Not that I ever noticed. Rts-5a was off the same tower as ABRS-3, but ABHN-5A probably had reflection issues with signals bouncing off the NBN tower or an antenna array that created phasing issues close in.
The latter was a big problem with the old HSV-7 array on Mt Dandenong.
Another one from the ‘Newcastle Herald’ on what Newcastle/Hunter viewers could expect from Prime, NBN and NRTV in terms of local content and what lessons were learned from aggregation in Canberra
NRN-10 had to change its frequency after a few months because of interference from ABRN-6 Richmond/Tweed.
That’s interesting, I knew there were issues with VHF Band III channels overlapping/interfering on adjacent frequencies eg. 6 and 8 could interfere with 7, but I had thought there weren’t any issues as long as there was one vacant frequency in between ? (VHF 6 had centre frequency of 177.5 mhz and VHF 10 was 212.5 mhz and both 8 mhz wide, so couldn’t be a 2nd harmonic or anything?)
Seems an unusual situation. Since there are other instances of a channel 6 being adjacent service area to a channel 10.
I could understand more if it was interference from another channel 10 like DDQ which seems quite likely that would happen during troppo events. I know that in Brisbane, ABDN 2 from Coffs would interfere with the local ABQ 2 so I could easily imagine the two 10’s interfering.
IF (Intermediate Frequency) stage tuner oscillator interference.
Typically 33-39 MHz. That’s why at same or near-sited analogue TV transmitters you would not have Channel 6 and 10, but rather 6 and 11.
Wasn’t Armidale on Channel NEN10?
Yes, but it was only low power… 140 watts and was only really an infill for the northern side of the town since it’s in a gully.
Originally NEN-1 and only 5 Watts. I think it got hammered by tropo ducting from Sthn Downs and Taree at times. Its ABC translator also changed from 4 to 5A for similar reasons.
Not that I’m aware of. I do know that ABRS3 went a lot further due to being on a higher power.
1981 Australian crime series “Bellamy” opening and end credits from a tape recorded off Austrian national broadcaster ORF (the episode was dubbed in German)
Ivar Kant’s Played Chris Hemsworth Character Kym Father Barry Hyde the Principal of Summer Bay High in Home and Away in the 2000’s and is Nick McCallum the 7news Reporter in Bellamy as well?
what brought you to think that?
Same name but a different person. You’ll see the name in many credits over the last few decades.
Improved 7Text recovery, circa 1983
I found this on YouTube. Its a 5 minute production i believe was on all 3 commercial channels in Brisbane as well as regional Queensland called Queensland Unlimited. Not sure about other regionals but DDQ 10-4-5a screened Shell Drive immediately before it at 5:50pm.
This video was from TVO Brisbane
State government propaganda. IIRC it lead to several legal investigations.
The then premier of QLD became fodder for sketch comedy, but yet probably unnecessary as his own real interviews provided “entertainment “, say one thing one minute, then contradicts himself afterwards
And this
There was also an Australian version, hosted by Axle Whitehead (former host of World’s Strictest Parents) in 2017.
