In message on Thu, 21 Jul
2011 15:42:44 +0100
MuddyMike wrote:

"fred" wrote in message news
In article , MuddyMike
writes

"fred" wrote in message ...

Enter your postcode into http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe? and let
us know the transmitter, the distance to you, broadcast channel numbers
and whether it's been DSO'd. Don't worry, the .exe in the link is not a
downloadable, it executes on the server, not your comp. There's a good
link to the topography or your TX path on there too, very informative.


This is what I get, all meaningless to me. I can't make out the colour of
the endcap, will take a picture a little later then perhaps yopu can advise
if we have the right type.


That only appears to show the current situation.

http://tinyurl.com/3wfhf52

also includes the post DSO situation which shows that you will need a wideband
aerial, rather than a grouped one.

The pre-DSO transmitter power levels are very low - between only 1.6 and 6kW -
but the good news is that they will rise considerably after DSO, to 50kW for
the COM muxes and 100kW for the PSB muxes. This should make quite a difference!

Assuming that your rigger has done the best possible (!) the best you can do
now is to wait for DSO, when things should improve considerably.

What sort of reception do your neighbours get? If it is much better than yours
it would usually point to a bad installation - all other things being equal -
but if they are experiencing similar problems - or worse - there would be no
point in spending more money now.

The bad news is that DSO doesn't happen at Bilsdale until September next year,
so you will have quite a wait ...

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Terry