Full Freeview on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter which serves 330,000 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Tacolneston transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Tacolneston transmitter?
BBC Look East (East) 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Norwich NR2 1BH, 16km northeast (37°)
to BBC East region - 27 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output
ITV Anglia News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from NORWICH NR1 3JG, 16km northeast (38°)
to ITV Anglia (East) region - 26 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Gt Yarmouth | Transposer | 1 km S town centre | 30 homes |
| Lowestoft (2) | Transposer | Rotterdam Rd | 125 homes |
How will the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 17 Jul 2018 | ||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | E | E T | W T | W T | ||
| C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C32 | _local | ||||||||
| C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C39 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
| C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C52tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | -BBCA | -BBCA | -BBCA | com7tv_off | ||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C57tv_off | LNR | LNR | |||||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
| C62 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 9 Nov 11 and 23 Nov 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 250kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 100kW | |
| com7 | (-9.6dB) 27.4kW | |
| com8 | (-10.2dB) 24kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LNR | (-14dB) 10kW | |
| Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 5kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-18dB) 4kW |
Local transmitter maps
Tacolneston Freeview Tacolneston DAB Tacolneston TV region BBC East Anglia (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tacolneston transmitter area
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Sunday, 31 August 2014
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Dave Hagen10:05 AM
Chester Le Street
This post might be in the wrong site but who supplies the parts for the Manhattan branded boxes or do they manufacture their own.
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John Fox4:50 PM
Norwich
MikeB:
Thanks, but I already suspect that my amp & cable may be compromised, as I poured a half-cup of water out of the amp last week. Also it's 30 yeas old.
New one + co-ax cable on order.
However, once I cleared & WD40's the box, we had perfect reception.
Still doesn't explain why only a few channels have disappeared, either. I would have thought a short would kill all reception(as it did before I dried it out!).
Any further thoughts?
As to the transmitter reporting no faults, I have yet to find a way of reporting a loss of signal to them, so can we believe them? Digitaluk only work office hours, so we can't get them interested either. Cheers.
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MikeB5:46 PM
John Fox: I would say that half a cup of water might cause a reception problem! Of course the water might have flowed into the amp over time via a break in the coax, its that which killed much of the signal. I'm sure someone more technical than me could explain why BBC channels went first. perhaps its just one of those things.
The coax replacement makes sense, but I'm not sure you need an amp - your only 23km from the transmitter with a clear line of sight. Try it without and see how you get on. If signal is fine, then you can send it back unopened.
Reporting a loss of signal? I have no idea, although there is a phone number on the Radio & Television Investigation website. But you are trying to report a problem with your reception, and just yours. If you and your neigbours all have no signal, then its likely to be the transmitter. If its just you, then probably not. Remember that Talcneston serves 330,000 homes, so even if 0.1% have a problem with reception, thats a fair amount of people.
However, if you look back through all the questions about reception or loss of signal, relatively few can be traced to an actual loss of signal from the transmitter, and then its either off for some work done during a quiet period for not all that long, or its an accident caused by a power failure, etc.
Instead, the vast majority of faults are from the households end, caused by anything from water getting in, corrsion, the aerial falling down or simply the aerial lead at the back of the TV falling out. This seems to be often accompanied by the phrase 'I pay my licence fee'. Best plan is to ask someone nearby - if its them as well, then its the transmitter, but chances are its your system.
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MikeB8:51 PM
Dave Hagen: I honestly dont know. The address on their website is the same as Eurosat EUROSAT ? About Us - but that seems to be the UK distributors. You could have a search on Freesat Forum | AVForums , but it does seem difficult to find out what you need. I suspect somebody makes them and possibly rebadges, but thats just a gut feeling. Best thing is to look at the software onboard - if its the same as another brand, its probably part of the same group. Can I assume the box has gone puft, and your after some spares, rather than just binning it?
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Dave Hagan10:34 PM
MikeB. Hi Mike thanks for the reply, have not received the box yet I have ordered it from Amazon. Stupidly since ordering it have been reading some reviews & most are not favourable. I suppose I will wait & see how it performs & give it the benefit of the doubt before judging after all I will have a years guarantee. I am possibly being too pessimistic.
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MikeB10:57 PM
Dave Hagan: A quick look around the net actually brings up some pretty decent reviews for the box, although apparently their recorder can be a bit sticky. I dont know which one you ordered, but the S2 (Freesat) actually gets pretty good reviews from our customers http://www.johnlewis.com/…etID , and seems a reasonable price. Several customers have said its OK, and if your after a Freeview HD receiver, then they seem to be one of the few on the market. Personally, I'd recommend Humax for Freeview and Freesat PVR's, and in the case of the Manhattan Freesat PVR, its only a tenner more for the Humax, but you pays your money and takes your choice. Let us know what its like.
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Monday, 1 September 2014
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John Fox12:17 AM
Norwich
MikeB: Most people in this village have masthead amps.
Presumably, 'cause that 23km is from the other side of hilly Norwich, and we are in a bit of a hollow. Not my choice, anyway as there was already a one fitted when we moved in, and the aerial fitter replaced it with the current unit & new power supply.
Anyway, as an update, I have removed an in-line anti interference filter, and recovered all channels, albeit with very low signal strength on some. Still weird.
The new filter has splitter & 4G filtering, as well as adjustable gain, so may work better anyway. I'll let you know. Extra cable to replace some & add a feed to another room.
Cheers
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Dave Hagen10:42 AM
Chester Le Street
MikeB: Will do Mike, once again thanks for your input and I will let you know.
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Monday, 8 September 2014
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John Fox8:10 PM
Norwich
MikeB: New AMP, PSU & cable fitted, & now have apparently clear reception.
However, although re-tuning shows a signal QUALITY at 10 on all channels, spinning through them individually with info panels up, showing a signal STRENGTH bar, some are still barely registering. Obviously with digital it is either on or off, but it is worrying to see such variety in strength. across both TV & radio channels.
This is with the amp at full 15db gain, and I have a high gain wideband aerial, too.
I'll let you know if any further faults develop, or interference occurs.
BTW, I haven't re-installed the filter, as this amp is shielded & 4G ready.
Cheers
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Dave Hagan9:44 PM
Kirkcudbright
MikeB. Hi Mike, just an update regarding the anticipated delivery of the Manhattan HDR-S freesat PVR. It started giving problems from the get go with problems like green screen effect, ptcture break up & would not control the T.V. sound so it went straight back to Amazon. So I think you are right pay a bit more & go with Humax...........Cheers....Dave.
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