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 11/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering 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 withheldMonday, 29 January 2018
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JOhn W10:35 AM
MikeP:
Thanks for the reply, I have already tried attenuating the signal so the signal strength is around a static 60% (on the TV meters). The signal quality is 100% but drops to zero for a fraction of a second every 9.8 seconds. This periodicity is the same on two different television sets. Reception is perfect on all channels apart from this periodic fraction of a second.
The transmitter the aerial is pointing at (Durris) is over 50km to the south west (with a radar station RRH Buchan roughly in line of sight),and the local Freeview-lite transmitter is 1km away to the north west.
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MikeP
10:28 PM
10:28 PM
JohnW:
I suspect, then, that you are suffering from periodic interference. Nothing in a TV or a TV transmission would caise something to affect your reception every 9.8 seconds. As it also appears on a second TV set then you will have to investigate where the source is. It will have to be something with a regular pattern to what it does or how it works. What it might be we cannot tell remotely.
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Friday, 13 April 2018
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G. Nicol2:15 PM
Hello, can I just ask if there are any problems with the Durris transmitter today 13-04-18? I have lost BBC1 & presumably the other associated channels on that frequency (?) ITV1 works but is a bit 'blocky'! I guess while I am at it, can I ask if I will ever get BBC4 HD back? I lost it after l presume a recent change? I am at AB157SF. Many thanks, G.
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StevensOnln15:43 PM
G. Nicol: There are no faults showing and the Digital UK checker predicts that you should have a good signal at your location. The most likely explanation for your problem is a fault/damage to your aerial system somewhere, so start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV then work your way back towards the aerial (as far as you can safely access).
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Saturday, 14 April 2018
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G.Nicol10:30 AM
StevensOnln1: Hi Steven,I thought it only polite to let you know that my fault did in fact appear to be a loose aerial cable. It must have been knocked when I was plugging/unplugging electrical stuff in the socket nearby. I also did a re-tune of my tv to see if BBC4 HD would re-appear, but alas no! I know from speaking to people at work that BBC 4 HD did go missing around here fairly recently, but most folk then got it back,alas I have not been so lucky! I have not checked but are there other channels bundled in with it that have probably gone too? Do you have any suggestions for how I might get BBC4 HD back? Many thxs, G.
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StevensOnln12:38 PM
G.Nicol: Please provide a full postcode so that we can see your predicted coverage.
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G. Nicol11:25 PM
StevensOnln1: ah, I am not sure how this link to post works, as I think I mentioned my post code in my First post, but anyhow it is AB157SF, thxs
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Sunday, 15 April 2018
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StevensOnln110:44 AM
G. Nicol: You are predicted to have a good signal for COM8 (the multiplex carrying BBC Four HD). Does your TV have a manual tuning function? If it does, try manual tuning on UHF channel 35.
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Sunday, 15 July 2018
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Brian Henderson12:27 PM
Peterhead
We've had no signal since Thursday evening from the Durris transmitter.
We live in AB42 2UR. We've had a good signal up until that point.
Is there maintenance going on at the moment that would cause this?
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MikeP
3:38 PM
3:38 PM
Brian Henderson:
The posting immediately above yours answers the question. Yes there was engineering work being done, as shown. There are several before then, suggesting they were working on it for some days.
DO NOT RETUNE.
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