Full Freeview on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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The symbol shows the location of the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter which serves 330,000 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.
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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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Tacolneston 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Tacolneston transmitter?
BBC Look East (East) 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Norwich NR2 1BH, 16km northeast (37°)
to BBC East region - 27 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output
ITV Anglia News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from NORWICH NR1 3JG, 16km northeast (38°)
to ITV Anglia (East) region - 26 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
Gt Yarmouth | Transposer | 1 km S town centre | 30 homes |
Lowestoft (2) | Transposer | Rotterdam Rd | 125 homes |
How will the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 17 Jul 2018 | ||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | E | E T | W T | W T | ||
C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
C32 | _local | ||||||||
C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
C39 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
C50tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
C52tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | -BBCA | -BBCA | -BBCA | com7tv_off | ||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
C57tv_off | LNR | LNR | |||||||
C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
C62 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 9 Nov 11 and 23 Nov 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 250kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 100kW | |
com7 | (-9.6dB) 27.4kW | |
com8 | (-10.2dB) 24kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LNR | (-14dB) 10kW | |
Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 5kW | |
Analogue 5 | (-18dB) 4kW |
Local transmitter maps
Tacolneston Freeview Tacolneston DAB Tacolneston TV region BBC East Anglia (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tacolneston transmitter area
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Friday, 12 August 2011
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clive5:21 PM
My aerial was installed prior to analogue channel 5. Is it likely to be adequate for freeview after DSO? I ask because SDN, ArqA, and ArqB are to be transmitted at lower frequncies than existing analogue or freeview.
Also, as I am in a weak signal area, I hear rumours that an aerial with a built in 4G filter will be needed ahead of the mast amp. Is there any truth in this?
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Mike Dimmick5:46 PM
clive: Group C/D aerials still have some gain below the official group - there isn't a sharp cut-off as there is above the aerial group. See ATV Stock Aerial Tests for a comparison.
Whether or not you need a filter for 4G will depend on where you are and where the 4G transmitters using the 800MHz band are. As Tacolneston uses horizontal polarization, and 4G base stations are expected to use vertical polarization, your aerial is likely to pick up rather less 4G signals than if it were vertically-polarized.
Please check Digital UK's prediction to figure out if you really are in a weak signal area - if you provide a full postcode I can check this. Post-switchover digital signals will be substantially stronger than before. The coverage area could even be larger than analogue, because while the new digital maximum power levels are lower than analogue, they are relatively higher than at most other transmitters. Other sites use a power level one-fifth of analogue, Tacolneston will be two-fifths.
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If none of the channels after DSO are below C35,then like Sudbury DSO, group 'E' ariel would also pick up all channels, would it not?
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TRacy's: mapT's Freeview map terrainT's terrain plot wavesT's frequency data T's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 13 August 2011
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KMJ,Derby12:12 AM
TRacy: Yes, both Sudbury and Tacolneston will use frequencies that are covered by a group E receiving aerial.
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Clive2:37 PM
Ipswich
Mike Dimmick: Thank you for your answer and explanation. FYI my postcode is IP8 3BS which puts me just outside the fringe area. DTT since On Digital has been stable except for high pressure periods and dodgy motor electrics. Sudbury Freeview is always unstable here, and used to show severe ghosting on analogue. I'll keep hoping my existing aerial will survive DSO and 4G.
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Clive's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
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James C1:53 AM
Well just retuned 17KM SE of TAC.
Great - lost MUX D and 2. Rest OK. Will try again in the morning.
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Alan7:10 AM
Mike Dimmick: Mux B old ch58 has moved to ch66.
Mux C old ch61 has moved to ch68.
On Tacolneston.
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Mike Kew8:12 PM
why have I lost Sky News? in spite of re tuning my three TvVs I have lost it!.
I tuned a friends and it appeared like magic!
mike
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