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paiger
23-05-2001, 12:28 PM
Anyone got any info on improvements to DTV signal strength? I heard somewhere that they were going to double the signal strength soon. Can anyone confirm this? Any links to good info sites would be appreciated.
Regards
Steve
xyznicko2577
23-05-2001, 1:17 PM
I believe it is but the link below is a good place for info:
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/forumdisplay.php?forumid=13
paiger
23-05-2001, 3:52 PM
Cheers Phil.
S
davewc
24-05-2001, 5:29 AM
The Mendip Transmitter for the West country was recently increased to 5KW on each channel from 3kW on the main channels and 0.25kW on the OnDigital ones.
I have an integrated set and I now can pull in all of the channels.
paiger
24-05-2001, 5:46 PM
Dave, how did you find that out? I get mine from Beacon Hill in Torquay and I remember looking at a site about it but I can't remember where.
Steve
davewc
24-05-2001, 9:46 PM
I think it was on www.dtg.org.uk, (http://www.dtg.org.uk,) but it was also on the good old Teletext engineering pages. :rolleyes:
Winter Hill has just been improved too.
Fartpants
26-05-2001, 5:58 PM
Saw a thing on News24 today, they said the government is hoping to beat their target to switch off analogue between 2006 and 2010.
MartinImber
30-05-2001, 1:20 PM
It is all about money. I would love to see analogue switched off if it meant 2 channels per MUX for BBC & ITV say 8-10 MB/sec or even better
HDTV
But no it will get sold eventually to bl**dy mobile phone companies.
BTW if you have just ONE DVB tuner of any form you will not be entitled to any free government ones.
This is why I plan to aquire 3 more boxes in the next few years. Currently I am at one box and one integrated.