[TheList] 75.3500 Mhz reception issues

Mon Aug 24 06:37:28 AEST 2020

That would make sense if I wasn't picking it up at all, but weirdly am like
I said with a flimsy old cable aerial. One of those ones that has a plastic
bit on the end to stick to a window or something.

On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 9:26 PM DogSecurity - Richard <
richard at dogsecurity.co.nz> wrote:

> Yes. Not all of those are active though, it seems (from previous visits)
> some of the Area repeaters were killed when Auckland went digital.
>
> Unfortunately if you're North facing, you may struggle as the signals
> behind you. Your apartment complex may have killed the VHF TV aerial years
> ago given its not in use, if its even still on the roof. You may find if
> your apartment is concrete, or if you have an apartment south of you, you
> may just not have any luck at all.
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> spelling.
>
> On 23 August 2020 6:33:13 pm NZST, Dan News <dan at dannews.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>> If they are on the Wiki I would have, are they the ones listed?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 4:26 PM Brendan Sheehy <shiters_r_us at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This is actually one of the frequencies for the Area 1 channel in the
>>> Auckland area.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It is patched to the Waikato Rural channel.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Have you tried the either of the other 2 frequencies for Area 1?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> *From: *Dan News <dan at dannews.co.nz>
>>> *Sent: *Sunday, 23 August 2020 12:09 PM
>>> *To: *thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
>>> *Subject: *[TheList] 75.3500 Mhz reception issues
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've posted this before, but am keen to tackle it once and for all.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I can get Waikato Rural here in central Auckland, but only from a very
>>> fidgety wire cable aerial when placed on certain angles around my
>>> bedroom..... not ideal. And, only on a handheld scanner, not on my BCT15X.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nowhere else, even outside on the balcony seems to receive it at all,
>>> neither does the outdoor shared TV aerial for the apartments.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd like to have it so its set up and always on rather than posing like
>>> a christmas tree each evening to try and get a signal, only to lose it as
>>> soon as I let go of the cable (that's one other thing, is my body "giving
>>> it what it needs" so to speak in order to receive the signal?).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Would something like this help?
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.jaycar.co.nz/slimline-indoor-uhf-vhf-antenna-with-signal-meter/p/LT3158
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any sort of external roof antenna is out of the question, and my
>>> apartment faces north, so think that may be a factor also?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please get in touch oh wise ones!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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