FM Bandscan (Bracknell, Berkshire) 11/1/2016

[teckniqs]

Location: Bracknell, Berkshire
Receiver: Broadcast Warehouse RBRX1
Antenna: Triax FM8 facing east (8 element beam)

87.5 UK Raw Radio - 42dB
87.7 In House Radio - 20dB
88.0 Pulse - 24dB
88.4 Vision - 24dB
89.4 Citylock Radio - 22dB
90.2 Point Blank FM - 23dB
90.6 Cyndicut - 22dB
90.8 Lightning - 30dB
91.8 Live FM UK - 29dB
92.7 Natural Vibez - 23dB
93.8 Vibes FM - 24dB
94.0 Touch - 21dB
94.6 Kool London - 25dB
95.1 Origin UK - 41dB
95.5 On Top FM - 36dB
96.1 S-Dance - 30dB
96.5 Dem Radyo - 23dB
97.1 No ID - 24dB
97.9 Double 'O' Soul - 14dB
98.1 Mystic Radio - 22dB
98.3 Don't Test - 37dB
99.3 Select UK - 31dB
99.5 Venture FM - 22dB
99.7 Flex FM - 34dB
101.1 Naija FM - 27dB
101.2 Unique FM - 18dB
101.5 Empire London - 22dB
101.7 Flight FM - 24dB
101.9 Beat FM - 24dB
102.0 Concious Radio - 28dB
102.5 Galaxy - 31dB
102.8 Radyo Umut - 22dB
103.0 London Live - 37dB
103.8 Buzz Fm - 25dB
104.2 Play FM - 16dB
105.6 Playback UK - 24dB
106.5 Project - 30dB

[McDonalds]

that is pretty impressive
seems London signals go a lot better West than they do into North of Essex wonder what blocks the signals?
Have an V FM 3 aerial myself yet Project does not make it North Chelmsford.
I am getting the Don't Test thing though.

[famefm]

Would you be be Mr release fm by any chance in Bracknell?

[famefm]

That's incredible for Bracknell especially with all those nearby heart relays and other station's I see you haven't got house on there,suppose classic 100.3 would be to much even for that excellent aerial you can't get hold of anymore

[teckniqs]

The tuner is very good, it's like a highly advanced version of the Sony XDR-F1HD built for rebroadcasting FM relays by BW.

[famefm]

How much do you think it cost? And where could you find an Arial like that now?

[teckniqs]

They are expensive but very good value if used for what it's made for. It's not mine it's a pals.

...I have no idea where you can get those aerials any more.

[famefm]

Over £1000 I would think anyway I'm about 8 miles closer to London than this Bracknell scanner man and the station's he is getting that I can't are not worth the extra effort and cost anyway I got house at home and that's not on his list and neither is station 898 that's just to weak these days?

[s2000]

Think Vision are running slightly lower power than before, getting them 39db now, was always 44db before from where I am.

[teckniqs]

89.8 was just a very strong Radio 2.

[famefm]

Yes 898 92.0 94.2 are now R2 3 and radio 4 relay transmitter's I remember being able to pick station 898 in Berkshire before those relay's were installed for the Reading aria

[famefm]

Last year from my location I did pick station fm again from Windsor great park until the signal got much weaker again

[Nick_G]

I have a question about the RBRX1. Does the RDS screen display the PI code of the station being received? I've been trying to find pics of this screen but no luck.

Thanks,
Nick

[Nick_G]

Apparently it does. Very interesting.