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A broadcast engineer writes:
the first stage of DSO will involve switching off BBC Two, but ITV1 will take its place for a fortnight, and it'll be button 3 that goes to static.
I do like the look of this, though - have been meaning to make it along since spotting it in the sidebar at the weekend.
martin | 29.03.12 - 9:08 a.m. | #
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Down here in Dorset I've already retuned twice and still have to do a 'final retune' in April.
Do you know what will happen to the Crystal Palace transmitter? It's been a landmark for me all my life.
Barbara | Homepage | 29.03.12 - 9:55 a.m. | #
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I miss CRTs. If only they'd invented a way to make them smaller and lighter.
Chz | 29.03.12 - 10:06 a.m. | #
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The Crystal Palace transmitter will remain a landmark, transmitting Freeview (and digital and analogue radio). The other one to the south (Croydon transmitter) will not carry any regular broadcasts though it will in a limited way be a backup for Crystal Palace, so South London will retain its twin towers, unlike Wembley....
Gordon | 29.03.12 - 10:16 a.m. | #
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Gordon - will Croydon not continue transmitting some local analogue and digital radio services, or are those services moving?
martin | Homepage | 29.03.12 - 10:37 a.m. | #
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"these unmodified sets will be incapable of broadcasting anything"
Wasn't aware TV's broadcast anything?
Brad | 29.03.12 - 11:17 a.m. | #
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This sounds very interesting. Although I'd bet most of these TVs would have a scart socket that could be connected to a Freeview or Cable decoder. You can also get an RF tuner, a little box you plug the scart lead into and an analogue signal is output so you can still use an old TV with no scart socket. Although I doubt many will want to have another two boxes to plug in to make it work.
Generally I welcome the digital switchover but I do hope those in charge can resist the temptation to fiddle with things. Older Freeview/OnDigtal boxes have already become obsolete because of some sort of change in the digital signals (8K or something). The temptetation will be to upgrade from MPEG2 to MPEG4 or H.264 so they can fit more channels in (or free up more spectrum to sell off), but that would mean new boxes/decoders for most.
Jon Combe | 29.03.12 - 2:25 p.m. | #
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Just popped down there in my lunch break.
Another exhibition I would have never seen if you hadn't blogged about it.
Thank you! (The other was the guitar-playing zebra finches)
cybergreg | 29.03.12 - 5:42 p.m. | #
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You lot still got analogue then? Blimey, we've gone digital twice here - had to throw out the old freeview boxes when they upgraded.
allotmentqueen | Homepage | 29.03.12 - 6:42 p.m. | #
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Analogue went out years ago here.
Michael in the Netherlands | 29.03.12 - 9:12 p.m. | #
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martin - you're right.
Gordon | 29.03.12 - 9:52 p.m. | #
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My mum and dad still have sets from the 70s in the kitchen and their bedroom. Dad's current favorite rant topic is about the government "stealing" television from him.
Georgia | 29.03.12 - 10:43 p.m. | #
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The Crystal Palace transmitter will continue to be used after the analogue transmitters are switched of, as it has been transmitting the digital (Freeview) signals for some time now. Once the analogue signal is switched off the transmitted power of the digital signals will be increased. The nearby transmitter tower on Beulah Hill (Croydon) which transmits Channel 5 analogue, will not transmit any TV after the digital switch over. It does however, and will continue to,transmit some FM radio stations and also some digital (DAB) radio. It will also serve as a back up transmitter for Crystal Palace.
The Crystal Palace transmitter will be illuminated and also have 4 search lights beaming from atop for the analogue switch off. That light show is on 18th April.
John | 30.03.12 - 8:37 a.m. | #
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@Brad
TVs do broadcast something - that's how TV detector vans can catch you.
- or at least that's what they tell you.
Timbo | 30.03.12 - 11:14 a.m. | #
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Thanks for this - it's 5 mins from work so I went along this lunch time
Sarah | 30.03.12 - 6:06 p.m. | #
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Wednesday 4th April 2012
» BBC TWO analogue C33 closes.
» ITV-1 analogue swaps to C33.
» Multiplex 1 C25 closes.
» Multiplex BBCA starts on C23.
Wednesday 18th April 2012
» BBC One analogue C26 closes.
» ITV-1 analogue C33 closes.
» Channel 4 analogue C30 closes.
» Multiplex 2 C22 closes.
» Multiplex A C32 closes.
» Multiplex B C28 closes.
» Multiplex C C34 closes.
» Multiplex D C29 closes.
» Multiplex SDN starts on C25.
» Multiplex ArqA starts on C22.
» Multiplex ArqB starts on C28.
» Multiplex D3+4 starts on C26.
» Multiplex Freeview HD (BBCB) starts on C30.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 02.04.12 - 8:07 p.m. | #
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