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# 21912 10-May-2008 19:47
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Can you pick up Freeview HD from Sky Tower?

I cant get it from Waiatarua in Freemans Bay but have easy line of site to Sky Tower.

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  # 129938 10-May-2008 20:44
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http://freeviewnz.tv/images/auckland.pdf
Theres a Triangle labelled skytower, so i assume they transmit from there.

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  # 129961 10-May-2008 22:11
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No, I don't think you can. Only analogue from there.

For freeview it is either waiatarua or pine hill.

 
 
 
 


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  # 129969 10-May-2008 22:36
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Sky Tower in Infill, which means short range low power compared with Waiatatua.




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  # 129984 11-May-2008 08:08
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openmedia: Sky Tower in Infill, which means short range low power compared with Waiatatua.


Can I use it then for HD Im very close to it?

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  # 130007 11-May-2008 12:14
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All DTT transmission sites carry TV1/2/3 with their respective HD streams, this includes the Sky Tower Infill, so if you can/are capable of receiveing the DTT muxs from Sky Tower then yes you will be able to get the HD streams on it.

Note the Infill Txs are between either 10th or 100th the base power of the Main Txs such as Waitarua.

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  # 130032 11-May-2008 15:47
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cyril7: All DTT transmission sites carry TV1/2/3 with their respective HD streams, this includes the Sky Tower Infill, so if you can/are capable of receiveing the DTT muxs from Sky Tower then yes you will be able to get the HD streams on it.

Note the Infill Txs are between either 10th or 100th the base power of the Main Txs such as Waitarua.

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We are approx 2/3 kms in a straight line from Sky Tower and we see the full tower to the top easy from all windows, do you know what UHF antenna do we buy for the HD?

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  # 130038 11-May-2008 17:31
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If you already have a UHF Antenna use that.

If you don't, others have had success with this

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