Hello All

We have recently noticed a big deterioration in the quality of one TV
channel, this has happened to all 3 TV's in the house...is this likely to be
a TV arial problem?

TIA

Stan

We have recently noticed a big deterioration in the quality of one TV
channel, this has happened to all 3 TV's in the house...is this likely to be
a TV arial problem?

Possibly - been windy ?

We`ve also had a fair amount of rain, and I believe damp coax can result
in similar picture degradation, but not always to all channels :-}

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L wrote:

Hello All

We have recently noticed a big deterioration in the quality of one TV
channel, this has happened to all 3 TV's in the house...is this likely to be
a TV arial problem?

TIA

Stan


yes. Or cable.

Or transmitter.

Or fed thereto.

L wrote:

We have recently noticed a big deterioration in the quality of one TV
channel, this has happened to all 3 TV's in the house...is this likely to be
a TV arial problem?

If you are in the south, then there is also a problem with "channelling"
at the moment. This tends to occur during long spells of high pressure
weather. The effect is increase co-channel interference, especially from
French transmitters.


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L wrote:

We have recently noticed a big deterioration in the quality of one TV
channel, this has happened to all 3 TV's in the house...is this likely
to be
a TV arial problem?

If you are in the south, then there is also a problem with "channelling"
at the moment. This tends to occur during long spells of high pressure
weather. The effect is increase co-channel interference, especially from
French transmitters.

It also happens on the east coast around Scarborough and Filey
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L wrote:

We have recently noticed a big deterioration in the quality of one TV
channel, this has happened to all 3 TV's in the house...is this likely
to be
a TV arial problem?

If you are in the south, then there is also a problem with "channelling"
at the moment. This tends to occur during long spells of high pressure
weather. The effect is increase co-channel interference, especially from
French transmitters.

It also happens on the east coast around Scarborough and Filey
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Am in Warwickshire in the Midlands....it's really driving us nuts, but am
loathe to call out expensive TV arial company unless I'm sure that is what
it is.

Thanks for advice guys!

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"John Rumm" wrote in message
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L wrote:

We have recently noticed a big deterioration in the quality of one
TV
channel, this has happened to all 3 TV's in the house...is this
likely
to be
a TV arial problem?

If you are in the south, then there is also a problem with
"channelling"
at the moment. This tends to occur during long spells of high pressure
weather. The effect is increase co-channel interference, especially
from
French transmitters.

It also happens on the east coast around Scarborough and Filey
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Am in Warwickshire in the Midlands....it's really driving us nuts, but am
loathe to call out expensive TV arial company unless I'm sure that is what
it is.

Thanks for advice guys!

Where I live, in County Durham, the TV signals are so strong that I can pick
them up just by sticking a small jewellers screwdriver or a short piece of
wire into the center pin of the aeril socket. Give it a go and see if you
can still pickup the channels you are having trouble with.
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In article ,
L wrote:

Am in Warwickshire in the Midlands....it's really driving us
nuts, but am loathe to call out expensive TV arial company unless
I'm sure that is what it is.

I'm in Herefordshire, not that far south of you
and we are getting the same signal variations,
presumably due to atmospherics. Anyway, the tv
progs are so naff these days that you are not
really missing anything.

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In article , Tony Williams
writes
In article ,
L wrote:

Am in Warwickshire in the Midlands....it's really driving us
nuts, but am loathe to call out expensive TV arial company unless
I'm sure that is what it is.

I'm in Herefordshire, not that far south of you
and we are getting the same signal variations,
presumably due to atmospherics. Anyway, the tv
progs are so naff these days that you are not
really missing anything.


There is quite an atmospheric lift on the go at the moment which is
leading to enhanced proprogation between the near continent and the UK
which may affect your reception.

It may be that the transmitter you use is a relay station and is
receiving its signal by RBR (Re-Broadcast Relay) which means its
receiving from another transmitter and is being thus affected. You would
be well advised to check with your neighbours presuming they receive the
same transmitter, and if they have the same problem then you can assume
its not the fault of your aerial and receiver.

You could phone around a few local TV shops to see if they have had many
complaints and if they have then its not U but external conditions which
nowt can be done about unless you can control the weather:!....
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Tony Sayer

Has one of your neighbours got building work going on?
Scaffolding can mess up TV reception.

John Rumm wrote in
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If you are in the south, then there is also a problem with
"channelling" at the moment. This tends to occur during long spells of
high pressure weather. The effect is increase co-channel interference,
especially from French transmitters.


That's true, and my updated aerails don't help a bit.

However freeview is coming in perfectly, I'm not sure about the long term,
as I rarely use it, if my analogue signal is geed, as it usually is.

Now nearly all channels are unwatchable from bothe transmitters, but
freeview's fine.

However, when I've used it for better quality recording, I've never
recorded anything without some problem cropping up, so I'd only suggest it
if your analogue is poor

mike

In article 0, mike
ring writes
John Rumm wrote in
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If you are in the south, then there is also a problem with
"channelling" at the moment. This tends to occur during long spells of
high pressure weather. The effect is increase co-channel interference,
especially from French transmitters.


That's true, and my updated aerails don't help a bit.

However freeview is coming in perfectly, I'm not sure about the long term,
as I rarely use it, if my analogue signal is geed, as it usually is.

Now nearly all channels are unwatchable from bothe transmitters, but
freeview's fine.

However, when I've used it for better quality recording, I've never
recorded anything without some problem cropping up, so I'd only suggest it
if your analogue is poor

mike

I expect you must be near the south coast somewhere?. This lift has been
on the go for sometime now, the pressure has been around 1034 mb for
quite some time.

Bl**dy weather)
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tony sayer wrote in
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In article 0, mike
ring writes

I expect you must be near the south coast somewhere?. This lift has
been on the go for sometime now, the pressure has been around 1034 mb
for quite some time.

Bl**dy weather)

Not South Coast, mid-Essex. Pressure 1033.

Every year at this time it's the same; it's about time "they" did something
about it.

Even freeview's breaking up now, Sky is fine of course. Only very heavy
rain stops that.

And I've only got a free to air card, I wouldn't pay the money, mumble,
mutter...

mike

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 21:30:33 +0000 (UTC), mike ring wrote:

And I've only got a free to air card, I wouldn't pay the money,
mumble, mutter...

You don't need a card for "free to air" (BBC and others) you need a
card for "free to view" (ITV1, Ch4 and five).

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In article 0, mike
ring writes
tony sayer wrote in
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In article 0, mike
ring writes

I expect you must be near the south coast somewhere?. This lift has
been on the go for sometime now, the pressure has been around 1034 mb
for quite some time.

Bl**dy weather)

Not South Coast, mid-Essex. Pressure 1033.

Its 1037 here in Cambridge now. Just come back from Stansted airport and
was listening to RADIO 2 from Holland all the way no noise at all!...

Every year at this time it's the same; it's about time "they" did something
about it.


Yep bloody scientist should do summatt about all this hot weather pity
we cant have the same as last Monday(

Even freeview's breaking up now, Sky is fine of course. Only very heavy
rain stops that.

O yes!, doesn't it!...

And I've only got a free to air card, I wouldn't pay the money, mumble,
mutter...


Neither would i... grumble etc...
mike




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