oldmanhouse
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Hi folks. Some Freeview channels I like to watch (4Seven, 4Music) have recently moved from ARQ B to ARQ A. Unfortunately for me, the reception I get for ARQ A is non-existent, whereas ARQ B was good.
In an effort to determine if there's any hope of improving my setup sufficiently to receive reliable signal from ARQ A, I've run the official Freeview coverage checker and the Wolfbane tool too. My aerial is pointing to the Heathfield transmitter. You can see the results from my actual postcode in the screenshots attached, but if anyone would be so kind as to take a look, you could use this address near to my location: 2, RH15 9XB.
A bit of information about my setup. Items in blue are things I've installed, those in purple were here when I moved in.
Perhaps also worth mentioning that although I don't watch anything from SDN much, the signal strength/quality isn't very good (<50%), but I still receive a watchable picture.
In an effort to determine if there's any hope of improving my setup sufficiently to receive reliable signal from ARQ A, I've run the official Freeview coverage checker and the Wolfbane tool too. My aerial is pointing to the Heathfield transmitter. You can see the results from my actual postcode in the screenshots attached, but if anyone would be so kind as to take a look, you could use this address near to my location: 2, RH15 9XB.
A bit of information about my setup. Items in blue are things I've installed, those in purple were here when I moved in.
- TV in living room is a Panasonic TX-L50B6B, with built in Freeview HD tuner
- Flylead is made up of WF100 cable
- Coaxial socket / wall plate is screened type (Labgear)
- There's a Labgear UHF amplifier in the loft, looks pretty old. There were connections to the bedrooms, all of which I've unplugged as not needed.
- Aerial is mounted on a pole, externally on the side of the house
- Cabling between aerial/amplifier/coaxial socket is an unknown entity. It doesn't look like WF100, but I'm not sure what it is.
- AT800 filter installed between aerial and amplifier (near amplifier)
Perhaps also worth mentioning that although I don't watch anything from SDN much, the signal strength/quality isn't very good (<50%), but I still receive a watchable picture.
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