Talk:Belmont transmitting station/Archive 1

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Should this page actually be titled something like "Belmont Mast"? The term "transmitter" actually describes a piece of equipment, usually housed in a building close to the base of the mast. The transmitter is then attached to feeder cables that run up the mast to the antennas at the top. So describing the "mast" as a "transmitter" is not correct. Chillysnow 22:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

• Please see my reply to your similar comment at Talk: Winter Hill transmitter - the same applies. Harumphy 10:38, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi I added a little more practical information to this article namely that one of the digital mux's is off frequency. I added a link to a rough article outside wikipedia which gives the info needed to get digital tv from the belmont transmitter (needed for tv cards anyway )

really the details of the six uk mux's should be somewhere they apply nationally afaik and will assist in tuning. Blackest knight 22:12, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

How high?

In two paragraphs, plus the photo caption, three versions of the mast's height are given. It does appear probable that the original height was either 1,263 or 1,265 feet and the present height is 1,272 feet, but since none are given in past tense it can confuse a reader. Impressive height in any case, but in the interest of accuracy (& consistency) shouldn't some editing be done? Hertz1888 13:46, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

a new picture is needed

Is this really the tallest structure in the EU? I thought there was a radio mast in Poland that was the tallest structure in the world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ChrisSlllllllllll (talk • contribs) 15:41, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

It was. It's gone. See Warsaw radio mast. (P.S. Please remember to sign your comments, using four tildes (~)). Hertz1888 16:03, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

How's it made?

I'm intrigued that this is (even potentially) the tallest structure in Europe.

But how is it made? The "Radio masts" page tells me a tubular steel mast is "Constructed out of steel tubes", but what kind of size are we talking about? Something like scaffolding poles (Two inches or so in diameter)? Or the Forth Bridge (many feet in diameter)? Or what?

Obviously, a picture would be ideal (Can you guess how I got to this page? :-). But even a few words of explanation would be nice...

RobertII (talk) 10:10, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Details added under construction section.

DavidFRAS (talk) 21:19, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

That depends on whether you include RUSSIA and ICELAND as part of Europe ? If so, then no it is not the tallest. The tallest is in Moscow, Moscow's wiki page describes Moscow as Europe's largest city, so it must be in Europe. But then, the article does say the EU, not Europe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.246.56.217 (talk) 07:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Controversy ?

Looking at the planning application, only TWO people objected out of a total of seven who were consulted. Seems the locals don't care. I wonder why they are lopping 10% of it ? Unless they were forced to by the council ? It would not make economic or even engineering sense to do so, as it will be bloody expensive. They will have to remove all the guy wires and reattach them in the appropriate places whilst ensuring that the tower doesn't collapse - no mean feat considering how windy it gets up on the Wolds.

I heard it was on the limit, structural safety wise, with all the transmission antennas it had, adding a load of new ones was too risky. --JustinSmith (talk) 21:56, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

09/10/09 Belmont Transmitter Is No Longer the Tallest Transmitter in UK & EU!

It has been comfirmed by BBC local news that the Belmont TV transmitter is no longer the tallest structure of any type in the United Kingdom and also is now no longer the tallest structure of any type within the EU, Please update the page in light of this information! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.203.65.229 (talk) 15:52, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

The latest article on BBC News website is dated from 23rd June 2009 [1] just says that the work is scheduled for October 2009, but annoyingly there seems to be no news reports anywhere as to whether the work was carried out or completed.

Same with Daily Mail Report: [2] And the Daily Telegraph: [3] Anyone know for sure - with sources - that the work was carried out ?

says April 2010

Ofcom have a height comparison here

--Robert EA Harvey (talk) 10:34, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Picture Comparision

Can someone add a picture of the mast as it looks today next to a picture before height reduction in order to show the height reduction? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.139.109.237 (talk) 12:49, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

There are several photos at Geograph TF2183.

--Robert EA Harvey (talk) 10:34, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Assesment

I'd like to bump this article to a 'C' or even 'B', but there aren't enough in-line refs for that. In particular we need explicit refs for the tables.--Robert EA Harvey (talk) 10:34, 14 July 2013 (UTC)