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5:39 PM

Micky: Generally speaking, most people shouldn't need a at such close proximity to the . I say generally speaking because I don't know whether there are local obstructions.

This was true before when a set-top may well have been sensitive enough at your location.

The main reason I would expect you to be using a booster is so as to distribute the signal to different outlets, although even then you may well have sufficient signal to split it.

As a matter of principle, I suggest that you only use a booster if it doesn't work without it and not the other way around. With digital , too high a signal level gives the same sort of effect as too little signal. That is the signal strength gets lower and when it is really high, the becomes overwhelmed and shows "".

So long as the is good at all times (no break-up) then you have the best you can get. If the strength is at 75% (for example) with good quality, then there is nothing to be from trying to push for 100% strength; only quality to be lost.

I'm not familiar with the Humaxes but I do know that some receivers have in-built boosters. Make sure that this is set to off.

If, having removed the booster, you find that is still unavailable, then the solution "may" be attenuation, as I suggested above.

A set-top aerial should pick up less signal than your -top or fixed aerial (if you're using one). Or try a piece of wire about 12 to 18 inches long inserted into the inner part of the aerial socket. These may be temporary fixes to restore Quest etc until 27th, if nothing better can be found.

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Richard Kernick
8:06 PM

Living in Ridgewood, on the , re-tuned tonight but still cannot get .

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argyle_mikey
9:47 PM
Heathfield

Richard,

Just a thought - try scanning again with a set top . My was breaking up using my aerial, the was just too strong think - but the set top aerial picked up all the no problem and all have been clear this evening. You're maybe 3 miles from here...

Mike

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11:06 PM

Richard Kernick: Should you still not be able to receive any HD signals after having tried whats been suggested by argyle_mikey, then come back with the model number of the TV or box you are using and this can be checked out.

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Andy
11:19 PM

Hi, after the second round of retuning on 13th June we appear to have lost everything from the on Com 4 - ITV 3 ITV 2 +1 5* 5USA etc. Any idea what's happening (can't miss Justified).

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11:46 PM

Andy: Read my posting above to Micky which I made at 3:31PM today!

COM4 remains on low until 27th of this month.

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Andy
1:30 PM
Eastbourne

Hi Dave, thanks for that, I did read all of the posts but obviously was a bit too dim to take it all in (not very technically minded I'm afraid), so basically I should just wait and retune on or after the 27th? (and watch Justified on catch up)

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2:02 PM

Andy: Retuning on or after 27th should be expected to restore these .

If your set has manual tuning, then manually tune to UHF channel 48 which is what these are currently being broadcast on.

If you have a , then it is probably best removed. This may or may not with your of COM5.

Once the booster is removed, if you got nothing tuning to , then try again.

Different sets work differently and have different sensitivities, so it might be worth trying each one (if they allow manual tuning).

As far as signal strength goes, it isn't so important; it is that matters. So the objective is NOT to get the strength bar as close to 100% as possible; indeed this could indicate too much signal strength.

For this reason I suggest removing the booster. So long as the quality is excellent, then the will be the best will ever be.

Different sets use different scales, so don't go comparing expecting like for like readings with the same .

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Ian Foord
5:48 PM

Is there (or was)a problem with from ? as on the night i watched the analog go off and the digi come on .
SDN was on but not BBCB ,but in the morning SDN was gone and still no BBCB ? Still the
same as of now

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5:56 PM

Ian Foord: SDN is on low until 27th.

BBCB should be available. Are you sure that your has a DVB-T2 tuner in and not just a DVB-T one?

A "" TV doesn't have the means to receive signals. "Full HD" does not mean that it can necessarily receive Freeview HD signals, it simply means that the resolution of the HD that it can display is the maximum resolution of 1080p.