All of the connections are tight, it happens on both my USB tuners. The antenna cord is direct from the antenna through the wall.
If you think the connection to the antenna is OK and there isnāt any local interference, suggest looking at the laptop for possible updates to hardware drivers and software recently.
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Thanks, Iāll keep on trying to find a fix for it.
Cheers
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You might be getting a bit of signal loss there with all those connectors.
Iām assuming you donāt need them for your TV?
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Symptoms donāt seem to be signal related. I reckon your USB tuner is faulty. Never seen pixelated āstepsā like that and those coloured lines look worrying. Signal loss would look familiar with random pixelation and tearing, etc.
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It happens on both tuners- Only with that particular antenna thoā¦
Both tuners on the same laptop?
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Ok, Seems to be a VLC issue, It doesnāt happen in BlazeHDTVā¦
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Could it be the playlist or the frequencies iām using?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><title>HDTV DVB-T Playlist for Free to air TV, Geelong, Victoria, Australia</title>
<trackList>
<!-- ABC TV channels -->
<track>
<title>ABC News 24</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=226500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>0</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=560</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>ABC</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=226500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>1</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=561</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>ABC HD</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=226500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>1</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=565</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>ABC 2</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=226500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>2</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=562</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>ABC 3</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=226500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>4</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=564</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>DiG Jazz</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=226500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>5</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=567</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>DiG Radio</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=226500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>6</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=566</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<!-- Channel 7 -->
<track>
<title>7 Digital</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=177500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>10</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=1328</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>7TWO</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=177500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>11</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=1330</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>7MATE</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=177500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>13</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=1331</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<!-- Channel 9 -->
<track>
<title>9 Digital</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=191625000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>20</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=1072</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>GEM</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=191625000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>21</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=1073</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>GO</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=191625000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>22</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=1074</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<!-- Channel 10 -->
<track>
<title>ELEVEN</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=219500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>30</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=1592</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>10 Digital</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=219500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>31</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=1589</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>ONE HD</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=219500000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>32</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>program=1585</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<!-- Channel SBS -->
<track>
<title>SBS 1</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=536625000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>40</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>dvb-bandwidth=7</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>program=788</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>SBS 2</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=536625000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>41</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>dvb-bandwidth=7</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>program=786</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>SBS Radio 1</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=536625000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>42</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>dvb-bandwidth=7</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>program=798</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<title>SBS Radio 2</title>
<location>dvb-t://frequency=536625000</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>43</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>dvb-bandwidth=7</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>program=799</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
</trackList>
The SBS frequency looks wrong but the others are OK if you are using Melbourne and not the local Geelong UHF relays).
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I am wondering if anyone lives in Ballina. According to Wikipedia, they recieve the standard Far North Coast/Lismore channels plus the Brisbane channels due to āa close borderā. Is this true? You can give me a full listing of LCNs in the region if you want.
Itās common knowledge that Brisbaneās channels spill into the North-East tip of NSW. If Ballina is in the area then itās extremely likely.
Are you doing research/studying for a media course?
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I donāt doubt there are places in Far Northern NSW (like Tweed Heads and Kingscliff, etc.) where Brisbane/Gold Coast reception would be possible, but in Ballina wouldnāt you only get the Lismore/Far North Coast versions of TV channels?
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The Southern most Queensland transmitter (with combined Gold Coast and NSW services) appears to be Springbrook?
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Coverage of the Brisbane and Gold Coast channels doesnāt really extend any further south than about Kingscliff.
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I know that in the old days before RTN8 in Lismore went to air, some people in Ballina had the high masts installed for Brisbane TV. Nowadays, you would only be able to watch Brisbane TV in that part of the world during an intense tropospheric ducting event.
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Itās complete rubbish, inaccurate Wikipedia alterations. Theyāre the two most recent changes. You can view before and and after changes of 15 Sep (correct) to 15 Oct (incorrect):
Changed by a person with only an IP address, not a signed up member.
The rot sets in from 2013 in that article. As late as the last 12 months, itās returned to the article. Thereās a Wiki contributor, Aaron who has been active changing the media section and is now permanently blocked by Wikipedia, is that you?
Ballina is at river level, sea level with hills to the north and west. FM Gold Coast reception is poor in the established town area at sea level.
Where you can receive the Tamborine signal (Gold Coast āhighā power site) is on the north facing high points of the plateau that forms a part of Skennars Head and Lennox Head. Iāve driven along many of those streets and there are a couple of UHF aerials for it.
Unlike the Tweed Shire which has a community of interest with the Gold Coast and Qld which adjoins it, thereās no community of interest there and therefore little interest. Signal would also be less reliable at Skennarsā and Lennox Head on the plateau due to the increased distance, hence why > 99% donāt bother.
Therefore, itās not a readily available signal and should not be included in a Wiki article or spoken advice to anyone in the shire.
The Tamborine signal is reliable and used along the full length of the Tweed coast to Pottsville, the southern extent of development.
@Mechsta as always is correct.
On the Alstonville plateau (yes, due to ancient volcanic events, there are plenty of plateaus in this region), itās away from the sea air and has preserved many Band III installations pointing towards Brisbane. Most locals would be unaware they could plug in those antennas and likely receive digital radio, Iāve received it handheld on a high point nearby.
When conditions are right, FM signals from Newcastle to Brisbane and beyond drift through that area. One day had KO with RDS blank out Hot Tomato.
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Regarding those VLC steps I had this problem on much content in VLC turned out to be graphic driver related. Updated those and no more steps identical to what you are seeing.
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