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Freeview reception at NG8 5AT


For reliable and stable Freeview reception, you need an unobstructed path between the TV aerial on your roof and the digital TV transmitter. The map below shows the transmitters predicted to provide a signal at this location.

You can click on any transmitter symbol to show the coverage area as a green overlay on the map. Double click on a transmitter symbol to go to the transmitter information page.

You can also view the ten closest potential '4G-at-800' mobile phone masts within 1.5km of the selected location - these masts may be used for 4G-at-800 mobile broadband services from 2013-2015.

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There are 13 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of NG85AT (page shows closest 10)

What do the map symbols mean?

 EE,  Multiple operators,  O2,  3,  Vodafone,  location on line-of-sight,  Selected location,  Freeview transmitter,  Freeview light transmitter,  Engineering/fault today.

These icons show the potential locations for 5G-at-700MHz services that may interfere with Freeview reception. For actual mobile device reception prediction (at 800-960MHz and 1710-2170MHz) see these phone operator's mapping sites: Three O2 EE VM

Predicted Freeview channel list

1BBC One (SD)Nottingham East MidlandsPSB1
2BBC TwoNottingham East MidlandsPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
5Channel 5Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
 
6ITV 2Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
7Notts TVNottingham LNG
9BBC FourNottingham East MidlandsPSB1
10ITV3Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
11Sky MixNottingham COM5
 
12QuestNottingham COM6
13E4Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
14Film4Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
17ReallyNottingham COM5
 
18More4Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
19DaveNottingham COM5
20DramaNottingham COM4
215USANottingham COM4
23BBC ThreeNottingham East MidlandsPSB1
 
25WNottingham COM6
26ITV4Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
27YesterdayNottingham COM6
28ITVBeNottingham Central (East)PSB2
29ITV2 +1Nottingham COM4
 
30E4 +1Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
31E4 ExtraNottingham COM5
325STARNottingham COM4
335ActionNottingham COM4
34GREAT! moviesNottingham COM6
 
35ITV1 +1Nottingham Central (East)PSB2
36Sky ArtsNottingham COM5
38Channel 5 +1Nottingham COM4
39DMAXNottingham COM6
40Quest RedNottingham COM5
 
41LegendNottingham COM4
42GREAT! actionNottingham COM4
43Food NetworkNottingham COM5
44HGTVNottingham COM6
465SELECTNottingham PSB3
 
47Film4 +1Nottingham COM5
48ChallengeNottingham COM5
494sevenNottingham COM5
52GREAT! romanceNottingham COM6
56That's TV (UK)Nottingham COM6
 
57Dave ja vuNottingham COM4
58ITV3 +1Nottingham COM4
59ITV4 +1Nottingham COM4
60Drama +1Nottingham COM5
63GREAT! romance mixNottingham COM6
 
64BlazeNottingham COM4
65That's TV 2Nottingham COM5
67TRUE CRIMENottingham COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRANottingham COM4
70Quest +1Nottingham COM5
 
71That’s 60sNottingham COM6
73HobbyMakerNottingham COM6
74Yesterday +1Nottingham COM5
75That's 90sNottingham COM5
78TCCNottingham COM4
 
81Blaze +1Nottingham COM4
82Talking Pictures TVNottingham COM6
83Together TVNottingham COM4
84PBS AmericaNottingham COM6
91WildEarthNottingham COM4
 
93ITVBe +1Nottingham COM4
101BBC One HDNottingham PSB3
102BBC Two HDNottingham PSB3
103UTV HDNottingham PSB3
103STV HDNottingham PSB3
 
103ITV 1 HDNottingham PSB3
104Channel 4 HDNottingham PSB3
105Channel 5 HDNottingham PSB3
106BBC Four HDNottingham PSB3
107BBC Three HDNottingham PSB3
 
108BBC Scotland HDNottingham PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Nottingham PSB3
201CBBCNottingham East MidlandsPSB1
202CBeebiesNottingham East MidlandsPSB1
204CBBC HDNottingham PSB3
 
205CBeebies HDNottingham PSB3
209Ketchup TVNottingham COM4
210Ketchup TooNottingham COM4
211YAAAS!Nottingham COM4
231BBC NewsNottingham East MidlandsPSB1
 
232BBC ParliamentNottingham East MidlandsPSB1
233Sky NewsNottingham COM5
235Al Jazeera EngNottingham COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishNottingham COM4

 

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Comments
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
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Roy Isaacson
7:59 PM

How do I test the receptionist from my arial

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Wednesday, 7 February 2018
MikeP
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12:02 AM

Roy Isaacson:

I presume you mean to ask how to check the reception from your aerial? Arial is a type face used in printing, etc. A Receptionist works in the front office of a business. I presume you relied on predictive text, which has serious limitations in any technical sphere.

To anser the questio I think you are asking, your TV set will have a facility for manual tuning and that will show a signal strength reading - check your User Manual for how to do that. DO NOT perform any manual tuning, merely read the numbers for signal strength. Ideally they should be between 60% and 85% on all channels. Any higher or lower will give reception problems such as picture break up, loss of sound or even total loss of a channel.





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Tuesday, 13 February 2018
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Richard Saul
9:37 AM

I'm on the Sandy Heath transmitter (Cambridge) which from maps shows we are close to the edge of the signal. We switched from Sky to BT six months ago and started to loose the picture when planes from military base flew over - not really to much of a problem. Over the last 6 weeks the picture has started to break up a lot on the HD channels. So bad that we cannot watch mainstream channels in HD. I bought a booster box and fitted it yesterday but it has made no difference - last night was fine, but this morning it's poor again. The signal strength is 100% on all channels, but the picture quality is all over the place and every 15 seconds it drops to zero and the picture disappears. Do you think an attenuator would help, could the signal strength be too high?

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MikeB
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10:29 AM

Richard Saul:
'The signal strength is 100% on all channels, but the picture quality is all over the place and every 15 seconds it drops to zero and the picture disappears. Do you think an attenuator would help, could the signal strength be too high?'

YES!

100% is far too high. But check your system first, without a booster, looking at which transmitter you should be on (Sandy Heath looks fine), and then look at signal strength. If your losing channels, its a classic sign of a problem with your system. Buying a booster can offset that, but wont solve it, and might actually cause more problems.

Start with cables and connections - it might as simple as a dodgy connection.

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lynda
7:45 PM

Can our property receive Freeview HD on an indoor aerial?

Which aerial is the best to install?

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StevensOnln1
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11:07 PM

lynda: Most indoor aerials are rubbish (they are usually little more than a piece of wire sticking out of an amplifier) and will only give good reception if you have a strong signal. If you provide a full postcode you'll get a coverage prediction which will allow further advice to be given.

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Sunday, 18 February 2018
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peter rance
12:36 PM
Canvey Island

I have a problem i have a humax fvp=5000t freeview, using the arial settings roof top to Blubell hill Trasmitter as the arial guy said it was the better signal instead of the London Crystal Palace transmitter, arial was put up about 4 years ago, i have someone elses arial which is faulty and in strong winds it leans on my arial, i think its made my arial move a bit, My problem is i now get a 1 or 2 second picture freeze on most channels,
I live on Canvey Island in Essex, post code is ss8 7rn . On checking your map and using predicted signal for ss8 7rn they all come up with the London Crystal palace Transmitter, Is This picture freeze due to faulty humax or is it down to not being lined to the right transmitter.Im due to get a new 4g tv so would i be better of getting a new Arial to replace my old one. Thank you

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MikeB
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10:15 PM

peter rance: Check your signal strength. Humax have sensitive tuners, and so if your getting too strong a signal (80% plus), then you will get breakup. Thats easily sorted.

If its too weak, then at least you can narrow down the possible causes.

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Monday, 19 February 2018
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peter rance
1:17 AM

MikeB: hi Mike my tuner signal strength is 81%, and quality 100% Just so annoying withv it keep freezing for 1 or 2 seconds. would not advise anyone to get a Humax, their support is non existant

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MikeB
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10:01 AM

peter rance: 81% is too high, as you can see if you look at the page 'too much of a good thing'.

Thats why you have a problem - every so often the tuner is being overwhelmed by the signal strength and breaking up. Its not a fault with the PVR (and anyway, its only Panasonic and Humax that really supply PVR's these days) but simply a need to damped down the signal a little.

I use fixed strength attenuators which I bought off Amazon, which can be fitted together to cut the strength by a varying amount.


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