DTT in Dundalk.

Mayo Exile

Watty, over in the Satellite forum, thread "Five US, Five Life", you say you are picking up these channels on DTT in Dundalk. Just wondering how is your overall DTT reception? Whats your signal strength and quality like, plus are you getting the Mux on channel 48 as well? Are you using a wideband or Group K or a Group A aerial?

watty

using Group A and GroupB.
Trying different aerials soon and different preamps.

Will add a pair of stacked C/D to try and get C48

DTT better than Analogue on the MUXes that work. Not getting BBC1 / BBC 2 on DTT yet, but BBC3/4 cbeebies/CBBc and ABC1 OK

Mayo Exile

Thanks for that Watty. Sounds similar to what i get. Normally i pick up the MUx's on ch. 23 (Ch. Five etc.) and channel 26 (BBC4 etc.) and ch. 34 (Film4 etc) Rarely get those on ch. 29 (BBC1) or ch. 33 (ITV etc.). Would Three Rock interfere with chs. 29 and 33, hence the poor reception?

Richard

watty wrote:

Not getting BBC1 / BBC 2 on DTT yet, but BBC3/4 cbeebies/CBBc and ABC1 OK

I thought that BBC 3 and CCBC were on Mux 1, along with BBC 1/2. Or has this changed?

watty

I don't know. But no BBC1 & BBC2

SRB

watty wrote:

Not getting BBC1 / BBC 2 on DTT yet, but BBC3/4 cbeebies/CBBc and ABC1 OK

That's really odd. BBC Three is on the same MUX(1) as BBC1 and BBC2 NI, as is the CBBC Channel. That's the MUX on CH 29 from Divis. If you were getting BBC4 and CBeebies only, then that would be understandable as they're on the MUX(B) on CH 26.

watty

Sorry not getting BBC3, just BBC4/CBeebies.
Should get c29 sorted in next week or two.

Mayo Exile

Sorry not getting BBC3, just BBC4/CBeebies.
Should get c29 sorted in next week or two.

Just wondering Watty, have you made any progress with this?

watty

Waiting for amps & aerials

cobraeire

just wondering does anybody know abot this freeview crap

DMC

Hi, some of us do here. Try posting your request here and we'll try to help.

Mayo Exile

Waiting for amps & aerials

Watty, how are you getting on with this now? With my own reception, strangely have lost the Mux on channel 26 (BBC4 etc.). Was always the most reliable. Strength 50%+, quality 85 to 90%. However since last Friday, quality has plunged to zero! Reception of Muxes on chs. 23 and 34 has remained the same. Never normally get anything from chs. 29 and 33. Those new stations on ch. 60 from the CC DTT trial couldnt be causing a problem?

SRB

Isn't Three Rock now testing on 26 ? I can't check as being in the North I'm getting the Divis Mux on that channel.

Mayo Exile

Isn't Three Rock now testing on 26 ? I can't check as being in the North I'm getting the Divis Mux on that channel.

Aargh!! Bad news that SRB! If this Three Rock test on channel 26 only came on last Friday, this might explain the Divis Mux on that channel suddenly going to hell! Maybe also the analogue transmissions from Three Rock on 29 and 33 are impairing the Divis Muxes on those channels as well.

deaglan169

hi all i live in monaghan and have excellent reception of all freeview muxs from divis but ive noticed in the past week i cant receive any of the bbc channels the radio stations are fine but the tv station appears with no signal all other channels are fine could it be that my box has gone faulty seems strange though only on the bbc tv stations any help would be great

dec

lawhec

deaglan169 wrote:

hi all i live in monaghan and have excellent reception of all freeview muxs from divis but ive noticed in the past week i cant receive any of the bbc channels the radio stations are fine but the tv station appears with no signal all other channels are fine could it be that my box has gone faulty seems strange though only on the bbc tv stations any help would be great

dec

The BBC Multiplexes from Divis are on E29 (Mux 1) and E26 (Mux . It is possible that the tests from Three Rock could be interfering with with your reception though I'd think the signal from Dublin would have to be fairly strong to achieve this.

SRB

Given the lengths they've gone to to ensure no interference from CC, I can't see them carrying on with tests on 26 from Three Rock if there is any chance of interference to UK services around the border.

Mayo Exile

Originally posted by Watty: Waiting for amps & aerials

Watty, did you ever set this up for Freeview from Divis? If you did how is it?

musa

watty wrote:

using Group A and GroupB.
Trying different aerials soon and different preamps.

Will add a pair of stacked C/D to try and get C48

DTT better than Analogue on the MUXes that work. Not getting BBC1 / BBC 2 on DTT yet, but BBC3/4 cbeebies/CBBc and ABC1 OK

C/D works fine in Co.Down