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THE TRANSMISSION GALLERY

Photos by Brian Manley

Orpington
Landlord: BBC NGR: TQ458652 Site Height: 68m Structure Height: 40m
Analogue TV: BBC1: 55  BBC2: 62  ITV1: 59  Ch4: 66   
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Comments: Relay of Crystal Palace
   

I've een meaning to bag this one a while. I live 7 miles away but can still get a faint signal (it's only 13W but quite high up).

It was built about 15 years ago to cover a hole in the coverage of Crystal Palace (mostly on the downside of a railway embankment). Many of the older aerials I saw were truly huge with quite a few pointing towards Sudbury (some 55 miles away)!

The mast itself is inside waterboard land. The man on the gate was quite helpful but said "sorry I can't let you in", hence only a waterboard site sign! You can see the recieve aerial easily enougth near the top of the mast. We went round to the side of the site afterwards and I think you can just about see the broadcast aerials.

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