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The symbol shows the location of the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmitter which serves 1,550,000 homes.

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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.

MuxAerial positionFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal -0.6dB
C47 (682.0MHz)578m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One North, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 12 others

PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal -0.6dB
C44 (658.0MHz)578m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV (Yorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)), 4 Channel 4 North ads, 5 Channel 5 The North ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 North ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Yorkshire Emley Moor),

PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal -0.6dB
C41+ (634.2MHz)578m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		174,000W
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 horizontal -0.6dB
C51 (714.0MHz)566m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
Channel icons
10 ITV 3, 20 G.O.L.D. (not free), 25 Dave ja vu, 26 Home (not free), 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 34 ESPN UK (not free), 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 72 CITV, plus 22 others

COM5
ArqA
 horizontal -0.6dB
C52 (722.0MHz)565m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
Channel icons
11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, plus 9 others

COM6
ArqB
 horizontal -0.6dB
C48 (690.0MHz)565m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
Channel icons
15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 21 VIVA, 24 ITV 4, 41 Sky Sports 1 (not free), 42 Sky Sports 2 (not free), 47 4seven, 83 Al Jazeera English, 85 RT English , plus 21 others



Regional news from the Emley Moor transmitter


BBC Look North (Leeds) 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS9 8AH, 22km north-northeast
to BBC North region - 55 masts.

ITV Calandar 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 22km north-northeast
to ITV Yorkshire (Emley Moor) region - 59 masts.

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ThixendaleTransposer25 km ENE York40 homes

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1956~851984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupVHFB EB EB EB EB EW
C10ITV
600C32com7
C34com8
C37C5C5
C40-2
C41C4C4C4+BBCB+BBCB+BBCB
C43-A
C44BBC1BBC1BBC1D3+4D3+4D3+4
C46-B
C47ITVITVITVBBCABBCABBCA
C48ArqBArqBArqB
700C49-D
C50-C
C51BBC2BBC2BBC2SDNSDNSDN
C52+1ArqAArqAArqA
C56local

orange background for multiplexes names moregreen background for transmission frequencieslilac background for power levels in watts800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 7th September and 21st September 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Leeds including Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Emley Moor transmitter using C56
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM7 and COM8 to operate as Chesterfield, Emley Moor SFN.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-5 870kW
com7, com8(-6.4dB) 200kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 174kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux B*, Mux C*(-19.4dB) 10kW
Mux A*(-22.4dB) 5kW
PreDSO-BBCB*, Mux D*(-23.4dB) 4kW

History of Channel 3 in the Emley Moor transmitter area

May 1956-Jul 1968Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Oct 2002Yorkshire Television
Oct 2002-Dec 2014ITV
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.


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Mark Fletcher
Tuesday 1 May 2012 5:22PM Halifax
Correction to my above post.My location is Halifax HX2 9JY not Hebden Bridge due to assisting the above recipient.Apologies all round !
Mark Fletcher
Tuesday 1 May 2012 5:41PM Halifax
Dave Parker.No oddly enough i dont,well not yet anyway but one possibility could be more HD programming and multiplexes being switched on and ultimately the normal SD programming and multiplexes gradually becoming fewer and ultimately being switched off altogether possibly by 2030.
The true pros on here of course will elaborate more fully as such.
sharealam
Tuesday 1 May 2012 5:58PM
more4+2 on channel 269 on sky
David Parker
Tuesday 1 May 2012 6:46PM
Mark Fletcher
Thanks for the info,now i will have get a hd box.
As I am 69 this year I dont think I will be around for 2030.
All the best
Davep
Mark Fletcher
Tuesday 1 May 2012 11:36PM Halifax
David Parker.No problem whatsoever,glad to assist you !
Ron Lake
Wednesday 2 May 2012 11:11AM Wakefield
David Parker,
With regard to my reply to your post of 24 April and your update to Mark Fletcher on 1 May, I can see that, at 69, your backache problems would be nothing to do with 'bedroom antics or the strength of elastic'. I'm 68 this year and I KNOW haha.
Apologies all round, off topic.
David Parker
Wednesday 2 May 2012 11:40AM
Ron Lake
Hello I say you are as young as you feel me on the other hand, at the moment I feel 95+.What is it you in bedrooms now I have fogot oh yes sleep

all the best
Davep
Marie Turner
Wednesday 2 May 2012 4:22PM
Mark Fletcher I have got a HD box is there anything I can do other than change to a Free Sat Box. Will changing he direction of the ariel do any good
Mark Fletcher
Wednesday 2 May 2012 5:36PM Halifax
Marie Turner,Hebden Bridge.Now that you have stated that you do have a HD box,you should be able to receive the BBCB (HD) multiplex from the Hebden Bridge relay.
In your locality i think the Hebden Bridge relay is practically the only way you will receive some freeview programmes,Emley Moor is almost certainly out of bounds unless you live very high up,Winter Hill is virtually impossible unless again you live very high up,so changing or realigning your current aerial will do no good im afraid.
In my honest opinion what you envisaged about Freesat is probably the only option that is open to you.If you do decide that Freesat is for you,go for it,you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Bryan
Wednesday 9 May 2012 8:45PM Brough
Currently getting bad signal or no service on channels from the following transmiiter bands:
BBCA
ARQB
My aerial is roog mounted and pointing at Emley Moor. Reception in general recently has been variable and not as good as when the initial period after digital switchover. Has the transmitter power been reduced to save £?
Dave Lindsay
Wednesday 9 May 2012 8:56PM
Bryan: ArqB on C48 is known to have "reactive power reduction of 87,000 Watts if required" until September and this is believed to be because one of Pontop Pike's pre-switchover is co-channel.

I'm surprised that you're tuned to Emley in Brough. I guess that Belmont, which provides news for your area, isn't an option.
Bryan
Wednesday 9 May 2012 9:13PM Brough
Dave: Emley moor gives the best reception in Brough but it is marginal, depending on where you point your aerial. Down my street it is about a 50/50 split. I prefer the BBC news from Leeds, as the Humberside news has too much news from Lincs! I would prefer BBC to have one news source for the whole area like ITV. It would save money too! Any reason for poor reception on BBCA?
Robert Hill
Wednesday 9 May 2012 9:46PM Wetherby
Bryan, I live in the village of Bramham(LS23 6RJ) 3 to 4 miles south of Wetherby. Since the switchover last September, I have never had trouble with any of the Multiplexes. If SDN C48 is on lower power it does not show it here at my address.
If I put my postcode and house number in any of.the sites that advize on the best Transmitter , I am told that Bilsdale is better for me.But of cause I prefer Emley Moor Transmitter. I Hope things get better for you.
George
Wednesday 9 May 2012 10:31PM
BBC is on low power again. Any reason why? S73 post code. All other channels are ok
David Parker
Thursday 10 May 2012 8:22PM
George
Can you help me I am at s63.Are you talking about sd or hd bbc.Because mine is ok on all channels
Davidp
David Parker
Friday 18 May 2012 11:02PM
George
As we have not heard from you for the last 9 days can we asume you are back to normal with your bbc pictures
all the best
Davep
sharealam
Friday 1 June 2012 9:01PM
new channel on channel 106 called mail travel tv,retune required.
John Archer
Saturday 2 June 2012 4:51PM Northallerton
sharealam: Reception is fine for all channels except ITV4, Film 4, Yesterday etc etc all of which are transmitted on Emely Moor channel 48. This our transmitter of choice. Signal veers from good to zero. Channel 48 is transmitted at half the power of all the others (87,000 as opposed to 174,000 watts) and this is suspected as the reason for fluctuating reception. Why is power reduced and when is it likely to be increased?
Dave Lindsay
Saturday 2 June 2012 5:30PM
John Archer: The reason for the "low" power of 87kW is because Pontop Pike uses C48 for one of its pre-switchover channels. It will vacate the channel on 12th September when the power of Emley will increase.

The Digital UK predictor thinks that Pontop's current signals are "good" for you, except for C48. So this is probably your problem.

As a temporary measure, until September, you could try tuning to C42 which is the same multiplex from Bilsdale or C53 which is likewise from Pontop.
John Archer
Saturday 2 June 2012 8:53PM Northallerton
John Archer: Thank you Dave Lindsay for your helpful reply.
John Archer
Saturday 2 June 2012 8:53PM Northallerton
John Archer: Thank you Dave Lindsay for your helpful reply.
Jahangir ch
Tuesday 5 June 2012 10:37PM
Boot tv
Ted Bell
Thursday 7 June 2012 4:28PM
The digital signal has in the last week or so been very poor. After the switch over last September our signal improved and every freeview station was clear and a good picture, but other than BBC 1/2 AND ITV the picture is subject to breaking and sometimes there is no signal at all. It does not appear to be my aerial. Has the signal strength changed from the transmitter?
Robert Hill
Thursday 7 June 2012 8:20PM
Ted Bell,everything here usual strength and quality, at the time of posting.In fact, everything as been OK since switchover.
Ross
Friday 8 June 2012 4:44PM
The signal quality on the HD channels seem to be fluctuating this afternoon, whereas the non HD channels are fine. Can anyone suggest why the HD channels might be affected in this way?
Ross
Thursday 21 June 2012 10:23AM
Surprised that nobody has answered my query, and indeed there seems very little activity here at the moment. That said, the signal problem on the HD channels seems a lot better now, which does make me wonder if they were carrying out some work we are not being told about. Is the 4G roll out planned for next year going to require any retuning for those who take their signal from Emley Moor?
Mark Fletcher
Thursday 21 June 2012 11:17PM Barnsley
Ross.No there should be no major retunes for Emley Moor in 2013 concerning 4G as such,as the highest frequency currently in use at Emley Moor is ArqA on frequency 52 although Local TV if implemented will use frequency 56.However come 2020 there is the possibility that the 700mhz frequencies could be cleared (800mhz frequencies will be cleared for good of TV broadcasts during 2013) also for 4G services and by then Emley Moor's commercial multiplexes ArqA (fr 52) and SDN (fr 51) will have to relocate elsewhere.If that 2020 scenario did take effect then Emley Moor could become either a group A,K or most likely remaining a group B transmitter but remaining most likely on horizontal polarisation.Once the 2020 ? effect becomes more transparent concerning Emley Moor then we will all know the eventual possibilities of realigned multiplexes here as such.
Ross
Friday 22 June 2012 10:20AM
Mark, Thanks for that - most helpful. I have been told that the clearance of the 700 MHz spectrum is by no means a done deal at the present time, so I guess we wait and see.
Mike Dimmick
Friday 22 June 2012 11:28PM
Ross: The proposal on the table at an international level is to make broadcasting and mobile data 'co-primary' from 2015. That would mean countries would be allowed to launch mobile phone services in 700-800MHz as long as they co-ordinated it with each other and with broadcasting.

Ofcom's starting position does seem to be to reduce the broadcasting spectrum still further. Their consultation stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk link icon Ofcom | Securing long term benefits from scarce spectrum resources - A strategy for UHF bands IV and V has recently closed, but they haven't published any responses yet.

Co-primary does pose a problem because TV multiplexes use 8 MHz bandwidth, while LTE uses multiples of 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 or 20 MHz, ideally 20 MHz for maximum speeds. Within the band defined - it probably would be a new band as the US-defined bands are weird and have gaps! - the spacing between downlink and uplink channels is supposed to be fixed. (The US bands can only support 5 or 10 MHz because of this.) That would probably make fitting LTE in around TV transmissions effectively impossible.

The specifications do allow for Time-Division Duplexing, where signals from phone to tower use the same frequency as from tower to phone, rather than Frequency-Division Duplexing, where the phone-to-tower transmissions are on different frequencies from tower-to-phone. At present, though, the TDD bands are all above 1800MHz, and there aren't many deployments. All existing UK phone networks use FDD.
Far
Saturday 23 June 2012 2:19AM
Quite a few short (30 to 90 second) interruptions over the last couple of days in transmission on specific multiplexes - yesterday (22/6/2012), for instance, the HD mux was interrupted around 17.20 for nearly 2 minutes. No announced work on here though - anyone else had this? Could it be due to bad weather?
Mark Fletcher
Tuesday 26 June 2012 12:02AM Lytham St. Annes
Ross.No problem whatsoever,glad to be of assistance to you !
Mark Fletcher
Tuesday 26 June 2012 12:13AM Lytham St. Annes
Ted Bell.On Wednesday 26 September 2012 once Pontop Pike goes all digital (TV wise) the presently 87.5kw powered ArqB multiplex on frequency 48 will increase in power by very nearly two times to 174kw.It is because one of Pontop Pike's currently low powered pre-digital multiplexes uses frequency 48 too.
Thomas
Friday 29 June 2012 9:10AM Leeds
My older Lowry Freeview box doesn't seem to work properly. The auto-scan gets as far as channel 52 then completely sticks until I power-cycle it. It's never done this before, and I've tried rescanning 5 times in succession - same issue. Has something changed on Emley Moor's ArqA that it doesn't understand?
Mark Fletcher
Monday 2 July 2012 1:06AM Halifax
Thomas,Leeds.Difficult for me to say but i think your older Lowry freeview box may have had its day.My best advice is to buy a new set-top box.
As for your last sentence nothing has changed on Emley Moor ArqA multiplex on frequency 52 as such.
Alan
Thursday 5 July 2012 10:32AM Sheffield
Hello. I did an automatic scan last night which worked ok on Sagemcom freeview + recorder but my Toshiba Tv has gained the new Ch4 channel on 47 but has lost Ch5+1, ITV3 etc.
Just tried a manual search for ch.51 and it says "signal quality - none, signal level ..." well looks 75 per cent.
Already had new aerial, new tv, any suggestion please ?
Mark Fletcher
Friday 6 July 2012 12:28AM Sheffield
Alan.Sheffield,S35 3JH.Well judging by your text you're referring to SDN multiplex on frequency 51 from Emley Moor main transmitter itself.
You may have to perform a reset procedure by unplugging your Toshiba TV from mains for one minute then replug back into mains,then unplug aerial (or aerial connector lead) from the TV's aerial socket and perform an automatic scan from start to finish it will find zero channels yet simultaneously clears yer TV's previous memory as such.Now after this replug the aerial itself back into the TV and this time perform a manual scan instead of Emley Moor's multiplexes starting with SDN on frequency 51,then the rest.It should do the trick.Once done reconnect back to the set up you previously had prior to your current predicament as such,normal service should be re-resumed.
Alan
Friday 6 July 2012 9:28AM Sheffield
Thank you Mark, will try and report back later.
Alan
Friday 6 July 2012 4:52PM
Followed Mark;s instructions, and now everything is Ok except for a poor signal on the problem multiplex on frequency 51, picture freezing most of time, and now also breaking up on other Tv's in house.
Maybe the exceptional weather... but I am fairly certain that the tuner on the Toshiba TV is inferior, and it is at the end of the line as opposed to other TV's and recorders.
On the other hand everything was problem free before I retuned.
Has the signal strength been slightly reduced to accommodate new channels ?
I'll have to experiment a bit over the weekend. Thanks for help.
Mark Fletcher
Friday 6 July 2012 6:05PM Halifax
Alan.Sheffield,S35 3JH.
No most likely is the answer to your question in your text on Friday 6 July 2012,4.52pm,relating to deduced signal strength to accomodate new channels.Only the ArqB multiplex on frequency 48 from Emley Moor is broadcasting on 87.5kw until Wednesday 12 September 2012 when Pontop Pike transmitter commences DSO1 there,as currently they're using lower powered pre-digital Mux1 multiplex on frequency 48 as well.
However now that you mentioned again that the SDN multiplex on frequency 51 from Emley Moor is still problematic in your location i just wonder whether there is a single frequency interference issue here from another distant relay mast or some distant main transmitter also using frequency 51 as well.If your Toshiba TV is a wee bit older that could be an issue,if so do you know the model number as such ?
Can you also pick up the major Sheffield relay,or the main Belmont transmitter as such where yer located as possible alternatives ?
As you mentioned,try experimenting over the weekend and draw to some conclusions what and if can be done to alleviate or even eradicate your present dilemma as such.No problem whatsoever in providing valuable assistance to you.
Alan
Sunday 8 July 2012 12:06PM
Well, I've tried everything I can think of.
I can't pick up anything from Sheffield, and just a poor signal from Belmont, so it's down to Emley Moor.
C47 and C48 have very good Signal Quality.
C44 has good Signal Quality
C52 is poor and C51 ranges from Poor to None - these are both unwatchable.
All the "Signal Levels" are about 70 to 75%.
At least I have all the main stations.
The length of cable to the bedroom TV and the fact that it is a Toshiba seem to be a slight detriment to the signal quality. The Toshiba TV is just over a year old, but I have also noticed with my mothers Toshiba that the quality of the tuner is so much poorer than that of the Sagemcom Freeview plus boxes.
And as I have said, until I retuned this week, everything was ok, except an occasional break up on C52.
Des Collier
Monday 9 July 2012 5:39PM Brigg
Alan,-should be able to get a signal of the CROSSPOOL transmitter,aerial has to be vertically polarised(i.e elements on aerial have to be vertical) to use it,possible your aerial system needs attention.i use a toshiba freeview hd set & it works a treat,would recommend it to anyone(receive signal from Belmont).
Alan
Monday 9 July 2012 9:43PM
Thanks Des. Things seem better this evening. I'll see how it goes over the next few days.
Alex
Tuesday 10 July 2012 7:21PM
Anyone having trouble receiving CH52 from Emley Moor? In the last month most channels on 52 have been very poor signal strength & quality (unwatchable) whilst all the other channels are fine with very good strength/quality. Local aerial guy can't find any fault with our TV or aerial, has same issue with his diagnostic machine plugged in. What could be the problem?
Mark Fletcher
Tuesday 10 July 2012 8:27PM Halifax
Alex.If yer referring to the ArqA multiplex on frequency 52 from Emley Moor main transmitter,well from where i am located in HX2 9JY,there are no problems here whatsoever having just tested the multiplex in question and using only my set-top aerial the ArqA mux on fr 52 displays 100% signal quality and 67% signal strength.Even the same result is displayed without my set-top aerial in,using only a wee screwdriver inserted into the aerial socket of my Freeview + non HD box.So no problems here as such.
I did notice you did not leave any form of your location as such,preferably a full postcode or failing this a nearby location,this is important to ascertain the reception possibilities where you are located,whether some other transmission notably a not far away relay mast near your locality could be impeding the ArqA multiplex on frequency 52 from Emley Moor at your abode.
If you leave yer full postcode then the regulars on this forum will further distribute valuable advice and assistance to you,like a doctor prescribing medicine to treat the symptoms of a disorder which is troubling the patient as such !
Alex
Tuesday 10 July 2012 9:34PM Harrogate
Hi Mark,

Thanks for you reply, yes it is the ArqA that I'm referring to. I am in Harrogate HG3 2NC which is a fringe area I believe. Got a Triax Supergain 18 and Wolsley WPS100 booster fitted about 3 months ago. Only had problems in the last month or so. Nothing plugged into TV other than aerial.
Mark Fletcher
Tuesday 10 July 2012 10:33PM Halifax
Alex.Harrogate,HG3 2NB.Yes from your location Emley Moor will be in a marginal signal area as such.Yet by inputting your postcode the only reception possibility that came up is Bilsdale.Can you receive the present analogue/lower powered pre-digital switched digital signals from Bilsdale at your location as a possible alternative more so once DSO arrives in September 2012 there.
You did state the Wolsley WPS100 booster,have you tried bypassing this as a possibility and see whether it could be overloading your ArqA signal yet the rest you mentioned are all ok.
One other likelyhood is whether there is a single frequency interference issue on frequency 52 which is affecting your ArqA reception from Emley Moor as such.
You could always once Bilsdale switches over come September 2012 to consider whether to redirect your antenna to Bilsdale instead as the likelyhood that your reception from there after DSO will vastly improve while from Emley Moor at your location being a marginal signal area itself,here the reception from there could slightly deteriorate after Bilsdale switches over.
Robert Hill
Tuesday 10 July 2012 11:15PM Wetherby
Alex, I live in Bramham, near Wetherby, I receive all multiplexes from Emiley Moor with no trouble.
If I put my postcode and house number into sites which tells you which is your best transmitter, I am told Bilsale is best for my
address. Certainly when Bilsale as their DSO in September I would imagine that at your address it should be a very strong signal. Because a few weeks ago when they were on the full power test overnight with a cut down outside aerial using it inside all multiplexes, quality 100% signal strength around about 75%. I hope you get everything sorted out.
Dave Lindsay
Tuesday 10 July 2012 11:56PM
Alex: Alex: It is unfortunate that, come switchover at Bilsdale, its COM multiplexes are interleaved with the PSBs of Emley Moor, else you may have been able to combine two aerials. I assume that you prefer to watch Yorkshire regional programming over that of North East/Tyne Tees if possible.

Emley's PSBs being 47, 44, 41 and Bilsdale's post-DSO will be 43, 46 and 40.


See this plot of the terrain between you and Emley Moor:


Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location


Looking at that plot, the reason that your area is marginal for Emley's signals is due to the high ground around Beckwithshaw and Rigton High Moor.

The problem you've got is that you don't have direct line of sight. Therefore, you are trying to "collect" what signal comes over the brow.

I'm not an aerial installer myself, but I have read that in situations such as yours that it might be better to use a lower gain aerial with amplifier. This makes sense.

The higher the gain of the aerial, the narrower the acceptance angle. This is because "gain" of an aerial (in one direction) comes about as a result of "loss" in other directions.

Digital reception requires a good quality signal. If you have a poor quality small signal and you amplify it, then you get a large poor quality signal. Whilst you can make a signal bigger with an amplifier, you can't make a poor quality signal a good quality one.


Where you have line of sight, clearly you can focus on the "beam". If you think of the signal as being a light, then where there is no direct line of sight, then you may get a "ball" of light shining over the brow. Any objects on the brow will therefore impact what you see. For example, if there are trees, then they will cause a shadow and probably moving shadow at that.

By using a high gain aerial, you are relying on a narrower portion of the "ball" of signal coming over the hill. A wider angle "may" give you a better quality signal.
Alex
Wednesday 11 July 2012 8:49AM Harrogate
Hi all, thanks for the replies and suggestions! Dave is right in saying that we'd prefer to have Yorkshire regional news instead of Teesside so that's why we had the new aerial installed. The previous one was pointing at Bilsdale. We already have Virgin broadband so I may see how much TV would cost included instead of forking out on more aerials etc!
Dave Lindsay
Wednesday 11 July 2012 11:18AM
Alex: It is worth checking with Virgin Media which regional output is carried on the cable in your area.
Steve
Wednesday 11 July 2012 8:44PM Northallerton
Another option is to go for Freesat and input a postcode which will definitely default to the Yorkshire stations; whatever postcode you use all BBC variants will be available.
Phil
Sunday 15 July 2012 11:37PM Halifax
Has anything happened to the HD audio since Friday 13th July 2012? I seem to have lost audio on all my HD channels when tuned to Emley Moor or Belmont transmitters. All SD audio is fine. I have tried rescanning and still no audio.



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