RE: More news on the Sky service to rival Freeview

["UKHA" <mailinglists@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mal,

There are several problems here...

1) Your DVD player probably shouts louder than Sandy Heath does at a
distance of 25 miles
2) I'd re-terminate both ends of the aerial cable, as corrosion really
blocks the signal. This fixed a friend reception.
3) Make sure the aerial is pointing in the right direction.
4) The roof tiles can block up to 85% of the signal, so you may want to try
temp. sticking the aerial out of an upstairs window to see if the signal
improves.
5) If you really can't mount it outside, you'll need the biggest damn
aerial
you can find in the loft, I did see a website somewhere with a snap of a 14
foot monster aerial some chap used to pick up good signal inside a loft,
however he was a much further distance from the transmitter... :)


-----Original Message-----
From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 July 2004 17:16
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] More news on the Sky service to rival Freeview


I've tested the internal cabling from aerial to wallplates using the rf
output of a dvd player, and the signal seems OK.  Of course, that will
be a lot stronger, but short of replacing the aerial and seeing if it
makes any difference, I wouldn't know how to test it.

It is mounted inside the roof-space, though.  There was an old external
one when we moved in, but it had been disconnected - it's not there
anymore, because SWMBO deemed it ugly :-)

I could check the alignment of the one in the roof, I suppose.

Mal




UKHA wrote:

>I don't know about TUTV, but Sandy Heath transmits everything else...
>...also have you had a look at your aerial, analogue reception should
be
OK.
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
>  Sent: 26 July 2004 16:36
>  To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>  Subject: Re: [ukha_d] More news on the Sky service to rival Freeview
>
>
>  Damn this Yahoo!  How many more emails will cross each other?!
>
>  Anyway, I do know what you mean about the post code thing.  I used to
>  live in Redhill, and at that time wanted to get OnDigital.  Dixons
>  refused to sell one to me because of a) my postcode, and b) I was on
a
>  shared aerial in an apartment building.  In the end I went to a
branch
>  near my parent's house and just lied on the form.  The box worked
fine
>  and picked up all the channels.
>
>  Now I have my own house, b) can't be a problem, but I'm 25 miles from
>  Sandy Heath, and despite being high up, analog reception is very poor
>  (extremely grainy).  Anyway, it's all moot if Sandy Heath isn't
>  transmitting all the channels anyway!
>
>  Mal
>
>
>  Maccy wrote:
>
>  >On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Mal Lansell wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  >>If the list is indeed larger and they are filtering it based
on
>  >>postcode, why would they think I might not get ITV if I
should be
able
>  >>to recieve BBC1?  Is each channel transmitted at a different
power
>level?
>  >>
>  >>
>  >
>  >Yes, on some transmitters, to avoid interference. Although all
>multiplexes
>  >transmit at 20kW from Sandy Heath according to www.dtg.org.uk so
I'd
>  >assume you'd get all or nothing :) All with the correct aerial
type
>  >(you'll need one that incorporates Group W).
>  >
>  >Why not borrow a freeview box from a friend to see what you get?
Or
even
>  >purchase one from Asda or Argos etc. with a no quibbles guarantee
(check
>  >small print) so you can get your money back if you can't seem to
receive
>  >the full array of channels.
>  >
>  >Again, don't trust the online postcode checkers. I put my
parents'
>  >postcode in and it claimed only some of the available channels
would
be
>  >receivable. I know for a fact they get each and every one of the
freeview
>  >offerings, because I set it up for them....
>  >
>  >Good luck,
>  >
>  >Maccy
>  >
>
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