The digital TV switch-over is only three years away. I am interested to here how other residents are preparing/planning for this, either for TV or Radio.

From my experience, here in the Medway valley that is the Hartfield Road, DAB radio is almost unusable, and I gather the FreeView reception is not much better with out a massively beefed up aerial. Given the lack of a cable service to any part of the village, I notice the plethora of satellite dishes sprouting up everywhere for a Sky of FreeSat service, provided a clear line of sight is possible through the trees – not always so easy living on the edge of a forest!

Could we set up an informal survey consisting of a map with villager’s reception experiences for the different platforms (existing analogue services as well as digital)?

Just a thought …

Nigel.

Thanks for your comments. I too am not to happy with 3G and I will not have Wi-Fi in the house. The wonderful thing about analogue radio is that it offers an in-phase, real-time live, wireless network! Turn on as many receivers as you wish and they will all be in sync, unlike the DAB, FreeView, Satellite or internet signal equipment. Sounds better too!

Digital seems to offer more stuff - but with a lesser quality service.