dtt in newbridge

stam

can any one tell me where to point to get dtt in newbridge my old aerial is pointed to brougher mt enniskillen for my uk stations and i get my rte on that at present will i get dtt the way im pointed or do i have to move aerial and will i have to buy a new aerial its about 25 years old or will i have to get a new one thanks:)

byte

Are you looking for DTT from Northern Ireland (ie. Freeview), or the Irish DTT trial?

If it's DTT from NI, then you have your aerial pointed in the right direction, as there is Freeview transmitted from Brougher Mtn. However, you'd need a relatively good signal for the DTT to work. What's your analogue signals from Brougher Mtn. like?

stam

im looking for irish dtt trial but if i could get freeview that would be a bonus but my analogue are a bit snowy so dont think i will get freeview do you think my aerial is good for digital as its about 25 years old or does that make any differnce and will i get dtt the way i have it pointed or do i have to move it thanks not sure where i get my rte from at the moment but its coming in on this aerial good pictures its a wideband aerial thanks

lawhec

I'd say your best bet is Mount Leinster, pointing southish towards Carlow if you're trying to pick up the Irish DTT test transmissions. Clermont Carn and Three Rock might be possible but unlikely to be worth it.

UK Freeview from Brougher Mountain would be highly unlikely, not only because of distance and low transmission power, but also because co-channel interference would likely knock out all but the main BBC & ITV/CH4 multiplex.

maxg

First step should be to check at what frequencies/UHF channels the current TV channels are picked up.

stam

my rte1 is 623 mhz rte2 647 mhz tv3 671 mhz tg4 703 i also get them on but not very good rte1 719 rte2 751 tv3 799 tg4 775 and would like to know will my aerial do or will i have to get a new one for digital no one has said will it pick up digital thanks

BowWow

This thread might help you.............

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055216555&highlight=dtt+newbridge

stam

ok this is what i did not sure if my aerial picks up digital i have it pointed at bougher mt and did scan it found 514000 khz signal strength 100% quality 60% channels successfully obtain then says 0 channels found does any one no where im geting signal from is it freeview brougher mt or is dtt trails from down here some where thanks

maxg

The better ones are from Cairn Hill, 799 (ch62) and 775 (ch59) could be Kippure and 719 (ch52) 751 (ch56) could be Clermont Carn.
Maybe you can get the irish dtt from Clermont Carn if you move the aerial better in that direction and change the polarisation to vertical.

Rick_

When searching for channels, make sure you are scanning for ALL channels not just the free ones. The chanels are listed as encrypted, but they are still free, so you will have to set your STB to scan for encrypted channels in order to receive them.

TCP/IP

I am in Newbridge and have not been able to pick up the DTT trial at all