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Freeview reception at PL12 4DP


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 8 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of PL124DP (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)Plympton South WestPSB1
2BBC TwoPlympton South WestPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Plympton West CountryPSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Plympton West CountryPSB2
5Channel 5Plympton West CountryPSB2
 
6ITV 2Plympton West CountryPSB2
9BBC FourPlympton South WestPSB1
10ITV3Plympton West CountryPSB2
11Sky MixPlympton COM5
12QuestPlympton COM6
 
13E4Plympton West CountryPSB2
14Film4Plympton West CountryPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Plympton West CountryPSB2
17ReallyPlympton COM5
18More4Plympton West CountryPSB2
 
19DavePlympton COM5
20DramaPlympton COM4
215USAPlympton COM4
23BBC ThreePlympton South WestPSB1
25WPlympton COM6
 
26ITV4Plympton West CountryPSB2
27YesterdayPlympton COM6
28ITVBePlympton West CountryPSB2
29ITV2 +1Plympton COM4
30E4 +1Plympton West CountryPSB2
 
31E4 ExtraPlympton COM5
325STARPlympton COM4
335ActionPlympton COM4
34GREAT! moviesPlympton COM6
35ITV1 +1Plympton West CountryPSB2
 
36Sky ArtsPlympton COM5
38Channel 5 +1Plympton COM4
39DMAXPlympton COM6
40Quest RedPlympton COM5
41LegendPlympton COM4
 
42GREAT! actionPlympton COM4
43Food NetworkPlympton COM5
44HGTVPlympton COM6
465SELECTPlympton PSB3
47Film4 +1Plympton COM5
 
48ChallengePlympton COM5
494sevenPlympton COM5
52GREAT! romancePlympton COM6
56That's TV (UK)Plympton COM6
57Dave ja vuPlympton COM4
 
58ITVBe +1Plympton COM4
59ITV3 +1Plympton COM4
60Drama +1Plympton COM5
61GREAT! movies extraPlympton COM6
63GREAT! romance mixPlympton COM6
 
64BlazePlympton COM4
65That's TV 2Plympton COM5
67TRUE CRIMEPlympton COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRAPlympton COM4
70Quest +1Plympton COM5
 
71That’s 60sPlympton COM6
73HobbyMakerPlympton COM6
74Yesterday +1Plympton COM5
75That's 90sPlympton COM5
78TCCPlympton COM4
 
81Blaze +1Plympton COM4
82Talking Pictures TVPlympton COM6
83Together TVPlympton COM4
84PBS AmericaPlympton COM6
89ITV4 +1Plympton COM4
 
91WildEarthPlympton COM4
101BBC One HDPlympton PSB3
102BBC Two HDPlympton PSB3
103UTV HDPlympton PSB3
103ITV 1 HDPlympton PSB3
 
103STV HDPlympton PSB3
104Channel 4 HDPlympton PSB3
105Channel 5 HDPlympton PSB3
106BBC Four HDPlympton PSB3
107BBC Three HDPlympton PSB3
 
108BBC Scotland HDPlympton PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Plympton PSB3
201CBBCPlympton South WestPSB1
202CBeebiesPlympton South WestPSB1
204CBBC HDPlympton PSB3
 
205CBeebies HDPlympton PSB3
209Ketchup TVPlympton COM4
210Ketchup TooPlympton COM4
211YAAAS!Plympton COM4
231BBC NewsPlympton South WestPSB1
 
232BBC ParliamentPlympton South WestPSB1
233Sky NewsPlympton COM5
235Al Jazeera EngPlympton COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishPlympton COM4

 

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Show good and blocked paths from PL12 4DP for aerial height of ...

10m20m (Angel of the North)25m30m40m56m (Hyde Park Flats, Sheffield)62m (Monument)90m (Royal Liver Building, Liverpool)107m (Meridian Quay Tower, Swansea)115m (Bridgewater Place, Leeds)127m (Glasgow Tower)143m (Guy's Hospital)158m (Blackpool Tower)170m (Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth)180m (The Gherkin/BT Tower) 193m (Tower 42)235m (Canary Wharf)310m (The Shard)(default view)

Comments
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
M
martin
8:30 PM

Hi. Im in liverpool L8 ad every few weeks i lose 90% of my channels (all the main ones) for several hours before they magically come back.

Any idea why this would be?

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jb38
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9:11 PM

martin: The problem referred to is most likely related to the engineering work being carried out at Winter Hill, *Possible weak signal* having been listed on the engineering board for some time now.

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Saturday, 9 July 2016
R
Richard Cooper
sentiment_satisfiedGold

9:00 AM
Norwich

FAO: Briantist: Re: 'My Radio Reception'. Whilst I realise you state, " the DAB/FM/AM radio page is under development", I need to draw your attention to the fact that you've forgotten to include Stoke Holy Cross FM for my postcode NR2 2EF .SHC FM carries BBC Radio Norfolk 95,1, Radio Norwich 99.9 on 99.9, Heart East Anglia on 102.4 and Kiss 105-108 on 106.1 (Norwich relay of Mendlesham, 106.4). Whilst your devoted Stoke Holy Cross FM page includes these, it would also be nice to have them on the 'My Radio Reception' page! Thanks Brian, Richard, Norwich, 9th July.

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Sunday, 10 July 2016
A
Andy
5:55 PM
Chester

Masthead Amp powered by distribution amp?

Good Afternoon all

I have a question and would be grateful of any advice anyone may have on the subject.

I have a Vision masthead amp that is powered by a 4 way SLX Distribution Amp, the Masthead Amp states a maximum of 65mA. The SLX Distribution Amp that is powering the Masthead Amp states its line power is only 25mA.

Is the Masthead Amp ok only having a 25mA supply? will it be working normally only having a 25mA supply?
Is the Masthead Amp likely to be over working the SLX Distribution Amp?

Any advice much appreciated

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jb38
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

7:17 PM

Andy: The vision mast head amp would be a continual overload on the SLX's output, which on this older model you are using likely result in failure of same, as nothing is mentioned on the spec sheet about it having overload protection.

My advice would be to purchase the Vision power supply as seen on the link, feeding its output into the SLX's UHF input socket.

Vision Masthead Power Supply (V23-2102G) > AerialSat.com


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Monday, 11 July 2016
R
Richard Cooper
sentiment_satisfiedGold

9:29 AM
Norwich

Ron: Hi, Ron. I have a number of different DAB radios, some of which are made by Roberts Radios Ltd. In order for you to get help from this website, we need you to provide the postcode of a building on your street or road, such as a shop or a post Office or a Garage. Alternatively, you can give us the name of your district or village. This is so we can look up which transmitters cover your locality, and then we can suggest things that you can do to get and/or improve DAB reception on your Roberts Sports DAB radio. Hope to hear from you soon, Richard, Norwich.

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MikeP
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

1:49 PM

Andy:

I suspect you have an incorrect understanding of how electricity works. At a given working voltage, the design of the electronics will determine how much current is required to be consumed.

The masthead amplifier requires a certain voltage and will consume up to 65 mA current. From your figures, the SLX distribution amplifier will provide the correct voltage but can only deliver up to 25 mA current - which is well below that demanded by the masthead amplifier. That means the SLX is *not* suitable as it cannot deliver sufficient current. As jb38 says, it is likely to mean the SLX fails. The only solution is as jb38 suggests.

Hint: remember Ohm's law and the formula for DC power P (power) = I (current) x V (voltage).



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Andy
4:50 PM
Chester

MikeP: jb38 thank you both for your replies, much appreciated.

Mike you are correct I could do with learning more about electricity, I am somewhat lacking in this area!

When I took a look at both the SLX and the Masthead amp It did get me thinking that things didn't seem to match up.
like I say I am no electrician but I did think that the numbers didn't seem to add up and it was my concern that if the amp is overworking the SLX that it may fail, I was even more concerned that its up in the loft that does get very hot in summer and the thought of it being over worked and in heat leaves me feeling a little uncomfortable! hence me asking you guys that know considerable more about this subject than me!!

Not sure what you guys think about my plan, please feel free to correct me if incorrect on anything, my main aim is making sure the setup is safe and will deliver years trouble free service.

The SLX has been in the loft for a long time buy the looks of it so I was thinking of replacing it with a newer updated possibly safer distribution amp, obviously I need to make sure a new distribution amp has line powering and is capable of supplying the Masthead amp with the correct current, keeping in mind that I have a Vision Masthead Amp (that's is new! and very low noise) and I am really pleased with its performance I was thinking about replacing the SLX with one of these -

V65-204LTE 4 Way 4G-800 IR Return Amplifier

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Mazbar
sentiment_satisfiedGold

7:30 PM

Andy: after reading all your posts, you said you had 90 dbuv at the aerial head, you don't need a masthead amp or a distribution amplifier, at those readings I could put it into a 12 way splitter and expect perfect reception on all TVs. If you have perfect line of sight to winter hill all you need to run 4 TVs would be a basic 12 elements aerial and a 4 way splitter. Sorry but you have been ripped off.

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Andy
7:49 PM
Chester

Mazbar:

Mazbar sorry I should have said take no notice of earlier posts! they were from my old address, I moved home end of March :-)




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