All posts by Richard Cooper
Below are all of Richard Cooper's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Karen: Hi, Karen. If the apartment block is rented from a local council or housing association it will have a sub-contractor responsible for ensuring that all residents receive a good signal: it is the responsibility of the council or HA to ensure that this is the case, so if your mother is experiencing reception problems she should report these to the council or HA in the first instance and they will send out their aerial system sub-contractor to investigate. Our block lost its signal altogether a fortnight ago, but the sub-contractor came out the same afternoon and I was back in watching Neighbours at 5:30 p.m. If, on the other hand, your mother owns her apartment in the retirement block, then she probably pays a service charge for the communal aerial system, so get her to check that her service charge covers it and then, assuming it does, get on to the firm that holds the contract to maintain the aerial system and call them out. Hope all this info is of assistance, Richard, Norwich.
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John H: Hi, John. Not only must your tv set be able to display its picture in HD, but it must also have an HD tuner/decoder built into it, or you need a separate Freeview HD set-top box connected to your tv using an HDMI lead. Then and only then will you be successful in receiving COM7 & COM 8 channels. Also remember that these multiplexes are transmitted at lower power than the other multiplexes, so using an indoor aerial is not the best plan if you want to pick up COM 7 and COM 8. Remember too that these two multiplexes are only temporary and will disappear within four or five years when we have DSO2 and everyone will need to have HD equipment. You're correct to state that you need a clear view between the trees so that you are in line of sight of your transmitter. FreeSAT is clearly another option for you but requires a dish with its LNB (s), satellite cabling and F-connectors, as well as a television with a built-in Freesat HD receiver such as the Panasonic Viera. Hope this info may be of some assistance, Richard, Norwich.
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Alan Hardman: Hi, Alan. The last reported service disruptions on the Trawden transmitter were on Friday just gone. Everything should be OK again now. Richard, Norwich.
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Helen McCloskey: Hi, Helen. There are no currently reported problems on the Brougher Mountain transmitter. Richard, Norwich.
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John : Hi, John. Brighton is not a 'major city'. It only gained city status in 2000 and ranks 42nd in the UK. if you care to watch BBC Three, you can watch it online and what have you got against CBBC and CBeebies, since we were all children once? Interested in your reply, Richard, Norwich.
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Jan Davies: Hi, Jan. From Yorkshire to Essex, the following transmitters would have contributed to the driver's reception of Sound Digital: High Hunsley near Hull, Belmont, Lincs, Waltham, Leicestershire, Peterborough & Sandy Heath, which would just about get him to Harwich, I'd reckon. At the end of his journey, the Danbury transmitter near Colchester could also have contributed. Don't forget that transmitters operating at the DAB 11A frequencies can have a range of up to 60 miles or so, which is pretty impressive and usually greater than that of Freeview tv transmitters. Obviously, it depends on transmitter powers as well as being 'line of sight' from the transmitter to the receiver. If anyone wants to improve their ability to pull in signals from further afield, the best recommendation is an external aerial, whether we are talking about 'in-car' or 'in-house' reception. Richard.
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Jan Davies: Transmitters which one might call 'main' transmitters transmit Sound Digital with pretty high powers and as high as Digital One, so maybe it's worth considering investing in an external aerial for your car, Jan, so you stand more chance of pulling these into your car DAB radio when you're touring the country and trying to listen to Planet Rock on SDL. Especially bearing in mind there are fewer SDL transmitters than D1 transmitters. Anything to get your signal strength at the receiver end above 60% would be a good idea as long as you don't have to invest TOO much money for such results!!! Richard.
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Brian Taylor: Hi, Brian. It is possible that a power surge has disrupted the tuning capacity of your car DAB radio. It is unfortunate that the set is now out of warranty, but if I were you, I would contact the manufacturer or at least the supplier anyway, as they may be willing to make some gesture that will assist you, such as a reduced cost repair or a discount on a replacement because you didn't intentionally start the engine whilst a BBC channel was playing. Just my suggestion, anyway! Richard.
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Jan Davies: Hi again, Jan. I understand your frustration and consequent reluctance to spend any more money on DAB equipment, given Bauer's reluctance to have supported your case as a loyal listener to 'Planet Rock'. Richard, Norwich.
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Monday 5 September 2016 10:19AM
Bill McDonald: Just shows that the old adage, " You gets what you pays for" is not always true! R, Norwich.