Let the tests begin ...

BrianD

Our contract with the BCI is now signed sealed and delivered and we are powering up the transmitter on Three Rock Mountain. It is now be safe to turn on your radio and tune to 105.2FM and await for quality sounds only. Tune in and let us know where you are listening and how well are signal is getting into your area (anoraks you know the routine )

Please text your reception reports to 083 311 1052 with thanks to 3 Mobile or e-mail to engineering [at] phantomfm.com. We look forward to hearing from you! You can still text us if you just want to say hi!

tbh

Hi Brian -

just tuned in in Swords, 105.2 is Today FM.


Does that mean no Phantom for us?


tbh

Ger Roe

Test signal is on now - 11:10hrs.
Reports welcome - standby for Tuesday.

Ger Roe.

tbh

Ger Roe wrote:

Test signal is on now - 11:10hrs.
Reports welcome - standby for Tuesday.

Ger Roe.

Coming in loud and clear in Swords!

Nice one lads, best of luck to ye

Bob Sakamano

Loud and clear in Templeogue! Best of luck Sunday.

Smurfpiss

sounding good all the way out in maynooth. (thank god)

DMC

tbh wrote:

just tuned in in Swords, 105.2 is Today FM.

105.5 is Today FM from Clermont Carn, just to clear up that confusion

DMC

Ger Roe wrote:

Test signal is on now - 11:10hrs.
Reports welcome - standby for Tuesday.

Ger Roe.

Ah, its the high priest, Sir Gerard of Roe

Coming in clear in here D7, but just to ask, its at about 40% of the strength of anything else from Three Rock (in comparison to DCAL FM)

Are you still testing different ERP?

Rockiemalt

woo works all the way from tallaght to knocklyon

philologos

quality signal in Lucan on my mp3 player cheers

Creamy Goodness

got the test signal out here in bray eariler on tonight.

even clearer than east coast radio even when driving passed east coasts radio centre

DMC

monkey lover

Rockiemalt wrote:

woo works all the way from tallaght to knocklyon

yep, grand in Tallaght. Listened to it on teh way home today and heard some quality songs. You're brilliant even during Transmission tests!!!

tiggertigger

All good in Dunboyne! Yeay!
No idea how to give you a percentage on signal strength...
but I can hear it in stereo anyways.

decob

working fine in ashbourne...

mollser

Leopardstown loud and clear, although its not far from the transmitter so you'd expect that!

BTW, the test transmission mix is class, I honestly think if thats the standard of the music and production that we'll hear, you'll be a far bigger station than your target of 2%, seriously believe you'll be up there with FM104 etc within 2 years. Why not? Every other city around the world that has a rock station its usually one of the bigger stations!! Especially with blokes

Best of luck guys, its been too long!!!:)

dead air

I'm picking up a pretty strong signal in balbriggan.

Garret

Drogheda

not as clear as the temp broadcasts were:(

DMC

That doesn't bode well for me in North Meath. The weekend temp broadcasts came in very well there. I'll find out soon enough.

Gerard_Smith

Coming in load and clear in Stillorgan.

steveland?

Loud and clear in Glasnevin/Drumcondra area.

Over and Out

Dont be at yourself

Was driving up the N2 yesterday and it was fine all the way up past Dundalk! Cut out just across the border

Blowfish

Grand in Monkstown/Dun Laoghaire as always

_blank_

Sounds great in Coolock.

Kwekubo

'Tis a grand signal in Cabinteely.

Time Magazine

Picking you up loud and clear here in Leixlip.

Soundman

dead air wrote:

I'm picking up a pretty strong signal in balbriggan.

Haven't tried it myself but if you can get it then I sure as hell can, seeing I'm stuck in those stix too. Deggly news.

memaeve

Perfect in the Sandymount/Ringsend area.
xm

Hellrazer

Loud and clear here in Celbridge.

fintabulous

loud and clear in Portmarnock......Phantastic! Welcome back!:)

DMC

Finally, finally from me, a reception report from North Meath!

A strong signal being received in the Kells/Moynalty//Nobber area.

Tabnabs

There I was doing spot checks on where the station could be heard and texting in the results, when a thought struck me.

Isn't a bit mean not to be giving anything back to all the people decent enough to text in and email with signal strengths etc?

The traffic guys in the evening give out free parking by putting everyones name in a hat. Maybe Phantom could give out a few tickets or Cd's? A bit of good PR never went amiss...

DMC

I've given in numerous reports, but I don't expect anything in return. I
remember the weekend temp licences, Ger did reply to the reception reports with QSL letters.

Loveless

Was on the N7 on Wednesday night come home from the Olympia, I decided to see how far I could pick up PhantomFM. the signal was loud and clear out as far as Jonston Logistics, could still pick up a great signal past the Millennium Park, past Naas, past Newbridge, start to loose the signal in the Kilcullen area but picked it up again around the Calverstown/Martinstown/Suncroft area.

Lost the signal completely around the Athy area, but surprisingly as I crossed the border in the Co.Laois I could pick up Phantom in Ballylinan. the signal was gone again by the time I reached Crettyard, so not a hope of picking it up across the border in Kilkenny. Thank god for broadband here

DMC

Going up to Belfast I checked to see where I'd lose the Phantom signal... and daft as it may sound, Phantom was breaking in on 105.2 the whole way up the road, up to the old Grosvenor Road roundabout (now flyover)

Remarkable!