[mythtvnz] HVR-2200 Not finding channels...

[Curtis Walker]

Much as I hate to say it (and probably wouldn't do it myself) - has it
reached the stage where you should pay someone to come and sort the
aerial and cabling out?


On 25 October 2011 19:15,  <rob at webworxshop.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:16:25 +1300, David Moore wrote:
>> On 20/10/11 15:10, rob at webworxshop.com wrote:
>>> On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:00:04 +1300, Curtis Walker wrote:
>>>> Source is here:
>>>> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/LinuxTV_dvb-apps
>>>>
>>>> I don't recall using that particular utility when I set up my Arch
>>>> backend/frontend (perhaps it was because I tried and it didn't
>>>> work).
>>>>
>>>> Curtis
>>>
>>> Probably because you didn't need it. I want to check my signal
>>> strength
>>> to see if my antenna tweaks are helping. I'd be interested to know
>>> if
>>> you can find a package for it. Searching pacman and aur turns up
>>> nothing
>>> for me.
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>> The HVR-2200 firmware/driver works OK for signal level but I think
>> the
>> error counter is buggy. Never got sensible error count in myth or
>> with
>> the external dvb app (can't remember the name). Maybe I found it on
>> linuxtv.org?
>>
>> Error count or S/N is equally important as level. I have had good
>> level
>> but poor S/N on a bad antenna. Distortion I guess.
>>
>
> I have now come to the conclusion that someone has been screwing around
> with the antenna setup in this house! For some reason the UHF antenna
> was completley disconnected. The cables for this and the old sky dish
> run next to each other and it looks like someone had disconnected one
> and connected the other.
>
> After buying connectors and connecting everything up, I still wasn't
> getting anything. A trip up onto the roof on Saturday showed that there
> is a mast head amplifier up there - which didn't have a power supply.
>
> I've now tracked down a power supply and am able to pick up the TVNZ
> and Mediaworks multiplexes reliably, although I had to extend the tuning
> interval by quite a bit. No sign of Kordia which is a bit of a problem
> as most of the shows I want to record are on Prime!
>
> Another problem is that I get partial locks when switching from the
> Mediaworks to TVNZ, the OSD shows the code 'TLMs'. Switching to another
> TVNZ channel and then  back will work. The EIT data for TVNZ also
> appears to be missing which is possibly related.
>
> I can't believe that the reception can be so bad around here (Howick)
> that I can't lock onto these channels. Anyone got any pointers?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob
>
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