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[DTT] Tests @ Mullaghanish

TheDriver · 2009-03-16 17:40:28

My signal has been gone for last hour, hope its back on for Patricks Day!!

16-03-2009 05:40PM

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My signal has been gone for last hour, hope its back on for Patricks Day!!

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#2 16-03-2009 07:19PM

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There is an empty mux showing null pids on 498 MHz.

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#3 16-03-2009 07:45PM

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getting full strength on that, ch24. Maybe its just an oversight, hopefully it will be back on again soon!

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#4 17-03-2009 12:14PM

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still off air, any other dtt transmitter off?

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#5 17-03-2009 04:21PM

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Can't get any signal now from Carin Hill since yesterday.

Suppose its best to remember that they are after all test transmissions.

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#6 17-03-2009 06:24PM

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Cairn Hill is still on with all 4 terrestrials.

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#7 17-03-2009 11:10PM

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I know we can't complain about it benig only test transmissions but still hope they leave it on nearly full time

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#8 18-03-2009 12:09PM

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Galway wrote: »

Cairn Hill is still on with all 4 terrestrials.

Must be on reduced power (DTT that is) as reception quality here has dropped to zero.

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#9 18-03-2009 03:00PM

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Mullaghanish (today Wednesday) currently transmitting an 'empty mux' on Ch 25 (506MHz)

Its not carrying any TV channels. The Ch25 is planned for Boxer.

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#10 19-03-2009 06:53PM

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Today (Thursday) the 'Empty Mux' from Mullaghanish has moved up to Ch28 (530MHz centre)

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#11 20-03-2009 09:27AM

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still nothing going here on ch21 Fri morning

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#12 20-03-2009 06:51PM

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back again, tg4 on test card

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#13 20-03-2009 09:50PM

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TG4 now back...

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#14 23-03-2009 05:57PM

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off again

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#15 23-03-2009 06:28PM

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TV3 replaced with a test card. Oh noes

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#16 23-03-2009 10:04PM

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my signal still gone

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#17 23-03-2009 11:39PM

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TheDriver wrote: »

my signal still gone

Hope to have a Mpeg4 Dtt set top box by the weekend. Mullaganish is my main transmitter, so hoping to get Dtt signal from there. Will you post here as soon as signal is back on again ? By the way, is Woodcock Hill and Mt.Leinster Dtt on all the time ? Where I'm based ( Mitchelstown ) , I can pull in analogue signals from both, especially Mt. Leinster, so I might try those also.

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#18 24-03-2009 07:13PM

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back again

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#19 24-03-2009 08:11PM

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TheDriver wrote: »

back again

Thanks for the update. I suppose we had better get used to all this on and off until, it's officially switched on for good in the Autumn hopefully. I hope that one of these days, they won't decide that they have done enough testing and shut it off completely until launch.
If my box shows up at the weekend, I'll give a reception report for this part of North East Co.Cork, from Mullaghanish.

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#20 24-03-2009 08:45PM

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galtee boy wrote: »

I hope that one of these days, they won't decide that they have done enough testing and shut it off completely until launch.

Shutting it down is a strong possibility, from http://www.rtenl.ie/dtt.htm

Digital Roll Out

RTÉNL is undertaking DTT technical test transmissions in a number of areas. This is being done to verify the engineering integrity of the systems and to confirm coverage.

These test transmissions will operate for varying durations and are subject to regular variations and prolonged interruptions. The test transmissions will cease in the majority of areas once testing is complete and permanent transmissions will not commence until the service is formally launched by the broadcasters.

Under no circumstances should the test transmissions be considered an operational service.

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#21 24-03-2009 10:02PM

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Wouldnt make a whole lot of sense to shut it down but nothing would surprise me in Ireland

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#22 27-03-2009 08:08PM

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galtee boy wrote: »

Thanks for the update. I suppose we had better get used to all this on and off until, it's officially switched on for good in the Autumn hopefully. I hope that one of these days, they won't decide that they have done enough testing and shut it off completely until launch.
If my box shows up at the weekend, I'll give a reception report for this part of North East Co.Cork, from Mullaghanish.

Got my Dtt Mpeg4 box today. Picking up Mullaghanish loud and clear, bearing in mind that while it's my main transmitter, it's 50 miles away as the crow flies. Signal strength 100% and signal quality 75%. Very impressed with picture quality, even very good analogue pictures look very poor in comparison. Roll on the official launch and in the meantime, RTE NL, keep the tests going and well done.

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#23 01-04-2009 08:59PM

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Further discussion on Mullaghanish here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055462123

I was gonna merge, but that may confuse things a bit, with posts mixing thru each other.

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