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Freeview reception at PGSTAR T90


Terrain between PGSTART90 and Freeview masts

For reliable and stable Freeview reception, you need an unobstructed path between the TV aerial on your roof and the digital TV transmitter.

The diagrams below show the transmitters you can get a signal from - in order from best to worst. The blue line tests the line-of-sight between an aerial 10 metres above ground level (the line is red if there is an obstruction in the line-of-sight). You may be able to improve reception by raising the aerial higher - for safety's sake consult a reputable aerial installer if you need rooftop access. See below the diagrams for advanced options including selecting the receiver aerial height.

The terrain information (from Ordnance Survey and GIS) does not include forestation (where leaf cover changes with the seasons) or city buildings. The line-of-sight line can appear curved as this straight line moves over the Earth's surface.

When you click on a diagram, you will see map with the location selected shown with this symbol: .

What do the map symbols mean?

 location on line-of-sight,  Selected location,  Freeview transmitter,  Freeview light transmitter,  Engineering/fault today.

 

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Show good and blocked paths from PGSTAR T90 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)

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Wednesday, 22 May 2013
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ji
6:08 PM

Hi can any one help me? i have lost all my free view channels since Monday i have 3 tvs running on free view but cannot get a signal fro any of them. i have a logik Lori a free view box. also can i use them on a non free view digital TV.
thank you
Jim

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Dave Lindsay
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

7:32 PM

ji: If it is a single aerial that feeds the three TVs then how does the feed (from the aerial) split?

If it's a powered amplifier (booster) then perhaps it has failed. The fact that its light is on doesn't necessarily mean that it is functioning correctly.

Yes, you can use a Freeview box on a non-Freeview TV. If the TV has a scart socket then connect it using scart. If it's older and doesn't have a scaty socket then you may need something else to connect it.

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Thursday, 23 May 2013
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George Buchanan
sentiment_satisfiedBronze

12:00 AM

Interesting feature, the line of sight map - although I'm unaware of any raised object 5km away as indicated - it's all water. Perhaps the postcode area is sufficiently broad to include some locations that do experience some land at that distance, but for me it's all water beyond about 1/2 km. Straight line, yes, but the signal still vanishes when a lorry or a buss passes by :-(

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fuming.
1:20 PM

this is a help site not a school playground.
grow up and stop writing silly things and arguing.
i am infuriated.

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Mary H
1:22 PM

Completley agree with 'Annoyed' and 'Fuming'. Absolutley disgusting the way some people abuse this site.

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fuming.
4:14 PM

And anybody that finds these mindless comments funny. You need to reconsider your lives.

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George Lucas
4:20 PM

Obviously we have some children on the site and we need to get back to the real matter in hand. I can't get any signal on my microwave, I need help

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IgglePiggle
4:25 PM

upsaa daisy :D

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brick tamland
4:26 PM
Wirral

Louuudd noisessss

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Big Baz
4:28 PM

A pigeon appears to have landed on my aerial which is causing the picture on my TV constant disruption. Anyone know the policy on the shooting of poultry?

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Please post a question, answer or commentIf you have Freeview reception problems before posting a question your must first do this Freeview reset procedure then see: Freeview reception has changed, Single frequency interference, and Freeview intermittent interference.

If you have no satellite signal, see Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'

If you have other problems, please provide a full (not partial) postcode (or preferably enter it in box at the top right) and indicate where if aerial is on the roof, in the loft or elsewhere.

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