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All posts by Richard Owen

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

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All DAB transmitters
Thursday 10 December 2015 10:06PM

Hi , Brian , do , you know about any changes to Gold on DAB , from this week ? I could tune into both Gold London & Gold Essex multiplex , up until last year . Gold Essex became Smooth , but Gold London, was still coming through as before . This September XFM came off Essex DAB , then Gold came back on. I did no retune , but the radios seemed to take the stronger Essex signal , as the London ident dropped off .This week it came up station "Not available ". I scrolled through the available , stations, & found it again. Many thanks, if you can find out.

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Hi , will BBC4 HD be staying on Sudbury when the Olympics finish ? Thanks

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DAB transmitter | free and easy
Wednesday 3 May 2017 8:36PM

The , DAB Tx maps seem to be out of sync, no where near their actually location , or the map defaults to the mid South Atlantic!

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Mike: Totally agree , love it and Nigel Farage is fantastic. GBN and talkradio it`s the only way to go!

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https://ukfree.tv/radio/prediction/
Saturday 2 October 2021 1:56PM
Halstead

When listening to a National DAB station from a national mux ,when passing a local DAB mast , the national station is suppressed by the local mast when within 2-300 yards of the mast. It may also happen on while passing a national DAB mast while listening to a local DAB station as well .
Does anyone know why this happens ?
When I am passing Braintree Grid , local DAB no loss , but national cuts out .

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https://ukfree.tv/radio/prediction/
Wednesday 13 October 2021 6:52PM
Halstead

Many thanks for the answers , my rx was a VW factory fitted standard DAB radio , then I bought a plug in plus receiver , the dropout happened on both.
Now I have a newer VW car with another factory fitted DAB and DAB plus radio , it still happens on the Braintree mux.
I was on the M40 near High Wycombe and passed another local mux , the same dropout happened for 600 or so yards.

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https://ukfree.tv/radio/prediction/
Sunday 21 November 2021 1:06PM
Halstead

Many thanks for the DAB and plus answers, its ok I can live with it for a minute or so driving past.
One more question ,SDN has lots of dropouts in the car Halstead and Sudbury town centre`s very low in the valley , not served by Sudbury mast either.
Nearest masts Great Baddow (Chelmsford), Colchester and Mendlesham Suffolk. If we are having radio DAB switchover ,SDN need more masts and power , otherwise its pointless
Any news if that will ever happen?

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https://ukfree.tv/radio/prediction/
Monday 29 November 2021 2:35PM
Halstead

Many thanks Chris , although I was in Braintree the other day near the National Grid mast location ,listening to Radio 2 on DAB and this did not happen . Seems only on to be on D1 and SDN.
The mast broadcasts the Essex Mux so also no dropout on that either.

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Sudbury (Suffolk, England) Full Freeview transmitter
Tuesday 28 December 2021 4:43PM
Halstead

Please if Brian or others can answer this , if 2G is closed down in about 11 years time , can the frequency spectrum be used for TV or DAB ? They could " swap" the current 3 or 4G to the 2G spectrum instead ,which would make space available for more HD on freeview. 4 and 5G have already" nicked" part of the TV spectrum.
Also if BBC3 is coming back to Freeview, what channel on the guide will it use ?
It cannot return to HD as Channel 5 now occupies that HD slot as well.

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