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MUX 2 launch date ?

pa990 · 2011-03-22 16:03:17

When is Mux2 due to start nationwide ? Currently Spur hill only has Mux1 on Ch45 and Mullaghanish has Mux1 on Ch21 with Mux2 on Ch24 (occasionaly) all of the above show the same 18 channels, 8 tv and 10 radio

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#92 27-05-2011 1:58pm
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What's the story with mux 2 it's been fired up all week with nothing on it? Is RTE TWO HD expected to be moved over in the coming days?

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#93 27-05-2011 4:45pm
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glimmerman123 wrote: »

What's the story with mux 2 it's been fired up all week with nothing on it? Is RTE TWO HD expected to be moved over in the coming days?

Not until Mux 2 is rolled out at all sites I'd expect.

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#94 27-05-2011 6:00pm
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Fredd wrote: »

mux 2 on channel 58 from 3 Rock seems to be at a much lower level than channel 54. Is it possible that 3 Rock is not transmitting the second mux and what I'm getting is from Kippure?

I can not get Kippure, so it is 3Rock and I get a lower signal as well.

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#95 28-05-2011 12:21am
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Seems to be on 55 from Maghera ....

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#96 28-05-2011 12:44pm
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55 on Maghera, Casla is 43 I think and Tonabrocky is 23 I think.

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#97 28-05-2011 1:45pm
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How can you tell Ch55 is on from Maghera ? Is there signal but no channels or is there a duplicate of Mux1 i.e. 2nd set of 18 channels

I have 95% signal on Samsung TV for Maghera Ch48 but nothing coming in on Ch55 ?

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#98 28-05-2011 2:04pm
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Strawberry HillBilly wrote: »

How can you tell Ch55 is on from Maghera ? Is there signal but no channels or is there a duplicate of Mux1 i.e. 2nd set of 18 channels

On a retune the scan will pause for longer than normal on a frequency that has a carrier, searching for any content and then continue when it finds nothing.

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#99 28-05-2011 2:18pm
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Mux 2 on ch56 Suir Valley.

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#100 28-05-2011 2:19pm
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TSReader show Mux 2 is at 40mbps while previous was just 24mbps
Sill nothing on it, just lots of low bandwidth activity,
Don't know if it is noise or something but see the snapshot
on first was a soild 100% spare, 0x1fff, now is lots of 0x????

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#101 28-05-2011 3:45pm
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40Mbps makes no sense unless higher QAM and no FEC.

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#102 31-05-2011 2:16pm
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Getting signal on Ch. 39 here in westest Wales. Was up to 100% signal and 70% quality but no channels on a Philips freeview box this morning. Signal has halfed over the course of the morning.

Has Mt. Leinster been fired up? No real improvement in analogue signals.

** EDIT: It's gone now, must have been atmospheric conditions earlier!

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#103 01-06-2011 9:39pm
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Picking up second mux from Forth Mth (I think) on 56V no channels yet. Slightly lower signal than 52V.

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#104 02-06-2011 9:39am
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Castletownbere muxes one and two confirmed here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=72539852&postcount=5

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#105 02-06-2011 5:29pm
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TSReader show Mux 2 is back down to 24mbps

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#106 02-06-2011 10:44pm
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I have Mux 2 coming in strong on channel 49 here in Cork (Spur Hill) but no channels on it. I get strength of 97% on Mux 1 (45) and 95% on Mux 2.

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#107 10-06-2011 11:14am
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Did a quick scan today:

Mux 2 Letterkenny 57V
Mux 2 Ballybofey 44V

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#108 11-06-2011 8:47pm
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I am getting RTE signals from Cairn Hill and Truskmore. When I retune Channel 44 is blank as well as Channels 55 and 57.

Is Channel 44 coming from Cairn Hill and the other two Channels coming from Truskmore? My aerial for Brougher Mountain must be picking up the signal from Truskmore because the RTE aerial is directed towards Cairn Hill.

Are these blank channels for MUX 2?

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#109 11-06-2011 9:04pm
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foxire wrote: »

I am getting RTE signals from Cairn Hill and Truskmore. When I retune Channel 44 is blank as well as Channels 55 and 57.

Is Channel 44 coming from Cairn Hill and the other two Channels coming from Truskmore? My aerial for Brougher Mountain must be picking up the signal from Truskmore because the RTE aerial is directed towards Cairn Hill.

Are these blank channels for MUX 2?

foxire

Cairn Hill Mux 1 is 47. Mux 2 is 44
Monaghan Mux 1 is 55
Truskmore Mux 1 is 53, Mux 2 is 57

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#110 13-06-2011 6:09pm
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When I retune the channels, channel 53 comes in with the RTE and TV3 channels and then Channel 55 and 57 comes in blank. I don't know where the blank Channel 55 is coming from. It must be MUX 2.

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#111 13-06-2011 6:47pm
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Channel 55 is mux 1 from Monaghan (& Fanad too afaik).

Maybe it's too weak to show any services or maybe your receiver doesn't bother with duplicates?

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#112 13-06-2011 10:50pm
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The first time Channel 55 appeared on the scan was at the same time that Channel 44 and Channel 57 appeared for the first time. My set top box scans Channel 47 and 53 but only shows one - either Channel 47 or 53.

This would mean that I am receiving signals from three different transmitters. The aerial that is directed towards Cairn Hill must be picking up Channel 55 although there are no TV channels picked up.

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#113 30-06-2011 3:17pm
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Mux 2 now testing with content as reported by Hibrasil earlier.

Posted this on the other thread

The Cush wrote: »

Mux 2 testing with content. Mullaghanish Ch. 24

RTÉ2 HD and RTÉjr/RTÉ1 +1 will occupy 3 of the slots and possibly a service or services that expressed an interest in the spare capacity on the PSB Muxes during the BAI consultation in March.

1080i HD video test loop running now on Future Service 2 (future RTÉ2 HD slot).
RTÉ News Now on Future Service 5.
Testcards on the other 5 TV channels and 10 duplicate RTÉ radio stations in the other slots

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#114 30-06-2011 4:12pm
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Quite a big difference on power output. I am getting 22% vs 90% for mux 1. Both have the same quality level.

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#115 30-06-2011 5:34pm
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Both muxes are the same strenght and quality for me (99%) from Three Rock.

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#116 30-06-2011 5:43pm
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I am also receiving Mux2 from CH, both same strength and quality
here is snapshot
Bitrate is 24128kbps

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#117 30-06-2011 6:17pm
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Much excitement!

Channel 12 has the Four Seasons in a Day HD promo playing.

36 channel frequencies in total I think.

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#118 30-06-2011 8:59pm
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We could see a few radio stations popping up on DTT to then? I'm guessing Today FM/Newstalk might want carriage - especially newstalk as they are on Sky..

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#119 30-06-2011 9:13pm
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698MHz/Ch49 up and running on Spur Hill

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#120 30-06-2011 9:21pm
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I have three different 'aerials' for Saorview and all of them have a lower signal strength on the second mux. [I get my Saorview from 3Rock].

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#121 30-06-2011 9:28pm
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Mt. Leinster MUX2 on ch39:
Future Service 1 Test card
Future Service 2 HD promo playing
Future Service 3 Test card
Future Service 4 Test card
Future Service 5 RTE NEWS NOW
Future Service 6 Test card
Future Service 7 Test card

Suir Valley MUX2 on ch56:
Same as above

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