In article , Bill Wright
wrote:
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
David Looser wrote:
The original plan, drawn up in the early '60s, was to re-engineer
Bands 1 and 3 for 625-line operation once the 405-line service was
switched off; but it never happened. I guess that the powers that be
thought that the spectrum could be more usefully used for other
purposes.

More likely they thought that getting the free TV from France was too
much competition.

UHF only TV's could not receive it.

Geoff.


Do many people on the south coast actually bother with French
transmissions? I didn't see many south-facing aerials when I ventured
into that neck of the woods.

they only "bothered" with them when they casued interference to UK
channels, although a firm in Parkstone, Dorset, used to sell suitable
aerials and SECAM receivers.

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