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Rampisham UHF Dorset
Landlord: VT Comms NGR: ST544008 Site Height: 210.3m Structure Height:
Analogue TV: BBC1: 40  BBC2: 46  ITV1: 43  Ch4: 50   
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Comments: Relay of Stockland Hill

The relay station is on the side of one of the HF towers right beside the southern perimeter fence.

To get to it you have to go about half a mile along a rather muddy public right-of-way that skirts the station and you have to look carefully at the masts to find which one has the relay station. A bit like trying to see which elephant has the flea on its side from 100
yards.

There are 4 sets of antennas on the left side of the left tower just above the trees. Look very carefully and you will see them.

The transmit antennas. Unusually these are horizontally polarised - maybe to minimise interference from Weymouth that uses the same channels with 2kW ERP from about 20 miles away. Possibly also Winterbourne
Stickland a bit further away with 1kW ERP.

The relay station does not cover Rampisham but rather the valley to the south of the station.

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