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Old 16th Aug 2013, 8:59 pm   #17
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Default Re: 405-Line VHF Aerials in 2013

Amazing! A lot of people don't realize that the 405 bits have nothing to do with today's television and just leave them in place. I may have mentioned this before but there is a really old 'X' in perfect condition on the roof of the 'Cafe Rouge' in Dorking High Street. This is the wrong side of Box Hill and the signal from AP must have been at the lower end. I followed the balanced twin feeder down the flank wall to find it carefully separated and wrapped with the old rubberised insulation tape. I expect they were not sure where it lead and taped it off 'just in case'. Old photographs of Dorking show the roofs cluttered with early television aerials. Clear & Son in the High Street has been a family business since 1924 and is still there. They sold pre war TV and I suspect a lot of the early post war iron work is down to them. John.
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