Club Site TV Booster
During our first visit to Bolton Abbey site we noticed that the TV Booster used an Analog signal which ourAvtex L187DRS TV couldn't pick up. I understand that as a result of Analog being replaced by digital, new TV's are not being fitted with Analog tuners.
Does anyone know if Club Site TV Boosters all use Analog signals?
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we noticed that the TV Booster used an Analog signal
How did you identify the signal as analogue?
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When we stayed at crossways a few weeks ago I plugged in to the TV bollard ,but the TV would only tune in to BBC 1 and BBC2 , Our TV has built in free view ,not sure wether that's all you get or my set is faulty ?, but I didn't affect our holiday
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Didn't someone post awhile back that there are still a few sites that have Analog? something to do with the site has a main antenna then it re-distributes it as analog to the bollards
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As long as the sites in question make it known to vistors, so that no-one spends useless time trying to get digital signals from the bollard. Surely the Club should spend some of its profit upgrading these defunct systems, who are they supposed to be for
? Analogue tuners in TVs have gone the way of Milk in bottles delivered to your door. Please keep up CC !0 -
I tried the booster bollard system once (maybe twice) and to be honest, didn't have much success.
We now check before we go which masts 'feed' the location we are visiting, their direction relative to the site, and whether they are H or V signals -- then tale a compass (or use the smartphone app) and tune accordingly
Never a problem since
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It seems the OP is correct. At least according to the site details leaflet. Extract below:-
TV reception
TV reception on site is poor. Site has a TV booster system in place, giving out a analogue signal, receiving 12 channels.
Not a lot of good unless you have an older TV, which had two tuners as standard, for a time.
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It seems the OP is correct. At least according to the site details leaflet. Extract below:-
TV reception
TV reception on site is poor. Site has a TV booster system in place, giving out a analogue signal, receiving 12 channels.
Not a lot of good unless you have an older TV, which had two tuners as standard, for a time.
That's what I said 4 hours ago
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Morvich was analogue when I was there three years ago.
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Strange the Club has not converted the distribution system to digital. I wonder why because I don't think there is any over the air transmissions left on analogue therefore there must be a local conversion to analogue over cable somewhere.
They need to get that sorted quickly!
peedee
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Morvich was analogue when I was there three years ago.
Now digital, but not brilliant. 8 channels BBC 1 / 2 ITV & 4 OK but selection of other feesat channels with sound out of sync. I note it currently has no signal whatsoever, due to technical issues.
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Strange the Club has not converted the distribution system to digital. I wonder why because I don't think there is any over the air transmissions left on analogue therefore there must be a local conversion to analogue over cable somewhere.
They need to get that sorted quickly!
peedee
I assume the freesat or freeview signal is converted to analogue on site. Very much as we did at the very beginning of digital TV, so we could view it on our old set. I assume it is not as simple as just removing the digibox and connecting the digital signal
to the site loop. I have noticed when on site some of the cabinets have TV distribution / booster on them. Perhaps these need updating. If they do there would be cost / time implications. Perhaps if someone from the club reads this thread, we may get an answer.0 -
Now digital, but not brilliant. 8 channels BBC 1 / 2 ITV & 4 OK but selection of other feesat channels with sound out of sync. I note it currently has no signal whatsoever, due to technical issues.
normally when you see the magic number 8 it means the site is picking up and distributing the freeview signal from a freeview repeater rather than a main transmitter. These repeaters were installed to try to service signal black spots.
I think freshwater east is another serviced this way.
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normally when you see the magic number 8 it means the site is picking up and distributing the freeview signal from a freeview repeater rather than a main transmitter. These repeaters were installed to try to service signal black spots.
They are also usually vertically polarised.
peedee
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Sounds painful.
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Morvich was analogue when I was there three years ago.
Now digital, but not brilliant. 8 channels BBC 1 / 2 ITV & 4 OK but selection of other feesat channels with sound out of sync. I note it currently has no signal whatsoever, due to technical issues.
I was at Morvich earlier this month and the booster system wasn't working, the wardens said they were waiting for some electrical switchgear to be moved, not sure why that should take very long?
The warden did say that there was a long forgotten Relay Station somewhere nearby still broadcasting an analog signal so I erected my TV aerial on a mast. I did pick up a weak analog signal for one solitary channel but not really good enough to watch.
Looking on the web, it may have been "Ardintoul" Relay Station....??.........intriguing....!!
I had no TV reception, no phone signal & didn't bother with the wifi so no internet. Bliss !!
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