Freeview problem: some digital radio channels not found

In article . com,
Andrew 2006 wrote:

Hi,

I live near Biggleswade in Hertfordshire. The aerial connection is via
the old-school tv aerial on top of the house. I don't have a digital
tv aerial.


Firstly there is no such beast as a "digital tv aerial".

I suspect that you are getting your signals from Sandy Heath (BBC East &
Anglia ITV). If so, the multiplex (group of services) that carries Radio 5
is out of the range of your old aerial. You will need to fit a new aerial
for the complete range of digital channels. (I find I watch BBC4 - which
you are missing - more than any other service).

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Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11

"Andrew 2006" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi there,

Have recently got a Sony Bravia LCD television with built in DVB. It
has an auto tuning option which searches for all available digital tv
and radio stations.

However it's only found digital radio stations for Radio 1 to Radio 4,
and is missing Radio 5 and six music.

My portable DAB radio is able to find radio 5, so the signal is
definitely available in my area.

Any ideas why the digital tv can't find radio 5?

Many thanks

Andrew

You need a better or even new TV aerial and coax. As for the radio,
completely different frequencies and locations for the transmitters. You
can't compare the two.

On 23 Jun, 13:40, Mark Carver wrote:
Andrew 2006 wrote:

I live near Biggleswade in Hertfordshire. The aerial connection is via
the old-school tv aerial on top of the house. I don't have a digital
tv aerial.

Sandy Heath is your transmitter then. Mux B is on UHF Ch 67. Your aerial will
be a Group A. That runs out of steam above UHF Ch 34, and will be useless at 67.

You need to upgrade your aerial to a Wideband, this will respond to the full
range of UHF channels, and therefore all six digital muxes. In fact all the
muxes are out of range for your present aerial, you're fortunate you are
getting at least some of them.

You should also consider getting the downlead replaced at the same time, with
CT-100 grade.

http://www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/tx_ea.html

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Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

Many thanks for all the responses. I was hoping just getting a small
aerial from Argos would do the job

Will get a wideband aerial and a new down lead.

Andrew

"charles" wrote in message
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In article ,
Graham wrote:


The radio signals carried by DVB have nothing to do with DAB. Two
completely different broadcasting systems, possibly from different
transmitters.

Definitely from different transmitters.
Possibly from different masts/sites.

I used the term 'transmitter' in its lay sense. To most people Crystal
Palace is a transmitter, whereas you and I know there are a great many
different transmitters contained in the building.


I know you know that.
Just as you know I was I was just being a Usenet pedant.

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Graham.
%Profound_observation%

In article .com,
Andrew 2006 wrote:

Will get a wideband aerial

do get a "branded" one. That is one where someone acknowledges that they
have made it.


and a new down lead.

make sure there is plenty of braid. Some people swear by the type called
CT100. It is rather stiff and needs care when installing round corners.
Don't kink it.


Andrew

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From KT24 - in "Leafy Surrey"

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11

In message , charles
wrote



make sure there is plenty of braid. Some people swear by the type called
CT100. It is rather stiff and needs care when installing round corners.
Don't kink it.

It no stiffer than the rubbish type of cable you can buy.



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Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:29:27 -0700, Andrew 2006
wrote:

I live near Biggleswade in Hertfordshire.

Biggleswade is in Bedfordshire. At least get your county right!

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In article ,
Woof [email protected] wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:29:27 -0700, Andrew 2006
wrote:

I live near Biggleswade in Hertfordshire.

Biggleswade is in Bedfordshire. At least get your county right!

He could be in Hertfordshire, but near Biggleswade. The county boundary is
only 5km away

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Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:22:45 -0700, Andrew 2006
wrote:

On 23 Jun, 13:40, Mark Carver wrote:
Andrew 2006 wrote:

I live near Biggleswade in Hertfordshire. The aerial connection is via
the old-school tv aerial on top of the house. I don't have a digital
tv aerial.

Sandy Heath is your transmitter then. Mux B is on UHF Ch 67. Your aerial will
be a Group A. That runs out of steam above UHF Ch 34, and will be useless at 67.

You need to upgrade your aerial to a Wideband, this will respond to the full
range of UHF channels, and therefore all six digital muxes. In fact all the
muxes are out of range for your present aerial, you're fortunate you are
getting at least some of them.

You should also consider getting the downlead replaced at the same time, with
CT-100 grade.

http://www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/tx_ea.html

--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

Many thanks for all the responses. I was hoping just getting a small
aerial from Argos would do the job

Will get a wideband aerial and a new down lead.

Andrew

I live not a million miles away from you and could've offered my
installaation services, but I haven't got a ladder :-(

Marky P.

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:10:14 +0100, charles
wrote:

In article ,
Woof [email protected] wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:29:27 -0700, Andrew 2006
wrote:

I live near Biggleswade in Hertfordshire.

Biggleswade is in Bedfordshire. At least get your county right!

He could be in Hertfordshire, but near Biggleswade. The county boundary is
only 5km away

Baldock, for example.

Marky P.