They are CB 27/81 antennas. God. You radio amateurs really don't know anything. That's why you can't get a job as a radio professional like me. Please give up your hobby.
That 1969 trough is interesting to see. The engineers who lifted that into place are now pensioners or pushing up daisies. Just when I was thinking I'd like to see all these bits of equipment in context on the mast, you went and did it! Your videos are always so well thought out and presented. Thanks for all your hard work, it's really enjoyable to watch. 👍
Some of the Andrews radomes still there at MP were probably for BBC 7ghz OB links trucks that operated out of BBC Oxford Rd in the 80s and 90s. These were superseded by Ku Band sat trucks. There was an accompanying UHF IFB transmitter/antenna on the MP mast for studio to truck comms and programme feed. ITV regional news had a 2ghz truck with a 40ft pump up mast. Not sure if they worked into MP. The BBC trucks worked into Holme Moss, Winter Hill and Moely Park depending on line of sight from the OB location. Sometimes the closest TV mast was not available LOS and MP was the only one visible even though it was furthest away. The dishes at MP could be steered a limited amount to the bearing of the OB links truck. They used a very old piece of terrain plotting software before heading out to site so see if a LOS existed. If not a mid point truck was used as a relay.
As a kid living in Widnes I always found it easier to pick bedroom analogue TV up off this rather than Winter Hill. Only problem is back then HTV and S4C having a jumbled up programming schedule to Granada and CH4. Then I finally got a roof antenna. I feel old now 🤣
@@stakkerhmnd how is having a clearer line of sight to Wales over Winter Hill a lake of my intelligence. The attic and especially my bedroom didn't have walls facing West unlike North. 🤷
@@djsarahjones It's linked. Trust me. Only low intelligence people use an roof antenna. They're usually only used by travellers on their caravans. So that also makes you a traveller.
Fuck, I love these videos. I was a weirdo child - I used to listen to odd noises and mysterious voices on my old radio during the 80s and 90s...so Alien. Still only listen to AM radio in the car, can't do digital or FM
I really like the detail on these videos Lewis, imagine how much we could of appreciated information like this on early BI and BIII infrastructure that has long since been removed from broadcast masts. I'd like to think at some point in the distant future someone and lets face it, an anorak is really going to thank you for documenting the details of long lost VHF/UHF broadcasting arrays.
I was lucky enough to see the Redruth transmitter have the UHF transmitter aerials installed by Venn Bros in the early 70’s. They went up in a powered cradle on the guy wires to the top with the gear needed to do the job. It took about 3 months because of the notoriously bad weather that location used to get. We lived in clear sight of the mast as it was known. All you had to do was stick a 6" piece of wire in the aerial socket for perfect reception. Good old analogue.
Great video as always, Lewis! The Heart dipoles at around 3:18 - it's good to see the two tiers are now pointing in the same direction! The last set of photos of Moel-Y-Parc on MB21 showed one pair had moved around in the wind. I pointed it out to a friendly Arqiva engineer from the site when I was talking to him about something else. He wasn't aware of the issue, despite being based there, and promised to go outside and look upwards immediately after getting off the phone! Looks like he did, as the fault has been subsequently fixed. I believe the 106.9 radiation pattern from that site has to be very tight to prevent interference to other stations on the same frequency - most notably Silk FM in Macclesfield - so a set of wayward dipoles might have been a significant problem. As for the possible marine VHF dipole you referenced at around 5:49 - whatever it *did*, it clearly isn't doing it any more - look at the feeder (or lack of it!) 😀
Sometimes, when I can't sleep at night, I play around with an online shortwave receiver website, instead of vegging out to RUclips. I have to use headphones, or the sounds that come out of the speakers end up freaking out my sleeping wife. Sometimes, she probably thinks I'm a tad demented. But I think it's fun. 🤣🤣🤣
OH so nice. To think of all the design and construction that went into the of the tower. I could have sat looking at that tower and had breakfast, lunch and dinner and never learned as much as I did from your video...Thanks...73 Leo.
Have you ever done something similar for aircraft communication systems locations? It would be interesting to see the coastal ATC setups that use HF radio for over ocean flights.
The trough on Winter Hill was probably also used for BBC RBS (Re-broadcast Standby) if the line feed from Cardiff was ever lost. There used to be annual tests of this on analogue during the middle of the night. (Some have put videos of the last few instances on RUclips.)
Wow, another great video! I am impressed that the trough has been on the mast since 1969 and has survived 50+ years of environmental abuse at that altitude! Quick question for suitably minded people.... I notice that some of the microwave dishes are contained within a drum shaped housing (not really a radome). Others are contained within a more conical arrangement. Is there a reason for choosing one over the other? All I can think is that the drum provides easier coverage of a horn type assembly at the cost of increased wind loading. The conical arrangement perhaps needs a simpler feed arrangement buts more aerodynamic with lower wind loading. Is this thinking in the right direction or is there a totally different explanation?
It'd be really cool if you could do these analyses on Winter Hill and Llanddona (the transmitter that (to my knowledge) serves Holyhead and the Isle of Anglesey (which another tower "Arfon' relays from). And I think Heart North Wales is actually on 88.0MHz, but I could be wrong because where I am, 106.9MHz is Cheshire Silk106.9
Great video, as always. Especially enjoyed this one as I used to live just across the valley from it. Fascinating to actually know what these mysterious constructions do! Just FYI, although the summit of Moel y Parc hill is in Denbighshire, the mast is in Flintshire.
1972 spring I had a chance. be fore moving on. I had a chance to set in. On a spook station. Near a border in the south west , and saw a lot. Learned a lot. Vhf/uhf needs height to be effective. So all "that" is needed to be a working nest. .
That was neat. Very informative for this Ol' Goat. I'm always wondering what's hanging off towers. Stumbled on your channel, and now I'm learning. I'm in the states, BTW.
I wish I could remember where but someone had painted the various arrays to look like sunflowers, corn cobs etc. The microwave units were painted like the KC offroad lights with a smiley face wearing shades.
When it comes to what is where on the tower is usually based on staying away from high power FM bays and/or rental fees of the tower. Different places usually higher up might cost more to rent. Tower space is usually given out based on height. Say the wifi company on my towers are only allowed to use 200 through 250ft out of a 450ft tower. That and I think some types of antennas perform best at x ft off the ground. I am not really an antenna guy yet it's a lot of voodoo
MFM used to have has two stations, 103.4mhz for Chester & Wrexham and 97.1mhz for Wirral. The Wirral Station later became rebranded 'Wirrals Buzz / Buzz FM" and ran from a studio in Birkenhead. Although in its last few years it was not running from the Wirral but from the Marcher Studios in Gwersyllt, Wrexham before Global changed all of the Marcher Radio stations to Capital. Marcher Radio group in its final days gas Multiple stations. MFM, Wirral's Buzz, North Wales Coast, Champion and Marcher Gold. As far as I can remember from working there, Wirral's Buzz(MFM 97.1) was transmitted from Moel-y-Parc facing towards to wirral, and MFM 103.4 for Chester & Wrexham was transmitted from Storton Hill, Wirral but facing toward Chester & Wrexham. I believe the other 2 Welsh Ststions, North Wales Coast and Champion where at Moel-y-Parc too. Marcher Gold was on AM, and I have no idea where Its TX site was. P.s. Pretty sure your correct on that being GB3MP's old antenna before it moved to the Shooting Range in Prestatyn
These cellular antennas all seem to have unused ports. I looked up the tower in CellMapper, here‘s what bands it has (not in order). O2 UK: LTE B20 only, no GSM Vodafone UK: LTE B8/20, unknown GSM band EE: LTE B3/7/20, no GSM Three: LTE B3/20, possibly UMTS B1 The upper antennas maybe are/were in use for Three 3G as the Vodafone cell should be SRAN or they are doing similar stuff like in Germany and are trying to get anything useful out of old panels (in Germany I’ve heard they sometimes use 1x1 SISO on 5G n1).
It's a fair trek to get up to MYP, even in a car. I did it about 15 years ago trying to get photos for MB21. And then you find the last little bit is a private road.
I find it funny that after decades of being told circular/mixed polarisation is soooo much better for FM radio (I've never believed that) it must be used, but even here in Australia, like it seems in the UK too, they have reverted back to vertical polarisation requirements for DAB, kinda vindicates my opinion all along, that mixed is not the magic pill they thought it was, views likely skewed by commercial manufacturers. RF doesnt say "oh your in 88-107, we are gonna treat you different than every other band"... Thanks again Lewis for another top video.
I was going to ask about MP, obviously not tried accessing for many years. MP used to have a huge coverage, there were several areas east of the Pennines even back in the 70’s.
Some can be winched up by rope. It really just depends on how much is being installed at a time. I've participated in installation of 2.4 metre diameter microwave antennas and these were done by rope. You could certainly build antenna arrays bit by bit, but it'll take a long time. So as mentioned, sometimes you'll use a helicopter to lift and install large preassembled sections, especially to the very top of a tower/mast. I guess as a designer/planner you just have to weigh up the costs and practicalities of each method. A helicopter can only fly so close to a tower safely, especially if it is a guyed mast.
DAB 10D is just about receivable in the Greater Manchester area as it carries numerous DAB+ as I'm a regular listener to one of the few really independent 'local' radio stations, the former London pirate 883. Hardly local being broadcast here but welcome diversion from the monopoly stations.
Love these videos Lewis, especially interesting as all these masts are “local” to me so I know the locations. Do that long video on the microwave PtP please 😂
Top Shelf video, Lewis. From a recently converted antenna nerd to Master Antenna Nerd, have a coffee. Maybe you could turn your detective skills to my axolotl antenna and let me know what signals I can pick up. I hope they're log periodics. I like log periodics. :)
The large microwave dishes look like 13ghz dual polarised trunk / backhaul links probably carrying higher order BT/OLO access to the DAB/DTV transmitters,.
another fantastic video lewis im still waiting for a video on brookmans park my local land epping green lol love to know more about them keep up the good work 👍👍
Can you explain a Yagi antenna in more detail (for some reason they sound interesting) They look smaller than the TV aerial on my roof. I came across a thing with my fight radar SDR system where I had to shorten the aerial to get a better signal and I think old CB you used to snip the aerial down to tune it. Great Videos Thank You
It would be good if you found a contact with the companies that maintain these masts who could give you more information. Love these videos thank you for taking the time for us.
I assume you were referring to the flanges where the tower bolts together? To answer how the sections of tower stay on, i think it’s mostly gravity, considering the guyes resist all and any lateral forces from wind. The bolts are more of an aesthetic compared to the massive normal force of the weight above
Apologies if you covered this in another video, but do the engineers need to perform weight analysis when things get added to the transmitter, to make so it's not tipped over.
Have you done a video about the wrekin and/or oakley mind transmitters yet? Oakley mind is the transmitter for bishops castle and i would like to know where it gets its DTV feed from. Is it the wrekin or another main transmitter.
I still remember the two morons who filmed themselves climbing the mast to the top whilst it was fully powered in 2016. I think it should go without saying that no-one should do this for many, many reasons.
Total noob question: What is "cardioid" about the cardioid antennas? Is it something related to their geometry, or to do with reception or radiation patterns, or the like? Cheers :)
@@RingwayManchester Cool! So it is the radiation polar pattern (if that's what it's called; that's what it is in acoustics ... that'll do). Was leaning towards that, the antennas didn't really looked formed into a heart shape. Hehe.
I'd like to have a chat with you about these PCM radios. I'm not sure what you mean by PCM radio. Usually these radios carry G703 and G732, G732 being standard 30 channel 2.048 meg PCM frames, where ad G703 is simply a 2.048meg open port data stream.
They are CB 27/81 antennas.
God. You radio amateurs really don't know anything. That's why you can't get a job as a radio professional like me.
Please give up your hobby.
bruh
I was almost angry lol
Lol sad sack
What are CB 27/81 antennas? Anyway, you've been pinned so not a problem I guess!
@@HamRadioDX We know you are. No need to confirm it.
That 1969 trough is interesting to see. The engineers who lifted that into place are now pensioners or pushing up daisies. Just when I was thinking I'd like to see all these bits of equipment in context on the mast, you went and did it! Your videos are always so well thought out and presented. Thanks for all your hard work, it's really enjoyable to watch. 👍
Have you done a video on what the various antennas are called, how they work and the reason for their shape?
Some of the Andrews radomes still there at MP were probably for BBC 7ghz OB links trucks that operated out of BBC Oxford Rd in the 80s and 90s. These were superseded by Ku Band sat trucks. There was an accompanying UHF IFB transmitter/antenna on the MP mast for studio to truck comms and programme feed.
ITV regional news had a 2ghz truck with a 40ft pump up mast. Not sure if they worked into MP.
The BBC trucks worked into Holme Moss, Winter Hill and Moely Park depending on line of sight from the OB location. Sometimes the closest TV mast was not available LOS and MP was the only one visible even though it was furthest away. The dishes at MP could be steered a limited amount to the bearing of the OB links truck. They used a very old piece of terrain plotting software before heading out to site so see if a LOS existed. If not a mid point truck was used as a relay.
As a kid living in Widnes I always found it easier to pick bedroom analogue TV up off this rather than Winter Hill. Only problem is back then HTV and S4C having a jumbled up programming schedule to Granada and CH4. Then I finally got a roof antenna. I feel old now 🤣
No, just a lack of intelligence in your case.
@@stakkerhmnd how is having a clearer line of sight to Wales over Winter Hill a lake of my intelligence. The attic and especially my bedroom didn't have walls facing West unlike North. 🤷
@@djsarahjones It's linked. Trust me. Only low intelligence people use an roof antenna. They're usually only used by travellers on their caravans. So that also makes you a traveller.
Love these enumerations of all the antennas on a tower. Thanks.
Fuck, I love these videos. I was a weirdo child - I used to listen to odd noises and mysterious voices on my old radio during the 80s and 90s...so Alien. Still only listen to AM radio in the car, can't do digital or FM
That's a gorgeous view from the site.
I really like the detail on these videos Lewis, imagine how much we could of appreciated information like this on early BI and BIII infrastructure that has long since been removed from broadcast masts. I'd like to think at some point in the distant future someone and lets face it, an anorak is really going to thank you for documenting the details of long lost VHF/UHF broadcasting arrays.
I was lucky enough to see the Redruth transmitter have the UHF transmitter aerials installed by Venn Bros in the early 70’s. They went up in a powered cradle on the guy wires to the top with the gear needed to do the job. It took about 3 months because of the notoriously bad weather that location used to get.
We lived in clear sight of the mast as it was known. All you had to do was stick a 6" piece of wire in the aerial socket for perfect reception.
Good old analogue.
Alot of stuff on that mast! Thanks for the breakdown!
Brilliant info and high quality images. You're a legend mate!🍻🤠
Great video as always, Lewis!
The Heart dipoles at around 3:18 - it's good to see the two tiers are now pointing in the same direction! The last set of photos of Moel-Y-Parc on MB21 showed one pair had moved around in the wind. I pointed it out to a friendly Arqiva engineer from the site when I was talking to him about something else. He wasn't aware of the issue, despite being based there, and promised to go outside and look upwards immediately after getting off the phone! Looks like he did, as the fault has been subsequently fixed. I believe the 106.9 radiation pattern from that site has to be very tight to prevent interference to other stations on the same frequency - most notably Silk FM in Macclesfield - so a set of wayward dipoles might have been a significant problem.
As for the possible marine VHF dipole you referenced at around 5:49 - whatever it *did*, it clearly isn't doing it any more - look at the feeder (or lack of it!) 😀
That's certainly immense, and with a lot of history. Be great to get an active amateur radio repeater back on it.
"You've probably driven or walked by this tower in Wales."
Me living in Texas: Oh yeah everyday.
Sometimes, when I can't sleep at night, I play around with an online shortwave receiver website, instead of vegging out to RUclips. I have to use headphones, or the sounds that come out of the speakers end up freaking out my sleeping wife. Sometimes, she probably thinks I'm a tad demented. But I think it's fun. 🤣🤣🤣
OH so nice. To think of all the design and construction that went into the of the tower. I could have sat looking at that tower and had breakfast, lunch and dinner and never learned as much as I did from your video...Thanks...73 Leo.
Have you ever done something similar for aircraft communication systems locations? It would be interesting to see the coastal ATC setups that use HF radio for over ocean flights.
The trough on Winter Hill was probably also used for BBC RBS (Re-broadcast Standby) if the line feed from Cardiff was ever lost. There used to be annual tests of this on analogue during the middle of the night. (Some have put videos of the last few instances on RUclips.)
Another quality video Lewis thank you.
3:19 2 element Yagi's are HB9CV's to be exact
Very thorough, as usual. I appreciate your research.
Wow, another great video! I am impressed that the trough has been on the mast since 1969 and has survived 50+ years of environmental abuse at that altitude! Quick question for suitably minded people.... I notice that some of the microwave dishes are contained within a drum shaped housing (not really a radome). Others are contained within a more conical arrangement. Is there a reason for choosing one over the other? All I can think is that the drum provides easier coverage of a horn type assembly at the cost of increased wind loading. The conical arrangement perhaps needs a simpler feed arrangement buts more aerodynamic with lower wind loading. Is this thinking in the right direction or is there a totally different explanation?
Over in the US small yagi antennas are often used by municipalities, used for data/telemetry for local utilities like water
BTW the amateur radio 2 meter repeater ( GB3MP ) is now located up on a mast overlooking Prestatyn ( worth a visit )
Love your videos well done i worked in radio broadcasting one time love this stuff well done ❤
Great video Lewis. It would be nice one day to see what's inside those UHF panels!
I think the device at 8:04 is not a Log. It looks to be an 18 element yagi, probably by Jaybeam. They are usually fairly narrowband by design.
Amazing stuff. I look forward every day to your great videos 👌
It'd be really cool if you could do these analyses on Winter Hill and Llanddona (the transmitter that (to my knowledge) serves Holyhead and the Isle of Anglesey (which another tower "Arfon' relays from). And I think Heart North Wales is actually on 88.0MHz, but I could be wrong because where I am, 106.9MHz is Cheshire Silk106.9
I took similar pics of Llandonna last week ;)
Great video, as always. Especially enjoyed this one as I used to live just across the valley from it. Fascinating to actually know what these mysterious constructions do! Just FYI, although the summit of Moel y Parc hill is in Denbighshire, the mast is in Flintshire.
1972 spring I had a chance. be fore moving on. I had a chance to set in. On a spook station. Near a border in the south west , and saw a lot. Learned a lot. Vhf/uhf needs height to be effective. So all "that" is needed to be a working nest. .
That was neat.
Very informative for this Ol' Goat.
I'm always wondering what's hanging off towers.
Stumbled on your channel, and now I'm learning.
I'm in the states, BTW.
I wish I could remember where but someone had painted the various arrays to look like sunflowers, corn cobs etc. The microwave units were painted like the KC offroad lights with a smiley face wearing shades.
Curious, (IT guy) but dang you know a lot !!
thank you so much
Always interesting!
antennas are rad...great video.
When it comes to what is where on the tower is usually based on staying away from high power FM bays and/or rental fees of the tower. Different places usually higher up might cost more to rent. Tower space is usually given out based on height. Say the wifi company on my towers are only allowed to use 200 through 250ft out of a 450ft tower. That and I think some types of antennas perform best at x ft off the ground. I am not really an antenna guy yet it's a lot of voodoo
MFM used to have has two stations, 103.4mhz for Chester & Wrexham and 97.1mhz for Wirral.
The Wirral Station later became rebranded 'Wirrals Buzz / Buzz FM" and ran from a studio in Birkenhead.
Although in its last few years it was not running from the Wirral but from the Marcher Studios in Gwersyllt, Wrexham before Global changed all of the Marcher Radio stations to Capital.
Marcher Radio group in its final days gas Multiple stations.
MFM, Wirral's Buzz, North Wales Coast, Champion and Marcher Gold.
As far as I can remember from working there, Wirral's Buzz(MFM 97.1) was transmitted from Moel-y-Parc facing towards to wirral, and MFM 103.4 for Chester & Wrexham was transmitted from Storton Hill, Wirral but facing toward Chester & Wrexham.
I believe the other 2 Welsh Ststions, North Wales Coast and Champion where at Moel-y-Parc too.
Marcher Gold was on AM, and I have no idea where Its TX site was.
P.s. Pretty sure your correct on that being GB3MP's old antenna before it moved to the Shooting Range in Prestatyn
This is really great!
Love these videos man. Keep it up for sure..
These cellular antennas all seem to have unused ports.
I looked up the tower in CellMapper, here‘s what bands it has (not in order).
O2 UK: LTE B20 only, no GSM
Vodafone UK: LTE B8/20, unknown GSM band
EE: LTE B3/7/20, no GSM
Three: LTE B3/20, possibly UMTS B1
The upper antennas maybe are/were in use for Three 3G as the Vodafone cell should be SRAN or they are doing similar stuff like in Germany and are trying to get anything useful out of old panels (in Germany I’ve heard they sometimes use 1x1 SISO on 5G n1).
It's a fair trek to get up to MYP, even in a car. I did it about 15 years ago trying to get photos for MB21. And then you find the last little bit is a private road.
How appropriate that Heart FM uses a cardioid radiation pattern!
Your last image of an annotated tower should be posters, Tees - merch!
I find it funny that after decades of being told circular/mixed polarisation is soooo much better for FM radio (I've never believed that) it must be used, but even here in Australia, like it seems in the UK too, they have reverted back to vertical polarisation requirements for DAB, kinda vindicates my opinion all along, that mixed is not the magic pill they thought it was, views likely skewed by commercial manufacturers.
RF doesnt say "oh your in 88-107, we are gonna treat you different than every other band"...
Thanks again Lewis for another top video.
Nice footage
I was going to ask about MP, obviously not tried accessing for many years. MP used to have a huge coverage, there were several areas east of the Pennines even back in the 70’s.
Antenna at 8:04 doesn't look like log periodic to me. Could be a J-Beam Yagi with that style of driven element.
So how does one carry a TV/microwave antenna up it to be mounted? Can they be progressively added to? Do decommissioned pieces stay up there?
The large heavy antennas are lifted by helicopter.
Some can be winched up by rope. It really just depends on how much is being installed at a time. I've participated in installation of 2.4 metre diameter microwave antennas and these were done by rope.
You could certainly build antenna arrays bit by bit, but it'll take a long time. So as mentioned, sometimes you'll use a helicopter to lift and install large preassembled sections, especially to the very top of a tower/mast.
I guess as a designer/planner you just have to weigh up the costs and practicalities of each method. A helicopter can only fly so close to a tower safely, especially if it is a guyed mast.
DAB 10D is just about receivable in the Greater Manchester area as it carries numerous DAB+ as I'm a regular listener to one of the few really independent 'local' radio stations, the former London pirate 883. Hardly local being broadcast here but welcome diversion from the monopoly stations.
Next time you are over our way, give me a shout & I will put the kettle on 😁
Cool stuff!!
The huge masts at rugby used to be a wonderful sight at night I miss them.
Great to see you over here! Love your vids
@@RingwayManchester Thanks
Love these videos Lewis, especially interesting as all these masts are “local” to me so I know the locations.
Do that long video on the microwave PtP please 😂
Good job mate
Always wondered what type and brand of coax cable these and other types of commercial aerials use, i'm guessing not RG58.
Andrews Air-spaced feeder.
Top Shelf video, Lewis. From a recently converted antenna nerd to Master Antenna Nerd, have a coffee.
Maybe you could turn your detective skills to my axolotl antenna and let me know what signals I can pick up. I hope they're log periodics. I like log periodics. :)
The large microwave dishes look like 13ghz dual polarised trunk / backhaul links probably carrying higher order BT/OLO access to the DAB/DTV transmitters,.
another fantastic video lewis im still waiting for a video on brookmans park my local land epping green lol love to know more about them keep up the good work 👍👍
Can you explain a Yagi antenna in more detail (for some reason they sound interesting) They look smaller than the TV aerial on my roof. I came across a thing with my fight radar SDR system where I had to shorten the aerial to get a better signal and I think old CB you used to snip the aerial down to tune it. Great Videos Thank You
Those folded dipoles toward the wirral, could be AIS antennas
It would be good if you found a contact with the companies that maintain these masts who could give you more information. Love these videos thank you for taking the time for us.
Would absolutely take a 50hr microwave video
Time to come down my neck of the woods Lewis and do a video on Rowridge
amazing video
I assume you were referring to the flanges where the tower bolts together? To answer how the sections of tower stay on, i think it’s mostly gravity, considering the guyes resist all and any lateral forces from wind. The bolts are more of an aesthetic compared to the massive normal force of the weight above
Could you do a tour of wenove transmission tower always wanted to know what was on that
And maybe cover St Hillary at the same time.
Apologies if you covered this in another video, but do the engineers need to perform weight analysis when things get added to the transmitter, to make so it's not tipped over.
Beautiful location! Do they need someone to live at the transmitter and keep the grass cut? I'll volunteer!
That is a LOT of weight on that tower. I've never seen one with that many antennas. All that coax has got to put a strain on the tower.
fascinating
Always wondered what all that different stuff is, and what it's for; how on earth did you learn what all those things are and their purpose?
I’m just a geek
Great video again bud!! Just a thought, but how would you go about installing an amateur radio repeater or antenna on one of these masts?
Have you done a video about the wrekin and/or oakley mind transmitters yet? Oakley mind is the transmitter for bishops castle and i would like to know where it gets its DTV feed from. Is it the wrekin or another main transmitter.
Antenna lights seen 56 miles away? *gasp*....the world must be flat. [haha]
Or the tower tall!
@@paulsengupta971 Hmm....well, there goes that flat earth theory into the toilet. HAHAHA 😆
@@iBackshift Ah, just because the tower is tall, that doesn't disprove anything...
How do you find out the user of every antenna? Wild! Love your videos man!
Ever done winter hill ?
I still remember the two morons who filmed themselves climbing the mast to the top whilst it was fully powered in 2016. I think it should go without saying that no-one should do this for many, many reasons.
Wow!
There is a ladder at the top for the truly insane!!
Total noob question: What is "cardioid" about the cardioid antennas? Is it something related to their geometry, or to do with reception or radiation patterns, or the like? Cheers :)
In simple terms, the signal directional pattern resembles a heart :) - cardioid
@@RingwayManchester Cool! So it is the radiation polar pattern (if that's what it's called; that's what it is in acoustics ... that'll do). Was leaning towards that, the antennas didn't really looked formed into a heart shape. Hehe.
is that the one near Nebo???
No, that one's called "Arfon".
Great video Lewis there is no way I would go up that ladder
Have you watched any of the mast climbing videos out there? First time I watched one I had to pause it multiple times and also wipe my sweaty palms.
Two people did in 2016 whilst it was fully powered. Arqiva were naturally not best pleased when they found out.
Ringway Manchester, your content is always fascinating - not that I understand any of it. 😀
How would you like the engineer that?
They got their money's worth on this mast..
first time being early to one of your videos :o
same (:
_"But to keep this video under the 50-hour mark..."_
🤭🤭🤭
How do you know all this shit?
They are getting high.
same
hi
I'd like to have a chat with you about these PCM radios.
I'm not sure what you mean by PCM radio. Usually these radios carry G703 and G732, G732 being standard 30 channel 2.048 meg PCM frames, where ad G703 is simply a 2.048meg open port data stream.
Look at the video I linked in the description