All posts by Andy
Below are all of Andy's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.Hi Dave
Thanks for that, this is what I suspected, yes will put aerial on vertical as well in April, appreciate comments re Findon.
rgds
Andy
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Simon T:
Hi Simon
I use a Wand TV dongle into my laptop, I used Blaze TV software that lets you record (PVR) etc, program guide, usual trimmings.
They supply their own software as well.There are some on Ebay number below.
120559757042
Regards
Andy
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My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+
Tuesday 4 September 2012 9:38PM
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Tuesday 4 September 2012 9:38PM
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Regarding random drop out, I have a row of Eucalyptus trees (minus kaola bears) that are giving me grief. As soon as it rains the leaves seem to act as a complete barrier to the weaker multiplexes. I am at Barnham po22 0bq.Trying vertical polarisation helped a bit but I think there is polarisation twisting going on. If the transmitters used circular polarization there would only be around 3db cross polarization loss, unless you had the aerial with the wrong twist. I am going to make a circular poloarization aerial and see what happens. Hey, bring back analogue, good for the viewers, bad for the broadcasters!
Andy
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Now lost multiplexes on channels 22, 25 and 28 today, maybe those multiplexes on the IOW are down or on low power, BBC and ITV channels 100% signal strength and quality, shopping channels, Pick, Dave, Quest all gone! and all the +1 channels, I am going over to Freesat..Troublewith Freeview even with good quality double screened coax everywhere, the neighbours lawnmower and passing motorbikes 300 feet from a road cause it to drop out.
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My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+
Saturday 8 September 2012 8:59AM
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Saturday 8 September 2012 8:59AM
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Today loosing BBC1 and other multiplexes that were good, Post code PO22 0BQ. Speaking to some people around the Chichester area they are also having similar problems. Is there a problem with Rowridge they are not telling us. Similar thing happened some months ago with Whitehawk Hill went it went wrong and engineering reported problem 2 weeks after it was fixed!
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My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+
Saturday 8 September 2012 8:29PM
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Saturday 8 September 2012 8:29PM
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Done some more tests today, going to try variable attenuator to see if it is signal overload. I have a spcetrum analyser so going to see if there are any interfering signals i.e tetra base station, uhf pagers etc. causing this problem. Getting 95-100& signal most of time but zero or poor quality, tried another new tv with same results.
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My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+
Sunday 9 September 2012 12:13PM
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Sunday 9 September 2012 12:13PM
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It does look as if Rowridge are doing something on the multiplexes, friend of mine who lives at Portchester, Hampshire on the hill overlooking the IOW, has lost some channels as well and her signal is as you would expect strong, never had a problem before...
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My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+
Sunday 9 September 2012 9:29PM
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Sunday 9 September 2012 9:29PM
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Dave, point taken, this was certainly the case in Worthing using the Whitehawk Hill transmitter. Not sure what French stations are in the direction beyond Rowridge but will check it out. Have tried vertical but still not 100% reliable. As another viewer has noticed on the Rowridge thread, mornings are usually ok, getting worse in early to mid evenings.I must admit the time to get my sat dish up is fast approaching. Trouble with digital there is a limit to error correction and past that point no pictures!
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My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+
Wednesday 12 September 2012 10:52PM
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Wednesday 12 September 2012 10:52PM
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This gets even stranger, ARQ A, no signal, ARQ B and SDN 85% signal, 90 % quality, why if these multiplexes are all running 50Kw horizontal do I get this difference on Rowridge, methinks Arquiva are doing something they are not letting on..no wonder DAB is a dead duck and they are keeping FM alive.
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Friday 23 March 2012 10:35PM
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When are SDN, Arq a and b going to higher power, I only am getting 37 channels, all reliable now with a high gain group A aerial but all the above multiplexes are missing. Would I be better at this location going to Findon relay?
Post code PO22 0BQ
rgds
Andy