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It does seem to be reaching a fairly wide area beyond its editorial region. Yes, most probably Belmont. I wouldn't have expected the lower powered Lincoln & Grantham transmitters to have that sort of coverage.
It will be interesting to see how the audio holds out when they switch from test announcements to actual broadcasts. |
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W Wiltshire retune is on the 22nd
http://www.a516digital.com/2015/10/d...-for-west.html Looking at the Berks and N Hants MUX looks like Membury will be added soon which is good for M4 drivers, but for E Berks the Windsor transmitter has been dropped from the plans, so some R Berks listeners in East Berks will only have FM coverage till step 3 (DSO)? http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/bin...port_Jan15.pdf M4 drivers with service linking on sets near Windsor and Slough will be able to get continous service of Heart, Capital, Gold etc from the DAB London muxes. |
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#203 |
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W Wiltshire retune is on the 22nd
http://www.a516digital.com/2015/10/d...-for-west.html Looking at the Berks and N Hants MUX looks like Membury will be added soon which is good for M4 drivers,. |
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Is anyone aware of any changes to Kent? I'm just about getting indoor reception on the Sussex border which has not happened before. It seems a bit weak to be from Wrotham (if that has been switched on). Not sure if atmospherics (or a lot less leaves on trees!) are the reason.
Only St Marks and Wrotham would be remotely likely to make a difference locally. |
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#205 |
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Is anyone aware of any changes to Kent? I'm just about getting indoor reception on the Sussex border which has not happened before. It seems a bit weak to be from Wrotham (if that has been switched on). Not sure if atmospherics (or a lot less leaves on trees!) are the reason.
Only St Marks and Wrotham would be remotely likely to make a difference locally. |
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#206 |
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I've been able to get marginal reception of Kent indoors in Reigate ever since Tunbridge Wells came on at the end of 2007. There's no change in signal strength today; I'm not sure whether I should expect any improvement when Wrotham comes on?
Perhaps just local conditions here then. |
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#207 |
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Yes, Wrotham is finally on the air !
Wonders never cease: I can now receive my local BBC station... |
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Not any change for Kent DAB here still around 8 bars and Essex best I can get is about 3 unless move the aerial in loft.
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#209 |
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That's good news, although slightly disappointed as I was hoping it'd offer slightly better indoor reception where I am. Shame as I think that's my only hope for better Kent reception. Anyway, the buildout continues!
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Finally getting full signal strength on Kent DAB in Sevenoaks thanks to Wrotham. Will be interesting to see just how directional Wrotham has been configured; the predicted coverage maps of Kent DAB showed a healthy overspill into Bexley and Bromley (and quite right too given that London DAB is broadcast out as far away as Bluebell Hill).
I'm guessing that Heathfield is also switched on as I'm getting fairly stable reception of 'Sussex Coast' when driving around Hildenborough near Tonbridge. Interestingly still labelled as 'Sussex Coast' rather than just 'Sussex'. |
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#211 |
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Finally getting full signal strength on Kent DAB in Sevenoaks thanks to Wrotham. Will be interesting to see just how directional Wrotham has been configured; the predicted coverage maps of Kent DAB showed a healthy overspill into Bexley and Bromley (and quite right too given that London DAB is broadcast out as far away as Bluebell Hill).
I'm guessing that Heathfield is also switched on as I'm getting fairly stable reception of 'Sussex Coast' when driving around Hildenborough near Tonbridge. Interestingly still labelled as 'Sussex Coast' rather than just 'Sussex'. |
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Heathfield isn't on, and a friend drove past Midhurst yesterday, and reported a very weak signal, so it looks as if Truleigh Hill is the only Tx on at present on 10B, and it has a massive range !
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Wrotham has made no difference whatsoever to reception of Kent in Reigate, if anything it's slightly worse than usual at the moment; however I'm seeing a bit of an improvement on Sussex this afternoon - previously signal strength varied between 30 and 50 per cent, now it's consistently hitting 50 per cent or just above.
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Not sure what wrong but not anything on D1 mux can only pick up about 2 bars.
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Wonder if the power of Kent from Wrotham is final or if it's 'half power' for a few days - it seemed like Truleigh was lower for its first few days. Whilst I doubt it, I hope so for my benefit
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It may be unrelated, but I'm getting some blips occasionally on the Kent DAB mux tonight.
Does anyone know if D1 has been increased to 9kw from Bluebell Hill? There was a significant improvement from my portable the other day. |
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I'm led to beleive Ventnor is now carrying the South Hants mux on 11C ?
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I'm led to beleive Ventnor is now carrying the South Hants mux on 11C ?
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It may be unrelated, but I'm getting some blips occasionally on the Kent DAB mux tonight.
Does anyone know if D1 has been increased to 9kw from Bluebell Hill? There was a significant improvement from my portable the other day. Even on Essex mux I am now getting about 7 bars which is quite good on my loft aerial. |
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BBC Sussex are telling people to retune their DAB radios from next Wednesday.
Looks like the migration from 11B to 10B is happening overnight on the 8th Dec as planned. I wonder which of the planned extra sites will go live next week? |
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Sussex 10B will not be coming from the Sandman hotel at Hazlewick Crawley as originally planned, but Little Prestwood Farm just north of the town.
http://www.a516digital.com/2015/12/s...-coverage.html |
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Notice Wohnort has an update on other new site Quote:
Four new transmitters will be brought into service at Newhaven, Heathfield, Little Prestwood Farm (Crawley), Truleigh Hill (Shoreham). Three further transmitters will be added next year - Midhurst (January 2016), Rye (March 2016) and Horsham (August 2016).
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#223 |
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Notice Wohnort has an update on other new site
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#224 |
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Sussex 10B will not be coming from the Sandman hotel at Hazlewick Crawley as originally planned, but Little Prestwood Farm just north of the town.
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Very close to the end of Gatwick's runway !
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