Unusual place for a Yagi
 

Strange things can happen in the old days of analogue before we had anything
other than bbc 2 on uhf, I found that an aerial about ten feet off the
ground on my shed aimed at thedirection of Germany would regularly pick up
Tropo signals from German transmitters, whereas one mounted on top of a 30
ft mast did not.
I never did quite get this sort of thing, but presumably as tropo is a kind
of ducting it mainly was at a low level in my area due to the terrain or
something.
Brian

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En el artículo , ureds
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https://goo.gl/maps/9YyII maybe the property over the road is using it?

A property where planning law prohibits roof-mounted aerials?

In remote places, the signal sometimes 'is where it is' - and 'where it
is' is where you have to place the aerial.
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Ian

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On Sunday, 30 August 2015 18:09:28 UTC+1, ureds wrote:
Spotted on a recent trip to Glencoe, pointed at Ballachulish which is about
a mile to the north.

https://goo.gl/maps/9YyII maybe the property over the road is using it?

From its spacing, the aerial appears to be in broadcast TV band, but orientated for vertical polarisation. IMO this means it is pointed at a nearby relay mast, in this case very likely Ballachulish at NN0591592 - just 3.6W.

Interestingly there is what looks like a telecoms (probably BT) manhole on the opposite side of the road, however whether this is connected or the aerial just serves the house nearby is moot.

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Spotted on a recent trip to Glencoe, pointed at Ballachulish which is
about
a mile to the north.

https://goo.gl/maps/9YyII maybe the property over the road is using it?

My aunt lives just round the corner from Ballachulish - the mountain was
restricting Sky so she now has a Freeview aerial on a bridge at the end of
the garden and a long piece of coax.

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On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:20:27 +0100, Mike Tomlinson
wrote:

En el artículo , Jim GM4DHJ ...
escribió:

http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/ind...PostLochcarron

God, that's depressing. I think I'd sooner go up topside and watch the
bombs land than stay in that hole. A similar place is the "Secret
Nuclear Bunker" in Hack Green:

http://www.hackgreen.co.uk/

These facilities were in use up to he 1990s, all the more remarkable
when you look at how primitive they are. The phone exchange in Hack
Green is electromechanical so it wouldn't be affected by a nuclear EMP,
and the signs in the operations room showing the war state (DEFCON in
US, I forget what we call it here) are signs illuminated by incandescent
bulbs.

They have a couple of nuclear bombs (minus warhead, of course) and what
struck me is how small they are compared to what you see in the movies
(cf. Dr Strangelove).

Well worth a look if you're in the area.

I must pay a visit with my pal who is ex RAF.

I often use the SDR though.


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On 31/08/2015 18:44, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el artículo , Woody
escribió:

The sad bit is that they have (had) one of these local bunkers 50ft
down under John Smith's brewery in Tadcaster.

Do the Russians like beer?

/me has visions of drilling a hole in the ceiling under one of the tanks
and installing a tap. Then you wouldn't care about the bombs.

That's John, not Sam Smith.

Mind, Sam's use slate containers. Not easy drilling holes for taps...

Andy

Unusual place for a Yagi
 

charles wrote:
In article ,
Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Mike Tomlinson
writes
En el artículo , ureds
escribió:

https://goo.gl/maps/9YyII maybe the property over the road is using it?
A property where planning law prohibits roof-mounted aerials?

In remote places, the signal sometimes 'is where it is' - and 'where it
is' is where you have to place the aerial.

indeed, so.


You'd be amazed at some of the places I've put aerials.

Bill

Unusual place for a Yagi
 

Brian-Gaff wrote:
Strange things can happen in the old days of analogue before we had anything
other than bbc 2 on uhf, I found that an aerial about ten feet off the
ground on my shed aimed at thedirection of Germany would regularly pick up
Tropo signals from German transmitters, whereas one mounted on top of a 30
ft mast did not.
I never did quite get this sort of thing, but presumably as tropo is a kind
of ducting it mainly was at a low level in my area due to the terrain or
something.
Brian


Winter Hill is not normally receivable at this side of the Pennines.
Here in Micklebring Winter Hill can be received at a certain altitude.
This coincides with ground level half way up my back yard, and 8ft above
ground level near the house. I have an aerial there, dating from the
days when alternative ITVs were worth having. At that time I
experimented extensively and I could not receive WH on the roof or at
the top of the yard or anywhere else. It has to be at that altitude. It
hasn't changed in 30 years, despite transmitter changes.

Bill

Unusual place for a Yagi
 

Vir Campestris wrote:
On 31/08/2015 18:44, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el artículo , Woody
escribió:

The sad bit is that they have (had) one of these local bunkers 50ft
down under John Smith's brewery in Tadcaster.

Do the Russians like beer?

/me has visions of drilling a hole in the ceiling under one of the tanks
and installing a tap. Then you wouldn't care about the bombs.

That's John, not Sam Smith.

Mind, Sam's use slate containers. Not easy drilling holes for taps...

Andy

I don't drink John's because it's **** and I don't drink Sams on
principle because of their attitude to their tenants.

Bill