All posts by Chris.SE
Below are all of Chris.SE's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Karl:
Quite right Karl, thanks for the reminder. Asking about the age of someone's aerial is a question I ask now and again if it seems likely that this sort of (or other related) factor might be relevant. As that poster wasn't having an issue with C30+ at Bollington, the question may only have arisen if he'd replied and other indications were that it may be due to a poor aerial for one reason or another.
Nevertheless not something to lose sight of :)
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Gerald:
I presume you've read the replies we've given to Roger.
Personally I don't have the time to go chasing either Freeview - whose front facing service has absolutely no clue when it comes to technical stuff like this,
or Arqiva who are likely to respond (as they have in the past to others) that they are not a public facing organisation when it comes to engineering matters.
It may be worth pointing out, as I have previously, but not done so for a while, that it is now 12+years since DSO when a lost of work was done on masts, and obviously the structures themselves need maintenance (weather dependant) as well as the fact that things deteriorate, equipment needs upgrading or replacing etc. etc.
I'm not sure how people think that services will continue until 2034 (current licencing period for Freeview) without masts collapsing in severe weather or transmitting equipment failing etc. without some major maintenance work as frustrating as it can be on occasion!
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Nicholas Anderson:
Do you even bother to read the previous replies that you've been given?
As I've remarked previously, I know the site owner was unwell not so long ago, I also know that he's been rather busy at times and not had time to fix some of the (mostly minor) errors on this site, or update some of the information such as changes to BBC Local Radio AM.
I've not been able to contact him recently, so I doubt anything will change in the foreseeable future.
As far as this page goes, it's NOT the page for the radio stations you keep on about.
In future I'm not going to respond to any similar post you may make on this subject.
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Tom Brooke:
Stevnsonln1 has explained what happens if you retune when you have No Signal, you cannot tune to signals that aren't there!
The BBC have not reported any faults for TV reception today, so it's unlikely it's been off-air other than very briefly.
You have line-of-sight to Malvern 7km away, so you should not normally have a problems with reception. Your aerial should be pointing at compass bearing 318 degrees, that's pretty well NW, and the rods (or squashed Xs) should be vertical.
Do check that it is still pointing correctly and that the coax downlead isn't flapping in the wind or even broken off.
If you have an aerial amp/splitter, do check that it still has power and all the connections are good. If still no joy, try removing the aerial input from the splitter and couple it direct to your main TV to see if you have signal.
Do of course check that you are correctly tuned in your TV Tuning section, to Malvern's UHF channels.
In the multiplex order BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6
The UHF channels are C41, C44, C47, C29, C31, & C37
For which TV Channels are carried on which multiplex see
Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview
If you are incorrectly tuned, unplug the aerial and do an automatic tune to clear existing tuning. Plug the aerial back in and manually tune each of those UHF channels listed.
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Jo:
Hello Jo, sorry nearly missed your post amongst all the spam that's been appearing.
To start, just a point of clarity, a "surge" filter would be of no help whatsoever, that doesn't suppress interference of any type it just helps protect equipment from any mains power surges.
Whilst it's possible your neighbour(s) may have installed something causing electrical interference, it's one of the less likely problems. So we need to check other things and eliminate possibilities.
First, we need to establish which transmitter your are receiving, as you could receive at least two!
Your most likely is Moel-Y-Parc which is just under 19km away and you have line of sight to it (assuming no obstructions from nearby trees, local buildings etc).
The aerial should be pointing at compass bearing 117 degrees that's a few degrees south of ESE and its rods (or squashed Xs) should be horizontal.
Where is it located? On a chimney, wall, loft etc. Roughly how old is it?
If it's external, check the coax downlead is secure and not flapping in the wind.
2nd, do you have any aerial amp/splitter to feed more than one TV/box? (Make and model if you can say).
Are your signal OK at present? but do read on and check -
Like most main transmitters, Moel-Y-Parc has been having planned engineering at various times where the signal may be reduced or interrupted - the latter usually only for short periods. One thing you shouldn't do is retune when you have no signal, you can't tune to signals that aren't there!
The usual result is to clear the correct tuning and sometimes where you can get signals from more than one transmitter you get tuned to weak and unreliable signals from another transmitter.
So if you have retuned at any time you were having problems it will be best to check in your TV tuning section that you are correctly tunes the the Moel-Y-Parc UHF channels (assuming your aerial points at it - IF it doesn't, tell us which way it points and which regional news you normally get).
In the multiplex order BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6
The UHF channels are C45, C39, C42, C33, C36, and C48
For which TV Channels are carried on which multiplex see
Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview
Please update us on the situation.
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Simon smout:
Sorry we missed your post. As you can see from the posts both previous and after yours, the transmitter is the subject of Planned Engineering and so you may lose signal for short periods if in a weak reception area. We'd need a full postcode to check your predicted reception.
One thing you should NOT do, is Retune when you have No Signal. You cannot tune to signals that aren't there, the usual result is it clears the correct tuning, then you have no reception when the signals return.
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Nick:
It'll no doubt be due to the high pressure weather conditions. Which Local station are you getting on 10C?
10C is used by several different regions across the UK, they are far enough apart as to not cause interference in normal conditions!
The BBC currently have a warning -
High pressure currently affecting TV & Radio services across parts of the UK - 24 December | Help receiving TV and radio
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David Johnson:
Hope you haven't retuned as in these sort of conditions it will often clear your correct tuning and tune you to the weak signals from the distant transmitter which will eventually disappear!
You cannot tune to signals that aren't there or can't be decoded.
If you are correctly tuned, do NOT retune.
IF you did retune and now have the incorrect tuning, clear the current tuning by unplugging the aerial and doing a full retune, then plug the aerial back in and do a MANUAL tune of the UHF channels as listed at the very top of this page.
barry hardwick:
Similar comments apply to you. You are some distance away from the transmitter (unless you've moved since 2019!).
However, just to add, Analogue will make absolutely no difference to Tropospheric/Temperature Inversion conditions. Analogue signal are RF signals just as are digital and will be affected by such weather conditions in exactly the same way.
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barry hardwick:
Apart from seeing my previous post, Freeview are also reporting these conditions.
High pressure could affect reception across the UK this week | Freeview
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Wednesday 11 December 2024 10:51PM
Kenneth Johnson :
Thanks for the reply.