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| Thread ID: 90052 | 2008-05-21 09:28:00 | Freeview HD in Nelson/Motueka - is it possible? | wratterus (105) | PC World Chat |
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| 671278 | 2008-05-22 06:39:00 | Thanks - will have a wander down there at lunchtime tomorrow. :thumbs: | wratterus (105) | ||
| 671279 | 2008-05-22 09:38:00 | Let me know what happens | apsattv (7406) | ||
| 671280 | 2008-05-22 22:15:00 | Will do. :thumbs: | wratterus (105) | ||
| 671281 | 2008-05-22 23:06:00 | I haven't managed to get Freeview working reliably at my place yet, but some friends can get it perfectly yet have poor UHF reception. I'm therefore unsure how important UHF clarity is. I'm not meaning to hijack the thread, but I did a bit of experimenting last night. How important is the polarity of the aerial? Mine's on vertical but the Freeview transmitter uses horizontal. Would it make much of a difference? |
Nermal (7077) | ||
| 671282 | 2008-05-23 02:42:00 | :lol: After a lovely walk right across town in the rain - JSF are closed until 5.30 today. Next time I will call first. :p |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 671283 | 2008-05-23 07:32:00 | I'm not meaning to hijack the thread, but I did a bit of experimenting last night. How important is the polarity of the aerial? Mine's on vertical but the Freeview transmitter uses horizontal. Would it make much of a difference? The loss of wrong polarity antenna is 8DB or more, maybe even worse especially if you have the antenna vertical and the pole is going through in line with the elements. |
apsattv (7406) | ||
| 671284 | 2008-05-24 01:34:00 | I have no idea whether "8DB" is a lot or just a little bit :) If distance is involved, and I suspect it is, then it'll probably help to mention that I'm about 120 km from the transmitter. I'm in Whakatane and pointing at Te Aroha, which I believe is the same transmitter used for Sky UHF. | Nermal (7077) | ||
| 671285 | 2008-05-25 07:19:00 | Well, I had a friend around so we tried rotating the aerial. Freeview now works perfectly! :D So, for anyone in Whakatane reading this, you need to be on horizontal and pointing at Te Aroha. |
Nermal (7077) | ||
| 671286 | 2008-05-26 02:45:00 | JSF know diddly squat it would seem. JSF put me onto the local freeview chap, never even knew he existed... :) |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 671287 | 2008-05-26 03:02:00 | www.freeviewshop.co.nz Theres all the transmitter locations/channels. www.vhf.org.nz Wharite details. |
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