Channel 5 reception

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jaysay

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Where I live in Ossy the reception for Channel 5 has always been very poor,so poor that Free View couldn't pick up the signal. On Monday I actually put chennel 5 on and the picture was perfect, I swithched to Free View and the auto tune sign came up so I ran it, and channel 5 is now accessible. Anyone else noticesed the change?
 
Well I used to watch 5 on Sky Bernie, just because the terresrial signal was awful, but now its just like the other 4 channels, can't remember seeing that the signal has changed of anything or have moved to another transmitter
 
Think it depends where you live, know my friend who used to live up Woodnook couldn't get it without Sky either
 
panther said:
I live in ossy jay and always had a crap reception on 5, Maybe theres summat on here about it;)
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The thing is panther, I didn't do anything and suddenly from being a really crap picture its was first class and I hadn't done a thing, like trying to retune it, I just though that I may have missed some thing whilst I was in dock last week, surely I'm not the only one who now gets a great channel 5 picture in Ossy
 
iv just checked my tv up stairs on terrestrial , because it was a crap picture before, and it IS still a crap picture!, maybe the wind as moved ya aerial:D

which end of ossy ya live jay?
 
My TV has built in freeview which I sometimes use when my Sky signal fails.
I have just checked Ch5 on freeview, and it is still a bad picture.
We are living so near each other, Jaysay, that I expected the improvement you have found.
Perhaps I should find the retune instructions for the Tv and try that.
 
Live up near the hospital and could never get channal 5 except on digital. At the weekend we had our areial re-wired and now can get a perfect channal 5, thought it was that but one never knows.
 
panther said:
iv just checked my tv up stairs on terrestrial , because it was a crap picture before, and it IS still a crap picture!, maybe the wind as moved ya aerial:D

which end of ossy ya live jay?
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Don't live at an end, panther I live in the middle near Margaret, on Mallard Place:D
Can't understand the difference we get in reception Margaret, my picture on both terrestrial and free view are great, although I went onto free view last night and tried channel 5 and got a "No Signal" sign, but its fine this morning. Another thing I've noices as well is that channel 4 used to be a very bad picture when it was raining, tried it this morning when it was teeming down and the picture was perfect, very strange:confused::confused:
 
jaysay said:
I use the indoor aerial provided by HBC, just wondering wether Margaret does too:confused:
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The communal aerial was rubbish when I moved in 6 years ago, and that is why I got a Sky dish put up (brought my Sky box from last address).
I don't know how HH(and previously HBC) have the cheek to add a charge to the rent for it.:mad:

The communal aerial is on the next block downhill, and a cable stretches across a large carpark between the blocks.
It is very clear that this installation was inadequate and the rusted remains of tenant installed aerials litter the soffit boards of these flats.

My neighbour advised me recently that the communal aerial had been upgraded and he was able to get more channels on Freeview.

I only try using it when my Sky signal goes down in bad weather.
 
BERNADETTE said:
Think it depends where you live, know my friend who used to live up Woodnook couldn't get it without Sky either
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Woodnook is on its own repeater fastened to a pole up Royds Ave.

Most repeaters dont carry channel 5 yet and are not expected to until the digital switch over
 
Neil said:
have you still not had that sorted out?
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How can I? I am a tenant and as such where I can put it is limited.

In addition to that - I was technically in the wrong to have it put up without written permission. The 'verbal' permission was 'put it up in an unobtrusive position'
 
When my inlaws lived near you Margaret I just stuck the dish up in the best position without asking.

Does that make me a rebel?
 
Our sky always goes off when we get bad rain or storms.
Didn't think there was anything you could do to sort it?
Thought it was just one of those things!
 
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The communal aerial was rubbish when I moved in 6 years ago, and that is why I got a Sky dish put up (brought my Sky box from last address).
I don't know how HH(and previously HBC) have the cheek to add a charge to the rent for it.:mad:

The communal aerial is on the next block downhill, and a cable stretches across a large carpark between the blocks.
It is very clear that this installation was inadequate and the rusted remains of tenant installed aerials litter the soffit boards of these flats.

My neighbour advised me recently that the communal aerial had been upgraded and he was able to get more channels on Freeview.

I only try using it when my Sky signal goes down in bad weather.
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They did upgrade ours Margaret a few years ago and my picture has been excellent since, all except 5 that is and now thats okay as well, so its baffling me
 
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