts by Richard Baguley
Below are all of Richard Baguley's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
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Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) Full Freeview transmitterSaturday 5 February 2011 1:13PM
North Walsham
Freeview reception here is bad enough already (DAB is appalling) and many folk cannot receive terrestial digital at all with Channel 5 analog not receivable either.
What is the plan for all Freeview & DAB transmissions to be receivable in the sticks?
I thought I saw a note on this page that transmitter power for digital would be 250,000watts (14 x now) but can no longer see it. So, please give details of "now" and "after" DSO transmitter power for: Freeview (inc HD "after") & DAB.
TIA
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No, it is NOT the equipment: everyone suffers the same problems and we can measure signal strength.
This winter, as others have said, signal strength has been so low as to render most TV unwatchable. This isn't restricted to a single user, it's many and all over the xmitter area.
I'll accept (just!) atmospherics but not my equipment which is beyond reproach.
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Re my last - analog signal strength has been fine all along, it's only digital that is affected.
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Sorry to bang on but rereading this page it is clear that Freeview transmission strength will reduce from 100,000w to 75,000.
Am I missing something here?
If not, this means that far more people will be unable to receive Freeview than pre DSO.
Or, was the 250,000w previously seen correct?
BTW, your reply to Anne may be the obvious but I, too, have had Meridian appear instead of Anglia - and no satellite receiver here. I put it down to digit problems of the finger kind!
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Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) Full Freeview transmitterSaturday 5 February 2011 1:36PM
North Walsham
More.
I've been using your excellent reception map and it clearly shows a large reduction in signal strength post DSO.
Is this really going to happen? Thousands will have no TV reception at all.
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Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) Full Freeview transmitterSaturday 5 February 2011 1:51PM
North Walsham
Last one today - sorry!
I did reread and found your quote (amazing how sometimes, no matter how many times you can read something & never spot what you're looking for!):- "Freeview power increases from 6,667W (average) to 100,000W, 14 times stronger."
This sounds like good news but your signal strength map shows a reduction in power as does your statement that power will go from 100,000 to 75,000.
Confusing.
Clarification of which statement is true in terms of perceived signal strength (i.e. susceptability to gligital ditches) would be very helpul given the difficulty, these days, of contacting BBC Engineering.
TIA
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Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) Full Freeview transmitterSunday 6 February 2011 8:01PM
North Walsham
Thanks for your comments. What you say is exactly what I understood to be the case - a big increase in transmitter power and one that should improve reception for us bog dwellers enormously.
Haven't looked at your ss map again but shall do later.
Again, many thanks.
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Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) Full Freeview transmitterMonday 7 February 2011 1:18PM
North Walsham
You certainly did!
I note the ss map hasn't, yet, been updated (it still shows a fall in strength post DSO so shall take another look later; ITM, the numbers you supplied do the job.
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Dave is now missing from Freeview on the Tacolneston transmitter.
All other channels on the same mux are available.
This is NOT a signal strength issue.
Retune done several times.
Am technically savvy so it isn't a user problem; it's the transmission (or an unpublished change like the recent BBC Four one) so why is Dave no longer transmitted?
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Saturday 5 February 2011 1:01PM
TV reception has gradually deteriorated over the years; this is definitely transmitter related (I have a very high gain aerial system, changes in signal strength are easily measurable and not local effects).
What is going on?