All posts by Adam B
Below are all of Adam B's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.A
Kidderminster (Worcestershire, England) Freeview Light transmitFriday 14 October 2011 5:26PM
Dunstable
Jonathan Pargeter:
The Kidderminster transmitter does not broadcast on UHF channels 44 and 47, so I'm guessing these are being picked up from the Bromsgrove transmitter. Kidderminster is a "Freeview Lite" transmitter and does not carry commercial multiplexes so Dave, Yesterday, etc are impossible from that transmitter. I think if your (vertically mounted) aerial was repositioned to a bearing of 76 degrees from your house, you would get all six multiplexes with ease. However, I do not know what trees/buildings may be in the way. It might be an idea to contact an installer to ask hime his advice, or perhaps talk to neighbours to compare their experiences.
Hope this helps,
Adam.
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Kidderminster (Worcestershire, England) Freeview Light transmitFriday 14 October 2011 5:57PM
Dunstable
Jonathan Pargeter:
Just one more thing, you might need to change your aerial for a widebannd one, although I'm guessing that because you are so close to the Kidderminster transmitter your PSB multiplexes (BBC1, ITV1,etc) would still be picked up from Kidderminster and the COM multiplexes (Dave, etc) picked up from Bromsgrove.
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Spartan:
Your suspicions are correct, the box cannot see HD transmissions.
Hope this helps,
Adam.
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Carnmoney Hill (Northern Ireland) Freeview Light transmitterTuesday 25 October 2011 4:02PM
Dunstable
Mrs Grace Graham:
If you are getting a good analogue signal currently, you may not need a new aerial when Carmoney goes digital next year. There is no such thing as a "digital" aerial, only a reasonable quality aerial, so you may wish to wait until next year to see how good your digital reception is.
Hope this helps,
Adam.
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Polly Bell:
My guess is that you are receiving your signal from the Lark Stoke transmitter. Is your aerial pointing South West? If so, I think your signal may be too strong, as it is only six miles away from you. Please see
Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
as this gives advice on what to do.
Hope this helps,
Adam.
(LU61RG)
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Brian: SDN at Sandy Heath will be on CH31 not CH51 until May next year.
Hope this helps,
Adam.
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Bluebell Hill (Medway, England) Full Freeview transmitterThursday 1 December 2011 11:28AM
Dunstable
Dave, Dave Lindsay:
BBC4 is only on the same mux as the other BBC TV channels on fully switched transmitters, which Bluebell Hill isn't (it is on MUX B here). I suspect single frequency interference could be the problem.
Hope this helps,
Adam.
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John McCann:
After switchover, Tunbridge Wells will be your best option, and an exisiting group B aerial will be perfect, howver it will need to be mounted for vertical rather than horizontal polarisation.
Hope this helps,
Adam.
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Dave Lindsay:
Hve you seen this site also?
Mounting A Terrestrial TV Aerial In The UK - 3 Aerial Alignment Calculator (with internet mapping)
I use this as well as the excellent Meaglithia website.
Cheers,
Adam. (LU61RG)
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Monday 10 October 2011 5:00PM
Dunstable
Sue Purkis:
Oxford is the best transmitter for you to use. What I think is happening to you also happened to me at switchover/retune, and that the high power Sandy Heath transmission is being picked up. The thing to do is to remove the aerial from your TV/set top box, do a full retune to clear out all channels, reinsert the aerial, and manually tune in each multiplex from Oxford. the frequencies for Oxford are UHF channels 53, 55, 57(HD), 59, 60 and 62. If your TV/box doesn't allow manual tuning, remove the aerial, do a full auto retune, but put the areial back in when tuning for channels above CH50 is about to start.
Hope this helps,
Adam.