"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Jim Lesurf jcgl@st-
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Forfar. I can't recall the ERP, but I think it isn't one of the higher
powers. However it gives higher levels here than the alternatives. The
problem I think is that although we are up a hill, the main parts of
Fife 'behind' us are higher and tend to block signals from inland. We
might get more from the other transmitters if the topology were
favourable. Alas, Fife isn't the Fens... :-/

Yes its a main station and PCM fed at 17Kw mixed pol...

Perhaps a bit more directionality on the receiving aerials?. You might
be having some multipath perhaps...

http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/forfar.asp

The CT7000 has a meter to display multipath. I've also checked with a
spectrum analyser in the distant past. There are no signs of any
sigificant
level of multipath.

It may well be time for a 'new' tuner and/or a high-gain antenna on the
roof. However I am not certain, given the nature of the problems, how much
these will help. So I suppose I should also consider using either a
Freeview box or some form of satellite RX.


I don't seek to offer 'advice' here, but I would just mention that the
recent *much blogged* installation of a 4 element FM aerial here has ended
up with me ripping it off and using the mast and wiring for a TV aerial to
get a 'digital' signal strength on my PVRs that sticks out the side of the
TV screen! (I can see the top 2/3 lights of the Sandy Heath transmitter from
the top of my front path of an evening....)

Whether or not is was the downside of have an ultra-clear system I don't
know, but there was just too much going on with FM - roaring, distant
tweedling noises (birdy whistle?) and announcers clearly sounding like they
were in little cubicles!! As has been said elsewhere, the sound quality of
FM during the day wasn't much to shout about either!

But then, my *best* radio listening is done in the garage in the afternoons
(R3 Evensong, for example) on a crap-covered Roberts FM radio!

Ironic, coming from a *vinylist* isn't it?

(Equally ironic that a number of people who don't like vinyl can't seem to
accept the planar, 'digital sterility' of DBA, Freeview &c....)

FWIW, I have to say I don't detect a massive difference between FV and DAB
R3, other than a significant jump in loudness which makes comparisons
difficult.

(So I don't bother to compare them much....!! ;-)