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24th Jan 2021, 4:29 pm | #141 |
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Re: TV Detector Vans
If this is true, they are presumably only used as part of the "Your premises are being investigated." that TV Licensing threatens.
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24th Jan 2021, 7:17 pm | #142 |
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Re: TV Detector Vans
The Russian guy was watching live tv though, so yes he would need a licence.
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24th Jan 2021, 7:25 pm | #143 |
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Re: TV Detector Vans
We seem to have left detector vans far behind in our dust, and got stuck on licencing again so it's time to close the thread (again)
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9th Apr 2022, 4:17 pm | #144 |
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TV Detector Vans
Firstly please bear in mind that I have very basic knowledge of TV set workings.
In days long gone, I recall that TV Detector vans could pick up antenna re radiation from VHF / UHF TV's via antenna re radiation from the sets local oscillator even to the extent that they could determine which channel was being watched. So if TV Detectors Vans were still patrolling the streets:- 1. Could they still do that with the current generation analouge / digital TV's. 2. Could they still do that with a digital only freeview TV ? Rog |