I'm trying to figure out whether it's worth getting Freeview set up in a difficult (IMO) reception area.
According to the post code checker, the signals should be good, and includes HD reception - but in reality I'm pretty sure they're not.
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/coveragechecker/
A check on transmitters also indiicates "good" reception - http://www.bbc.co.uk/receptionsearch
Plugging any simple aerial into a TV gives absolutely zilch, nul points, with a channel scan. Not even a sniff of a signal. Big Zero = 0.
A few neighbours in the area do have Freeview working, so it's possible, though I don't know how good the results are. I think adequate at least.
I looked at various scanning devices to see if they might help.
So far I've found some really cheap ones - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kreema-Digi...ass+tv+scanner
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Labgear-278...w+hd+tv+aerial
and also some slightly more expensive ones -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fringe-frin...dvb+tv+scanner
and mention of the signal measurement kit from Horizon, which seems in a completely different league, typically costing around £400
Some of the scanners seem to do satellite TV and some seem to do both terrrestrial and satellites.
One cheap satellite scanner is this one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00O0YA8..._t3_B00LGWN87S
Of the cheapish ones, the simplest seem to have a needle and dial, while some have a few lights (say 4-5). For low signal areas advice seems to be to go for one with more lights (say around 12). There also seem to be lots of anomalies in trying to pick up DVB-T signals, perhaps due to signal reflections and also to the way signals from different transmitters combine to provide service. See http://www.aerialsandtv.com/awkward-...tallation.html for examples.
I have got satellite TV working, as well as TV via internet, but I'd like to get Freeview working if at all possible.
I'm prepared to try with one or two pieces of scanning kit up to £30. Any recommendations?