Freeview HD in Whangaparaoa

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#70789 30-Oct-2010 23:07

I live in Whangaparaoa and are having trouble with Freeview HD.
I get kordia channels fing but no TVNZ or Mediaworks channels.
We live near ladies mile and I think our UHF antenna is pointed at the sly tower.
Wondering weather I should turn it to pinehill.
Thanks.

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#397912 30-Oct-2010 23:28

Skytower is weak as, pinehill is a lot better.

Pinehill is horizontal, same as waiatarua.

What channels are you seeing things tune in on?

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#397946 31-Oct-2010 07:08

Thanks.
I only get stuff like Maori channel, freeview hd demo, TV33 etc.

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#397948 31-Oct-2010 07:38

Also what is vertical and horizontal mean?0

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#398072 31-Oct-2010 14:08

How the aerial is alligned, it has to match the transmitter, if the prongs are up and down, you are on vertical, if the are left to right, they are horizontal.

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#398110 31-Oct-2010 15:53

Our prongs are horizontal.
Is the sky tower horizontal or vertical.
If it is vertical i found our problem.

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#398112 31-Oct-2010 15:58

skytower is vertical, but you are so far away that I dont know if it would work. Pinehill is much stronger and horizontal so try swinging it around to that first. They are on the same channel so no retuning should be needed.

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