Thames Coromandel Whitianga

[godfrey]

Could we have a section for this please.

Some of the Coromandel will pick up Waiatarua, ie Coromandel Town and the west cost of the peninsula

Other parts will pick up Te Aroha ie Thames.

While on the east cost eg Whitianga Matarangi etc in theory no coverage will be available.

As some of you will know I can pick up the Auckland VHF and the stronger UHF stations at Coroglen, using a very large array.

While the new DVB-T stations will be weaker than Maori TV or Sky UHF channels and Prime at least the new dvb-t channels will be at the lower end of the spectrum.

But the channels are weaker 52.0 dBW as opposed to 59.0 dBW for the current UHF analogue channels. BTW for those that do not know 52.0 dBW is about 200 kwatts and 59.0 dBW is about 800 kwatts so the difference is large. Also the digital channels antenna are 39 meters up the mast while the old uhf antennas are 122 meters up the mast.

So all in all should be interesting for those that want to try receiving dvb-t in this area.


Thanks

[kiwisteve]

The main concern in many remote areas may not be the signal strength
but analogue tv being on the same channel from other sites .
Nelson seems to have this problem with two of the digital channels
if tried to be received from either KauKau or Wharite

[Apsattv]

Could we have a section for this please.

Some of the Coromandel will pick up Waiatarua, ie Coromandel Town and the west cost of the peninsula

Other parts will pick up Te Aroha ie Thames.

While on the east cost eg Whitianga Matarangi etc in theory no coverage will be available.

As some of you will know I can pick up the Auckland VHF and the stronger UHF stations at Coroglen, using a very large array.

While the new DVB-T stations will be weaker than Maori TV or Sky UHF channels and Prime at least the new dvb-t channels will be at the lower end of the spectrum.




There is an east coast north Island and Central NZ viewer sections. But you will have to wait and see as to which one is your best target. Then post your findings to share with others. Extra sections can always be added later.