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Originally Posted by Hybrid tellies
Pity they could not use some of this resource into retuning the transmitter and ATU to the nearby and clear 261Khz to avoid severe co channel interference with Algeria on 252.
If they did they would reach a lot more of the Irish diaspora in Britain and improve the coverage across Ireland as well.
At the moment you can sometimes reduce the co channel effects by using the directional properties of the ferrite rod aerial. But this is not possible with car radios or vintage valved radios that use a wire aerial.
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There is a particular problem in Bristol and Somerset because Dublin is practically due north and Algeria is due south, making it impossible to null out the interference.
UK coverage with 252kHz is certainly not perfect, with good reception only in the west - Wales, the West Midlands, NW England and SW Scotland. London in particular isn't served well. That is one of the reasons why the commercial stations on 252kHz weren't successful.