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Focus Diode · 30th Apr 2014, 8:55 am

We have a horizontal BI dipole in our loft from the ch5 and 8 days, nothing for BIII but being only 6 miles or so from the main transmitters it was often possible to receive satisfactory TTT ch8 reception from the BI aerial.

In retrospect it does seem surprising some VHF 625-line coverage in the UK wasn't considered for those difficult to serve areas such as valleys and the likes. Even if they had done, which would've meant some interesting adaptations such as a valved turret tuner inside a BRC 3000 set for example, it would've ceased following the digital switch over as we've seen across Europe in recent times.

Cheers,
Brian

30th Apr 2014, 8:55 am	#103
Focus Diode Octode Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Borough of Gateshead, UK. Posts: 1,420	Re: 405-Line VHF Aerials in 2013 We have a horizontal BI dipole in our loft from the ch5 and 8 days, nothing for BIII but being only 6 miles or so from the main transmitters it was often possible to receive satisfactory TTT ch8 reception from the BI aerial. In retrospect it does seem surprising some VHF 625-line coverage in the UK wasn't considered for those difficult to serve areas such as valleys and the likes. Even if they had done, which would've meant some interesting adaptations such as a valved turret tuner inside a BRC 3000 set for example, it would've ceased following the digital switch over as we've seen across Europe in recent times. Cheers, Brian