SE23.com - The Official Forum for Forest Hill & Honor Oak, London SE23
Online since 2002   11,000+ members   72,000+ posts

Home | SE23 Topics | Businesses & Services | Wider Topics | Offered/Wanted/Lost/Found | About SE23.com | Advertising | Contact | |
 Armstrong & Co Solicitors



Post Reply  Post Topic 
Watch the sky
Author Message
michael


Posts: 3,255
Joined: Mar 2005
Post: #1
18-04-2012 07:51 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/...31711.html

9:15pm tonight get a view of Crystal Palace, London's Eiffel Tower.

Where are the best places in Forest Hill to see Crystal Palace?

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
poolsneighbour


Posts: 162
Joined: Mar 2011
Post: #2
18-04-2012 08:14 AM

Def top of Derby Hill - I think that has to be one of, if not THE highest point in Forest Hill..everything seems to fall away from it Thumbsup

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
michael


Posts: 3,255
Joined: Mar 2005
Post: #3
18-04-2012 08:28 AM

Good choice! I just checked it out on streetview and it is the view I was looking for. I just couldn't remember where it was. I think the flats on Derby Hill Crescent will get a great view.
Horniman Drive also offers a view of the top of the transmitter, but probably not the whole thing.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Cheeky


Posts: 215
Joined: May 2009
Post: #4
18-04-2012 09:00 AM

So does this mean the tower (and its twin brother) will be taken down?

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
hillwalker


Posts: 20
Joined: Oct 2007
Post: #5
18-04-2012 09:18 AM

No. The analogue signal is being switched off and replaced with a higher power digital one, but it will still be transmitted from the Crystal Palace tower, just with different equipment attached to it.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
rshdunlop


Posts: 1,111
Joined: Jun 2008
Post: #6
18-04-2012 01:02 PM

If you want to see the whole tower, Lennard Road is a good spot, if you are on the Sydenham side of SE23. You don't need a high spot to see it - there are great views from much of Lower Sydenham, which is in a slight valley, but many of the streets have direct line of sight.

This post was last modified: 18-04-2012 01:08 PM by rshdunlop.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
tiggywinkle


Posts: 26
Joined: May 2010
Post: #7
18-04-2012 07:04 PM

Saw it this morning,(4am),FANTASTIC!!! Tiggywinkle (mrs)

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
jollyrog


Posts: 83
Joined: Jul 2008
Post: #8
18-04-2012 07:25 PM

Quote:
The analogue signal is being switched off and replaced with a higher power digital one

The improved digital signal will still be much lower power than the old analogue.

The old analogue transmitter was 1MW (one MegaWatt, or one million Watts) radiated power. The six new digital signals from Crystal Palace are listed as 200kW (200 thousand Watts). The six old digital signals (pre analogue switch off and digital retune) were 20kW.

So, digital power goes up, yes. In comparison to analogue, it's still less.

The power isn't the important thing with a digital signal though, it's the quality of the digital data received that makes the difference.

This post was last modified: 18-04-2012 07:25 PM by jollyrog.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
digime


Posts: 26
Joined: Sep 2011
Post: #9
18-04-2012 08:30 PM

Has this been cancelled?

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
digime


Posts: 26
Joined: Sep 2011
Post: #10
18-04-2012 08:32 PM

Ooooh, hang on looks like it's starting!

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
digime


Posts: 26
Joined: Sep 2011
Post: #11
18-04-2012 08:42 PM

That's a bit rubbish. How much is this costing?

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
seeformiles


Posts: 269
Joined: Apr 2005
Post: #12
18-04-2012 09:07 PM

Did anyone get a good view?

I wandered around getting a bit damp in the drizzle. Saw a pinky purply glow coming from Crystal Palace's direction and later on a few beams of light, but not much else.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
jollyrog


Posts: 83
Joined: Jul 2008
Post: #13
18-04-2012 09:13 PM

It's on again tomorrow night, in case you want to watch a second time.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
michael


Posts: 3,255
Joined: Mar 2005
Post: #14
18-04-2012 09:18 PM

It was a bit washed out. I got a reasonable view from the bottom of the transmitter where there was almost a crowd of people and then I found Radlet Avenue has a good view across Baxters Field. Maybe the weather will be better tomorrow.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
seeformiles


Posts: 269
Joined: Apr 2005
Post: #15
18-04-2012 09:21 PM

Ah didn't realise it's going to be repeated. I'll definitely try again tomorrow..shame it wasn't better publicised for such a historic event in our broadcasting history.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
michael


Posts: 3,255
Joined: Mar 2005
Post: #16
18-04-2012 09:31 PM





Attached File(s) Thumbnail(s)
       

This post was last modified: 18-04-2012 09:34 PM by michael.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Bcm


Posts: 187
Joined: May 2010
Post: #17
18-04-2012 09:40 PM

Great photos!

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
seeformiles


Posts: 269
Joined: Apr 2005
Post: #18
18-04-2012 10:13 PM

Yes thanks for posting those.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply

Friends of Blythe Hill Fields