Device Not Scanning All Frequencies

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I should really get around to including a couple of special Australian tuning files for just this purpose.

[mvallevand]

Couldn't it be one file with both or even 3 options?

Martin

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Yeah, in theory.

The best fix is for it to have a checkbox to 'scan offsets', only shown for australia, and it scans the center frequency, if no channels then scan the +125, if no channels then scan -125...and drop out as soon as channels are found. It's because (for example) sometimes there is two transmitters on the same frequency in the area, one on -125, and the other on +125.

The need for this is super rare now though...only certain older tuners, and only in Australia (and maybe the UK with 166 instead of 125).

[Chris4877]

I suspect it's a rare problem we occasionally see from Australian users. In that part of the world, they often transmit at +/-125Khz off the frequency, and most tuners take care of this automatically...however there are some that don't.

There is a work around, but it's a bit of effort required. Basically you'd copy the "Australia - All Regions.ini" file to a something like "Australia - All Regions+125.ini" then edit it, setting the name to 'All Regions +125', and edit all the frequencies to add 125. Do the same for "-125" subtracting 125 from the frequency, then scan both of these files.

I tried your suggestion, but I didn't edit the "Australia - All Regions.ini," I edited the "Australia - Sydney.ini," so now there are 3 "Sydney.ini" files, the original, (Australia - Sydney.ini), one with +125, (Australia - Sydney+125.ini), and the other with -125, (Australia - Sydney-125.ini).
The resultant listing in the "Scan Channels" window shows "Sydney," "Sydney," and "Sydney." (No + or - suffix).
Anyway, I scanned all 3 "Sydney" files, one after the other, and each time, only the centre frequency was scanned, (e.g., the frequencies scanned were always the same as in the original file).
I'm attaching the log for your information.
BTW, I still think my TV tuner card is on the way out. I don't think it's a software problem, but of course, I might well be wrong.
If it really is a software problem, maybe it's the Windows drivers for it.

[mvallevand]

It scanned the same frequencies 4 times. Could you change the filename to some different at the beginin and make the 2 name in the file unique too.

There is not guarantee the Sydney frequencies are correct so perhaps you do need to scan All Regions.

Martin

[Chris4877]

It scanned the same frequencies 4 times.  Could you change the filename to some different at the beginning and make the 2 name in the file unique too.

There is not guarantee the Sydney frequencies are correct so perhaps you do need to scan All Regions.

Martin

OK, I'll try to figure something out and let you know how it goes.

Edit: I've just done another scan, this time, I tried "Australia - All Regions."  Same result.  See attached logs.

[Chris4877]

It scanned the same frequencies 4 times.  Could you change the filename to some different at the beginningand make the 2 name in the file unique too.

There is not guarantee the Sydney frequencies are correct so perhaps you do need to scan All Regions.

Martin

Thank you so much for your help.
I've finally solved the problem.
All through this thread, I was thinking that there was something wrong with my TV tuner card.
In fact, the problem was not with the card, it was with the antenna cable.
I went right through my house and found that a section of the cable was very badly frayed.
I replaced it today with brand-new cable, and the tuning is working fine.
See attached logs.

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Ok - glad you got to the bottom of it.