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On an unrelated analogue matter...
Anyone noticed that terrestrial analogue TV no longer broadcasts a widescreen picture? I noticed about 2 years ago in London but not in wales and more recently on a visit to wales noticed that widescreen had disappeared... The Teletext Services have been watered down so thin that they are threadbare on BBC2 as well... |
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On an unrelated analogue matter...
Anyone noticed that terrestrial analogue TV no longer broadcasts a widescreen picture? I noticed about 2 years ago in London but not in wales and more recently on a visit to wales noticed that widescreen had disappeared... The Teletext Services have been watered down so thin that they are threadbare on BBC2 as well... Most programmes are broadcast as 14:9 in a 4:3 frame. |
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I have heard that when the analogue transmitters are turned off the digital signal has a power increase? is this true?
I live in ipswich and we get our tv signals from sudbury, i have just purchased a Freeview box and some channels it recieves some it dosn't then you get the ones which on occasions appear. can anyone help with this mater? |
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I have heard that when the analogue transmitters are turned off the digital signal has a power increase? is this true?
I live in ipswich and we get our tv signals from sudbury, i have just purchased a Freeview box and some channels it recieves some it dosn't then you get the ones which on occasions appear. can anyone help with this mater? |
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I have heard that when the analogue transmitters are turned off the digital signal has a power increase? is this true?
I live in ipswich and we get our tv signals from sudbury, i have just purchased a Freeview box and some channels it recieves some it dosn't then you get the ones which on occasions appear. can anyone help with this mater? At DSO, the transmit power will be increased to 100kW - approximately 19 times more powerful. It should be possible for you to replace your aerial with a piece of wet string when DSO occurs. |
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I have phoned around aerial installers to find out costs of replacing my aerial with a new wideband digital one, they keep saying the cable needs to be changed as well, how important is this? i do get a lot of channels anyway but missing is the weak itv and channel 4 from the sudbury tx
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So, now we're 'officially' DAB'd up in the Borders, can anyone ac\tually receive it? I can't where I live. (I'm in one of the tallest buildings in my town as well. Pants!!
)It is available only from the Selkirk Transmitter serving the Central Borders Which town do you live in? |
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with a secam TV and a freeview box that is compatible I guess he can watch both!
![]() Sécam? Mais non! The colour system for the UK "Freeview" digital service is not PAL and the French "TNT" system is not Sécam! Yes they are for the, now being phased out analogue services, but not so in the new digital era. In fact after DSO in both countries each system will be much more similar to each other than they were on analogue which we all know are completely different (I/Pal et L'Sécam) V'là! |
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Ofcom has published maps showing the locations of the television transmitters which will be converted to digital operation as part of the digital switchover programme. Click Here.
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Cable Losses
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I have phoned around aerial installers to find out costs of replacing my aerial with a new wideband digital one, they keep saying the cable needs to be changed as well, how important is this? i do get a lot of channels anyway but missing is the weak itv and channel 4 from the sudbury tx
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You might be better off with a group E aerial rather than a wideband, both now and after DSO.
Providing they're not ripping you off, new cable isn't all that expensive and is usually money well spent. |
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DSO Beacon Hill 8 April 2009, Stockland Hill 6 May 2009
Digital UK have announced that Beacon Hill will switch off analogue on 8 April 2009, followed by other SW transmitters (Stockland Hill 6 May).
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?...lass=0&id=2971 http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/when/west_country |
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I will swing my Mendip (all MUXes) aerial to Stockland Hill at that time.
I can actually set the amplified log-periodic so it gets both - but currently Stockland Hill (~60miles) is very hit and miss - and when it is a hit - Caradon Hill kills it at ~110 miles range! PS I have also had digital from Huntshaw Cross but never from Beacon Hill. Has anyone worked out when Stockland Hill will get the HD MUX operational? |
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Has anyone worked out when Stockland Hill will get the HD MUX operational?
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The captions are starting in Border on the 6th of May.
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=2981 |
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July 2009 for us, so that'll be three years or more for some people without TV
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Where's Reigate?
Tx grid TQ257521 |
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Surrey stockbroker land, about 1 mile south of the M25 and 3 west of M23 and almost die north of Gatwick.
Tx grid TQ257521
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looks like i'm next autum
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looks like i'm next autum
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You receiving Winter hill?
i assume so if thats the granada relay? |
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i assume so if thats the granada relay?
do you have digital already? |
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Its the Granada Main, if you are on a relay then no...
do you have digital already? well i'm just north of chester & get granada ,& yes do have digital as well as analogue |
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well i'm just north of chester & get granada ,& yes do have digital as well as analogue
its the main transmitter. None of the Relays carry the digital signal on, except after the switchover. |
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