All posts by Darren
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My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+Thursday 27 July 2023 10:24PM
Gateshead
Chris.SE:
Hi Chris thanks for your reply. My full postcode is NE10 8JP.
Darren
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Chris.SE
Hi Chris
Thanks for your help. It is much appreciated. We have always been with Chatton and our aerial is fairly new. However, not all aerials in my street are pointing in the same direction. I have also done a signal test on my TV and UHF29 seems to be the weakest. Signal quality is between 95 - 100% but signal strength is only 14-18%. I am leaning towards getting somebody out and switching to Pontop Pike.
Thanks again
Darren
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Steve and Chris
Thanks for the help and advice guys, It is really appreciated. I have now decided to wait until the engineering works are finished before I decide what to do.
Thanks again guys
Darren
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Hi Chris and Steve
Sorry to bother you again. The issue I mentioned previously is still happening. certain channels going off about the same time every night but I have noticed something else which is a bit strange. The on-screen TV guide gets mixed up. When I have the tv guide on, it will display the current time (eg 22.00), then it will suddenly change to 00.42, then back to 22.00, then it will change again to something like 23.20, then back again.
Darren
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Hi Chris, thanks for your reply. I have done a signal test at 16.30 today. Results are:
UHF 29 - Strength 10-14%, Quality 79-84%
UHF 31 - Strength 10%, Quality 55-73%
UHF 37 - Strength 14-18%, Quality 95-100%
UHF 41 - Strength 42%, Quality 100%
UHF 44 - Strength 35-52%, Quality 100%
UHF 47 - Strength 22-26%, Quality 100%
I will do another one tonight
Thanks Darren
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Hi Chris
Channels went off at 20.45 tonight and the street lights were on. Signal test as follows:
UHF29 - Strength 0%, Quality 0%
UHF31 - Strength 14%, Quality 53 - 74%
UHF37 - Strength 22%, Quality 100%
UHF41 - Strength 46%, Quality 100%
UHF44 - Strength 42-46%, Quality 100%
UHF47 - Strength 26%, Quality 100%
The aerial was installed by a TV Installer, it is pointing at more or less 344 degs and its rods are horizontal. The aerial only feeds 1 TV and the lead is plugged directly into the TV. There are no splitters or amplifiers.
Darren
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Hi Chris, sorry just seen this now as ive been at work all day. The street lights are LED, The coax plug is clean. The cable is white but I cant see any markings on it. There is also a 5G mast outside the Eagle pub on Wealcroft which is pretty near where I live. I leave for work at 6am so if the lights haven't gone off by then, ill have to leave it till I get a day off work
Thanks
darren
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Hi Chris
I woke up at 3am this morning. Channels were back on but the street lights were also on. Signal test showed C29 at around 14-18% strength. I also did another test at 5.50am. Signal strength was the same but street lights were off.
Darren
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Hi Chris/Steve
Freeview /CH 29 seems to be staying on on a night time now, its been ok for the past week or so. I still haven't been able to pin it down to anything specific. Just wondering if it could just be the time of year with trees being in full leaf etc.
Darren
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Thursday 27 July 2023 9:04PM
Hi all
I have a bit of an intermittent problem with freeview. Every night at around 21.30, I lose signal on channels including Drama, 5USA, 5STAR and 5ACTION. The picture starts to pixelate then no signal. This has been happening for a few weeks now. I live in the NE10 area and use the Chatton transmitter. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Darren