All posts by Steve Donaldson
Below are all of Steve Donaldson's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Nicholas Anderson: The TNT coverage predictor is here:
Arcom (ex-CSA)
It won't accept addresses in theChannel Islands. However, if you enter a French postcode it will show a pin with a house symbol on, as well as pins for eachtransmitter which is predicted to be available at the location. Below the map is a breakdown of the multiplexes from each transmitter, including UHF channel numbers.
Hover your mouse over the house symbol. A blue dot should appear at the base of the pin. Drag the blue dot to a place in the Channel Islands you wish to see prediction for and it will give a prediction for that location.
kelvin p: I would certainly give it a go and see if it cures the issue.
Should you have anysignal/distributionamplifier then any filter must be fitted before it. Where this is on theroof, tell Restore TV (the organisation that supplies filters), and they should send a technician to fit one for you.
Nicholas Anderson: Because they are on the PSB3 / "BBC B"multiplex:
https://www.freeview.co.uk/corporate/platform-management/channel-listings-industry-professionals
PSB3 is the multiplex which carries all HDchannels. It broadcasts using the DVB-T2standard, whereas the other five main Freeview multiplexes use the earlier DVB-T standard.
Older sets lack ability to receive DVB-T2 signals. A "HD tuner" is therefore one which can receive both DVB-T and DVB-T2.
David Chisnall: An alternative possibility toengineering works is that it could beinterference owing to a mobile phone basestation which has started up in the700MHz or800MHz bands, frequencies which previously were for TV.
Restore TV is the organisation charged with alleviating suchreception issues, and they say that postcards have been sent to your postcode. The solution is usually to fit a filter to block the unwanted phone signals. Whether any individual property will or will not have difficulty is in no way an exact science.
If your single TV aerial feeds the three rooms via a poweredamplifier then any filter must go before it. Where this is outside on theroof, then Restore TV should send an engineer to fit one for free.
Restore TV is here: https://restoretv.uk/postcards-not-sure/