TV Broadcast tower locations

TBlaar

TBlaar

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Hi all,

I have received a larger television grid aerial to replace my existing tiny piece of crap. I would like to point this in the correct direction to get the best possible signal, yet I am not sure where this is.

I know I can:
- Get someone out to test it, but whatevs. Not that important that I will pay for this.
- point it in the same location as all my neighbours, but the blind may be leading.
- get DSTV, but no thank you.

So does anyone know where in the Durbanville, Cape Town area the TV broadcast towers are? I am close to Cape Gate's side of Durbanville, any ideas where the closest tower is?

Thanks!
 
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Interesting..... According to this list, there is only one on Constantiaberg in Cape Town, while I know there's one on Tygerberg somewhere.... is this perhaps a repeater? Then where can I get a list of those?

Or am I misunderstanding something?
 
Tygerberg is where you need to point to. It is not a repeater, it is one of the 3 main transmitters (Constantia and Table Mountain being the other 2)...
 
OK those are main sites, full list is supposed to be on the Sentech site, but I don't find it.

@QT, yeah thanks, pointing to Tygerberg now, just not very close, hence the crap signal. Replacing grid aerial tonight(my current one is like A4 size :) ). Thanks.
 
I have this, hence no need for DSTV :) Only want to watch 7de Laan with a better signal :D
 
For Tygerberg, the elements on your aerial must run left to right like this > XXXX, not top to bottom like Constantiaberg.
 
Thanks everyone.

I replaced the small grid aerial with a larger grid aerial yesterday, and made sure that this is pointing to the Tygerberg site. I actually have direct line of sight to this site.

Then I also had to add a splitter and send aerial to my room, so I got in the roof and noticed a cable join using normal male-female connector. I removed this and replaced with a type-f (satellite type) 3-way splitter and connectors, and got everything running from here to the two TVs. I also replaced the male connector going into the TVs with the metal ones, rather than the crappy old plastic ones the cables had when I bought the house.

Without touching either of my TV sets, the image is perfect on all channels. Made a massive difference. Also, the new 32" LED for the room looks much better without the bunny ears :)
 
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