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27th Nov 2021, 10:43 am | #1 |
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LW radio 4 today
Is anyone struggling to hear 198khz this morning? I am .
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27th Nov 2021, 11:03 am | #2 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
Haven't tried 198 but radio 5 on 693 is right down. I think it comes from Droitwich as well, so maybe there's an aerial problem?
Cheers Aub
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27th Nov 2021, 11:21 am | #3 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
Virtually undetectable here in Cambridge
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27th Nov 2021, 11:28 am | #4 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
Maybe they've had some storm damage, though it hasn't been all that windy. I'm pretty sure R4 and R5 use different masts, so if they're both off that suggests a power problem. Droitwich used to have big standby generators, but I don't know how robust the arrangements are nowadays, and of course it's usually unmanned now.
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27th Nov 2021, 11:29 am | #5 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
It's back now!
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27th Nov 2021, 12:19 pm | #6 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
Loud and clear on my Murphy A28c in Hertfordshire all morning.
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27th Nov 2021, 2:38 pm | #7 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
There was nothing on my DAC90A when I switched it on to catch the end of Saturday Live, whatever time that would have been.
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28th Nov 2021, 9:12 pm | #8 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
This would have been unheard of - last century
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29th Nov 2021, 10:56 am | #9 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
BBC R4 on 198 LW from Droitwich was faulty overnight Friday into Saturday. It sounded very distorted. The fault was cleared by late Saturday Morning.
My guess its a programme feed problem rather than a main transmitter fault as every time there is power disruptions in the west Midlands area due to stormy weather the site seems to switch by default to this faulty programme feed which then requires resetting by Arqiva either manually or remotely.
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29th Nov 2021, 11:19 am | #10 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
Quote:
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29th Nov 2021, 5:26 pm | #12 |
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Re: LW radio 4 today
That is a problem with "today" in the title and "Today" as the programme title.
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29th Nov 2021, 8:24 pm | #13 |
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