Sunday, 18 February 2007

dimitri konstantine wrote:
: Anybody know why this local station for the people of the Orkney's is
: currently coming out of a box in someone's bedroom in Chatham in Kent?

Perhaps the bedroom has tartan wallpaper?

We should be testing on 846 Khz today, Sunday.
Same setup as 1476 just changed frequency.
Reports would be appreciated to usual AD,
...

Thanks,
dave.

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Risto

Dave Martin <...> said:
We should be testing on 846 Khz today, Sunday.
Same setup as 1476 just changed frequency.
Reports would be appreciated to usual AD,
...

Thanks,
dave.

Hi Dave .. Heard tests on 846 KHz yesterday afternoon from approx 14 – 15.15 hrs. Quite strong on car radio in Richmond Park and through the built-up area after Kew Bridge, but lost in the noise once upto Park Royal on the North Circular. Mod sounded very thin, however, too much treble and no real bandwidth. Just for the record, heard Jethro Tull and Bob Lynd .. Elusive Butterfly .. twice !!

Alf.

Alfie Noakes <...> said:

Hi Dave .. Heard tests on 846 KHz yesterday afternoon from approx 14 –
15.15 hrs. Quite strong on car radio in Richmond Park and through the
built-up area after Kew Bridge, but lost in the noise once upto Park
Royal on the North Circular. Mod sounded very thin, however, too much
treble and no real bandwidth. Just for the record, heard Jethro Tull and
Bob Lynd .. Elusive Butterfly .. twice !!

Alf.

Hi Alf, Sounds like the signals getting out OK, the mod was all right when it was on the bench but unfortunately I have no control on what Steve does on site, so not sure what's going on in that respect! I can't hear it myself not living anywhere near London, all I do these days is supply the equipment and do shows, bummer really. Plus I think Steve has been getting some conflicting advice from various people and probably isn't helping! Anyway it's on air now so we'll see how it goes.

dave.
 

Dave Martin <...> said:

Anyway it's on air now so we'll see how it goes.

Hi Dave i have been tuning in since about 0900 this morning and so far only a very weak signal heard on 846 in this neck of the woods, Its so faint i cant ID it so i am not sure if it is WNKR or not.

Richard
 

Richard Sharpe <...> said:
Dave Martin <...> said:

Anyway it's on air now so we'll see how it goes.

Hi Dave i have been tuning in since about 0900 this morning and so far
only a very weak signal heard on 846 in this neck of the woods, Its so
faint i cant ID it so i am not sure if it is WNKR or not.

Richard

Richard, it probably wasn't us as unbeknown to me Steve has been messing about with the antenna. It should be on now or very soon.

dave.

Richard Sharpe <...> said:
Dave Martin <...> said:

Anyway it's on air now so we'll see how it goes.

Hi Dave i have been tuning in since about 0900 this morning and so far
only a very weak signal heard on 846 in this neck of the woods, Its so
faint i cant ID it so i am not sure if it is WNKR or not.

Richard

Richard, it wasn't us as unbeknown to me Steve has been messing about with the antenna to get a better match. What you heard was probably radio North from Ireland!
It should be on now or very soon.

dave.

Dave Martin <...> said:
 

Richard, it wasn't us as unbeknown to me Steve has been messing about
with the antenna to get a better match.
What you heard was probably radio North from Ireland!
It should be on now or very soon.

Yes it on and off now, I guess Steve is still trying to get the antenna sorted out.

Richard

From: "Richard Sharpe" <...>

Hi Dave i have been tuning in since about 0900 this morning and so far
only a very weak signal heard on 846 in this neck of the woods, Its so
faint i cant ID it so i am not sure if it is WNKR or not.

Richard

Was it Radio North from Ireland that you were hearing?

Steve Martin <...> said:

Was it Radio North from Ireland that you were hearing?

Hi Steve sorry i dont know, As i posted the signal barely audible i just knew there was something there but i couldn't ID it.

Richard

Hallo everyone. Who knows if the former radioship of Laser Hot Hits Radio the m.v. Communicator is already been scrapped? Or lies this ship still in a little harbour in the Orkney Islands? Greetings of Nico from Gouda, the Netherlands.

... ... <...> said:

Hallo everyone. Who knows if the former radioship of Laser Hot Hits
Radio the m.v. Communicator is already been scrapped? Or lies this ship
still in a little harbour in the Orkney Islands? Greetings of Nico from
Gouda, the Netherlands.

Hi Nico welcome back to AN, Sorry i have no idea on the present state of the Communicator, The last i heard the Harbour master up there had bought it and it was quietly rusting away in the same place.

Richard

Richard Sharpe <...> said:
Thanks to a e-mail from a friend i heard about this a few days ago,
Personally i cant see it happening.

Richard

Do you know, Richard, I am not so sure. It happens that we were tied up in Leith last weekend and they a spending £zillions on redeveloping the "auld dump" into a waterfront. As you may know they already have the RY "Britannia" experience, which is bolted on to a brand new shopping mall. Large brownfield areas have been cleared and luxury apartments are being built apace, along with restaurants, hotels etc. If they could park the Ross up next to the Britannia it would be an ideal spot for tourists/visitors and a wonderful place for our offshore wireless heritage to be preserved, albeit someway from the Essex coast.

So, whilst one has to be sceptical, it would be an excellent idea.

Ted

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