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Terrestrial Television, Digital and Analogue
Now I see it, now I don't :(
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<blockquote data-quote="juustme" data-source="post: 602981" data-attributes="member: 195440"><p>I have been frustrating myself a bit of late with the Freeview setup and I turn to your greater knowledge for a bit of help. :-worship</p><p></p><p>I am down in a mossy dale here in Derbyshire behind a hill that blocks a clear line of sight to Sutton Coldfield (40-50 miles away) *However* I can receive a signal from Waltham (also 40-50 miles away)</p><p></p><p>This is where the problem comes in. I can get BBC 1,2,3,4 ITV 1,2,4 etc BUT I cannot get Five, Fiver, Dave, CNN, top-ups etc :mad:</p><p></p><p>I am showing 90+% signal quality/strength & I had previously received 5 & a few other channels when I had my antenna mounted a bit lower but it was breaking up. So I put a mast head amp on it, got a 10' 3/4 steam pipe & mounted my 48 element ariel on the chimney on the top of the roof.</p><p></p><p>And now, like I said, I can receive somethings that I can also get on freesat but NOT the few channels that I wanted (Dave etc).</p><p></p><p>Suggestions/Thoughts? (I've got the ariel horizontal & I believe I have it aimed right. It is driving me nuts as I'm getting about 30 channels in rock solid, but missing the rest that I actually want. When I set up the same setup at my inlaws without the masthead amp, I can receive 124 channels all rock solid.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone have any thoughts/ideas/suggestions? I am using low loss double shielded copper cable from the mast on down, & like I said I am getting quite a few channels in quite good.</p><p></p><p>Will Waltham be putting the power up? Could I have the aim wrong? Is there I wall that I have forgotten to bang my head against?</p><p></p><p>Juustme</p><p></p><p>PS do you know if it is possible to use a sat finder to help fine tune the aim of the ariel (yes, yes I am clutching at straws here). And Yes I also have a motorized Sat dish but still cannot get Dave or TMF <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite53" alt=":confused" title="Confused :confused" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="juustme, post: 602981, member: 195440"] I have been frustrating myself a bit of late with the Freeview setup and I turn to your greater knowledge for a bit of help. :-worship I am down in a mossy dale here in Derbyshire behind a hill that blocks a clear line of sight to Sutton Coldfield (40-50 miles away) *However* I can receive a signal from Waltham (also 40-50 miles away) This is where the problem comes in. I can get BBC 1,2,3,4 ITV 1,2,4 etc BUT I cannot get Five, Fiver, Dave, CNN, top-ups etc :mad: I am showing 90+% signal quality/strength & I had previously received 5 & a few other channels when I had my antenna mounted a bit lower but it was breaking up. So I put a mast head amp on it, got a 10' 3/4 steam pipe & mounted my 48 element ariel on the chimney on the top of the roof. And now, like I said, I can receive somethings that I can also get on freesat but NOT the few channels that I wanted (Dave etc). Suggestions/Thoughts? (I've got the ariel horizontal & I believe I have it aimed right. It is driving me nuts as I'm getting about 30 channels in rock solid, but missing the rest that I actually want. When I set up the same setup at my inlaws without the masthead amp, I can receive 124 channels all rock solid. Does anyone have any thoughts/ideas/suggestions? I am using low loss double shielded copper cable from the mast on down, & like I said I am getting quite a few channels in quite good. Will Waltham be putting the power up? Could I have the aim wrong? Is there I wall that I have forgotten to bang my head against? Juustme PS do you know if it is possible to use a sat finder to help fine tune the aim of the ariel (yes, yes I am clutching at straws here). And Yes I also have a motorized Sat dish but still cannot get Dave or TMF :confused: [/QUOTE]
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