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RE: Urgent Freeview problem


  • Subject: RE: Urgent Freeview problem
  • From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:50:20 -0000

The scaffolding could be causing signal reflections thereby causing
poor
signals. Unfortunately you wont know if that is the cause until the
scafolding is removed.

Are you looking at Sudbury or Tacolneston ?
They are two different transmitters!!!

Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Shaw [mailto:semi.jon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 15 December 2006 20:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Urgent Freeview problem
>
>
>
> I have just erected a new (high gain) TV aerial and using a USB TV
> tuner have managed to get 95% signal strength for BBC channels.  Here
> in Ipswich (looking at the Sudbury / Tacolstone transmitter) the
> weakest signal is ITV 1, 2 and I cannot detect these at all.  However
> connecting the same equipment to my neighbours aerial I can see the
ITV
> channels and a load more  Free to Air channels too.  I have used CT100
> cable from the aerial, my neighbour uses standard brown co-ax.  He
> questions if CT100 is 75ohm impedance and hence a problem with certain
> frequencies?
>
> The Urgency comes from the fact that the scaffolding around the house
> is being removed tomorrow morning so I have a small window of
> opportunity to get this sorted before I have to resort to aerial
> installation company :-(
>
>
> TIA
> Jon
>
>
>
>
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