All posts by Briantist
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KB Aerials Sheffield : It is quite probable that this may happen at some point, as there could be a solar storm that either takes out communications satellites, or that the satellites have to be shut down for a period to prevent damage.
But in the normal scheme of things, there is sufficient backup capacity on the satellites (invisible to the user, you can see it from the control room end) to keep them working even if most single "bits" fail. Sorry about that.
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stafford: I would have a look at Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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John Jordan: Ceefax, or what is left of it, will continue until the final shutdown in Nortern Ireland in late 2012.
As you would expect, the current service is fed from the BBC News CMS that drives the website, Red Button and mobile services.
There is also a residual service on some BBC World broadcasts that carry, for some reason, a very small UK news service.
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jordan: Brierley Hill is "line fed" so it is not dependant on the off-air output of Sutton Coldfield, however, I would expect there will be a synchronised turn off of services over all the main ("Full Freeview") transmitters.
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Gareth Smart: yes, see Switchover events September- December 2011 | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
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russ: USB DVB-T tuners can be kept away from the electrical noise of a PC by using long USB "extension" cables, but you can't do this with a tuner on a PCI card.
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Tuesday 20 September 2011 8:20PM
Mike Dimmick: Thanks for pointing that out, I have corrected the article.