87.9 // 87.7 Religious pirate or RSL, west Midlands
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87.9 // 87.7 Religious pirate or RSL, west Midlands
African accented ee rlg, monitored 1312 - 1500ut good Friday with gospel mx and yl sermon. ID jingle at 1500utc but too muffled to understand "..…online...." Then into FSN news with Rebecca Foster (some cr stns use this news feed , ie: faza 97.1)
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Re: 87.9 // 87.7 Religious pirate or RSL, west Midlands
Last week I had a religious (probably christian) RSL on 87.7 vert... I assumed it was the same one that was about last year cant remember the name but it was Easter time
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Thanks
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Re: 87.9 // 87.7 Religious pirate or RSL, west Midlands
Just put radios on this morning and there was Hope FM 87.7 with RDS C595 going on about the Sabbath hmm I thought that's tomorrow cock then it went off air looks like I have that to look forward to tomorrow but no RSL listings on Ofcons page.
MAR on air 87.5 from the Liverpool TX and a weak pirate on 108.0 from Manchester.
Andy
MAR on air 87.5 from the Liverpool TX and a weak pirate on 108.0 from Manchester.
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Re: 87.9 // 87.7 Religious pirate or RSL, west Midlands
"The Sabbath" is basically Friday evening to Saturday evening for Jews, but Christians adopted Sunday as their day of rest. I forget the history behind it, but it was, originally, the former.
It is a period of "religious observance and abstinence from work", according to the Gospel of St Google.
Praise be!
It is a period of "religious observance and abstinence from work", according to the Gospel of St Google.
Praise be!
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Diddly on Ofcon's website as you say Andy but it does mention 87.7 and 87.9 on Hope FMs front page
http://www.hopefm.org.uk/
http://www.hopefm.org.uk/
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Re: 87.9 // 87.7 Religious pirate or RSL, west Midlands
Ah right thanks John I think that shops how much I know about religion probably learned that at school but that was a long time ago.
Thanks Chris was going to look at their website but forgot
anyway looks like a one day job.
Andy
Thanks Chris was going to look at their website but forgot

Andy
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Ah might be a month job after all as their Facebook page says starting on 01/04/18 oh well there 's no DX anyway but this only affected vertical.
Andy
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Re: 87.9 // 87.7 Religious pirate or RSL, west Midlands
Yeah last year it only affected me vertically and it only lasted a month... however come May 15th the Ramadaners will be kicking off for another month.
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Ah Ramadan at least it's earlier every year so not falling in the middle of the season now a pain all the same though.
Andy
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I only just discovered this myself last year. I too always thought the Sabbath was Sunday. It comes from the Hebrew word "sabat", I believe, meaning "Stop."Andrew Webster,Wigan wrote: ↑31 Mar 2018 15:18Ah right thanks John I think that shops how much I know about religion probably learned that at school but that was a long time ago.
Thanks Chris was going to look at their website but forgotanyway looks like a one day job.
Andy
I thought Ramadan was towards the end of the year. I had no idea it got earlier and earlier. All very interesting and useful to know for our hobby.
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Hope fm 87.9 was massive at Middleton Top but with something burbling away underneath
87.7 was dominated by donnington FM at Middleton top
Hope 87.7 came in at really odd unexpected spots on the A54 when I couldn't see how there could even be a path to the south, heavy audio compression
87.7 was dominated by donnington FM at Middleton top
Hope 87.7 came in at really odd unexpected spots on the A54 when I couldn't see how there could even be a path to the south, heavy audio compression
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Back at home, 87.9 is much weaker than 87.7 and coming from further east
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Hope FM 87.7 has gone off air now leaving a weak distorted pirate playing oldies.
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Hope FM 87.7 back on air doh!
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Right,
87.70 exactly Manchester tx
200 hz higher Birmingham tx
Will examine 87.9 when programme content produces modulation gaps
87.70 exactly Manchester tx
200 hz higher Birmingham tx
Will examine 87.9 when programme content produces modulation gaps
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I swear these people are deliberately being wide now like they know what I'm trying to do...
87.9 north east close to nominal , must be Leeds because I've had Leeds RSL's before but never Sheffield
87.9 east south east presume Nottingham , approx 500hz above nominal. (Uncalibrated)
87.9 north east close to nominal , must be Leeds because I've had Leeds RSL's before but never Sheffield
87.9 east south east presume Nottingham , approx 500hz above nominal. (Uncalibrated)
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