Tuggeranong Hill television out of service?

It’s been out of service again on most channels all of today. Must be the rain.

it had been struck by lightning

o_O!

Thanks all.

Just wanted to know whether it was just us. It was confusing because I could still get a signal (not as strong) from Black Mountain for most channels, and the Tuggeranong Hill signals intermittently returned then went again.

When I did decide to replace the antenna and removed the coaxial, I found that the problem was there; it had been struck by lightning and although there was no evidence from outside, the shield that separates the two axes of the coaxial cable had melted, so there was nothing separating the two axes. The antenna had also turned a little to the west (we’re almost due north of Tuggeranong Hill), so that wouldn’t have helped either.

At any rate, I had looked into TransACT but couldn’t find anything that I could be bothered paying for when I could get it for free. We have two twin tuner STBs and a DVD recorder with digital tuner, so I can record five channels at once and watch a sixth in the family room, and still never watch an ad!

dvaey said :

Thoroughly Smashed said :

ConanOfCooma said :

You watch television?

Yeah it’s this fantastic new technology we get in Canberra.

I use this fantastic old technology called TransACT. No TV towers, no dropped signals, no antennas to check after bad weather, also, you dont get ads on every single channel at the same time.

So TransACT has finally arrived in Banks and Gordon has it?!?!? Last time I checked, it wasnt available. Sneaky devils! 🙁

For the OP, I think there has been previous threads on this topic on RA. Maybe you will find a related topic in the archives (search engine)

It’s most definately a problem with your antenna. I get good reception for all digital channels and I’m using an indoor rabbit ears antenna.

Certainly no reports of problems in Kambah – but then again we’re on TransACT.

I use this fantastic old technology called TransACT

TransACT – the Ozemail of the Oughties, the antipodean AOL.

Bonython=OK

dvaey said :

I use this fantastic old technology called TransACT.

I prefer to keep my eleventy billion dollars per month to spend on other things.

Thoroughly Smashed said :

ConanOfCooma said :

You watch television?

Yeah it’s this fantastic new technology we get in Canberra.

I use this fantastic old technology called TransACT. No TV towers, no dropped signals, no antennas to check after bad weather, also, you dont get ads on every single channel at the same time.