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Terrestrial reception in Wicklow

  • 22-05-2007 09:37AM
    #1
    BigMoose
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    We've recently moved from Dublin to Rathnew/Wicklow town and have a FTV Sat setup for BBC/ITV etc but dont get any of the Irish channels. While I dont think it is worth paying Sky for these I would like to be able to pick them up from an aerial. I've got an indoor one I bought in the UK years ago but it picks up sod all when I do a search on the TV. Does anyone know where the transmitter is for this area and if the channels are all on UHF or some on VHF? As I guess the indoor aerial is only good for UHF (if even that). The TV was bought in Ireland so I assume is capable of VHF/UHF. I've got a set of rabbits ears which picks up perfect radio but again sod all on the TV.

    Failing that, any idea how much someone would charge to install an external aerial for Irish channel reception? And assuming channels on UHF and VHF I assume I'd need two of them?

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    Mayo Exile
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    http://www.geocities.com/corkradio/tvch

    The above link carries info for Irish TV transmitters and relays.

    According to this, there is a relay at Ashford broadcasting RTE 1/2/TG4 on channels 22/25/32. This is UHF grp A, vertical polarisation. Power is 20W. No TV3 however.

    Not sure if you can get Kippure there. RTE 1/2 are on VHF, channels E and H, polarisation horizontal. TV3 and TG4 are on UHF grp C/D, polarisation horizontal, channels 62/59.


  • #3
    BigMoose
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    Thanks for that :) I can probably live without TV3!


  • #4
    watty
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    Esp when you have Satellite ITV :)


  • #5
    Mayo Exile
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    Also an idea to check houses in your area and see what aerial setups are visible. Do they have 1 or 2 aerials? If 2 (VHF and UHF), they could be getting Kippure, so you will get TV3.


  • #6
    BigMoose
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    As Watty pointed out with ITV FTA on sat, I don't think I've ever watched anything on TV3 since I've lived in Ireland :)

    I will certainly look at the other houses but 1 aerial would suit me better with no TV3. Do you think it likely that an indoor one would pickup the signal from Ashford? I know it's not far (<5Km) but I know nothing about relays and signal strength etc...


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  • #7
    BigMoose
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    Indoor portable aerials just dont cut it so I want to get an external one installed but have no idea what to get and the chances of me doing myself and actually being able to pick up a decent signal...

    Attached shows the house behind us - I have no idea what they are all for. Am I likely to need more than one? I am really only interested in RTE.

    Any recommendations of people who will do this for me and the rough cost? Or is it simple enough to get right myself?

    Thanks!


  • #8
    Ulsterman 1690
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    Bottom aerial is a VHF band 3 (almost certainly for RTE1/2) from Kippure. As theres only 3 elements Id imagine signal strength is high in your area

    Middle one is a Horizontal UHF yagi (probably group C/D) probably for TV3/TG4 from Kippure

    Top one is a UHF bowtie grid (In Ireland often referred to as a "Colour king") Im guessing its being used for Welsh BBC/ITV/S4C but being polorised vertically it must be coming from either a local deflector (are there any left in Wicklow) or one of the more powerful relays in Wales. (again you must be in a good reception area if you can recieve such a thing on a fairly basic aerial)


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