Bilsdale Mast

[chickenrunner]

Passed Bilsdale Mast this afty and the construction of the new lattice mast has reached the first guy stay level and is about level with the temporary mast which is about 80 metres high. The lattice work seems to be in circa 20ft prefabricated sections. Unfortunately nobody was getting any 'cheeky overtime' in so I've no idea what the construction technique is. Given that the final mast height is 300 metres it's just over a 1/4 of its full height.

 

[fella]

Oh, ok.

 

[Davey_C]

Still cant get BBC Tees outside as far away as you used to be able to

 

[red_clowne]

We travel up from Derbyshire each game and previously we could listen to BBC Tees to about the A64 Leeds/York junction. On a good day, almost to Doncaster. Now, we're lucky to get BBC Tees to the Osmotherly/Northallerton turn-off.

 

[Inoffthebar]

Passed Bilsdale Mast this afty and the construction of the new lattice mast has reached the first guy stay level and is about level with the temporary mast which is about 80 metres high. The lattice work seems to be in circa 20ft prefabricated sections. Unfortunately nobody was getting any 'cheeky overtime' in so I've no idea what the construction technique is. Given that the final mast height is 300 metres it's just over a 1/4 of its full height.

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What’s the access like? Did you get up there on foot or in a vehicle?

 

[chickenrunner]

What’s the access like? Did you get up there on foot or in a vehicle?

On foot, there's no unauthorised vehicle access.

 

[MolteniArcore]

On foot, there's no unauthorised vehicle access.

Is it accessible on bicycle?

 

[Davey_C]

We travel up from Derbyshire each game and previously we could listen to BBC Tees to about the A64 Leeds/York junction. On a good day, almost to Doncaster. Now, we're lucky to get BBC Tees to the Osmotherly/Northallerton turn-off.

I used to pick it up south of Bridlington when i lived down that way travelling down that way at the weekend it disappeared before i even got to cloughton

 

[chickenrunner]

Is it accessible on bicycle?

Yes, there's a tarmac road in from Bilsdale to the east which is fairly steep on the last bit to the moor top (construction traffic is obviously using this route) and a good track up from the south, Moor Gate north of Hawnby, which is a steady climb.

 

[Billy69_uk]

We travel up from Derbyshire each game and previously we could listen to BBC Tees to about the A64 Leeds/York junction. On a good day, almost to Doncaster. Now, we're lucky to get BBC Tees to the Osmotherly/Northallerton turn-off.

Back when I used to work in Cambridge during the week and travel home on a Friday afternoon, I new I was approaching home when I could pick up the local bbc radio just after the M18 junction on the A1weather permitting.

 

[NYboro]

Freeview and DAB signals are iffy in Darlo. Can't wait for the new mast to go into service!

 

[gravy173]

Freeview and DAB signals are iffy in Darlo. Can't wait for the new mast to go into service!

Here here, signal in Guisborough is shyte

 

[JackG]

Still cant get BBC Tees outside as far away as you used to be able to

It's an ill wind...

 

[junos_boots]

Passed Bilsdale Mast this afty and the construction of the new lattice mast has reached the first guy stay level and is about level with the temporary mast which is about 80 metres high. The lattice work seems to be in circa 20ft prefabricated sections.

Good to see progress being made as the info given out by Arqiva is not very detailed

What happened to Bilsdale Mast? | Bilsdale Mast: Project Restore

www.bilsdalemast.co.uk

 

[Beverleyred]

Before the problems, I could pick up BBC Tees just I was coming out of Hayton on the A1079 towards York. Now I have to wait until just before Thirsk on the A19 on the FM 104 frequency, then chop to 95 around Borrowby/Knayton. I can’t get the DAB signal until after Osmotherly. On the way home I regularly have to change to Radio Player through Apple Play if I want to hear all of the phone in.

 

[Glover_elbow]

how long does it take to build a mast about the same time as to construct hs2 and much longer than building a skyscraper.

 

[Sweepingbrush]

Still cant get BBC Tees outside as far away as you used to be able to

Why the hell would you want to

 

[NYboro]

Why the hell would you want to

Local news and comment perhaps?

 

[since1970]

Freeview and DAB signals are iffy in Darlo. Can't wait for the new mast to go into service!

The new Bilsdale mast won't improve DAB reception in Teesside/South Durham in any way as this area has always been covered by transmitters at Eston Nab and Brusselton (just to the west of Shildon).

 

[Linny]

I can’t get any DAB stations without interference which makes them unlistenable. I can get normal Tees ok.

Hope it gets sorted otherwise our DAB is useless. Having to use apps for DAB like BBC Sounds (which is a great service).