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Focus Diode · 2nd Feb 2016, 11:38 pm

Re post #320. B1 indeed looks for Crystal Palace ch1 with the horizontal BIII for Anglia tv Mendlesham ch11H which opened on 27/10/59.
BBC Manningtree ch4H opened on 22/05/62 which could explain the Crystal Palace aerial? The installation could date between 1959-1962 therefore!
I would have thought Talconeston ch3H would've been available in that area.
Interestingly Talconeston was in the BBC Midlands region and Manningtree BBC London and South East according to the BBC 1966 book.
Pictures are excellent. The French 819 era is also of great interest. There was a fascinating article by Roger Bunney on receiving ORTF in the UK. Two Telerection BI aerials were employed cut for the vision and sound frequencies. 1971 issues of "Television" I think it was.

Cheers
Brian

2nd Feb 2016, 11:38 pm	#347
Focus Diode Octode Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Borough of Gateshead, UK. Posts: 1,420	Re: 405-Line VHF Aerials 2013 to the present day. Re post #320. B1 indeed looks for Crystal Palace ch1 with the horizontal BIII for Anglia tv Mendlesham ch11H which opened on 27/10/59. BBC Manningtree ch4H opened on 22/05/62 which could explain the Crystal Palace aerial? The installation could date between 1959-1962 therefore! I would have thought Talconeston ch3H would've been available in that area. Interestingly Talconeston was in the BBC Midlands region and Manningtree BBC London and South East according to the BBC 1966 book. Pictures are excellent. The French 819 era is also of great interest. There was a fascinating article by Roger Bunney on receiving ORTF in the UK. Two Telerection BI aerials were employed cut for the vision and sound frequencies. 1971 issues of "Television" I think it was. Cheers Brian