Is shortwave airtime now so cheap that these kooks can hire hourly blocks
on such huge transmitters?

Just heard WYFR on Skelton and was shocked - nice audio for sampling for
dance music, though - sounds like the same chap the Orb sampled for
Adventures beyond the Ultraworld (1700-1800 on 3955).

On Dec 13, 10:26 am, Alex wrote:
Is shortwave airtime now so cheap that these kooks can hire hourly blocks
on such huge transmitters?

Just heard WYFR on Skelton and was shocked - nice audio for sampling for
dance music, though - sounds like the same chap the Orb sampled for
Adventures beyond the Ultraworld (1700-1800 on 3955).

Skelton Transmitting Station (BBC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skelton_transmitter

VT {Merlin} Communications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT_Communications

Skelton Map
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.73...0533,-2.879802

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:22:30 -0800, RHF wrote:

On Dec 13, 10:26 am, Alex wrote:
Is shortwave airtime now so cheap that these kooks can hire hourly blocks
on such huge transmitters?

Just heard WYFR on Skelton and was shocked - nice audio for sampling for
dance music, though - sounds like the same chap the Orb sampled for
Adventures beyond the Ultraworld (1700-1800 on 3955).

Skelton Transmitting Station (BBC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skelton_transmitter

VT {Merlin} Communications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT_Communications

Skelton Map
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.73...0533,-2.879802
.

Thanks RHF.

Still think it's nuts that the former BBC WS transmitter is for rent at
"the lowest price".

The Wikipedia artice says it's the succesor to Rugby - however as I
believe at least MSF is now sent from Anthorn (or is that the same thing?).

From frequent London-Bham travel I see the Rugby antennas are still up (at
least they were a year or two ago) - are any buyers popping up or will
this historic site end up as copper scrap? I bet a few LF amateurs would
*love* to hook up to that antenna for a bit of DX!

Alex

On Dec 13, 11:54 am, Alex wrote:
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:22:30 -0800, RHF wrote:
On Dec 13, 10:26 am, Alex wrote:
Is shortwave airtime now so cheap that these kooks can hire hourly blocks
on such huge transmitters?

Just heard WYFR on Skelton and was shocked - nice audio for sampling for
dance music, though - sounds like the same chap the Orb sampled for
Adventures beyond the Ultraworld (1700-1800 on 3955).

Skelton Transmitting Station (BBC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skelton_transmitter

VT {Merlin} Communications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT_Communications

Skelton Map
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.73...0.025,0.025&q=...
.

Thanks RHF.

Still think it's nuts that the former BBC WS transmitter is for rent at
"the lowest price".

The Wikipedia artice says it's the succesor to Rugby - however as I
believe at least MSF is now sent from Anthorn (or is that the same thing?).

From frequent London-Bham travel I see the Rugby antennas are still up (at
least they were a year or two ago) - are any buyers popping up or will
this historic site end up as copper scrap? I bet a few LF amateurs would
*love* to hook up to that antenna for a bit of DX!

Alex- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Alex - I guess 'technically' the BBC itself Rents-Time
on these Transmitters too. ~ RHF

Who Knows -maybe- The IBB will start renting time
http://www.ibb.gov/index.cfm
http://www.ibb.gov/ibb_broadcasters.html
on their Shortwave Transmitters to China (PRC);
Russia (RF); North Korea (DPRK); North Vietnam;
Cuba etc . . .

On Dec 14 2007, 2:37 am, RHF wrote:
On Dec 13, 11:54 am, Alex wrote:



On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:22:30 -0800, RHF wrote:
On Dec 13, 10:26 am, Alex wrote:
Is shortwave airtime now so cheap that these kooks can hire hourly blocks
on such huge transmitters?

Just heard WYFR on Skelton and was shocked - nice audio for sampling for
dance music, though - sounds like the same chap the Orb sampled for
Adventures beyond the Ultraworld (1700-1800 on 3955).

Skelton Transmitting Station (BBC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skelton_transmitter

VT {Merlin} Communications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT_Communications

Skelton Map
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.73...0.025,0.025&q=...
.

Thanks RHF.

Still think it's nuts that the former BBC WS transmitter is for rent at
"the lowest price".

The Wikipedia artice says it's the succesor to Rugby - however as I
believe at least MSF is now sent from Anthorn (or is that the same thing?).

From frequent London-Bham travel I see the Rugby antennas are still up (at
least they were a year or two ago) - are any buyers popping up or will
this historic site end up as copper scrap? I bet a few LF amateurs would
*love* to hook up to that antenna for a bit of DX!

Alex- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Alex - I guess 'technically' the BBC itself Rents-Time
on these Transmitters too. ~ RHF

Who Knows -maybe- The IBB will start renting timehttp://www.ibb.gov/index.cfmhttp://www.ibb.gov/ibb_broadcasters.html
on their Shortwave Transmitters to China (PRC);
Russia (RF); North Korea (DPRK); North Vietnam;
Cuba etc . . .
.

Numerous 'hobby radio' groups hire air time on short wave
transmitters, which are located in England [Skelton], Italy,
Lithuania, Germany, & notably Latvia's 100kW tx on 9290KHz. We did a
test in 2005 via Latvia; www.rockradio.eu.com

This Sunday listen out for Baltic Radio.....

MV Baltic Radio is on Sunday, 6th January 2008, at 13 o'clock UTC in
the 49m-European-Shortwave-Band, 6140 KHz on air again. MV Baltic
Radio
use the transmitting station Wertachtal (Germany). The transmitter
power
will be 100 000 Watts and we use a non-directional antenna system
(Quadrant antenna).

73,

Bear.