Ofcom agrees for Radio Caroline to turn up the power

[Analoguesat]

You might also use a directional am antenna .

Has there been an announcement on the revised power output ?

Not yet, but I have seen a report the minimum tx power of the Harris units is 10kW.

Its going to be interesting to see just how well Caroline gets out once the power is cranked up. So much for Community stations being restricted to flea powered transmitters that barely get to the end of the road!

 

[PaulR]

Nothing yet as far as I know.

 

[Channel Hopper]

 

[Analoguesat]

Not sure when this is dated but RC confirm they are on one of the main masts at Orfordness

https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/news.html

 

[Channel Hopper]

Short video showing the type of directional coils with resonance at the low AM frequency Caroline broadcasts on.

 

[rodscha]

yes i have a frame antenna(or loop?) sold with the hi fi stystem that still has lw & mw ...works not too bad
i can choose between slovenia & caroline on 648!!

 

[Analoguesat]

The new tx is rated at 25kW

United Kingdom

Radio Caroline, Have acquired a 25Kw transmitter, which they are going to install at there Orfordness site in Suffolk on 648Khz, permission granted by Ofcom, the regulator.The idea being to overcom…

mediumwave.info

(Not that they have to run it at 25kW!)

ANother source says its one of the txers that was installed on MV Communicator when she was used in the Netherlands 20 or so years ago.

 

[Lazarus]

^^^^^^^^^^^

Can I get Bilsdale on that

 

[Analoguesat]

^^^^^^^^^^^

Can I get Bilsdale on that

No but we could flog the undamaged bits of the Bilsdale mast off to RC to improve the coverage from Ross Revenge