All posts by Matthew Bell
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Anyway, if anyone needs help, ask me. I'm especially good at anything related to the Hannington transmitter. Just ask me, and I'll answer when I can.
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Simon T:
Since you haven't inserted your postcode in, I can't help you well, but I'll try my best.
There isn't any work listed for this transmitter, so it is likely that it could be some sort of RFI-causing product somewhere around your receiving location that is causing it. It shouldn't be anything 4G or 5G, but I cannot tell how close you are to any nearby mobile mast. If you sit right by to a road, anything that is tall enough could interfere with your line of sight it your aerial sits at a specific height.
What I would ask is:
What specific times of the day does this occur? (It's best to be specific on the times if possible)
Is there anything that is very close to your aerial's line of sight that could be causing it?
Do you have an indoor aerial; and if you do, does it sit close to any electronics?
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Big Dave:
What transmitter are you using? I can't tell what specifically could be causing this. How close do you sit from your transmitter? What aerial do you use?
If you read the article, your signal being weak when it should be strong means your receiver it going into a sort of blown fuse state because the signal is too strong and your receiver is trying to protect itself.
This doesn't mean that Freeview HD/DVB-T multiplexes are more susceptible to high signal levels than standard Freeview/DVB-T multiplexes. Your signal levels on all channels should be the same DEPENDING on the power levels used on the specific multiplexes.
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Chris.SE:
Alright, I didn't know he was on the Oxford transmitter. I've not seen this person's other comments.
And yes, I'm aware my explanation sounds really horrible. I've never had general signal quality/strength related issues explained to me (even though I live only 6 miles from my transmitter; dull story short I inherited my grandmother's house and just installed my Freeview equipment in and never bothered with asking anybody about any receiving equipment issues related to being based very close to a transmitter), and therefore I read the article and then tried to explain using that.
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Wednesday 30 July 2025 7:45PM
Newbury
Constance Hawthorne:
I see...another Freeview geek to hell and back around here. Yes, that makes a lot of sense.