All posts by John A.
Below are all of John A.'s postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.Hi Mike - thanks for your advice....
Couldn't resist in give the Sudbury / Roucefall combo a try and, bingo, a strong signal - it seemed just as good as Dover. Using a lo-gain log, it has a pretty forgiving angle of acceptance and as there is only around 30 to 40 degrees difference between Sudbury & Rouncefall from my location I'm not sure which one was coming through - especially as they are both transmitting on CH44.
I'm back on Dover again, but will definitely give Sudbury & Rouncefall another go after the next switchover stage on July 20 - and may even consider purchasing a good quality high-gain Group E aerial (covering Groups B and C/D - rather than just a C/D required for Dover) so at least I'll have a choice of mast in the future. At the moment though, my old wideband continues to perform miracles....
Thanks again and best regards
John
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Wednesday 6 July 2011 7:50AM
Southend-on-sea
Hi Mike.
Just read your response to David Hutson in Pitsea. You mention that, for Rouncefall, the aerial rods should run up and down (i.e. vertically polarized). I always thought that this new relay was going to be horizontally polarized as it's part of an SFN. Could it be, then, that Rouncefall is both vertical and horizontal? Is this possible?
By the way, I'm in SS3 9TJ and currently pick-up perfect Dover on Freeview with a wide-band log in the loft. Perhaps I should have a go with either Sudbury and / or Rouncefall (V or H). At least then I would receive my local news programmes....
Best regards
John.