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Freeview reception at BA12 9DD


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 4 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of BA129DD (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)Mendip WestPSB1
2BBC TwoMendip WestPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Mendip WestPSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Mendip WestPSB2
5Channel 5Mendip WestPSB2
 
6ITV 2Mendip WestPSB2
7Made in BristolMendip LBS
9BBC FourMendip WestPSB1
10ITV3Mendip WestPSB2
11Sky MixMendip COM5
 
12QuestMendip COM6
13E4Mendip WestPSB2
14Film4Mendip WestPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Mendip WestPSB2
17ReallyMendip COM5
 
18More4Mendip WestPSB2
19DaveMendip COM5
20DramaMendip COM4
215USAMendip COM4
23BBC ThreeMendip WestPSB1
 
25WMendip COM6
26ITV4Mendip WestPSB2
27YesterdayMendip COM6
28ITVBeMendip WestPSB2
29ITV2 +1Mendip COM4
 
30E4 +1Mendip WestPSB2
31E4 ExtraMendip COM5
325STARMendip COM4
335ActionMendip COM4
34GREAT! moviesMendip COM6
 
35ITV1 +1Mendip WestPSB2
36Sky ArtsMendip COM5
38Channel 5 +1Mendip COM4
39DMAXMendip COM6
40Quest RedMendip COM5
 
41LegendMendip COM4
42GREAT! actionMendip COM4
43Food NetworkMendip COM5
44HGTVMendip COM6
465SELECTCrockerton PSB3
 
47Film4 +1Mendip COM5
48ChallengeMendip COM5
494sevenMendip COM5
52GREAT! romanceMendip COM6
56That's TV (UK)Mendip COM6
 
57Dave ja vuMendip COM4
58ITVBe +1Mendip COM4
59ITV3 +1Mendip COM4
60Drama +1Mendip COM5
61GREAT! movies extraMendip COM6
 
63GREAT! romance mixMendip COM6
64BlazeMendip COM4
65That's TV 2Mendip COM5
67TRUE CRIMEMendip COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRAMendip COM4
 
70Quest +1Mendip COM5
71That’s 60sMendip COM6
73HobbyMakerMendip COM6
74Yesterday +1Mendip COM5
75That's 90sMendip COM5
 
78TCCMendip COM4
81Blaze +1Mendip COM4
82Talking Pictures TVMendip COM6
83Together TVMendip COM4
84PBS AmericaMendip COM6
 
89ITV4 +1Mendip COM4
91WildEarthMendip COM4
101BBC One HDCrockerton PSB3
102BBC Two HDCrockerton PSB3
103UTV HDCrockerton PSB3
 
103STV HDCrockerton PSB3
103ITV 1 HDCrockerton PSB3
104Channel 4 HDCrockerton PSB3
105Channel 5 HDCrockerton PSB3
106BBC Four HDCrockerton PSB3
 
107BBC Three HDCrockerton PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDCrockerton PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Crockerton PSB3
201CBBCMendip WestPSB1
202CBeebiesMendip WestPSB1
 
204CBBC HDCrockerton PSB3
205CBeebies HDCrockerton PSB3
209Ketchup TVMendip COM4
210Ketchup TooMendip COM4
211YAAAS!Mendip COM4
 
231BBC NewsMendip WestPSB1
232BBC ParliamentMendip WestPSB1
233Sky NewsMendip COM5
235Al Jazeera EngMendip COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishMendip COM4
 

 

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Comments
Friday, 28 June 2013
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William Carter
6:26 PM
Peacehaven

Hello,

Have used 37" Samsung Smart TV since March 2012 with perfect reception. (Location Peacehaven, using Whitehawk transmitter)
Have recently started to experience sudden Bit error surges from 0 to 2000 resulting in temporary blocking/freezing/loss of signal, this is especially on the HD channels.
Signal strength is consistently between 85 to 90 on HD and better on normal channels. Aerial and cabling all new (double shielded cable).
I haven't installed any new electrical equipment recently, so can't thin what might be going on?
Thanks for any help..

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MikeB
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8:13 PM

William Carter:

Since the breaking up is worse on HD, and you say the strength is even higher on SD, it sounds like your signal strength is too high. Since your only 9km from the transmitter, thats another indication that the strength is too high for the tuner.

Signal strength should be lower than than you've suggested - 75-80% is fine (my PVR is on 93% and is ok, but its near the limit). Ironically, your lovely shielded cable is not helping, since a better signal is something you might be better off without!

Bypass any booster, and have a look at this:

Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice

There seems to be loads of people having similar problems - perhaps the retune has pushed a lot of systems over the edge, but I'm surprised it didn't happen at switchover.
(PE12QN)

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Sadie Passmore
8:21 PM
Glasgow

I enjoy watching old shows ,eg.lovejoy,ballykissangel etc. but find most annoying as I get extra 2/3minutes of previous show "& lose the end of recorded show !! I cact change timer as its preset PLease help ####!!

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William Carter
8:41 PM
Peacehaven

Dave Lindsay and MikeB:

My set-up has been working flawlessly since switchover well over a year ago, until a couple of weeks ago. So doesn't this (together with similar complaints from nearby) suggest a transmitter problem?
Any idea which firm or authority is responsible for the local transmitters, so as to contact them?



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Dave Lindsay
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8:59 PM

William Carter: It's not necessarily a transmitter problem.

It may be, as I suggested in interference from another transmitter such as Dover. Due to atmospherics the signals of another transmitter may be travelling further and interfering with the local ones.

The Digital UK predictor suggests Whitehawk may be "variable", so, whilst such systems must always be taken with a pinch of salt, it could be an indicator that at times the signals from another transmitter may be too great.

That said, you appear as if you might have line-of-sight, or not be far off. This makes me wonder why the Digital UK system "thinks" your chances are way below excellent.

There is a test of 800MHz 4G mobile base stations in the Brighton area. I'm not sure whether it stretches as far east as Peacehaven. You might want to give at800 a ring, which is carrying out the test:

at800 Brighton 4G test

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Saturday, 29 June 2013
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William Carter
8:11 AM
Peacehaven

Thanks for your advice, Dave.

Have been in touch with at800 and they say they haven't been running the test for a few weeks now, and anyway Peacehaven is not a problem area - they say.

Perhaps I should try an attentuator? But as the problem is a sudden Bit error surge, with scrambled or loss of image/signal lasting for a few seconds, followed by normal resumption of signal and picture - perhaps an attenuator is not the answer?

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Dave Lindsay
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10:22 AM

William Carter: Refer to the page for the Newhaven transmitter as there has been yet another report of the same problem.

I'm not an RF engineer, but I am thinking that this must interference from a distant transmitter caused by the inversion effect which is where signals that would otherwise go up into space are reflected back down to earth. There's nothing you can do about that.

In the days of analogue, the image of the interfering transmitter may be visible over that of the local one, or at least there would be bad horizontal lines. With digital it may be able to tollerate it to a degree but eventually - due to digital being an all or nothing system - it will be too much and the picture is lost.

You might be able to tune to Rowridge, temporarily, if you can receive its signals with your aerial pointing a little clockwise; they might not be being interfered with.

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Dave Lindsay
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10:23 AM

William Carter: Look in your 800s for Rowridge's channels. BBC One from Rowridge is on C24 and all others are in the 20s.

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William Carter
11:39 AM
Peacehaven

Very much obliged Dave, for your help. Will follow up on that advice..

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