[mythtv-users] Tuning to BBC News / radio channels on Freesat

[Chris Dennis]

On 07/11/10 14:49, Stephen Bridges wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I can't tune to multiplex 2013 on Astra 2B, which is at 11954H.  When I try my
> Nova-S says that it's higher than its frequency range of 915000-2100000 (or
> numbers to that effect).  It seems unlikely that a card originally marketed
> for Freesat can't pick up two of the BBC multiplexes now.
>
> If I try just scanning with dvb-utils it doesn't work either:
>
> S 10714000 H 22000000 5/6
>
> Finds channel 4 etc
>
> S 11954000 H 27500000 2/3
>
> Just says tuning failed.
>
> Does anybody else have this problem with the Nova S?  Or have the multiplex
> with BBC News and the DVB radio channels somewhere else?

I've had exactly that problem for a long time.  It appears that there's 
a problem with the Nova-S-Plus cards, related to 22KHz tone switching. 
I haven't found a solution yet.  One suggestion on the web is that the 
cards tend to partly fail after a while, and lose the ability to tune 
multiplexes in the 'Hi' range.

See for example:
http://www.whizzy.org/2010/08/hauppauge-wintv-nova-s-plus-on-linux/

cheers

Chris
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Chris Dennis                                  cgdennis at btinternet.com
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK