On 7/27/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mike Perkins</b> <<a href="mailto:mikep@randomtraveller.org.uk">mikep@randomtraveller.org.uk</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
The weather can play a part in reception quality if you are any distance<br>from the transmitter. You don't say exactly where you are. Also trees<br>(leaves in spring/summer), hills, changes in nearby buildings, etc.</blockquote>
<div><br><br>Well, the aerial is on top of the block of flats and I think has good reception from the nearest transmitter. (feel free to google maps for OX28NP as a UK post code if you like!) It doesn't seem to have any bearing on the weather -- perfect reception no signal, restart, signal fine. Raining - signal fine.
<br><br></div>"if the box is left for a long time" might imply you have a ventilation<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
problem. Make sure that everything in the box has a clear run for the<br>airflow from fans. In my boxes the hottest things are the tv cards.</blockquote><div><br>Doesn't *feel* hot, mythtv status claims the cpu is running at 40 degree C. Lots of air around it.
<br> </div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Also look through the mailing lists for problems with recent Nova-T<br>cards, which may have a bearing on your problems.
</blockquote><div><br>Well it isn't one of these ones with two inputs if that is what you mean.<br></div></div><br>Thanks for you help,<br><br>-James<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>James Cummings, Cummings dot James at GMail dot com