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    Martin Liddle
    

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    stevehasahumax - 6 hours ago  » 
    41 str 70 qual 100 dvb-t
    44 str 74 qual 100 dvt-t
    29 str 82 qual 58 dvb-t
    37 str 74 qual 100 dvb-t
    31 str 78 qual 60 dvb-t
    47 str 62 qual 100 dvb-t2
    55 str 22 qual 0 dvb-t2
    22 str 92 qual 100 dvb-t

    There is something odd about those numbers which I am afraid I don't understand. I don't think it is low signal strength and you definitely don't need a booster. If you enter your postcode and house number at this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/problems-freeview-reception/#/Freeview it will show which direction your aerial should be pointing (the dotted green line) for the Oxford transmitter. Can you confirm whether your aerial is pointing in that direction?

    i did notice that ch 106 bbc4hd is not in the guide list anymore
    racing tc ch 261 still showing "channel not available" and did a quick sample of the others reported.

    BBC4HD is supplied by the COM7 multiplex broadcast on UHF channel 55 which is showing 0 quality so not surprising you are not getting anything in the guide. If the aerial is pointing in the correct direction then I would suggest contacting a local aerial fitter for some advice.

    | Wed 9 Dec 2020 22:08:33 #81 |
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    Martin hi good morning, well the results are in - I had to wait for daylight .. the current aerial was put up 10 years ago and it is 100 percent guaranteed that it does indeed POINT towards a transmitter called
    SANDY HEATH

    Does this mean I now need to start again on the manual tune with a different set of Ch Numbers? etc
    Most houses nearby are pointing to sandy Heath direction.

    | Thu 10 Dec 2020 9:19:04 #82 |
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    stevehasahumax - 42 mins ago  » 
    Martin hi good morning, well the results are in - I had to wait for daylight .. the current aerial was put up 10 years ago and it is 100 percent guaranteed that it does indeed POINT towards a transmitter called
    SANDY HEATH
    Does this mean I now need to start again on the manual tune with a different set of Ch Numbers? etc
    Most houses nearby are pointing to sandy Heath direction.

    Try a auto tune first. If you put your postcode in again is Sandy Heath not on the list ?

    Then try tuning one channel in each mux

    https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/multiplexes

    | Thu 10 Dec 2020 10:02:23 #83 |
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    Sandy Heath transmitter is 77 miles away, Oxford is 10.
    If you tune to that mast you will likely be getting local news from the wrong region.
    If there are no major obstacles between you and the Oxford mast, I would be inclined to get the aerial reorientated.

    | Thu 10 Dec 2020 10:13:03 #84 |
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    stevehasahumax - 1 hour ago  » 
    Martin hi good morning, well the results are in - I had to wait for daylight .. the current aerial was put up 10 years ago and it is 100 percent guaranteed that it does indeed POINT towards a transmitter called
    SANDY HEATH
    Does this mean I now need to start again on the manual tune with a different set of Ch Numbers? etc
    Most houses nearby are pointing to sandy Heath direction.

    I would talk to an aerial specialist to find out why the aerials are pointing towards Sandy Heath when the prediction is better coverage from Oxford.

    | Thu 10 Dec 2020 10:21:51 #85 |
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    Like you imply Martin, there is probably a reason How long has Oxford been there? (not the city)

    | Thu 10 Dec 2020 16:04:05 #86 |
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    Trev - 33 mins ago  » 
    Like you imply Martin, there is probably a reason How long has Oxford been there? (not the city)

    1962 replaced in 1968

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_transmitting_station

    | Thu 10 Dec 2020 16:38:24 #87 |
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    SSThing
    

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    And the lazy aerial fitter will just align the new aerial with everyone else's, without checking.

    | Thu 10 Dec 2020 17:01:08 #88 |
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    SSThing - 19 mins ago  » 
    And the lazy aerial fitter will just align the new aerial with everyone else's, without checking.

    But most of the other houses are pointing in the same direction. There is something odd about the signal strength/quality results which could well be interference; one might hope that a competent person familiar with the area would know the correct solution.

    | Thu 10 Dec 2020 17:22:31 #89 |
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    SSThing
    

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    "But most of the other houses are pointing in the same direction.".
    That's my point Martin, there's probably aerials still in place from the 50's or 60's and far too many "installers" are either lazy or totally lacking in knowledge. So time and time again new aerials get fitted and simply aligned with the majority.

    | Thu 10 Dec 2020 17:34:59 #90 |

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