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Meridian Region Digital Switchover Guide

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:01:00 GMT

With the Meridian Digital Switchover starting on 8th February 2012 there will be some major changes to how a lot of peple watch Television.

You can download information about the switchover in the Meridian TV region here. This PDF include frequently asked questions and information on what to expect in the coming days.

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Meridian Region Digital Switchover Is Getting Closer

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:21:00 GMT

The Digital Switchover will be starting on 8th Februaryand 2012 will continue till mid June 2012. Below you will see the Switchover schedule for each transmitter. Each transmitter has 2 stages for the the Switchover, by clicking on the transmitter name you will be able to see the dates for both stages and information on what to expect on these dates....

Transmitter Areas Covered Intial Digital Switchover Date

Hannington	parts of Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey	8 Feb 2012
Midhurst	much of West Sussex	29 Feb 2012
Rowridge	Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, parts of Dorset, Wiltshire and West Sussex	7 March 2012
Whitehawk Hill	the Brighton area	7 March 2012
Heathfield	much of East Sussex and south west Kent	30 May 2012
Tunbridge Wells	the Tunbridge Wells area	30 May 2012
Hastings	the Hastings area	30 May 2012
Dover	south and east Kent, and parts of East Sussex	13 June 2012
Bluebell Hill	north and mid Kent	13 June 2012

If you have any questions regarding the Digital Switchover or if you are not sure if you are ready please feel free to comment on this blog and we will do our best to assist.

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Digital switchover January briefings

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:48:00 GMT

Digital UK invites you to a free trade information day - designed especially for retailers and installers serving customers covered by the Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Bluebell Hill and Dover transmitter groups.

Tuesday 17 January 2012: Village Inn, Sandling, Maidstone ME14 3AQ

Wednesday 18 January 2012: Cooden Beach Hotel, Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 4TT

Thursday 19 January 2012: Abbotts Barton Hotel, New Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3DU

2pm to 8pm, with a 90-minute presentation at 3pm and again at 6:15pm.

This is an opportunity for you to assess the potential impact of switchover on your business, and to work out the best way to profit from the opportunities it brings. The presentation, delivered twice during the day, will cover:

lessons learned from the switchover regions to date;
the sales opportunities;
the “stock and staff” challenges;
equipment and transmission issues affecting you and your customers.

You are also welcome to visit us any time between 2pm and 8pm for an informal discussion to ask any questions that you have on the digital switchover.

To confirm your attendance and ensure availability, please contact Tarnya Hesketh on 07794 222090 or tarnya.hesketh@digital-uk.org.

We look forward to seeing you there.

New Delta MSE Multiswitches Uses Quad or Quattro LNB

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:28:00 GMT

DELTA MSE Range Multiswitch *NEW*

SAT IF stand-alone matrix-switch with power supply unit The Eco Multi-Switch line MSE range offers versatility at a highly attractive price-to-performance ratio and is designed for SAT-IF systems of up to 48 subscribers with input distribution of up to 96 receivers. All models in the series are characterised by:

- Inputs for four LNB- SAT-IF levels
- LNB power supply via a multi-switch power supply
- The 0/22 KHz and 13/18V overlay allows for the use of Universal Quattro as well as Quad Switch LNBs
- SAT-IF level switching via 0/22 kHz and 13/18V control from the receiver
- The terrestrial input can be operated in "active" mode for direct coupling and amplification of DVB-T signals ?? In order to enable CATV reverse operation with a return path, set the sliding switch on the front side of the terrestrial path to "passive"
- Excellent selection between SAT and terrestrial transmission allows for the terrestrial branch to be used up to K 69
- Active switch with low coupling attenuation
- Metal/plastic housing with F sockets
- Flange-mounted 230 V power supply with LED operating indicator

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New Inverto Black Ultra LNB range

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:59:00 GMT

These LNB 's are high performance products featuring the lowest noise figure available to address the need for superior reception under the edges of the satellite footprint skirt. Thanks to its novel front-end architecture and superior components, the LNB's provides higher conversion gain yet with lowest noise figure and best phase noise performance. The combination of higher spec components, excellent cross polarization isolation and advanced filter design enables improved handling of interfering spurious. All in all, the LNB's provides a leap in the overall reception performance compared with standard LNBs. These LNB's enables the reception of signals from one satellite, its distribution is ready for High Definition transmissions. Designed to meet strict specifications and manufactured to the highest industry quality standards, these LNB's are an ideal solution for the satellite broadcast reception across Europe.

Main Features:

• Superior Phase Noise performance, DVB-S2 (HDTV) compliant

• Excellent Cross Polarization Isolation

• Very Low Spurious Levels

• Superior Noise Figure

• Higher Conversion Gain

• Ultimate Reliability

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Humax software updates for November

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:47:00 GMT

We are pleased to release the following schedule of software updates for the Humax range.

Repeat software updates for standard definition Freeview models

PVR-9300T version 1.00.26 (Broadcast)
Starting: 31/10/2011 @ 11am
Ending: 02/11/2011 @ 11am
Repeat broadcast. Release notes available here.

PVR-9150T version 1.00.26 (Broadcast)
Starting: 02/11/2011 @ 11am
Ending: 04/11/2011 @ 11am
Repeat broadcast. Release notes available here.
Repeat software updates for high definition Freeview models

HD-FOX T2, HDR-FOX T2, HDR-FOX T2-1TB version 1.02.20 (Broadcast)
Starting: 31/10/2011 @ 11am
Ending: 02/11/2011 @ 11am
Repeat broadcast. HD-FOX T2 release notes available here.
Repeat broadcast. HDR-FOX T2 & HDR-FOX T2-1TB release notes available here.

Currently broadcasting software update for all Foxsat-HDR models

Foxsat-HDR models version HPRSFCI 1.00.17 (Broadcast)
Started: 13/10/2011
Release notes available here

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Digital Switchover News

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:33:00 GMT

Switchover will see the five analogue TV channels permanently switched off and the Freeview service boosted to reach virtually all 2.48 million households in the Meridian region. Thousands of homes in previous digital blackspots such as Newbury, Henley, Haslemere, Salisbury, Poole, Dorchester, Winchester and Brighton will be able to receive Freeview channels for the first time.

Analogue signals will be switched off in two stages at each transmitter group. The Hannington transmitter serving parts of Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey will be the first to switch on 8th February 2012 (completing on 22 February), followed by the Midhurst transmitter, serving most of West Sussex on 29 February 2012 (completing on 14 March).

Both the Rowridge (serving Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, parts of Dorset and West Sussex) and Whitehawk Hill (serving Brighton) transmitters will begin switchover on the 7 March and complete on 21 March 2012.

The switchover dates for the eastern half of the Meridian TV region, including much of Kent and East Sussex, will be announced in the summer.

New range of Ebode IR Link Remote Control Extenders

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:30:00 GMT

New range of Ebode IR Link Remote Control Extenders

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Special Offers to celebrate the launch of the new Satellite and Aerial Supplies website

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:54:00 GMT

To celebrate the launch of our new website, check out our latest special offers (whilst stocks last!), including Quad Sky LNB'S only £5.99, TV Signal Meters only £29.95.