http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk A web gateway with the finest UK car related newsgroups. en Thu, 24 May 2012 15:24:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/images/002/misc/rss.jpg http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30906-insurance-rant-new-post.html Wed, 23 May 2012 11:06:02 GMT wrote in message news:5291e52ab6dave@davenoise.co.uk... > Got my house insurance renewal in from Direct Line. A state owned company > at the moment? > > Thought it had gone up a lot from last year - it had nearly doubled. No > claims made last year - or ever. > > Went to the DL website and got a quote - using exactly the same details]]>
"Dave Plowman (News)" > wrote in message
...
> Got my house insurance renewal in from Direct Line. A state owned company
> at the moment?
>
> Thought it had gone up a lot from last year - it had nearly doubled. No
> claims made last year - or ever.
>
> Went to the DL website and got a quote - using exactly the same details
> they already have. Got a quote at a half of my renewal...
>
> Phoned them up and within a few minutes had got the renewal reduced to
> about the same as the website quote for a new policy.
>
> What ever happened to looking after good existing customers before trying
> to entice in new unknowns?


This is the very usual ploy of the "cheap insurance firms".

]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30906-insurance-rant.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30904-satellite-signal-strength-shows-70-a-new-post.html Mon, 21 May 2012 21:52:42 GMT I have just acquired a Technosat T888 receiver and dish. It was
working at the previous location, but now when I am trying to set up
the dish, the displayed signal level shows about 70% irrespective of
where the dish is pointing, or me putting my hand over the LNB.
'Quality' displays as zero.

I've found that if I hold the LNB about 1cm from my metal fridge door,
the signal level goes to zero, but goes to 70% again when in contact.
This looks to me like the LNB is oscillating, and forming a standing
wave facing the door.

Is this a fault, and if so is it likely to be the LNB or the receiver?
I was hoping to use the displayed signal strength as an aid to
pointing the dish.

Dave W

]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) Dave W http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30904-satellite-signal-strength-shows-70-a.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30902-humax-pvr9300t-500gb-have-i-new-post.html Sat, 19 May 2012 12:19:15 GMT I have just purchased this Humax as my first PVR. I am left feeling a bit disappointed! The interface is fairly horrible but I can learn to live with that. However I am struggling to understand how standby works. The remote has a very prominent On/Off or Standby button, however if the machine is placed in standby, the scheduled recordings are wiped and the EPG is lost. I had expected... I have just purchased this Humax as my first PVR. I am left feeling a bit
disappointed!

The interface is fairly horrible but I can learn to live with that. However
I am struggling to understand how standby works. The remote has a very
prominent On/Off or Standby button, however if the machine is placed in
standby, the scheduled recordings are wiped and the EPG is lost. I had
expected this to work like a VHS video, it takes itself out of standby to
record then does back into standby. The EPG on my Sony television loads
instantly.

Have I missed something or how to other people live with this? Do they
leave the box on 24/7 which isn't very energy efficient?

Thanks

]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30902-humax-pvr9300t-500gb-have-i.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30901-ot-have-you-ever-wondered-new-post.html Sat, 19 May 2012 09:54:21 GMT ........ how a missile guidance system works ? If so, an expert (?) will tell you on the below link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22890258/USAF%20Missle%20Guidance.wav ~~ Dingo ;~))

........ how a missile guidance system works ?

If so, an expert (?) will tell you on the below link:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22890258/USA...20Guidance.wav

~~
Dingo ;~))
]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) Dingo http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30901-ot-have-you-ever-wondered.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30900-how-combine-freesat-freeview-distribution-new-post.html Fri, 18 May 2012 21:52:54 GMT I'm also seeing these f-plug/socket ganged earthing strips - and I don't understand why they're needed. > > Surely all the f-type connector share a common ground on the multiswitch box already? The are probably tied together electrically, but there is a fair chance they are not actually earthed. This takes on particular importance where a...]]> On 18/05/2012 19:37, wrote:

> I'm also seeing these f-plug/socket ganged earthing strips - and I don't understand why they're needed.
>
> Surely all the f-type connector share a common ground on the multiswitch box already?

The are probably tied together electrically, but there is a fair chance
they are not actually earthed. This takes on particular importance where
a switch is feeding multiple dwellings, and you want to avoid a
electrical fault in a customer's equipment making the whole installation
"live"

> Or is this the mad world of RF belt-and-braces, weld-it-together-like-a-battleship earthing arrangements?

Its surprisingly easy to get a good earth on a battleship ;-)

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]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) John Rumm http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30900-how-combine-freesat-freeview-distribution.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30899-ceefax-founding-editor-colin-mcintyre-new-post.html Fri, 18 May 2012 20:58:05 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18123992

That reminded me of the Prestel service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestel. I worked for Post Office/BT and used
it for a time in the late 70's.

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]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) madge http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30899-ceefax-founding-editor-colin-mcintyre.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30898-how-combine-freesat-freeview-distribution-new-post.html Fri, 18 May 2012 19:34:51 GMT , dom@blendology.com writes >OK multiswitch is the way to go. > >What Brand? > >(I will go for a 5x16 - and makes all 8 outlets twin-sat)]]> Re-crossed to uk.tech.digital-tv , huge depth of experience on this
important bit there:

In article >,
writes
>OK multiswitch is the way to go.
>
>What Brand?
>
>(I will go for a 5x16 - and makes all 8 outlets twin-sat)
>
>A little net research suggests:
>
>Delta seems to be highly regarded.
>Triax seems to be mid-market.
>There's lots of other brands that I can't gain much impression of.
>(Antiference, Atevio, Labgear, Optima, Opticum, Paragon, Vision - and that's just
>the common ones)
>
>I'm also seeing these f-plug/socket ganged earthing strips - and I don't understand
>why they're needed.
>
>Surely all the f-type connector share a common ground on the multiswitch box
>already?
>
>Or is this the mad world of RF belt-and-braces, weld-it-together-like-a-battleship
>earthing arrangements?

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]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) fred http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30898-how-combine-freesat-freeview-distribution.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30896-srd-detection-new-post.html Fri, 18 May 2012 15:44:41 GMT You guys have been kind enough to advise me in the thread "Best length
of wire?", and the issues of SRDs interfering with each other (ooo-er)
has come to light.

An obvious need has come to mind: I need a simple device that will
indicate the presence of transmissions at 433.92MHz. Thus I can see
how noisy or quiet my RF environment is.

I might spend ages fiddling with the aerials, transmitter and receiver
of my wireless slave clock arrangement, only to find the problem is due
to competing transmissions from other SRDs.

I don't need to decode anything, merely detect a transmission.

Any ideas? Perhaps I could hack into a cheap wireless doorbell
receiver and find something of use.

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SteveT


]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30896-srd-detection.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30895-electric-shock-new-post.html Fri, 18 May 2012 15:06:31 GMT I was working on a 55VAC line-powered TV system the other day and I could feel the power through dry fingers. I got the impression 55V could be quite nasty with wet hands and a good earth. It was interesting to feel this attenuated mains. The individual cycles can be felt quite clearly. It made me wonder if the feeling of touch has less persistence than vision. Of course the ears would turn... I was working on a 55VAC line-powered TV system the other day and I
could feel the power through dry fingers. I got the impression 55V could
be quite nasty with wet hands and a good earth. It was interesting to
feel this attenuated mains. The individual cycles can be felt quite
clearly. It made me wonder if the feeling of touch has less persistence
than vision. Of course the ears would turn the 50Hz into a note.

Bill
]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30895-electric-shock.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30894-silly-place-build-nest-new-post.html Fri, 18 May 2012 12:23:12 GMT Daft bird ! http://www.markyboy.net/misc/yaginest1.JPG http://www.markyboy.net/misc/yaginest2.JPG http://www.markyboy.net/misc/yaginest3.JPG (Each shot is about 2 megs)
Daft bird !

http://www.markyboy.net/misc/yaginest1.JPG

http://www.markyboy.net/misc/yaginest2.JPG

http://www.markyboy.net/misc/yaginest3.JPG

(Each shot is about 2 megs)

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]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) Mark Carver http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30894-silly-place-build-nest.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30893-sprog-new-post.html Thu, 17 May 2012 20:49:04 GMT Does anyone have any info on the use of the word in the context of radar and RF generally? Bill Does anyone have any info on the use of the word in the context of radar
and RF generally?

Bill
]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30893-sprog.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30892-how-combine-freesat-freeview-distribution-new-post.html Thu, 17 May 2012 20:12:52 GMT >> (*) As the OP has gone for an octo LNB and cables he is probably >> aware of this rqeuirement but IMHO a multiswitch offers a neater >> solution. Only 4 cables from LNB to it and the abilty to combine and >> distribute FM/DAB/UHF/Sat all in the one box. > > OK - I think I've finally understood the difference between a quad and a quattro LNB. > > (a...]]> On 17/05/2012 20:10, wrote:
>
>> (*) As the OP has gone for an octo LNB and cables he is probably
>> aware of this rqeuirement but IMHO a multiswitch offers a neater
>> solution. Only 4 cables from LNB to it and the abilty to combine and
>> distribute FM/DAB/UHF/Sat all in the one box.
>
> OK - I think I've finally understood the difference between a quad and a quattro LNB.
>
> (a quattro *must* be fed into a multiswitch, but then provides as-many-as-outputs satellite feeds)

Yup.

IIUC there are some multi-switches that can also generate the line
voltage and tone signal required to control a quad LNB in the same way
as a receiver does. Hence allowing it to permanently command each of the
four outputs into the required state.

(cross posting this to uk.tech.digital-tv since I am sure there will be
folks there than can recommend a brand that does this)

FYI the last one I used was a Triax switch - and that could not work
with a quad, and needed a quatro.

> It looks like I want to change my octo for a quatrro - and buy a 5-input (quattro + UHF/VHF), 12-output multiswitch, and suitable decombining 3 and 4 way faceplates.

Yes, although you might get away without a LNB change if you can find a
suitable switch.


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]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) John Rumm http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30892-how-combine-freesat-freeview-distribution.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30891-freeview-missing-channel-28-a-new-post.html Thu, 17 May 2012 19:55:48 GMT We've got 3 Freeview boxes in the house, of which one (Thomson DTI 1000)
cannot pick up Channel 28 (E4).

They are all connected to the same TV aerial, via a signal booster kit.

With the Thomson I have tried a full re-tune, an 'add' re-tune, and a
Manual Tune of Channel 28. but it simply can't find it.

If I use the 'next channel' button repeatedly it skips from Channel 27
to 29 (the latter being E4+1).

What's special about Channel 28?!

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]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30891-freeview-missing-channel-28-a.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30890-itv1-programme-numbers-series-record-new-post.html Thu, 17 May 2012 13:38:44 GMT Sundays, itv1HD "Vera" is set to series record on my Humax Foxsat HDR.
This week's was pulled for some reason, and "Lewis" put out in it's
slot. Lo & behold on playing "Vera" back it was this "Lewis".

That suggests that either itv are being sloppy, or they've decided that
it's the slot that gets the same number not the programme.

Haven't read the ETSI or whatever on series record, but I was always
under the impression that each programme should have a unique number to
enable PVRs to track it across date, time and even channel changes.

This has happened before with itv programmes. It doesn't seem to happen
with BBC programmes.

Anyone else find this?

Richard
]]> uk.tech.digital-tv (Digital TV - General) Dickie mint http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30890-itv1-programme-numbers-series-record.html http://www.digitaltvbanter.co.uk/uk-tech-digital-tv-digital/30889-4g-mobile-signal-could-hit-new-post.html Thu, 17 May 2012 11:26:52 GMT In today's Daily mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-minister.html

Don't think it's anything which hasn't been mentioned here before, but
is what is stated in the second paragraph accurate: "Culture Minister Ed
Vaizey said an estimated 945,000 households which use signal amplifiers
to boost their television reception could be affected, while another
953,000 which rely on communal aerials could have their coverage
disturbed."?

Why should it affect signal amplifiers? Breakthrough? Or is it only
meant to apply to indoor aerials with a built-in amplifier?

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