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30th Jul 2020, 12:03 am | #1 |
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Radio 5 Brookmans Park engineering work
It would seem the BBC 5 Live 909khz transmitter a Brookmans Park is off the air or on very low power just now. Certainly very weak here at Cambridge just now.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work...vice-in-london
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10th Sep 2020, 11:40 am | #2 |
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Re: Radio 5 Brookmans Park engineering work
It has been some weeks now and reception on 909khz is still weaker than is normal for this area. This is starting to look like a permanent power reduction. At times 693khz is the stronger and clearer of the two frequencies which was never the case previously. Has anyone else noticed this?
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10th Sep 2020, 11:43 am | #3 |
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Re: Radio 5 Brookmans Park engineering work
What's your basis for making that statement? The engineering work isn't due to finish until 4 October.
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6th Oct 2020, 1:13 pm | #4 |
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Re: Radio 5 Brookmans Park engineering work
I monitored 909kHz whilst the engineering work was in progress and it was coming in at S9. It's now coming in at S9 +10dB. Same set same aerial.
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6th Oct 2020, 9:12 pm | #5 |
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Re: Radio 5 Brookmans Park engineering work
10 times the signal power ain't a bad result!
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