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UK Freeview in the City

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  • 11-10-2012 6:18pm
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    mike65
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    Anyone managed to get a signal from south Wales?


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    Dum_Dum
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    Is there a significant advantage over FreeSAT?


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    mike65
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    Nope, just curious really. Though Freeview and Freesat do have some differences (Syfy on view but not on sat, Horror channel on sat but not on view, etc)


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    Dum_Dum
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    I have enough trouble picking up Saorview from Mount Leinster; so a transmitter in Wales may as well be in outer space.


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    Adyx
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    Dum_Dum wrote: »
    I have enough trouble picking up Saorview from Mount Leinster; so a transmitter in Wales may as well be in outer space.
    Really? I have one of those crappy €10 USB tuners for my PC and it works pretty well. The aerial is about 6".

    Actually there's a transmitter at Gallows Hill (wherever that is) which is supposed to be the optimal transmitter for Waterford City. Don't take my word for it though, I know very little about it except that it works.


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    Doylers
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    Dum_Dum wrote: »
    I have enough trouble picking up Saorview from Mount Leinster; so a transmitter in Wales may as well be in outer space.

    To cool for the saorview transmitter in town??


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    Dum_Dum
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    Doylers wrote: »
    To cool for the saorview transmitter in town??

    I just used this:
    http://coverage.rtenl.ie/RTENLcoveragechecker.php

    But you're right; I'm just cool anyway.


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    jmcc
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Anyone managed to get a signal from south Wales?
    Some of the higher areas in Waterford used to be able to receive the Presceli transmitter in Wales. A quick search gave this site with the specs:
    http://www.ukfree.tv/shutdowndetail.php?tx=SN172306

    It might need an amplifier and an external antenna though.

    Regards...jmcc


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