issue with some freeview channels

Hi there,

I am about 10-15 miles away from this transmitter and the aerial is pointing
directly at it.
http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SZ447865
its a new high gain aerial made for freeview.

I have got issues with 2 of the muxes.

I have issues with channels 30 and 32 (MUX A and B).

They are the highest frequency of the whole freeview spectrum.

Why am i having issues with these stations and not the others?

I do use an AMP to pull the signal in, but that works fine. Could it have
issues with the other 2 frequencies?

Many thanks

Stuart

Stuart wrote:
Hi there,

I am about 10-15 miles away from this transmitter and the aerial is
pointing directly at it.
http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SZ447865
its a new high gain aerial made for freeview.

I have got issues with 2 of the muxes.

I have issues with channels 30 and 32 (MUX A and B).

They are the highest frequency of the whole freeview spectrum.

Why am i having issues with these stations and not the others?

I do use an AMP to pull the signal in, but that works fine. Could it
have issues with the other 2 frequencies?

You could be overloading the receiver with BBC 1 analogue on Ch 31. That could
be splashing over and corrupting reception of the two muxes each side.

Is a high gain aerial *and* an amp really needed ?
Do you have a clear view of Rowridge ?
Is your aerial in the loft, or outside ?
Where is your amp, near the receiver, or fitted near the aerial ?
What is the quality of the four analogue channels like, particularly BBC 1 ?


--
Mark
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"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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Stuart wrote:
Hi there,

I am about 10-15 miles away from this transmitter and the aerial is
pointing directly at it.
http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SZ447865
its a new high gain aerial made for freeview.

I have got issues with 2 of the muxes.

I have issues with channels 30 and 32 (MUX A and B).

They are the highest frequency of the whole freeview spectrum.

Why am i having issues with these stations and not the others?

I do use an AMP to pull the signal in, but that works fine. Could
it have issues with the other 2 frequencies?

You could be overloading the receiver with BBC 1 analogue on Ch 31.
That could be splashing over and corrupting reception of the two
muxes each side.

Is a high gain aerial *and* an amp really needed ?
Do you have a clear view of Rowridge ?
Is your aerial in the loft, or outside ?
Where is your amp, near the receiver, or fitted near the aerial ?
What is the quality of the four analogue channels like, particularly
BBC 1 ?


The TX from Rowridge has been playing up for the last 3 or 4 days,
either something is up with the transmitter or atmospheric conditions
are affecting the TX. I'm in a very marginal part of the TX area,
officially we don't have DVB, two nights ago all DVB channels were
un-watchable.

"Stuart" wrote in message
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Hi there,

I am about 10-15 miles away from this transmitter and the aerial is
pointing directly at it.
http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SZ447865
its a new high gain aerial made for freeview.

I have got issues with 2 of the muxes.

I have issues with channels 30 and 32 (MUX A and B).

They are the highest frequency of the whole freeview spectrum.

Why am i having issues with these stations and not the others?

I do use an AMP to pull the signal in, but that works fine. Could it have
issues with the other 2 frequencies?

Many thanks

Stuart
Are you going to tell us all what the issues are? Do you not like the
programmes or something?
Aerials advertised as being for freeview or digital and sold as high gain
are probably nothing better than normal TV aerials - unless it's a vastly
overrated Televes DAT75.

"Stuart" wrote in message
news:[email protected]
Hi there,

I am about 10-15 miles away from this transmitter and the aerial is
pointing directly at it.
http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SZ447865
its a new high gain aerial made for freeview.

I have got issues with 2 of the muxes.

I have issues with channels 30 and 32 (MUX A and B).

They are the highest frequency of the whole freeview spectrum.

Why am i having issues with these stations and not the others?

I do use an AMP to pull the signal in, but that works fine. Could it have
issues with the other 2 frequencies?

Many thanks

Stuart

You need to give us some more information
"A high gain aerial made for Freeview" could mean anything,
even a set-top aerial could be described that way.
Assuming it's a largeish aerial outside or in the loft, is it the correct
aerial group
for Rowridge? ie Group A. If you got the aerial from one of the national DIY
sheds, remember they often stock only widband (groupW), and in your case
this will not be ideal.
Also, I don't know why you say MUX-A and B are the top of the spectrum,
the ukfree.tv page that you linked to shows they are not.

--

Graham.
%Profound_observation%

Aerials advertised as being for freeview or digital and sold as high gain
are probably nothing better than normal TV aerials - unless it's a vastly
overrated Televes DAT75.

I don't think the DAT75 is overrated. It's got the best forward gain and
front-to-back ratio of any wideband aerial on the market. That's a fact.

How important that is depends on where you live. For me, living at
Felixstowe, I've got a very weak signal from Sudbury (officially I'm out of
the Freeview area) and a whole load of crap hitting the back of the aerial
from Holland and Germany.

I've tried three aerials, with and without masthead amps, and the best
performance by far comes from an unamplified DAT75.

Thack

On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:00:29 -0000, "Graham" wrote:


"Stuart" wrote in message
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Hi there,

I am about 10-15 miles away from this transmitter and the aerial is
pointing directly at it.
http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SZ447865
its a new high gain aerial made for freeview.

I have got issues with 2 of the muxes.

I have issues with channels 30 and 32 (MUX A and B).

They are the highest frequency of the whole freeview spectrum.

Why am i having issues with these stations and not the others?

I do use an AMP to pull the signal in, but that works fine. Could it have
issues with the other 2 frequencies?

Many thanks

Stuart

You need to give us some more information
"A high gain aerial made for Freeview" could mean anything,
even a set-top aerial could be described that way.
Assuming it's a largeish aerial outside or in the loft, is it the correct
aerial group
for Rowridge? ie Group A. If you got the aerial from one of the national DIY
sheds, remember they often stock only widband (groupW), and in your case
this will not be ideal.
Also, I don't know why you say MUX-A and B are the top of the spectrum,
the ukfree.tv page that you linked to shows they are not.

I have a brand new Televes X43 group A for sale if you're interested
:-)

Marky P.

"Stuart" wrote in message
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Hi there,

I am about 10-15 miles away from this transmitter and the aerial is
pointing directly at it.
http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SZ447865
its a new high gain aerial made for freeview.

I have got issues with 2 of the muxes.

I have issues with channels 30 and 32 (MUX A and B).

They are the highest frequency of the whole freeview spectrum.

Why am i having issues with these stations and not the others?

I do use an AMP to pull the signal in, but that works fine. Could it have
issues with the other 2 frequencies?

Many thanks

Stuart
Do you really need an amp to "pull the signal in"? How bad is this aerial,
where is it fitted? What are the issues?

Quickest solution - buy an aerial of the correct group, fit it on the roof,
correctly aligned, with a new download, bin the amp and you'll be sorted.

PS: Channels 30 and 32 are not the highest frequencies "of the whole
freeview specturm"!! They happen to be the highest frequencies used in your
area.