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THE TRANSMISSION GALLERY
MARGATE
| Photos by Dan Glover | Page last updated: 2012-04-17 |
| A quick visit in mid-April to look for DSO changes...would the new arrangements be any more visible than the previous broadcast antennas? At DSO, Margate becomes SFN with Dover and gains a significant power increase. Perhaps as well, since everyone nearby has a Group A antenna... Previous more elaborate plans such as including Ramsgate and a new site at Broadstairs within the SFN have been abandoned and Margate is no longer to be in a separate "transmitter group". Within five minutes of the last photo the weather had turned: hail and lightning. Not the best time to be ~60m AGL for the man in the orange helmet. |
| If you knew where to look, something has been added, but the new antenna isn't particularly obvious. It's also a bit unconventional... |
| ...in the centre, what looks like two empty poles close together - more detail below. At roof level on the left is the new equipment enclosure |
| According to the planning application, we have a "3db colinear and reflector kit". The tx logs on the left may have been re-located as they seem a bit higher than in previous photos of the site. Finally we have a reasonably clear image of one of the rx logs! |
| Note how the tx logs hide when anyone tries to approach... What we may have is an omnidirectional antenna inside the shroud, with a smaller diameter reflector in close proximity - and a man in a hard hat. He'll probably know how it's meant to work. |
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