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Hybrid tellies · 26th Dec 2015, 4:29 pm

The same situation existed around Bath. Even in the late 1970's there were quite a few pockets that were out of reach of either the Mendip or the local Bathampton UHF transmissions where our customers had to stick with the VHF 405 service either from the local Bathampton relay with BBC1 on ch6 and ITV on ch8 or from Wenvoe/St Hilary with BBC1 on ch5 and ITV on ch10. It was fun keeping the last generation dual standard tv's such as the BRC 1400'S and RBM A640'S going for so long.

Despite these areas having quite a weak 405 signal they could use quite modest VHF TV aerials to get acceptable reception

26th Dec 2015, 4:29 pm	#325
Hybrid tellies Nonode Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: 1966-1976 Coverack in Cornwall and Helston Cornwall. 1976-present Bristol/Bath area. Posts: 2,967	Re: 405-Line VHF Aerials 2013 to the present day. The same situation existed around Bath. Even in the late 1970's there were quite a few pockets that were out of reach of either the Mendip or the local Bathampton UHF transmissions where our customers had to stick with the VHF 405 service either from the local Bathampton relay with BBC1 on ch6 and ITV on ch8 or from Wenvoe/St Hilary with BBC1 on ch5 and ITV on ch10. It was fun keeping the last generation dual standard tv's such as the BRC 1400'S and RBM A640'S going for so long. Despite these areas having quite a weak 405 signal they could use quite modest VHF TV aerials to get acceptable reception __________________ Simon BVWS member Last edited by Hybrid tellies; 26th Dec 2015 at 4:35 pm.