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Radio Wrangler · 22nd Dec 2014, 6:41 pm

How about operating one of the 197kHz sites as a heritage centre/museum? Something along similar lines to a preserved railway... run and maintained by volunteers?

Dafter things have won lottery grants. The maintenance/safety aspects would not be dissimilar to a workiung railway with their bridges and boilers to worry about, versus our tall masts. There certainly won't be any commercial competition for the frequency.

Operation would have to fall to a few hours per day to save power.

I think there are some NZedders doing this sort of thing, and there's Grimeton.

David

22nd Dec 2014, 6:41 pm	#21
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,901	Re: Russia: End of an era for long-wave listeners How about operating one of the 197kHz sites as a heritage centre/museum? Something along similar lines to a preserved railway... run and maintained by volunteers? Dafter things have won lottery grants. The maintenance/safety aspects would not be dissimilar to a workiung railway with their bridges and boilers to worry about, versus our tall masts. There certainly won't be any commercial competition for the frequency. Operation would have to fall to a few hours per day to save power. I think there are some NZedders doing this sort of thing, and there's Grimeton. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done