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Advice please. Stansted Essex. Sony set VTX D800u set top box, External (newish - 5 yrs) wideband aerial with mast head amp.
Currently tuned to Xtal Palace right on fringes of. Generally C25&C28&C34 OK,C32&C29 So/So, C22 Not existent. Switch over due April 2012.

Would I be better changing aerial direction to Sandy Heath after Digital switchover 13/04/2011? & would Xtal Palace after switchover 2012 be better reception than Sandy Heath 2012
Opinions please.
Thanks

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Hi. 7 year old Aerial. I think is a Televes 1044 wideband not Group A (one of the forks has fallen off). + 16dB on catalogue - Fixed on mast on gable end. Not keen of chimney fixings.
Masthead amp Televes 8127? stated as + 15dB
Two way power unit Televes 8203.

Question is whether I can just swing this round to Sandy Heath and then get all the freeview channels ( ITV etc.)

Problems with line of sight for Xtal Palace as there is a mass high trees circa 100m from the aerial AND a Police station relay mast at 75m in the same direction. Therefore even when XTal Palace switches over to full 200kW next year , will the line of site issues offset the increased power?

No obvious near obstructions facing toward Sandy Heath. Thanks again. RDD

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