The MD of channel 5 got maried last week apparently it was a great wedding but the reception was cr@p 
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A postcode normally relates to several properties so has no relevence in terms of phishing, in addition why would I do that having posted nearly 2000 times and risk being barred?
With google earth and a postcode its easy to see the local transmitter sites and surrounding countryside ie hills.
The postcode search facilities to determine coverage are very general. With the correct aerial/amplifier/downlead it's often possible to get good reception in areas marked as no service. Its all here http://www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/
Youre not missing much, as far as viewing goes it much the same as the other channels. Crap
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The MD of channel 5 got maried last week apparently it was a great wedding but the reception was c**p
Yes, I heard the tuner was off and the groom was allergic to her Chanel 5 perfume
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Did I? I must have been half-cut because I cant remember typing it and cant even find it.
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Sorry for the late reply but I just noticed your reply. I know that you were trying to be helpful and I thank you for that. I am well aware that a postcode has no relevance in terms of phishing but I also know that postcodes can be used to trace people. And you just never know who might be reading these posts.
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Yesterday we had about 10 channels, today we have 50. Does the weather influence Freeview reception?
The weather can make all the difference in a borderline reception area. The TV transmitter for our caravan is over the other side of a hill. On most days we can get the five analogue channels at poor but watchable quality but when the top of the hill disappears in cloud the signal goes down to the point where the colour keeps dropping out.
Digital TV is far less forgiving of poor signal strength than analogue. As the signal drops, analogue TV gets steadily worse. You lose the colour. You get snow on the picture and hiss on the sound. Eventually the sync becomes erratic - and yet you can still watch if you're desperate enough! Digital TV gives you good sound and vision until you reach a critical point. The sound vanishes and the picture breaks up into curious little blocks before vanishing completely.
PS: On the old VHF TV system you could get some remarkable reception in freak weather conditions. There were only two channels in those days but thirteen positions on a typical tuning switch. Two of these were for your own area - ours were channels 5 and 8 - but you could sometimes pick up stuff on the others. Radio hams would study the weather map and try to receive foreign TV from hundreds of miles away. Icelandic TV was a highly prized catch. The best I ever managed was London.
Digital TV is far less forgiving of poor signal strength than analogue. As the signal drops, analogue TV gets steadily worse. You lose the colour.
You get snow on the picture and hiss on the sound. Eventually the sync becomes erratic - and yet you can still watch if you're desperate enough! Digital TV gives you good sound and vision until you reach a critical point. The sound vanishes and the picture breaks up into curious little blocks before vanishing completely.PS: On the old VHF TV system you could get some remarkable reception in freak weather conditions. There were only two channels in those days but thirteen positions on a typical tuning switch. Two of these were for your own area - ours were channels 5 and 8 - but you could sometimes pick up stuff on the others. Radio hams would study the weather map and try to receive foreign TV from hundreds of miles away. Icelandic TV was a highly prized catch.
The best I ever managed was London.
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Thanks for that. Very interesting and informative!
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