Daventry (Northamptonshire, England) DAB transmitter
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Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Daventry (Northamptonshire, England) mast?
No problems on any service. 
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Daventry DABTuesday, 23 March 2021
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Steve3:35 PM
Hi
I receive very good Dab reception on12B and 10C, I believe these frequencies are broadcast from the Kingsthorpe transmitter? However, I am not getting such good reception for frequency 11A (SDL) is this transmitted from Daventry? Could I combine two aerials so I can receive from both transmitters if this is the case? Thank you
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Saturday, 27 March 2021
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Chris.SE2:07 AM
Steve:
Daventry is a main transmitter and has all four multiplexes - BBC National 12B, D1 - 11D , SDL - 11A & a Local mux on 10C.
It depends exactly on your location as to how well you receive signals, put your postcode into the box on this website Postcode checker - Digital Radio UK
If you are using a portable receiver try moving it and/or its aerial, even small changes can make a difference. Near windows with a view roughly in the direction of the transmitter are usually good places. Near large objects like fridges, freezers, anything with large areas of metal especially if between the radio and transmitter direction are likley to be problematic.
The "Kingsthorpe" transmitter is actually called "Northampton" and has the BBC National multiplex 12B and a Local multiplex 10C, it also has FM. There is a low power relay at Ecton, also at Towcester with a Local multiplex on 10C.
Further afield is Wellingborough which doesn't have SDL, but has 12B, 11D, 10C.
If you are using an external aerial, combining aerials is not advised. If you want to receive transmitters from different directions than a vertical dipole mounted as high as is reasonable with line-of-site to the desired transmitters would be best.
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Saturday, 27 November 2021
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Dylan11:24 AM
Very poor SDL national and D1 national in Northampton in NN4 area.
Fully extended aerial on 2 dab radios and car still poor no matter what.
Local northampton mux is the only strong mux in my area however I like classic FM and SDL national stations.
It should be reported and the signal made stronger in Northampton.
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Chris.SE3:53 PM
Dylan:
Reception will most likely vary across the NN4 area due to varying terrain. We can't advise further without a full postcode. The Daventry transmitter is roughly to the WNW of Northampton as I expect you know. See the post prior to yours for more information about transmitters in the general area.
Take note regarding the positions of radios and aerials.
Put your full postcode into the box at Postcode checker - Digital Radio UK and it should tell you what stations you should be able to get.
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Sunday, 13 August 2023
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Colin8:45 PM
I've got all stations on D1 National showing as off air - NN3.
It's been on and off like this for a few days, but off all day today (Sunday)
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Steve Donaldson8:50 PM
Colin: Today there have been several reports to this website from Northampton and one from Leamington Spa about this problem. It would seem that the Daventry DAB transmitter for D1 National is at fault, and perhaps off air, judging by the scale of the reports.
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Chris.SE10:24 PM
Steve Donaldson:
Whilst it could be the Daventry transmitter, there is a relay at Wellingborough which would provide coverage in Northampton, so this doesn't necessarily fit with reports there. I'm thinking this could be a synchronisation issue.
Whatever, we are making our best guesses, and in view of the lack of detailed information about commercial multiplexes, my advice is, as I've previously suggested -
PHONE the Radio station you are having reception problems with and tell them, tell them there are other reports around the area and ask them to contact the transmitter people to check out the problem.
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Monday, 14 August 2023
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Martin11:36 AM
Received a report from the area of Warmington not receiving D1 National but BBC National and SDL work fine which originate from the same transmitter.
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Chris.SE1:44 PM
Martin:
Warmiington will probably be getting its main signals from the Peterborough transmitter. These reports are now covering a wide area from Leamington Spa to Warmington, which I think re-enforces the view that this is a synchronisation problem, but that's just an engineering opinion. A propagation expert might be able to demonstrate that it's just one transmitter down, but there aren't reports coming from very close to individual transmitters (yet!).
As I've suggested before, phone one of the stations you listen to, tell them there's reception problems over a wide area from Leamington Spa to Warmington (at least) which are appearing on a specialist website.
Ask them if they can get their transmitter people to take a look at the problems.
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Wednesday, 16 August 2023
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Martin9:08 AM
Chris.SE: I actually meant Warmington near Banbury not realizing that there were two places with the same name in this region.
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