Lee54 Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 just to add that you could be getting interference from mobile phone transmitters if you are near to one (or the aerial is pointing towards it), the frequency is not too far off the tv signals and your equipment may be being overloaded by it or not selective enough to reject the offending signal.Your reference to the hotels on the prom would rule out a height aspect of receiving strong mainland signals, and also would imply an amplified system to feed around the hotel. I would still tend to suspect overload of an amplifier somewhere affecting things, you don't say if you have tried the aerial direct to just one tv to rule out everything else. a lot of people around seem to have read a couple of catalogues and think they know all about it and waffle when they aren't sure, the downfall will be when they do what they advise and it makes no difference ! The other route is to contact OFCOM with an 'interference to tv reception' complaint and they can investigate and advise a cure, it may only need a simple filter in the system to cure it. Just tried that and its still the same on bbc,itv and 4 heavy black lines in the picture, I also trust the engineer I use, may I add its only just started over the past week never had any probs before. No mobile masts near ok, there will probably be a website somewhere with a schedule of new transmitters and something may coincide with that to determine it, are you receiving Carnane or Winter Hill ? are the black lines vertical or horizontal ?, steady or drifting across/up/down the screen ? how wide ? can you see any other picture shapes Steady heavy horizontal with poor background picture. Just had a call from a neighbor who has contacted UK and has been told that digital testing has been ongoing on the IOM for the past week and that some viewers mays have slight problems, but not known problems. Winterhill I think http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/reception_a...n=show_all.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyconcrete Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 There are engineers here up at Carnane working on the DSO (digital switchover) project. The work has been ongoing but was delayed because of the adverse weather. Whether that is connected, not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee54 Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 Finally got an answer to the problem today. Because of the strength of the Digital reception here at the moment and the fact we have the wrong Ariel and poor weather conditions, we are only able to pick up interference. New Ariel being fitted free of charge next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llanigan Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 reception is good here. Its just the programmes that are crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee54 Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Update. The engineers fitted a new Digital Ariel yesterday ( Julian Martin) and the reception is now as good as we get on Sky, well happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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