I believe I get my TV signal from the Llanrhaeadr mast (OS grid Ref SJ176260) , I live 4 miles away from it (SY10 0AG) with direct line of sight to the mast. There are the upper branches of two trees maybe 200 metres from my house just slightly blocking an entirely open view of the tower.
Since the transfer to digital the BBC TV service I get has fallen apart, however ITV/Channel 5/S4C are just fine. This morning at 8am I was getting 10 TV channels on 666000kHz (BBC services) and 9 channels on 698000 kHz (ITV). Reception, picturequality, etc, on all channels was fine. By 10:30am all the 666000 kHz channels were of unwatchable quality with freezes every few seconds. By Noon the TV was showing 'No Signal' for all the BBC stations - YET THROUGHOUT THE ITV (698000 kHz) STATIONS WERE PERFECT and remain so 24/7.
Please can somebody tell me why this is? Is the 666 signal strength really low, or is it particularly blocked by a few thin tree branches, or could my signal amplifier somehow not cope with this frequency after 10am!
I would really like to be able to watch the BBC other than early in the morning???
Any explanation for what is happening would be much appreciated.....surely at only 4 miles away I should have a great signal for all stations, not just ITV!?
Sunday 8 February 2015 5:06PM
Oswestry
I believe I get my TV signal from the Llanrhaeadr mast (OS grid Ref SJ176260) , I live 4 miles away from it (SY10 0AG) with direct line of sight to the mast. There are the upper branches of two trees maybe 200 metres from my house just slightly blocking an entirely open view of the tower.
Since the transfer to digital the BBC TV service I get has fallen apart, however ITV/Channel 5/S4C are just fine. This morning at 8am I was getting 10 TV channels on 666000kHz (BBC services) and 9 channels on 698000 kHz (ITV). Reception, picture quality, etc, on all channels was fine. By 10:30am all the 666000 kHz channels were of unwatchable quality with freezes every few seconds. By Noon the TV was showing 'No Signal' for all the BBC stations - YET THROUGHOUT THE ITV (698000 kHz) STATIONS WERE PERFECT and remain so 24/7.
Please can somebody tell me why this is? Is the 666 signal strength really low, or is it particularly blocked by a few thin tree branches, or could my signal amplifier somehow not cope with this frequency after 10am!
I would really like to be able to watch the BBC other than early in the morning???
Any explanation for what is happening would be much appreciated.....surely at only 4 miles away I should have a great signal for all stations, not just ITV!?