Full Freeview on the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves 180,000 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) mast?
Durris transmitter - Durris transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 02/12/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Durris transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Durris transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 173km southwest (224°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 23km northeast (52°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Aberdeen (old Town) | Transposer | 2 km N city centre | 837 homes (dealer estimate) |
| Aberdeen-talisman | Transposer | 1 km SW city centre | 100 homes |
| Fyvie | Active deflector | 37 km NW Aberdeen | 10 homes Hotel |
| Glen Tanar | Active deflector | 11 km E Ballater | 13 homes |
| Glenlivet | Transposer | 15 km E Grantown-on- Spey | 70 homes School |
| Haughton House C/p | Transposer | 1 km N Aford Aberdeenshire | 1 homes 150 caravans |
| Oyne | Active deflector | 33 km NW Aberdeen | 11 homes |
| Strathdon A | Transposer | 60 km W Aberdeen | 25 homes |
| Strathdon B | Transposer | 25 homes | |
| Strathdon C | Transposer | ‘appreciable population' | |
| Strathdon D | Active deflector | ||
| Strathdon E | Active deflector | ||
| Strathdon F | Active deflector |
How will the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1961-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 3 Oct 2018 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W | W | A K T | W T | ||||
| C9 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C23 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C30 | _local | ArqB | |||||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | com7 | |||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C41 | _local | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C67 | C5waves | C5waves |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 1 Sep 10 and 15 Sep 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| Analogue 5, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A* | (-14dB) 20kW | |
| com7, com8 | (-15.4dB) 14.5kW | |
| Mux B* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Durris Freeview Durris TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Durris transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 11 April 2012
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Donna11:32 PM
I live in aberdeen ab167as. My daughter has tv with built in freeview. I cannot afford aerial on roof. Can you tell me of a good indoor aerialmthat will give me good signal for the channels.
Thankyou
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Thursday, 12 April 2012
Donna: Aerials are best on the roof for the simple fact that signals are of best quality up there.
However, in some places it is possible to get reasonable reception from an indoor aerial.
It would appear that you have good line of sight to Durris which is to your south west. This increases your chances of getting a set-top aerial to work.
Always be mindful that reception may not be perfect. Any suggestions I make here are not guarantees that you will get it to work.
I have one of these which I use where a fixed aerial is unavailable:
Set Top Aerial Labgear | eBay
There is a transmitter at Balgownie which may serve your area, but it is not a full service one. For this reason it is worth checking, having tuned the TV, that you are tuned to Durris and not Balgownie. That way when you point the aerial in the direction of Durris, you know that that's what you're tuned to and not Balgownie.
A simple solution to ensure that the receiver picks up Durris (if available) and not Balgownie is to run the automatic tuning scan and unplug the aerial at 30%. If you have a fixed aerial for your main room *and* this faces Durris, then use it tune in the TV, unplugging at 30%.
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Friday, 18 May 2012
Jim Bell
11:50 PM
Insch
11:50 PM
Insch
The current signal prediction for my location near Insch, Aberdeenshire currently shows best reception to be from Gartly Moor transmitter. But previous predictions during 2011 showed the best signal to be from Durris transmitter and I had aligned my arial to Durris.
Why has this changed?
Should I be realigning my arial to Gartly Moor?
Would I receive the same range of channels from Gartly Moor?
On a separate subject - the "Terrain" version of the signal map for my area is not available on my computer (I am using Internet Explorer 8). What enhancement to my computer systems are necessary to enable the "Terrain" map to be displayed?
Jim
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Jim's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Jim Bell: Don't read too much into coverage predictors; use them as a guide only.
The fact that you have had two different results suggests that the method of calculation is different or has changed.
Digital UK Tradeview predictor puts Gartley Moor a little behind Durris.
However, Durris is a full service transmitter and Gartley only carries Public Service (PSB) multiplexes/channels, so you will probably wish to receive from Durris, even "if" relatively speaking, it does not provide as good a reception as Gartley at your location.
Durris uses Group A channels and Gartley uses C/D ones, so if you have a Group aerial, then it will be less sensitive for one.
The three Commercial (COM) channels from Durris (those that Gartley doesn't transmit) are at half transmission power to its PSBs. The COMs also use a less robust transmission mode (so that they can fit in more services). What this means is that if you are going to have difficulty picking up any channels from Durris, then it is likely to be the COMs.
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Jim Bell: This plot to Durris shows that your line of sight is blocked roughly between 5 and 6 miles away:
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
Why are you asking about re-aligning your aerial anyway?
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Jim Bell
11:49 PM
11:49 PM
Dave Lindsay
Thanks for your response.
I have no serious problems (that I am aware of) with reception from Durris so have no reason to re-align my arial. My queries arose after being advised that Durris would have a weaker signal this week - I happened to see the signal prediction map and found it had changed since I had last looked at it.
Jim
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Friday, 6 July 2012
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John Jeeves10:05 AM
I'm not sure if anyone will be able to answer this as even I have no idea what's going on, but here goes anyway:
our Freeview reception tends to work about 90% of the time but I believe that is due to problems with the aerial when it decides to break up the picture. We are probably going to get that fixed at some point. The query however is can anyone tell me why certain Sky channels are interrupting Freeview reception?
downstairs we have the usual Sky box (the normal one, not HD) connected to the TV as usual and Freeview downstairs has more channels than the TV's upstairs. However when you switch the TV on to one of the UKTV channels (such as Watch, Alibi or Gold) BBC1 and BBC2's Freeview connection goes, plus it will normally reduce the reception of the other muxes and won't come back until you switch it to a Sky channel that the TV deems "suitable". It does happen with quite a few of the shopping channels as well but I really have no idea what is causing it
I don't particularly think it's anything to do with Freeview itself so it's probably something to do with the Sky box. Anyone seen this before and can maybe offer a solution?
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Tuesday, 17 July 2012
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william davidson5:31 PM
RUMSTER FOREST TRANSMITTER & GARTLEY MOOR TRANSMITTER.
My Freeview signal comes from either of these two but mainly RUMSTER FOREST - can someone confirm that the signal has been strangled from RUMSTER FOREST in recent days? If not there is a major problem with break up and the obvious boxy pictures - I have had my antenna checked but both my Freeview HD receiver is simply freezing on ITV3 and on my built in Freeview on my Philips Plasma there is no signal whatever.
My antenna has the needed yagi's and it also has a masthead amp to try and bring the proper signal in without any luck.
I have also tried all the obvious, such as re-tune, factory re-sets, turning off things like auto updates, back lighting etc...Help! please.
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Mark Fletcher6:20 PM
Halifax
William Davidson.If you leave a full postcode preferably or a nearby location as such,we may be able to distribute further advice and assistance to you.
The full postcode is to ascertain the reception possibilities in your locality as what you specified there could be another mast which possibly could impede the signals you receive at your abode.
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Mark's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 2 August 2012
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w.stewart5:14 PM
why does the balgownie transmitter not offer a full service like the durris transmitter does. this is so unfair to many people. and should be rectified as soon as possible. why should certain areas be deprived, it simply isn't right.
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