Apparently Grinton Lodge (Reeth), West Burton (Wensleydale), Ravenscar, Aislaby, and Romaldkirk are back on. Some people served by Grinton are telling me that they have no BBC channels; some are saying that the BBC channels are now on.
Anyone know how these relays are receiving signals? Just how many sets
of satellite kit does Arqiva keep in the shed?
On Sat 28/08/2021 01:49, williamwright wrote:
Apparently Grinton Lodge (Reeth), West Burton (Wensleydale), Ravenscar,
Aislaby, and Romaldkirk are back on. Some people served by Grinton are
telling me that they have no BBC channels; some are saying that the BBC
channels are now on.
Anyone know how these relays are receiving signals? Just how many sets
of satellite kit does Arqiva keep in the shed?
Ravenscar could be working off Scarborough (region change) and Aislaby
could be repeating Whitby. I'll have to think about the others.
On Sat 28/08/2021 01:49, williamwright wrote:
Apparently Grinton Lodge (Reeth), West Burton (Wensleydale),
Ravenscar, Aislaby, and Romaldkirk are back on. Some people served by
Grinton are telling me that they have no BBC channels; some are
saying that the BBC channels are now on.
Anyone know how these relays are receiving signals? Just how many
sets of satellite kit does Arqiva keep in the shed?
Ravenscar could be working off Scarborough (region change) and Aislaby
could be repeating Whitby. I'll have to think about the others.
Arqiva's own press release confirms Aislaby is being feed off air
On Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:33:14 +0100, Mark Carver wrote:
Arqiva's own press release confirms Aislaby is being feed off air
I keep seeing this location mentioned but how is it pronounced? As
written or some fancy concoction like "I'll be" ? :)
aze as in haze laby as in la-bee
Apparently Grinton Lodge (Reeth), West Burton (Wensleydale), Ravenscar, Aislaby, and Romaldkirk are back on. Some people served by Grinton are telling me that they have no BBC channels; some are saying that the BBC channels are now on.
Anyone know how these relays are receiving signals? Just how many sets
of satellite kit does Arqiva keep in the shed?
In article <Ms2dnZ-Vm4OOUaX8nZ2dnUU78U_NnZ2d@brightview.co.uk>, NY <me@privacy.net> scribeth thus
On 28/08/2021 01:49, williamwright wrote:
Apparently Grinton Lodge (Reeth), West Burton (Wensleydale), Ravenscar,
Aislaby, and Romaldkirk are back on. Some people served by Grinton are
telling me that they have no BBC channels; some are saying that the BBC
channels are now on.
Anyone know how these relays are receiving signals? Just how many sets
of satellite kit does Arqiva keep in the shed?
Arqiva's update today
https://www.arqiva.com/news-views/news/update-on-incident-at-bilsdale-mast >> announces that a transmitter at Sutton Bank has come on line. I wonder
what area it covers. Should point nicely up Wensleydale and towards
Ripon and the north side of Harrogate providing those aren't too far
away (inverse square law!).
Anyone know where the Sutton Bank transmitter has been sited?
Latest update from Arqiva!!!
Updated 19/03/2025
Arqiva are pleased to announce the commissioning of the 195th relay
station to restore services following the Bilsdale incident the other
year. Mrs Doris Scroggie of the nearby St Johns church said that "it
will be nice the seven and six rent they were getting for the roof, but
they didn't need the telly station as they had 't new fibre installed a
few years ago and that worked fine for them"
A further incident was reported last night a real gale was blowing in
the area! Mr Noah Arkwright who lives in a croft cottage near the ill
fated mast said;
Eee! Heck t'where blowing a rum 'un when i heard a loud crashing noise i
said to 't missus that it sounded like t' wind had taken roof of the
outside privvy!, she told me to shut the feck up and stop having mad
dreams about her, to stop fumbling around in her night dress and get
back to sleep!.
The following morning the mast had disappeared, several saw cuts caused
by an angle grinder were found on the wires that kept the mast up. Nowt
was found of the said mast but Sgt Moses Arkenshaw of the central York's constabulary said that; They were following up several leads all over
the roads that led them to see that several Pikeys were seen queuing up
at the local scrappies with quite a lot of ferrous scrap to flog!.
Mr Arkwright commented further that;
"It were a right rum do that!, amazing how many poor sheep tried to
cushion the fallen mast but its reckoned that he'll now have 't buy
another 18 freezer's so some good as come from bad"
Update ends....
On 28/08/2021 01:49, williamwright wrote:
Apparently Grinton Lodge (Reeth), West Burton (Wensleydale), Ravenscar,
Aislaby, and Romaldkirk are back on. Some people served by Grinton are
telling me that they have no BBC channels; some are saying that the BBC
channels are now on.
Anyone know how these relays are receiving signals? Just how many sets
of satellite kit does Arqiva keep in the shed?
Arqiva's update today >https://www.arqiva.com/news-views/news/update-on-incident-at-bilsdale-mast >announces that a transmitter at Sutton Bank has come on line. I wonder
what area it covers. Should point nicely up Wensleydale and towards
Ripon and the north side of Harrogate providing those aren't too far
away (inverse square law!).
Anyone know where the Sutton Bank transmitter has been sited?
I think some old nutter must have made that up...
On Wed, 8 Sep 2021 17:10:14 +0100, williamwright <wrightsaerials@f2s.com> wrote:
I think some old nutter must have made that up...
What, another one?
Regarding Sutton Bank. Quite an imposing site, LOS to much of Bilsdale's targets to the south, the existing tower doesn't look like a mobile phone industry creation, but a little more substantial. It doesn't appear to have that look of a formerHome Office/DTELS site, but nonetheless looks made for serious VHF comms.
Does anyone know who built the site?
On 13/09/2021 10:27, Edward Richardson wrote:
Regarding Sutton Bank. Quite an imposing site, LOS to much ofUtilities ? is there a reservoir up there ?
Bilsdale's targets to the south, the existing tower doesn't look like a
mobile phone industry creation, but a little more substantial. It
doesn't appear to have that look of a former Home Office/DTELS site, but
nonetheless looks made for serious VHF comms.
Does anyone know who built the site?
http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/gallerypage.php?txid=2566
Have there been any reports from people who are served by it as to how
far away it provides usable reception? My parents have a holiday
cottage near Leyburn and I'm wondering whether that is getting a signal.
Regarding Sutton Bank. Quite an imposing site, LOS to much of Bilsdale's targets to the south, the existing tower doesn't look like a mobile phone industry creation, but a little more substantial. It doesn't appear to have that look of a formerHome Office/DTELS site, but nonetheless looks made for serious VHF comms.
Does anyone know who built the site?
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