Freeview reception at SW19 7DW
List is for aerial group type: ■ wideband ■ group A ■ group B ■ group C/D ■ group E ■ group K
| ch | name | signal strength | direction | transmitter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C21+ | multiplex SDN England (COM4) | south 177° | Reigate | V | |
| C22 | multiplex Arqiva-A (COM5) | east 93° | Crystal Palace | H | |
| C23 | multiplex BBCA England London | H | |||
| C23- | multiplex BBCA England London | south 177° | Reigate | V | |
| C24 | multiplex Arqiva-A (COM5) | V | |||
| C25 | multiplex SDN England (COM4) | east 93° | Crystal Palace | H | |
| C26 | multiplex D3+4 England London | H | |||
| C26 | multiplex D3+4 England London | south 177° | Reigate | V | |
| C27 | multiplex Arqiva-B (COM6) | V | |||
| C28- | multiplex Arqiva-B (COM6) | east 93° | Crystal Palace | H | |
| C29 | Comux Local TV multiplex LW | H | |||
| C30- | Freeview HD multiplex BBCB (PSB3) | H | |||
| C30 | Freeview HD multiplex BBCB (PSB3) | south 177° | Reigate | V | |
| C31 | multiplex Arqiva-A (COM5) | southwest 230° | Guildford | V | |
| C32 | multiplex Arqiva-B (COM6) | V | |||
| C34 | Freeview HD multiplex Arqiva-D (com8) | west 259° | Hannington | H | |
| C37 | multiplex SDN England (COM4) | southwest 230° | Guildford | V | |
| C39+ | Freeview HD multiplex BBCB (PSB3) | west 259° | Hannington | H | |
| C40 | multiplex SDN England (COM4) | H | |||
| C41 | multiplex BBCA England London | southwest 230° | Guildford | V | |
| C42 | multiplex D3+4 England Meridian/Central (Thames Valley micro region) | west 259° | Hannington | H | |
| C43 | multiplex Arqiva-A (COM5) | H | |||
| C44 | multiplex D3+4 England London | southwest 230° | Guildford | V | |
| C45 | multiplex BBCA England South | west 259° | Hannington | H | |
| C46 | multiplex Arqiva-B (COM6) | H | |||
| C47 | Freeview HD multiplex BBCB (PSB3) | southwest 230° | Guildford | V | |
| C55 | Freeview HD multiplex Arqiva-C (com7) | west 259° | Hannington | H | |
| C55 | Freeview HD multiplex Arqiva-C (com7) | east 93° | Crystal Palace | H |
List is for aerial group type: ■ wideband ■ group A ■ group B ■ group C/D ■ group E ■ group K
Distance to transmitters:
- Reigate - 19.7km 12.3 miles
- Crystal Palace - 9.1km 5.7 miles
- Guildford - 35.8km 22.3 miles
- Hannington - 73.6km 45.8 miles
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Friday, 27 December 2013
Tom: In which case it would appear to be a fault with the aerial system and should be reported to the party responsible.
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Saturday, 28 December 2013
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Steve Mak8:19 AM
Leicester
I've just set up a high-gain 48-element aerial in my loft. Should I point it towards the regional tv mast (Nottingham) 30-40 miles away or a freeview light mast about 1 mile away (near Leicester Tigers Rugby)
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jb389:23 AM
Steve Mak: Waltham (H polarisation @ 19miles / 49 degrees) is indicated as providing the best signal and with the terrain indicator showing a clear line-of-sight between the transmitter and your location, this of course excluding any man made structures or vegetation such as trees.
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Steve Mak9:34 AM
Leicester
Steve Mak: thanks - what is the point of the freeview light mast then?
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KMJ,Derby11:44 AM
Steve Mak: At your location using the Freeview light mast is pointless as both Waltham and Sutton Coldfield offer stronger signals and the full Freeview service. It is intended to serve a small corner of South Leicester that (possibly) is screened by tall buildings or suffers from reflections to the signals arriving from the main transmitters. It is likely that there are relatively few viewers who actually use that transmitter.
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DSB4:32 PM
Cambridge
I can't receive channels on frequency 21 from sandy heath. CB1 9YE.
I have received it in the past from the same aerial (loft which I lack access to), but because I normally use cable TV, I can't pin down what has changed when.
All other channels have excellent reception - BBC/ITV/C4 in particular have 100% signal and quality.
Interestingly when I manually scan on 21, it picks up strength (around 90-100%), but quality is always 0 and no channels are found.
I bought a variable attenuator in case the signal is too strong, it it does reduce signal strength (including manual scan on 21), but what ever I set it at it never finds channels.
My parents less than half a mile away get the HD channels no problem. I even tried the same HD box to exclude equipment.
Before I hire an aerial expert to install an external wideband, any ideas?
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Steve Mak9:17 PM
Leicester
Steve Mak: that's great. Many thanks. Aerial is pointing in general direction of roof top aerials on neighbouring properties and has picked up good enough signal.
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Sunday, 29 December 2013
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Bill Wardhaugh8:29 AM
Swindon
Greetings (2013-12-29) we are looking for some advice please. Our Free-view picture 'collapses' after a while. It is fine when switched on, then eventually makes a horrible sparking sound, and the picture goes into scrambled little blocks. We then switch off. What causes this? It does it every day when we switch on the TV. We are at SN3 5BG and our TV aerial is roof mounted with signal from Oxford. We are on a shared aerial, and the other residents don't seem to have this problem. Your comments would be appreciated. Regards, Bill
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11:38 AM
11:38 AM
Bill Wardhaugh:
That you are on a communal aerial and others have no problems strongly suggests the problem is with your TV. To check this, try seeking the help of a neighbour who has no such problem and connect your TV set to their aerial socket (hence you need to seek their assistance to let you take your TV into their apartment). If the TV behaves the same, it is faulty and needs attention from a qualified service engineer, or replace it with a suitable new TV set.
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john powell11:58 AM
Ipswich
we are at IP1 5JY ,
what compass reading is best for us
kind regards
john powell
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