All posts by Mark
Below are all of Mark's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.Three of my neighbours and I have been suffering in silence over the past 8 months (approx) with the reception of MUX 2 & A channels, all assuming the problem was within our individual houses / setup. I can see from this site that the problem appears to be 'two frequency interference' but cannot see what is recommended to fix the problem.
Both a neighbour and I have consulted professional arial installers and both have indicated that newly erected buildings in the area are likely to blame and suggested the only solution is to switch to using satellite or cable feeds. Although I am not disregarding this advice entirely I am sceptical that this interference would result in the loss of MUX 2 & A channels only. Also worth noting is that these new buildings are about 6 floors each and roughly quarter of a mile away so I'd be surprised if these were in direct line of our transmitter at Crystal Palace.
My testing so far has included using two different televisions, both with built in freeview, directly to arial sockets and via PVR, from different rooms. My arial is 4 years old and roof mounted with a Triax booster/splitter in the loft space. As stated at the outset I am not the only one who has encountered this issue so doubt it is a setup issue but am happy to be enlightened!
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Monday 3 January 2011 7:51PM
Woodford Green
Three of my neighbours and I have been suffering in silence over the past 8 months (approx) with the reception of MUX 2 & A channels, all assuming the problem was within our individual houses / setup. I can see from this site that the problem appears to be 'two frequency interference' but cannot see what is recommended to fix the problem.
Both a neighbour and I have consulted professional arial installers and both have indicated that newly erected buildings in the area are likely to blame and suggested the only solution is to switch to using satellite or cable feeds. Although I am not disregarding this advice entirely I am sceptical that this interference would result in the loss of MUX 2 & A channels only. Also worth noting is that these new buildings are about 6 floors each and roughly quarter of a mile away so I'd be surprised if these were in direct line of our transmitter at Crystal Palace.
My testing so far has included using two different televisions, both with built in freeview, directly to arial sockets and via PVR, from different rooms. My arial is 4 years old and roof mounted with a Triax booster/splitter in the loft space. As stated at the outset I am not the only one who has encountered this issue so doubt it is a setup issue but am happy to be enlightened!