[mythtv-users] No reception or EIT for Channel 5 in Essex

[Steven Ellis]

On Fri, August 29, 2008 8:52 pm, Paul Clark wrote:
> I get QVC but very blurred, unwatchable (a good thing :) and no EIT
> data.  Looking in MythWeb all the channels on freqid 11 have no EIT
> data and are either unwatchable or no signal.  I noticed that for QVC
> my signal strength is 29% and S/N is 4.8db.
>

Have you tried with an official STB?

Sounds like you are in a marginal area for CH 5 reception.


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> 2008/8/28 Mark Fraser <mythtv at mfraz.orangehome.co.uk>:
>> On Thursday 28 August 2008 15:09:40 Paul Clark wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I live in Essex near Chelmsford and I can pick up all channels except
>>> Channel 5.  On the TV in the kitchen (no myth, analogue TV reception)
>>> it's fine but nothing via the Nova-T cards in my myth box.
>>>
>>> We would like to be able to record kiddies shows off C5 but with no
>>> reception that's not possible.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions as to what I might need to tweak?  Am I pointing at
>>> the wrong transmitter, I know C5 have a weak signal in some areas?
>>>
>>> Cheers, Paul
>>
>> Can you receive the other channels on the same multiplex (QVC, Five US,
>> Fiver)?
>>
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