Talk:Oxford transmitting station

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[edit] Mast Height

In common with many of these masts, it turns out that the stated height of 154.4 m from the BBC/NGW datasheets [1] is in fact to the top of the metalwork. The UHF antennas are on top of this, so the mast's pinnacle is in fact higher still.

The BBC website [2] states that the mean height of the UHF aerials above ordnance datum is 289 m. This is backed up by an IBA datasheet from the late 80s in my posession. Given that the height of the land is 129.5 m, it is likely that the aerial cylinder atop the mast is at least 10 m and the total mast height is therefore approximately 165 m. Any more definitive info available? Chillysnow 17:54, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

• Mean height usually refers to the middle of the aerial aperture - i.e. halfway up the aerial concerned. Harumphy 16:27, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

I don`t know if I`m doing something wrong (but if I am so would most other people looking for this page) but putting "Oxford transmitter" into search failed to find this page. If it did it`s so far down the list that most people would give up looking. This is why (whilst I agree that the term "Oxford transmitting station" is technically more accurate) I feel that renaming all these pages in this manner is a mistake. JustinSmith 15:17, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

• If you do the search again now, I think you will find the problem has gone away. :-) Harumphy 16:27, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
• I've now been through all the pages in Category:UK transmitter sites, making sure there is a 'transmitter' redirect to all the 'transmitting station' articles. Harumphy 17:03, 28 September 2006 (UTC)