The money depends on the power you want, if you take a hi power TX it will cost a fortune, think the maximum which is possible for 24/7 is some 25 kW. The PRS is killing you here in Holland. PRS in Holland will cost you minimum some +/- 50K a year if you cover the whole of Holland...that's only for the PRS.
In Holland they still let you pay for the total coverage of the station, in Germany it's much cheaper it's some 40% of the coverage if I'm correct and they had plans to make it even cheaper. Funny that there is a difference in many European countries...
I know of an ex-russian deep sea trawler[s] now mothballed on Russian soil opposite Japan, 1,180,tonnes complete with 2 x 27.5KVA generators with gas conversion [enough power to run a village]. Two of these ships were refitted to operate off of Java----you may have memories of them as the project was scrapped due to a coup. Both had antenna fitted and Tx's aboard so as to broadcast propaganda but never made it to sea. The radio equipment was eventually stolen and the antennas disappeared but the ships are still there waiting for the call that will never come but they've been put up for sale alongside an ex-russian sub. Think----if one of the trawlers was bought and the sub then you could have The Mighty KBC from The North Sea tendered in secrecy by its own personal submarine. Oh well thats two dreams out of the porthole----1] no money and 2]no ship or sub. Come on Eric, find those 3 fools I'm not one---I just act the fool. Thanks for all you've done so far Eric---you're a diamond geezer. Regards. Col.
Offshore is no option, the price for fuel is the killing factor....and it's costing so much more money than a land based one...that's history. As soon as you run some 10kW the generator will scream and scream for more fuel. Here it's gonna be DAB+ within a few years, even AM will disappear, but we are a small country, so it's easy to cover with a good signal.
Debbs if I ever win the lottery...I will buy a new house, car, etc. :)
KBC stormed onto the airwaves again today with a great music mix, excellent presentation and rally good programming.Pity that the weather played around with reception here in Essex but not enough to ruin my listening. Meter showed S7--S8 but dropped to S6 around 11.30am then picked up to a steady S8 from 13.00pm. Thanks Eric. Col.
I just got back from my holidays in Italy. I had excellent (!!!) 6095 khz - KBC reception last weekend afternoons - really enjoyed the programs on sat-afternoon and Ron's Motown session on sunday afternoon. (KBC-Weekend mornings are not my cup of tea) - 6095 SW reception on the beach was like a local AM reception - nearly no fadings at all.(!) - just clear and crisp sound south of Ravenna and in San Marino and Rimini.
AM is not dead - There are now test-transmission on 1368 khz from Radio Italia Nord and what amazes me most is how far and clear the 10 KWs of Radio Capodistria*/ on 1170khz can go. With those 10 KWs from Capodistria/Koper/Slovenia they cover the whole Western part of Northern Italy and Italy's whole Adriadic coast + rather deep inside into Italy's mainland (the boot) across the Adriatic sea. In SanMarino/Rimini and even Bologna etc. it comes in stronger than any local Italian MW-station though the distance is more than 350 kms from the Tx (near Capodistria/Koper). - Those guys must have real good technicians.
But I have to confess most of the time on the beach I was listening to my 70 hours of original RNI-recordings (1970-74) I got from Robin Westhoff and Martin - Big thanks to you both - I did more than enjoy your great work
*/ Radio Capodistria is the radio-station officially meant for the Italian minority in Slovenia and along the Dalmation coast but actually its nothing else than what Radio Luxembourg was for Central Europe and the UK. All their advertisements mainly come from Italian firms and some from Slovenian firms.
Finding a sponsor for KBC-AM - maybe Mr. Mateschitz the owner of Red Bull in Salzburg would be an option - he is always open for new and courageous ideas and has also an i-net station of his own: http://www.rbmaradio.com/
6095 reception on Igea-beach/Italy with my little coffee-shop trany (only regular telescopic antenna) and land inwards on car-radio was even better - no fading - just clear and crisp sound last weekend
KBC was also picked up at S8 in Rosedale and Chilliwack, British Columbia by friends in 3 RCE [Royal Canadian Engineers stationed in area] Also loud and clear in Gander, Newfoundland at the International Airport observation deck. A low strength signal was found in Winnipeg but my friends can't confirm KBC. I also have a Skype confirmation from a Military complex in North Dakota that a signal was received, but it all seems to hinge on the perculiar weather conditions in force in North America. What else is there to talk about late at night to Yanks and Canucks----they speak the same language but most rely on local stations for music and KBC is a novelty because it's not controlled by area watchdogs and business. A lady friend of ours in Belize will open her ears for KBC broadcasts and let us know if and when she hears anything. Col.
very good reception in Munich (car and coffee-shop-trany) - but not quite as good as in Italy 2 weeks ago - a bit more fading... - Enjoyed yesterday's sat.-evening programms. Good reception also via Twente receiver today - enjoying Ron's show at the moment. But my favorites are sat-afternoons
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