[cma-l] DCMS consultation meetings on amendments to community radio law

[Ian Hickling]

One other point Alan/Gary - sorry.
Ofcom doesn't "......hide behind what they have called a ‘Policy’ to limit CR to 25 Watts ERP......"
If you look at the "Licensed" as opposed to "In Use" columns on TXParams, you'll find that almost all CRs are allocated a minimum of mixed polarity transmissions at the prime transmission site of 25W vertical plus 25W horizontal.
So the aggregate ERP is 50W - not 25.
You'll also see that very few either use, know how to use, or appreciate the value of horizontal polarity.
I agree that not many people understand that - or how to acheve it efficiently - but it remains one of the facts as opposed to the conjecture or the hearsay.
I will happily explain it either simply or in great detail to anyone who needs to know.
And - at the risk of being accused of commercial propaganda - explain how it can be achieved.
 
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Ian Hickling
Partner
transplan UK






From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:35:27 +0100
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] DCMS consultation meetings on amendments to community radio law

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From: Gary Jackson <gary.jackson at skylinegold.co.uk>
To: CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:17:23 +0100


On 14/10/2011 15:34, Alan Coote wrote: 

Hi Ian et al, 
  
In simple terms, Ofcom says "Tell us the Community you wish to cover - and how you propose doing it.
If you look on Ofcom's published "TX Params", you'll see the stations that have asked for and got much higher powers and sites. 
My direct experience is that this simply not true! 
  
Ofcom hide behind what they have called a ‘Policy’ to  limit CR to 25 Watts ERP. The restriction is real and affects many stations outside of remote parts of Wales and Scotland. There are 21 stations which have great than 25W ERP. 

For the rest of us, the 5km limit is arbitrary and a nonsense. It should be removed.
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Our experience is the same as Alan's. We had two people living well within the 5km radius. Both wrote to support our application to Ofcom to increase our signal because neither could receive us.

Our application was turned down flat

Gary

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