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Radio Wrangler · 9th Jul 2020, 6:27 am

Some UK outlying VHF/FM stations had a receiver with an antenna aimed at a main station. This was either used as the source for rebroadcast, or as a back-up if the minor station's audio feed went down.

I wonder what sorts of distances were covered?

Of course, both antennae would be on tall masts, but the poor receiver would be very close to transmitters banging away in the same band.

David

9th Jul 2020, 6:27 am	#41
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,867	Re: FM signal boosting Some UK outlying VHF/FM stations had a receiver with an antenna aimed at a main station. This was either used as the source for rebroadcast, or as a back-up if the minor station's audio feed went down. I wonder what sorts of distances were covered? Of course, both antennae would be on tall masts, but the poor receiver would be very close to transmitters banging away in the same band. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done