Has anybody heard any? Does anyone on here know the present 'state of play'? Only it seems ages since they were awarded the licence- I think it was May- and there's just no mention on the website or from the presenters as to progress being made.
Quote: BigJohn wrote in post #1Has anybody heard any? Does anyone on here know the present 'state of play'? Only it seems ages since they were awarded the licence- I think it was May- and there's just no mention on the website or from the presenters as to progress being made.
The only thing I know is that the Tx location is still under discussion - orfordness seems to be another option at the moment - but nothing has been let out by the RC staff itself yet
Must admit it does seem odd, that at this stage, they're still wrangling over the transmitter site, when this seemed to be all specified in their licence application. But better to take the time now and get the best possible solution, rather than rush into a less than optimal option and suffer in the long term.
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Quote: Cookie wrote in post #3Must admit it does seem odd, that at this stage, they're still wrangling over the transmitter site, when this seemed to be all specified in their licence application. But better to take the time now and get the best possible solution, rather than rush into a less than optimal option and suffer in the long term.
They could have stuck with the original site, in the application, and it would have been up and running by now. However, when a much better possibility was offered, it makes sense to fully evaluate that. Keep checking 648 :-)
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Yes- I do keep checking 648kHz. Although living in north east Derbyshire I think I may be a bit too optimistic to hear a 1kW transmitter about 150 miles away (as the crow flies)!!!
Quote: BigJohn wrote in post #6Orfordness may be a better site for continental listeners- but for UK ones-surely a worse option?
I think the opposite as long as the Tx is omnidirectional (!!) - it would cover the the whole south-east coast of England and with the saltwater effect the signal probably also would go more inland - but for sure would also reach the coast of Holland And with a farer reach RC would be more interesting for advertisers as Ofordness would cost quite a rent I presume - but as said, all is only pure speculation
Quote: BigJohn wrote in post #6Orfordness may be a better site for continental listeners- but for UK ones-surely a worse option?
If, and it's a big if, Orfordness is the proposed site, it is still in the broadcast area but being, right to the east, they could put a good argument to up the power to reach the western edge of the coverage area. I would rather have 3-5kw from the coast, than 1kw from the middle of Suffolk.
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So would I- but even if Ofcom would allow it- surely the likes of Gold etc wouldn't be very happy with their current 200mWs!!! One thing in Orfordness favour is that the original BBC World Service T/X at that site was using far more than 10 kW!!!!
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Quote: BigJohn wrote in post #10So would I- but even if Ofcom would allow it- surely the likes of Gold etc wouldn't be very happy with their current 200mWs!!! One thing in Orfordness favour is that the original BBC World Service T/X at that site was using far more than 10 kW!!!!
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Quote: BigJohn wrote in post #10So would I- but even if Ofcom would allow it- surely the likes of Gold etc wouldn't be very happy with their current 200mWs!!! One thing in Orfordness favour is that the original BBC World Service T/X at that site was using far more than 10 kW!!!!
Ain't THAT the truth!!
600kw iirc.
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It would still depend on conditions, not EVERYWHERE would be able to listen all the times. I remember announcements on BBC WSof "Disturbances in the Ionosphere" which were blamed on the bad reception.
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That 600kw was very strongly directed away from the UK though. Very poor signal here on the south coast. There is also still an omnidirectional antenna there though. Who knows?
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Yes- I could hear it up here- but not really a strong signal compared to the likes of 675 and 747.- and they're in different countries and not nearly so powerful.
But still- we can all dream that Caroline will be allowed more than 1 KW and. Maybe use that still Omani directional mast!
up to now all is pure speculation - yes there is a smaller omnidirectional mast in orfordness - and I think, thats the reason why all these speculations on various fora came up - but think about renting-costs which will put a damper on these speculations as well
iirc, 747 used to be 400kw. Not sure, but I think Maria was about 35kw on 675. Both came in reasonably in SE UK, both day and night. Weak but stable and without interference from other stations. In fact I found 675 gave the more stable reception. All a bit irrelevent now and irrelevent to Caroline. It will be what it will be, when it will be. I'd expect a reasonable groundwave coverage for 1kw ERP, but those expecting a huge nighttime skywave coverage at such a low frequency will probably be disappointed. I could be wrong though.
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