Full Freeview on the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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The symbol shows the location of the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 920,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter._______
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 Sandy Heath 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 Sandy Heath transmitter?
BBC Look East (West) 1.0m homes 3.7%
from Cambridge CB4 0WZ, 29km east-northeast (65°)
to BBC Cambridge region - 4 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output
ITV Anglia News 1.0m homes 3.7%
from Norwich NR1 3JG, 119km east-northeast (60°)
to ITV Anglia (West) region - 5 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (East)
How will the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1965-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 12 Feb 2020 | ||||
VHF | A K T | K T | K T | W T | W T | ||||
C6 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
C32 | com7 | ||||||||
C33 | SDN | ||||||||
C34 | com8 | ||||||||
C35 | _local | ||||||||
C36 | ArqA | ||||||||
C39 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C43 | _local | ||||||||
C48 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
C51tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
C52tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 30 Mar 11 and 13 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 1000kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7.4dB) 180kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-7.7dB) 170kW | |
com7 | (-13dB) 49.6kW | |
com8 | (-13.1dB) 49.1kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 20kW | |
Analogue 5 | (-20dB) 10kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Sandy Heath transmitter area
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Thursday, 28 July 2011
Bob Archer: I would check for Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Friday, 29 July 2011
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neil grainger12:08 AM
Dunmow
Hi, Im moving to dunmow (cm61us/1ds) It's a new build and it's got no aerial. I have not got a clue what aerial to get and if i will get away with putting it in the loft. Also is sandy heath my best transmitter.
Thanks for any help.
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neil's: mapN's Freeview map terrainN's terrain plot wavesN's frequency data N's Freeview Detailed Coverage
neil grainger: You will need to point your aerial to the Sudbury transmitter at that address, as you will (at least by 27th June 2012) get all the services from that transmitter.
You can use a group B, group E or wideband aerial with Sudbury.
You need to mount the aerial on the roof, not in the loft, if you want a reliable service.
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neil grainger8:59 AM
Dunmow
ok thanks very much for that.
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neil grainger9:12 AM
Dunmow
Sorry forgot to say, what aerial would be best as i dont know the difference?
How much should a good one cost?
Thanks
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neil's: mapN's Freeview map terrainN's terrain plot wavesN's frequency data N's Freeview Detailed Coverage
neil grainger: You only need a standard rooftop aerial. Also see What price for an aerial installation? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Mark Hammond10:13 AM
Luton
I have a rooftop aerial but I don't know if it is wideband or not and whether or not I should get one. It also has a FM loop, I was wondering - does this cause interference?
I receive full PSB1/BBCA + PSB2/D3+4 + PSB3/BBCB and the following good quality channels on COM6/ArqB: Yesterday, Russia Today English, Al Jazeera English.
Also the following COM6/ArqB channels are listed but they are bad quality/ sometimes not working: Film4, 4Music, VIVA, ITV4.
Lastly the following channels appear listed but do not work: DAVE, QVC Beauty, Rocks and Co.
From this site (many thanks) I think I have gathered that there are basically going to be some changes to the service so is it best to wait until 13 Nov 14 Sept before getting a new aerial?
Thanks for any help.
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Mark's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Mark Hammond: As you can receive signals from the commercial multiplexes, your issue is simply the low power levels that will be raised on the dates listed above.
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Mark Hammond10:33 AM
Luton
Thanks Brian - you have put me out of my misery!
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Mark's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 1 August 2011
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Chris12:55 PM
I am a little confused to see tv analogue working normally from Sandy Heath.
Has this not been switched off?
Chris
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