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hamid_1 · 22nd Jan 2023, 1:56 am

Thankyou for posting that. It brought back some memories. The reception in the clip posted by G8KBG Tony was far better than I could obtain at night. Daytime reception worked well for me - the signal was quite strong, but at night there was an echo from hearing local and distant transmitters at the same time, plus occasional distortion rather like Radio Luxembourg in the old days. I'm really not surprised they decided to end the service altogether. For me it was practically unlistenable at night. There seemed to be a slight echo noticeable in the clip from Catkins though I'd say it was acceptable - much better reception than I could get.

22nd Jan 2023, 1:56 am	#65
hamid_1 Heptode Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks. UK. Posts: 811	Re: Absolute Radio to end AM transmissions on 23/01/23 Thankyou for posting that. It brought back some memories. The reception in the clip posted by G8KBG Tony was far better than I could obtain at night. Daytime reception worked well for me - the signal was quite strong, but at night there was an echo from hearing local and distant transmitters at the same time, plus occasional distortion rather like Radio Luxembourg in the old days. I'm really not surprised they decided to end the service altogether. For me it was practically unlistenable at night. There seemed to be a slight echo noticeable in the clip from Catkins though I'd say it was acceptable - much better reception than I could get.