Pirates in Cheshire

[pete1015]

@pete
So good you said it twice several hours apart

I actually caught the last 30mins as I drove through Northwich but lost it in Appleton , don’t know what kinda antenna you have in Walkden

hi lee, the antenna i use is a Sirio GPA 66-108 - 1/4W Ground Plane Antenna (4M/VHF) take a look on the amazon uk page, i would give you the link but it aint showing up on here for some reason. btw i just have it leaning againt my window, getting overdrive around 2 bars signal strength. quite clear to.

[LeeCavanagh]

I use a beam on my SDR , but don’t get even a whiff of anything audible.
I may try a different antenna but tbh I doubt it would make much difference as i’m in a dip here.

[pete1015]

I use a beam on my SDR , but don’t get even a whiff of anything audible.
I may try a different antenna but tbh I doubt it would make much difference as i’m in a dip here.

i am half way up a hill that probably helps, i can also receive classic fm 100.7 from anglesey and hear BBC wm 95.6 from birmingham, mar 87.5, Viking 96.9 and BBC radio humberside 95.9 if i move my antenna to another window.

[pete1015]

I use a beam on my SDR , but don’t get even a whiff of anything audible.
I may try a different antenna but tbh I doubt it would make much difference as i’m in a dip here.

i am half way up a hill that probably helps, i can also receive classic fm 100.7 from anglesey and hear BBC wm 95.6 from birmingham, mar 87.5, Viking 96.9 and BBC radio humberside 95.9 if i move my antenna to another window.

this is what i use to pick up all them stations Lee.

[LeeCavanagh]

I can’t even get MAR and i’m significantly closer. I’ve heard them years ago but not since.
I’m also have a 5 element yagi
I’m not sure I can warrant buying new gear just to get overdrive, I suspect it won’t be much better than my Airspy HF+ Discovery or my Sony fm tuner.
It looks cheap enough tho
Thanks for the info
Time for me to move house

[pete1015]

I can’t even get MAR and i’m significantly closer. I’ve heard them years ago but not since.
I’m also have a 5 element yagi
I’m not sure I can warrant buying new gear just to get overdrive, I suspect it won’t be much better than my Airspy HF+ Discovery or my Sony fm tuner.
It looks cheap enough tho
Thanks for the info
Time for me to move house

No problem, Lee.

[jvok]

Picking up something on 87.7 here on cheshire/shropshire border. Continuous house/chill out style mix. RDS ID "RUBY877".

Anyone else getting this?

[jvok]

Just been texting a mate in Wrexham apparently its audible weakly there too. Maybe coming from crewe/stoke sort of way?