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All posts by Mark Agius

Below are all of Mark Agius's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.

Want BBC Three, FOUR, CBBC, CBeebies and BBC News in HD? You
Saturday 20 July 2013 11:29PM
Haywards Heath

If they put cBBC/BBC3 and BBC News on BBC-B, will there be room for the BBC HD red button feed. (Channel 303)
Will it move to COM7 or COM8, or will it end on Freeview?

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Travel Channel and Film4+1 comes to Freeview, Film4 to Freeview
Thursday 1 August 2013 10:53PM
Haywards Heath

It took years to get Channel 4, decades to get Channel 5 and with no warning or wait we now have Film4
with more HD channels to follow.
Done the retune and can't see any reduction in picture quality.
Now all they need to do is squeese in ITV3, ITV4, cITV etc.



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Travel Channel and Film4+1 comes to Freeview, Film4 to Freeview
Thursday 1 August 2013 11:04PM
Haywards Heath

P.S.
I still have The Spice but no Travel Channel.
Could never watch The Spice, as my receiver was not compatible.

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Digital UK on Freeview HD channel numbers: "we can not do that,
Thursday 8 August 2013 8:09PM
Haywards Heath

Digital UK will reconsider the introduction of substitution late 2014 or early 2015.

Wished subtitles and text/red button was on HD as well as SD channels.
Will we need to upgrade our boxes if they add them?

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BBC Red Button 1
Monday 19 August 2013 9:14PM

I am trying to find the BBC red button channel.

On Sky (with or without a card) there is no EPG number for the red button or it is not on 987.


If you wish to view it when there is no link (BBCi page 100) then:
Press SERVICES, 4, 4
Frequency; 11.773 (GHz)
Polarisation; Horizontal
Symbol rate; 22.0 (Mbaund)
FEC; 5/6
Press 'Find channels' and tick

6390 = BBC red button (301)

But this channel has no sound.
Eutelsat 28A & Astra 1N/2A/2F at 28.2°E - LyngSat lists it as 10773 H, 22000-5/6

Dose anybody know the new frequency?
(RH163LB)

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BBC Red Button 1
Monday 19 August 2013 9:19PM
Haywards Heath

Above should read .....there is no EPG number for the red button or it is not on 978.



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Want to see upcoming DAB transmitters or local TV areas? See U
Wednesday 11 September 2013 8:09PM
Haywards Heath

"shows the 6 planned BBC transmitters"
I count 7 + symbols. Do I pass the test?

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Map of all DAB transmitters
Sunday 15 September 2013 6:40PM
Haywards Heath

Mike. The above map shows a new DAB transmitter opening in the future by Crawley station.
I think it's out by a few feet as it is placed in a back garden and not on top of the station tower block.

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There is some more information about this satellite on the Astra web site at; Astra 2E Satellite at 28.2° East, channels & frequencies
Gives satelite foot print info and BBC moving to this satellite. (RH163LB)

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Thank you for the radio circuit diagram.
I will have to modify it, as my car uses a 12 volt battery.
The 3 volt radio might blow up with 12 volts.

I will have to run 4 radios in series. Quadraphonic radio?

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