menuMENU    UK Free TV logo Archive (2002-)

 

 

Click to see updates

All posts by Paul Curtis

Below are all of Paul Curtis's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.

P
Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter
Monday 25 April 2016 3:49PM
Chichester

I had assumed that aerials to receive from the Rowridge transmitter would be the conventional type with the dipoles(?) horizontal.

Someone told me that that was true until recently, but now the aerials should be mounted vertically, as the vertical transmission was ten times stronger. (I assume by 'vertically' they mean that the length of the aerial remains horizontal, but is rotated 90 degrees).

I cannot make head nor tail of the Rowridge data. I don't understand MUxs, channels, or Groups. All the aerials I see around here point to Rowridge and are mounted conventionally.

I am wondering if someone who understands these things can shed some light on it for me please, and confirm this?

Thanks (East Wittering)

link to this comment
P
Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter
Monday 25 April 2016 8:21PM
Chichester

jb38: Many thanks for the quick reply.

So if I understand correctly, if I used vertical polarity, I would not receive from LSO, com7, or com8, and so I would not receive BBC4 HD or BBC News HD for example?

Have I understood correctly please?

link to this comment
P
Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter
Tuesday 26 April 2016 7:15AM
Chichester

jb38: Thanks for the follow up. I think I will try a H polarisation first, and see how reliably that performs, and switch to V if needs be.

link to this comment
P
Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter
Wednesday 21 March 2018 8:09PM

colin1951uk:

I have exactly the same issue with the same aerial.

link to this comment
GB flag

I am no expert, but I believe that Rowridge COM8 is now Channel 56, not 37 as listed.

link to this comment
GB flag
P
Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter
Sunday 2 September 2018 10:40AM

Percy H: I too could view BBC4 HD on my Humax, but not on my fairly new Sony Bravia TV, despite the fact that the Humax feeds the TV via a coax. I assume the Humax requires less signal than the TV to operate.

link to this comment
GB flag