All posts by Lee Baker
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Dave Lindsay,
Thanks for that info.
I've manually retuned C60 (786MHz), but there is no difference.
It was definitely already on this channel, so it was pointing at and receiving the signal from Angus, not Tay Bridge.
I've got 1 aerial with a mains-operated signal booster (without this I don't get enough signal for any kind of reception) and 3 receivers plugged into it (2 digiboxes and 1 TV).
All 3 receivers are affected to some degree, but 1 is much worse than the other 2, and only BBC channels are affected.
To my logic, 1 of 4 things has happened:
1. Aerial has moved (but it hasn't - I checked yesterday)
2. Booster has stopped working (but if so, why are only BBC channels affected?)
3. Signal strength has been changed at the Angus transmitter (which I have no control over)
4. Atmospheric conditions (it's now fine and sunny, so this shouldn't be an issue).
Nothing has changed in my set-up for 7 years and this is the first time I've had a problem, so I can't really understand why this is happening.
I'm considering either:
1. Changing the booster (which will be a waste of money if this isn't the problem)
2. Turning the aerial to point to Tay Bridge and then retuning.
Thoughts?
Cheers
Lee
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Dave Lindsay,
Update:
I think I've sorted it.
I've fashioned a compass out of a cup of water, a small piece of paper and a pin, and checked the aerial alignment.
It was out by about 10-12 degrees, so I've re-aligned and now all the channels have come back and (so far) are behaving well.
I still don't know why the problem started though - as I said, I've had exactly the same set-up for 7 years...
Anyway, thanks for your help.
Lee
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Saturday 20 September 2014 7:17PM
Dundee
We get our Freeview services via the Angus 9 transmitter.
All was OK prior to the major retune on 3 September. Until 15th September everything was fine, but we have since experienced some problems.
Intermittent signal break-up and pixelation is evident on all the BBC channels, but other channels mostly unaffected.
It's been like this for a week, and although we thought it was due to the bad weather, we have had good conditions today and there is no change.
Any ideas what the problem may be, please?
Postcode: DD5 3UU
Aerial in loft
Thank you!