[mythtv-users] Re: UK Analogue Cable Frequencies
Peter Wood
peter.wood2 at virgin.net
Wed Oct 1 13:51:15 EDT 2003
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> I have been experimenting with trying to set up the tuning for my analogue
> cable feed here in the UK which uses an 8MHz HRC plan.
> (Most analog cable services in the UK are on these frequencies, however
> there is no officially recognised channel number to frequency cross
> reference)
>
> FYI, most UK cable frequency plans start at 128MHz and go up to 860MHz in
> 8MHz steps, but there are exceptions. Most systems are a mix of analog &
> digital channels. The analog channels are typically at the lower
> frequencies, however this is not always the case.
>
> The frequency tables included with MythTV (frequencies.c) do not contain
> any tables suitable for this type of plan.
>
> I have managed to get the channels to tune by modifying the "Ireland"
> table to my local frequencies, and then selecting this in the setup
> program.
> It is then a simple matter to configure the channels manually using
> "mythfilldatabase --manual" by filling the required tuned channel.
>
> I would prefer to select a valid "uk_cable_hrc" table. I have attached
> a sample structure to show the required frequencies. Can this be
> incorporated into a new build of MythTV ?
>
> I did try adding an extra definition into the frequencies.c file but this
> did not work when I compiled. Not sure why. (I'm still a newbie on
> compiling)
>
> Anyway, here's the fequired data :
>
>
>
> Rgds,
> Pete
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