On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:01:58 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

And more often than not these days has a leaky feeder repeater system
installed from almost DC to daylight;!...

The one in the Hatfield tunnel is selective. Only a couple of stations
are on it.

Which ones, I've never found anything that is ?

Anyone know how the mobile phone service in the Channel Tunnel is engineered ?

Only seems to work on the UK-bound bore, but all three of the French networks
are there, all with 3G. Signal lasts as far as the UK tunnel exit.

Nothing going the other way, presumably VF, O2, and/or EE have been invited to
provide a service ?

In the Hatfield tunnel you can get radios 2, 3 and 4. BBC London 94.9
is not provided. I haven't tried other stations, so I don't know about
them.

d

Don Pearce wrote:

In the Hatfield tunnel you can get radios 2, 3 and 4.

Ah, that's something at least. Last time I went through (2009 ish) R4 fizzled
out once inside.

BBC London 94.9
is not provided. I haven't tried other stations, so I don't know about
them.

It's out of area for BBC London anyway, I'd have expected BBC 3CR, and what
was Chiltern (now Heart Herts !)

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On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:32:02 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

In the Hatfield tunnel you can get radios 2, 3 and 4.

Ah, that's something at least. Last time I went through (2009 ish) R4 fizzled
out once inside.

BBC London 94.9
is not provided. I haven't tried other stations, so I don't know about
them.

It's out of area for BBC London anyway, I'd have expected BBC 3CR, and what
was Chiltern (now Heart Herts !)

Hmm - I never thought of it as out of area. I live in Hampstead and
work in Stevenage, so BBC London is loud and clear all the way to
work.

d

In article , Don Pearce
wrote:
On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:01:58 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

And more often than not these days has a leaky feeder repeater system
installed from almost DC to daylight;!...

The one in the Hatfield tunnel is selective. Only a couple of stations
are on it.

Which ones, I've never found anything that is ?

Anyone know how the mobile phone service in the Channel Tunnel is
engineered ?

Only seems to work on the UK-bound bore, but all three of the French
networks are there, all with 3G. Signal lasts as far as the UK tunnel
exit.

Nothing going the other way, presumably VF, O2, and/or EE have been
invited to provide a service ?

In the Hatfield tunnel you can get radios 2, 3 and 4. BBC London 94.9 is
not provided.

It's outside the target service area of BBC London. Should be BBC 3CR, but I
rarely go there, so I wouldn't know.

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Don Pearce wrote:

Hmm - I never thought of it as out of area. I live in Hampstead and
work in Stevenage, so BBC London is loud and clear all the way to
work.

As it is here in Hampshire, but its editorial area is broadly bounded by the
M25. Many local radio stations, are receivable way outside their editorial
areas.

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"Mark Carver" wrote in message
...
Jim Lesurf wrote:

BTW I was told yesterday that there was a critical item about this topic
in
The Granuoad last Saturday. Anyone see it? I'm not fit enough to carry
such
a large newspaper home from the shop!

The internet is your friend :-)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/16/tvs-retuning-room-mobile-services?INTCMP=SRCH


The Gruniad is about as accurate in its reporting as the Consumers
Association is accurate in its testing of products. Except that Which?
magazine never reported that Queen Victoria ****ed over Westminster Bridge
on the way to the State Opening of Parliament.

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In article , Mark Carver
wrote:
Jim Lesurf wrote:

BTW I was told yesterday that there was a critical item about this
topic in The Granuoad last Saturday. Anyone see it? I'm not fit enough
to carry such a large newspaper home from the shop!

The internet is your friend :-)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/16/tvs-retuning-room-mobile-services?INTCMP=SRCH

Alas, I guess it shows my age that I'd not thought of that. :-/

Slainte,

Jim

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JohnT wrote:

"Mark Carver" wrote in message

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/16/tvs-retuning-room-mobile-services?INTCMP=SRCH



The Gruniad is about as accurate in its reporting as the Consumers
Association is accurate in its testing of products. Except that Which?
magazine never reported that Queen Victoria ****ed over Westminster
Bridge on the way to the State Opening of Parliament.

They were doing quite well, until the bit about 700 and 800 MHz bands



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Mark Carver wrote:
JohnT wrote:

"Mark Carver" wrote in message

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/16/tvs-retuning-room-mobile-services?INTCMP=SRCH



The Gruniad is about as accurate in its reporting as the Consumers
Association is accurate in its testing of products. Except that Which?
magazine never reported that Queen Victoria ****ed over Westminster
Bridge on the way to the State Opening of Parliament.

They were doing quite well, until the bit about 700 and 800 MHz bands

And it said nothing would happen until 2018.

Bill

charles wrote:
In article , Don Pearce
wrote:
On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:01:58 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

And more often than not these days has a leaky feeder repeater
system installed from almost DC to daylight;!...

The one in the Hatfield tunnel is selective. Only a couple of
stations are on it.

Which ones, I've never found anything that is ?

Anyone know how the mobile phone service in the Channel Tunnel is
engineered ?

Only seems to work on the UK-bound bore, but all three of the French
networks are there, all with 3G. Signal lasts as far as the UK
tunnel exit.

Nothing going the other way, presumably VF, O2, and/or EE have been
invited to provide a service ?

In the Hatfield tunnel you can get radios 2, 3 and 4. BBC London
94.9 is not provided.

It's outside the target service area of BBC London. Should be BBC
3CR, but I rarely go there, so I wouldn't know.

3CR is a lousy signal down here in SW Herts, they ought to put a relay
at Brookmans Park, better still put it on DAB. I listen to it using internet
radio

I think 3CR is leaky coaxed down the Hatfield tunnel, i'll check next time
i use the tunnel

Steve Terry
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