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Call Sign : m3kbd/2e0kbd/m0kbd Posts : 138 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2019-07-04 QTH or Location : stockton on tees Equipment Used : kenwood ts 2000x ascom 70mhz icom vlf/hf/uhf receivers multiband antennas Age : 63
Subject: bilsdale tv transmiter down Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:02 pm
hi anybody in the stockton on tees teesside area got there free veiw tv restored i can get bbc 1 ok do i need to retune the box thanks for looking paul
Northern Crusader Major contributor
Call Sign : M0GVZ / 26CT1760 Posts : 489 Times Thanked : 32 Join date : 2019-11-13 QTH or Location : IO94SA Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike Age : 52
Subject: Re: bilsdale tv transmiter down Thu Aug 26, 2021 7:14 pm
The mast set on fire a couple of weeks ago when some work was being done on the transmitter and fully burned it out. Currently a 300m exclusion zone around it because they're not sure if it'll fall down or not. Affecting TV, DAB and FM radio in the region.
They put up a couple of small 50ft ones and were hoping to get a temporary 260ft one up by the weekend but it's been delayed by planners as it's a site of special scientific interest.
Call Sign : m3kbd/2e0kbd/m0kbd Posts : 138 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2019-07-04 QTH or Location : stockton on tees Equipment Used : kenwood ts 2000x ascom 70mhz icom vlf/hf/uhf receivers multiband antennas Age : 63
Subject: Re: bilsdale tv transmiter down Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:32 am
hi thanks for the info it looks like you say fully burnt out the tower looks badly damaged there is a site called mb21- the transmission gallery web site has a lot of info about tv transmitter sites i can remember in the 80s when billsdale had the 2 meter hg repeater installed thanks for the info stay safe do radio paul m0kbd 73s
glenn dog Major contributor
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 366 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: bilsdale tv transmiter down Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:04 pm
Yes my Dad over in the uk in that area was pulling his hair out, thought his TV had died on him until he found out about the fire.
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Call Sign : m3kbd/2e0kbd/m0kbd Posts : 138 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2019-07-04 QTH or Location : stockton on tees Equipment Used : kenwood ts 2000x ascom 70mhz icom vlf/hf/uhf receivers multiband antennas Age : 63
Subject: Re: bilsdale tv transmiter down Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:08 pm
hi i came out of church this morning at roseworth stockton i can normally see the billsdale tv mast it might have been hill fog but unable to see the tv mast i will try to keep up with news as it comes thanks for looking stay safe i still wear a mask on the bus 73s paul m0kbd
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Subject: bilsdale tv transmiter down 
