[Approved] Updated Lancaster/UK DVB-T Tuning + How to keep transponders updated (1 Viewer)

[djbarney]

Hi, transponder frequencies sometimes seem to jump around like jumping beans ! But there is an answer ! Here is my updated tuning XML file for Lancaster, UK.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfDVBTTuning xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <DVBTTuning>
    <Frequency>521800</Frequency>
    <BandWidth>8</BandWidth>
    <Offset>167</Offset>
  </DVBTTuning>
  <DVBTTuning>
    <Frequency>497800</Frequency>
    <BandWidth>8</BandWidth>
    <Offset>167</Offset>
  </DVBTTuning>
  <DVBTTuning>
    <Frequency>474200</Frequency>
    <BandWidth>8</BandWidth>
    <Offset>167</Offset>
  </DVBTTuning>
  <DVBTTuning>
    <Frequency>506200</Frequency>
    <BandWidth>8</BandWidth>
    <Offset>167</Offset>
  </DVBTTuning>
  <DVBTTuning>
    <Frequency>530200</Frequency>
    <BandWidth>8</BandWidth>
    <Offset>167</Offset>
  </DVBTTuning>
  <DVBTTuning>
    <Frequency>482200</Frequency>
    <BandWidth>8</BandWidth>
    <Offset>167</Offset>
  </DVBTTuning>
</ArrayOfDVBTTuning>

Put in "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\TuningParameters\dvbt\" or equivalent.

So how to keep those pesky transponders updated ? Well in the UK freeview actually have their own technical page here ...

Freeview on Lancaster TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice

That's the page for my area. If you notice each transponder frequency is listed under each transponder group (below where the station logo's are shown for each group).

So "521.8MHz" becomes 521800 in the XML file and so on for each group.

I wonder if a plugin could be written to update these automatically ? I'm not sure how often they update that page but it looks pretty official.

Happy viewing

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

All the switchovers should be finished for freeview by the end of this year, so only station changes will require rescanning in the future.

Bet thats not set in stone

 

[elliottmc]

So "521.8MHz" becomes 521800 in the XML file and so on for each group.

Actually because of the offset, 521800 becomes 522000.

Updated values committed to 1.2.3 tuning details update branch, and will be in 1.2.3 onwards.