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    #7442
    Antenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭Antenna


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118175667#Comment_118175667

    that was a planned 2rn outage (Knockmoyle), it may be off today as well. 102.9 Killarney would be better off powered down when the incoming feed fails, as it would allow reception for some of the southwest Kerry Spin transmitter (Kilkeveragh) on the same frequency.

    Post edited by Antenna on


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    #7443
    marno21
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 15,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118179030#Comment_118179030

    Indeed. 2FM was switching between 92.2 and 90.5 with 91.7 being the best in a small set of areas. 90.5 would be a good option for parts of Killarney where 90.6 is weaker and 92.2 suffers from multipath but the interference between 90.5 and 90.6 usually degrades this too much.



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    #7444
    Antenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭Antenna


    RTE's 252LW currently off the air today for More Maintenance



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    #7445
    KildareP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭KildareP


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118180653#Comment_118180653

    Most maintained transmitter in the country!



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    #7446
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,160 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118181552#Comment_118181552

    Least listened to also? 🙄



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    #7447
    castle2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    Is Dab in Dublin gone?



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    #7448
    end of the road
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,018 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118186698#Comment_118186698

    no as far as i know, it is apparently very low power though.

    it could possibly be off air but i don't know.

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



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    #7449
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,160 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118188471#Comment_118188471

    Checked earlier, was unable to get DAB signal. As above, it may be on but I’m not receiving it today where I am.



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    #7450
    Mr. MooYagi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭Mr. MooYagi


    This evening Ice Radio looked like they were off. There was Middle Eastern music playing. Bad quality.


    any other other news fellas?



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    #7451
    marno21
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 15,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Fresh 87 now on DAB in Cork. Given the number in their name I presume FM is in the works. Seems to be an evolution of the old Power87 which was quite popular and survived on FM for quite some time.



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    #7452
    TheBMG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭TheBMG


    BAI temp station Blackrock College Radio on air in Dublin at 94.3. No RDS. This is their last day on air AFAIK.

    91.6 is displaying “musica” .. I’m guessing this is Phever signing on for some weekend fun.

    Star 105.7 playing 1980s music.


    no sign of Energy AM on 1395 yet but Caroline were banging in on 648khz just now. This is all at Milltown Luas stop!


    edited to say that Energy were on air about 7pm

    Post edited by TheBMG on


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    #7453
    Max Power 2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭Max Power 2010


    Usually quite enough with little or no selection of anything decent to listen here in Wicklow but BBC R2 is booming in from North Hessary Tor.

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    marno21
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 15,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Any other UK signals? 88.1 around there could also be Sandale in Cumbria, which the tropo maps would seem to concur with: https://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_nwe.html



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    #7455
    Max Power 2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭Max Power 2010


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118193760#Comment_118193760

    Ah ok, Sandale makes sense then.

    Classic on 100.7 is there but too noisy, that's normally all year round, but usually BBC R1 99.4 & 99.7 come in along with Classic 100.2 in good to moderate conditions.



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    #7456
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I heard Star1057 this evening on 105.7FM. It is particularly strong around the south-east of Dublin. Unusually for this station, I heard a live presenter. I think the last time I heard a presenter for this station was last year. Before that it was possibly two years ago when it had another alter ego of The Vault. More often than not, since I first heard it near the end of 2017, it has been The Beach playing chilled dance music, which seems to have always been on automated mode. Most recently, when I tuned in, when there was something on 105.7, it was Star1057 - last Monday in fact (rather unusual for a Monday). I wonder have they decided to stick with the adult pop and rock oldies route and finally ditch their dance format. As was pointed up above, it was 80s music this evening, but it hasn't always been when it has been Star1057.

    https://forumofgames.com/



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    #7457
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,836 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118193853#Comment_118193853

    100.7 is probably from Wales, as is 99.4 but different transmitters. I can hear 99.4 at times in Dundalk. 99.7 Divis, Belfast. 100.2 Isle of Man?

    95.2 on your list is Lyric from Clermont Cairn in Louth. That's where your RTE on 87.8 and 97.0 are coming from.

    http://www.frequencyfinder.org.uk/FM_Stations.pdf



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    #7458
    kazoo106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭kazoo106


    No 98.3 in Dundalk?



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    #7459
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,836 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    98.3 BBC Radio 1 from Camlough? If it was off it is back on.



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    #7460
    castle2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118188616#Comment_118188616

    Free DAB in the north east has dramatically improved the range where it can be received.

    Can be picked up as far as Drogheda.Also a fantastic selecting of stations on it.



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    #7461
    Insidethetent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭Insidethetent


    Is Free DAB alive in Dublin? I scanned DAB in the city centre but nothing heard today.



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    #7462
    Charles Slane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭Charles Slane


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118213641#Comment_118213641

    Yeah, I'm still receiving it here in D9. I wonder where it broadcasts from that it's signal is so elusive.



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    #7463
    VibeFM.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭VibeFM.ie


    Hey all VibeFM here hope you're all having a goody, check us out on www.vibefm.ie let us know how we are sounding.



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    #7464
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 676 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Radio Caroline blasting into west Wales coast on 648 khz -- newTX installed apparently .

    Big signal on -mad lad's sdr -where is he these days ?

    http://emeraldsdr.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/



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    #7465
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,160 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118214005#Comment_118214005

    I was not able to receive FreeDAB (Dublin) today. I was listening to it last night. Same radio, same location.



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    #7466
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,836 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Caroline is very strong in Dundalk. Probably have increased the power. They have a message about work being carried out.

    "Service Message: Thursday 25th Nov: There are currently works going on at our 648 AM transmitter site - there may be some interruptions"



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    #7467
    end of the road
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,018 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118222338#Comment_118222338

    they were granted a power increase a while back.

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



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    #7468
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,836 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Reported as being 4 to 5 Kilowatts.

    https://mediumwave.info/category/technical-matters/



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    #7469
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 676 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Explanation with photos on the Caroline site and a reception report request .

    http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html



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    #7470
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,836 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Caroline very strong on the North West and Donegal SDR's. Irishman on from 7 to 9 pm, Martin O'Brien.

    Martin is from Cork City in Ireland. He grew up listening to the many pirate stations that came on air throughout the 70's and 80's in Cork, eventually getting to work on a few of them including South Coast Radio.

    After taking a completely different career path he made his way back to radio in 2008 working on internet radio station Replay Radio and also with Radio Seagull. Now he is on "Europe's First Album Station" and he is loving it.



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    #7471
    marno21
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 15,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Any sign of any Xmas tests?



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