All posts by Briantist
Below are all of Briantist's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
stuart: You have not provided a postcode, so I can't really say, but don't get upset, the commercial operators did not regard this transmitter as profitable to operate from because the costs of transmission would be large compared to the number of viewers.
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Sue: Not all the Red Button services are on Freesat, as they are carried on an encrypted Sky transponder.
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Scott: The multiplexes are created on a region-by-region basis, and so all transmitters that have the same services provide the same name, as the equipment at the transmitters does not have the ability to change the "transmitter name" part of the DVB-T transmission.
For this reason, the whole of Wales was called "Wenvoe" for some years. About two years ago, the names were all changed to the name of the area (like "Central Scotland") because Digital UK got as sick as we did here explaining that when the box said a transmitter name, it was often "lying".
The situation is made much worse at switchover, because the hundreds of relay transmitters start carrying the name too.
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DaveM: Your problems are more-or-less expected with a loft aerial. If you move the aerial to the roof you are predicted to have 100% reception.
No one is lying to you, you've got a substandard aerial installation.
The law says you must pay the licence fee if you have a television set. Obtaining reception is still your responsibility.
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MFPA: Yes, the first two options are the best, you can't compensate for the loss of signal to the trees with a larger aerial or amplifier.
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JT: You can just use a splitter, like this -
4Way F Splitter : Aerial Splitters : Maplin
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Nick: You will be able to receive a multiplex, or not - see How digital television works | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Sometimes older boxes had a few problems if a channel changed name, and you sometimes find that the "old name" channel will appear "blank" and the "new name" channel will be in the 800-899 range.
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Nick: No, "+" means there is a positive ofset of 166Hz, thus 706.2MHz rather than 706MHz. You might also see "-" where there is a negative ofset of 166Hz. C51 is 714.0MHz as the channels are 8MHz wide.
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Steve: There are three things to try on the What can I do when my Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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Monday 23 May 2011 7:38AM
StuMagoo: That sounds like an ideal candiate, there have been a number of people who have found security lights the cause of problems (once at a service station). You are probably not the only person effected.