Saorview on the Clermont Carn (Republic of Ireland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Clermont Carn (Republic of Ireland) transmitter. 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Clermont Carn transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
DTG-1003 64QAM 8K 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG4
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Saorview channels does the Clermont Carn transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Saorview fault, follow this Saorview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| SV1 | V max | C42 (642.0MHz) | 626m | DTG-1003 | 160,000W |
 3 Virgin Media 1, 4 TG4 (RoI), 21 RTÉ News Now, 22 Tithe an Oireachtais , | |||||
| SV2 | V max | C45 (666.0MHz) | 626m | DTG-1003 | 160,000W |
 1 RTÉ One HD, 5 Virgin Media 2 , 6 Virgin Media 3, 7 RTÉ jr, 11 RTÉ One +1, 12 RTÉ2+1, 27 Saorview Information (*, | |||||
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
How will the Clermont Carn (Republic of Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 1 Sep 2019 | |||||
| A B C/D E K T VHF | A B C/D E K T VHF | A B C/D E K T VHF | C/D E T | B E K T | |||||
| C42 | SV1 | ||||||||
| C45 | SV2 | ||||||||
| C52tv_off | SV1 | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | SV2 |
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 Jan 12 and 1 Jan 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| SV1||, SV2|| | 160kW |
Comments
Friday, 25 October 2019
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Chris.SE11:48 PM
Denis:
Well my assumption was based on the "I presently have ........" rather than perhaps "we have ........" not that I don't suppose it changes any technical input so far.
Just for clarification, you mention mux channels 51 & 60 - that I take it is from Divis, COMs 7 & 8. I'll have to read your previous posts again, I don't recall you having any issues on the ground floor with the other Divis muxes and that I assume is where the aerial is currently pointing.
I wouldn't be considering any "combiners/diplexers" that are channelised because (I assume you'd noticed when looking at the DigitalUKChecker) the temporary COMs 7&8 muxes are due to move in Q1 2020 to UHF 55 & 56 but also their power is going to reduce from 12.4/12.66kW to 8.913kW each. I don't know about SV1 & SV2 but I'd guess they've got to be moving from 52 & 56 sometime next year, possibly Q1 when COM8 moves??
As an aside, in case you hadn't spotted, if you hover over a channel number in the predicted reception area of the DigitalUK Checker, it gives the transmission mode and the power. At Divis as you know the PSBs are 100kW, COMs4-6 are 50kW.
How many UHF inputs does that Multiswitch have?
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Saturday, 26 October 2019
Denis: all you require is an inductive splitter/combiner to replace the diplexer and both aerials to be wideband as this transmitter is now also broadcasting on Chanel 42 and 45 which they have failed to mention on this site. Ch52 and 56 appear to be on lower power. So all in all your widebanding the system which then future proofs it for March 2020.
Carl
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Monday, 28 October 2019
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Chris.SE6:30 PM
CARL READE: (& Denis:)
Now that you mention it, I do recall posting that the Saorview channels had (should have) moved to 42 & 45 on October 1st on the Divis page. I also provided a couple of links which could be of some use -
http://coverage.2rn.ie/in….php
Saorview
I was also thinking that an Inductive Splitter/Combiner would be better than a conventional one as you wouldn't get the same larger insertion loss, but only needed if the Multiswitch doesn't have more than one UHF input (one I think is normally the case). However some extra amplification is certainly needed if the reception on the ground floor is already problematic.
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Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Chris and Carl,
thanks. I did reply earlier but my message doesn't seem to have gone through.
The multiplex has only one terrestial input.
The higher power muxes (100kW and 50kW) are received OK on the ground floor.
Yes Saorview coverage from Claremont Carn is within the coverage area (spilling through a gap in the Mourne Mountains, and is line-of-sight according to a profile chart. It is listed as having 160KW output.
I have emailed Saorview to ask what the power is/will be on Mux 52/56 and 42/45. The Divis RTE (Saorview) definitely rebroadcasts on Mux 33 only, with only 3 RTE TV channels, and restrictive programming due to Broadcasting Rights.
OK about the splitter/combiner. Yes it needs to be wideband. I thought inductive splitters are the norm - most suppliers don't mention whether or not they are inductive. I imagine an inductive splitter would cost little more to manufacture than a resistive one. Even an inductive one will give a loss, so I will need a masthead amp (fitted inside, between the combiner and Multiswitch).
Strangely, Screwfix Q&A on splitters have an answer from Labgear that their spiltters cannot be used as a combiner.
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Denis's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Just been on the Saorview chat line. As Carl said, Claremont Carn is presently transmitting on both 52/56 and 42/45, but 52/56 is on reduced power in order to "encourage" viewers to re-tune before the 52/56 closes in Q1 next year.
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Denis's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 19 January 2020
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Kevin McCarthy10:28 AM
I have been receiving Saorview from Clarmont Carn on 52/56 with 50% strength and 100% quality on both channels.
Last night I changed to 42/45 and found that the reception dropped considerably -c42 strength 20% and quality 40%, c45 strength 25% and quality 45% which resulted in an unwatchable picture.
Is there any reason for this drop in quality.
Should 42/45 not be positioned the same as 52/56 or will I have to adjust my aerial.
I should say I also receive Freeview from Divis transmitter.
Any help would be appreciated
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Chris.SE2:33 PM
Kevin McCarthy:
It could be the Tropospheric Ducting/Temperature Inversion that is predicted to get worse with the current High Pressure weather system.
If you attempt any retuning during this, you may well pick up other transmitters, and lose your correct tuning and have to retune again as conditions change. But then if you aren't receiving anything at the time, there's probably nothing to lose as long as you appreciate you may have to retune a few times until these conditions go away.
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Monday, 20 January 2020
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Kevin McCarthy12:49 PM
Chris
Many thanks for your reply. I will keep an eye on C42 over the next few days.
As a matter of interest, if c42,c45,c52,c56 are all coming from the same transmitter should they not have the same strength / quality
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Chris.SE11:12 PM
Kevin McCarthy:
Hi there, well there's a couple of possibilities here. Let's first mention that the "tropo" (for short) will not always affect all frequencies the same at the same instant. So, lower frequencies could be affected more or less than higher ones.
But note the post from Denis back in October where he said that Saorview had told him that 52/56 were on lower power whilst simulcasting with the new channels 42/45, the latter I assume are at the stated 160kW.
So I'd be surprised if the effect is entirely the "tropo". The other possibility is that if you have an old grouped aerial (C/D) then it's performance on 42/45 may sufficiently poor to give the results you are seeing. A Group K aerial would be best for this Saorview transmitter. If you are not in a good reception area for this transmitter to start with, then that drop-off may be sufficient to give the results you've see.
As we don't necessarily know how much effect the weather or your aerial is having, as you say keep an eye on it.
You may get some more information by putting your postcode into Saorview but I'm doubting that you will, the site looks more "show" than "substance" to me. But do post back with any more info if you have any.
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