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19th Jul 2006, 10:09 am | #21 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
I have just checked the "H" aerial in my loft as mentioned in my last
message. It measures just under 10 ft and the centre part is about 3 ft. Made by Belling Lee ? It has a small PCB with a couple of components on it which is connected to some coax cable. In very good condition. Any idea what it would have been for? I thought it may have been for TV reception originally. Anyway , If it is of use to someone let me know , Free to collect to first person who may want it. Peter W Reelguy |
27th Jul 2006, 5:55 pm | #22 | |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
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2nd Aug 2006, 9:12 pm | #23 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
More spotted 405-line era aerials for you to enjoy. I took these in Coldstream in the Scottish Borders yesterday and what whoppers they are!
The first pic shows a ch5 Pontop Pike and ch8 Burnhope set up with added BBC2 aerials for Chatton and Selkirk. The second shows a 3-element ch5 Pontop Pike aerial and ch13V Selkirk BIII. The third is a set up for both ch 5 and 8 plus a vertically polarised ch13 aerial for Border TV Selkirk. Cheers! Brian |
13th Aug 2006, 11:13 am | #24 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
There used to be a few horozontal B1 Dipoles and H aerials down in Cornwall pointing towards the Redruth transmiter.
Let us know when you take a closer look at that one in South Petherton. There are still a few X and H B1 Wenvoe aerials around this area, but they are gradually dwindling in numbers now. Its amazing to think what good coverage they had using Bands 1 & 3 compared to the UHF bands, Wenvoe ch5 I know reached parts of North Cornwall and into parts of Dorset.
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29th Aug 2006, 2:06 pm | #25 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Spotted at Kelso in the Scottish Borders yesterday, this magnificent 4-element ch3 structure for Kirk O'Shotts. Unfortunately it seems the corresponding BIII aerial has been removed to make way for UHF arrays!
Some BIIIs in the area have survived although unfortunately the Band 1 beams had long broken off. Cheers, Brian |
16th Sep 2006, 8:52 pm | #26 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Well I've been to Matlock Bath Derbyshire today and while snapping away at a few points of interest I also found a few examples
apologies in advance for the lousy photography not sure if the first one was a band 1 or a band 2? but it was very big Richard |
19th Sep 2006, 8:49 am | #27 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Hello,
The area around Guildford is a good hunting ground for 405 aerials. There are quite a number on the approach along the main A281. I have noticed this fine array hidden on the roof of a very old house with its front porch almost overhanging the road. Anyone familiar with the area will know it well. I parked the lorry up causing a bit of a jam but all efforts must be attempted for the forum! As can be seen the 'X' has come adrift but is still connected to the cross over unit. A short length of feeder can be seen at the bottom of the pole. I wonder what set it connected to? Regards John. |
20th Sep 2006, 8:05 pm | #28 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Hello again,
I just had to post this lot on the roof of a terraced house situated at Broadbridge Heath near Horsham. It appears to cover the whole spectrum! One UHF array points to 'our local' transmitter at Midhurst. Another to Crystal palace with mast head amp. A band 3 array that looks quite fresh lined up to Croydon. A band 2 F.M. 'halo' and a mini dish! Regards John. |
3rd Oct 2006, 5:22 pm | #29 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Having finally finished the film in my camera and getting it back today, here is my "Johnny-come-lately" contribution of three "405" aerials in Cockermouth, Cumbria. Unfortunately, the second and third are a little worse for wear.
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4th Oct 2006, 8:00 am | #30 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Coming from London it's quite weird seeing Band 1/3 aerials with HORIZONTAL polarisation. I seem to pass a fair number while travelling around London but never have my camera with me. I guess my anorak is too clean
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4th Oct 2006, 10:54 am | #31 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Yes, I'm more used to seeing the band I aerial as a vertical "H", as I was living in Oxford in the days when these still had something to "listen" to. The band III aerials were horizontal though. If I remember correctly, we received BBC (band I) from London and ITV (band III) from Birmingham.
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4th Oct 2006, 9:57 pm | #32 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Hexham is a great location for surviving BI/III aerials such as this example I snapped today. When reflected in the sun it looks remarkably clean!
Love all the other photos! Cheers, Brian |
4th Oct 2006, 10:07 pm | #33 | |
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29th Oct 2006, 8:36 pm | #34 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Caught this wonderful combined ch5/8 array still standing in Durham City. The top UHF aerial has worked loose! These combined types were very common in Tyneside, the BI dipole doubling as a BIII one with "loops".
Wonderful! Brian |
7th Dec 2006, 10:03 pm | #35 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
I rather like this one, viewed at dusk in Binsey Lane, Oxford...
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7th Dec 2006, 11:27 pm | #36 |
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7th Dec 2006, 11:51 pm | #37 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
There's one on top of Darlington bus station!! Sadly it's now a bus depot no longer accessible by the public. I thought it was the only one in the north, obviously I am wrong.
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10th Dec 2006, 4:35 pm | #38 | |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
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The UHF yagi is pointing at Beckley (NE from Binsey Lane).
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7th Jan 2007, 3:49 pm | #39 | |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
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Here in Ireland, band III is still used for 625 RTE, and there are also a large number of old 405 aerials around, as everyone here erected large aeriels to pick up UK TV. There are privately owned UHF repeaters or 'Deflectors) as they are knowm, and the government was forced to licence them about ten years ago, as a couple of independent MP's were elected on a single issue TV deflector stand!) attached is a recently taken photos, one of a 405 line aerial taken in Donnybrook, Dublin., one of a huge parabolic UHF receiving aerila for a deflector,from the late 70's early 80s located near Cashel in Co Tipperary, and also a current band III slot aerial which looks like it is a copy of the antiference slot mentioned above. I would be interested if any one access to one of the aforementioned slots I would appreciate some dimensional measurements, as I would like to add the directors to one of the Slot ones shown, as my RTE from Mt Leinster here in Tramore suffers from multipath a bit - I have an Antiference log periodic up at the moment, but its not great in the gain department! I will take a few more photos of some 4 elly band 1 aerials still around soon (before these wids knock them down for good!) Andy |
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7th Jan 2007, 4:24 pm | #40 |
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Re: Your best preserved '405' aerial
Any idea of the gain of that magnificent parabolic array?
Steve
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