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Chesterfield (Derbyshire, England) Full Freeview transmitterWednesday 16 February 2022 2:12PM
Chesterfield
Many Thanks Chris.SE for your detailed reply.
My loft is dry and well ventilated, so corrosion is not a problem, however the aerial in there is connected to a 3-way splitter/amplifier and it does point directly at a plastic cold water tank. I wonder if this is affecting the polarisation? Could C31 be boosted too strong?
I have been playing around with a great little phone app "UK Aerial Alignment" I would say that my aerial (Vertical) is pointing best towards Emley (Horizontal) where the strongest signal is. However Chesterfield (Vertical) is only slightly further North.
Examining a different TV (kitchen) it seems that one is picking up different signals again (from the same aerial) still no C31. A mixture of Emley & Chesterfield frequencies. I was tempted to go up and try the aerial Horizontally, but as I have great signal strength and quality on all available channels (except COM7) it would be better not upset things.
I have found this interesting, the fact I am missing C31 is just strange, but not causing me any problem as I now realise that the TV's will pick up the best signal from anywhere. I now suspect C31 could be too strong with my setup. At least I now have a much better understanding of my TV signals.
Very Many Thanks again for the great help on here.
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Tuesday 15 February 2022 8:32PM
Chesterfield
Just to say I have scrolled back through the comments and found another post with the same problem.
C31 has strong signal strength but poor quality, that is what I found previously as the TV would autotune to it every time, meaning I had to manually sort it.
That post thinks interference from the mast at Waltham was to blame.
Regards